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THE COVINGTON NEWS
Oliicial Organ of Newton County and the City of Covington.
Published every Thursday by the News Publishing Company.
W. E. L1GHTFOOT ................ EDITOR-MANAGER
Entered as second class mail matter December 2, 1908, at the
Post Office at Covington, Ga., under the act of March 3, 1879.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1922.
DANGERS OF TAKING COLD
Winter is here. Colds are frequent. We are trying to ac¬
custom ourselves to the changing conditions, and in doing
so we should remember that all through the summer we
have been breathing the out-of-door air. Windows and doors
have been open. In fact we have lived much of the time in the
open, or where we could breathe the pure air that came in
through the open windows. As the cold approaches, we close
the windows. The air is less pure, and often unwholesome.
We do not feel its stimulating effect, our temperatures are
lowered In consequence of the vitiated air, and the result is
that we are very susceptible to colds. People should be ex¬
tremely careful to ventilate their homes and work rooms.
Eet the pure air come in. Colds will be less frequent, and
other diseases will be more easily repelled. Get all the fresh
air possible—it will do you good.
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THE GAMBLE OF ONE CROP
Diversified farming is safer than putting your eggs all
into one basket. The farmer in this section who depends en¬
tirely upon a crop of cotton may or may not realize upon
his prospect. Boll weevil or adverse weather conditions may
ruin the crop, and thus ruin or impoverish the planter. The
western farmer who depends upon a crop of corn may meet
with disaster. In the wheat districts there may be troubles
and weather conditions that may ruin prospects, and be it
cotton, corn, wheat, or any other single crop, the farmer in
ease of failure of that crop suffers hardships and may lose
his property. Hence it appears that the single crop is a dan¬
gerous undertaking. If successful, it will bring good money,
but in the event of a failure disaster too often comes to the
man who has staked his all upon the single crop. It is gen¬
erally safer to divide the land into parcels and plant at least
two principal crops. If one fails, the other may be sufficient
to pay the expenses, and if both succeed and prices are good
there is gladness in the heart of the farmer. He may not have
as many bushels of grain or potatoes, or as many pounds of
cotton, but he has a sufficient number of pounds of cotton
and bushels of other crops to make a profit on the year’s
work on the two crops.
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THE WHY OF CHRISTMAS SEALS
The sale of Christmas seals throughout this country for
the purpose of financing the campaign against tuberculosis
is one of the most humane movements of the age. This dis¬
ease has been and is a fearful scourge, although science is
at the present time fighting it more understandingly than
ever before and reducing its ravages, so that today it occu¬
pies second place among the dread diseases that afflict the
American people. Cancer now occupies first position, and so
far no treatment has been able to stem its increase.
Tuberculosis is a menace from ocean to ocean, and from
the Gulf to the Canadian border. No one is immune. Seem¬
ingly healthy people, when exposed to the germs of tuber¬
culosis, take the disease and die. The presence of incipient
cases is a menace to everybody who may come into their
presence. Thus it is plain that we cannot be too careful or
too strenuous in our efforts to stamp out the terror.
Tuberculosis is one of the worst enemies of the poor,
who are compelled to live in congested communities, in
unsanitary dwellings, small and poorly ventilated apartments
and generally being under-nourished, they fall an easy prey
to the plague. Because of their inability to get out into the
fresh air, live in comfortable or sanitary quarters, they are
compelled to suffer and to spread the scourge among their
associates, their families and friends.
All over the country men, women and children are en¬
gaged in pushing the sale of the Christmas seals, and the
thoughtful people who have 'regard for their fellowmen and
their own loved ones are buying the seals and doing all they
can to help along a good cause, which means more efficient
efforts to stamp out the plague.
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THE SPIRIT OF RESTLESSNESS *
One often wonders why there are so many farms for sale
throughoutt he country. Go where you will, north, soutn.
east or west, and it is always the same. There are "For Sale”
signs to be seen everywhere. It almost seems as if half of the
people want to sell their farms. Go into the city, and you
will find the same conditions existing there. House after
house is advertised for sale. If it has no sign tacked upon it,
you will find it listed with some real estate agent or broker.
The reason is plain and simple. The whole problem is
nothing more nor less than the unrest of the American peo¬
ple, sickness, death, family troubles and the wanderlust. The
latter is responsible for the greater number of the offerings.
Thousands upon thousands of people have an idea that some
other locality or some other farm or huse in the same lo¬
cality, town or state would lie more to their liking, and so
they sell and move, only to find that they have not found
the right place, and they sell and move again and again,
never satisfied, always chasing the will-’o-the-wisp and never
catching up with it. These are the unfortunates who were
btrn with a restless spirit that will not permit them to
remain long in any place. They leave good farms for poorer
ones, and poor farms for good ones, but all to no good pur¬
pose. They cannot stay anywhere long enough to get ac¬
quainted with their neighbors or to learn the character of
the soil.
Death is another pitiful cause of the sale of some of the
finest farms in the country. The man dies, and the widow,
unable to carry on the farm, is forced to sell. The children
they have reared have gone to some other state or to the
city, or are engaged in some other work and do not want
the farm, and as old age comes on and one or both of the
faithful toilers is taken by death, other arrangements have
to be made and thus a good bargain in a farm is offered to
some fortunate purchaser.
The question as to why so many farms are on the mar¬
ket is thus easily and truthfully answered. They are not of¬
fered, as a rule, as a profiteering proposition, but almost
invariably because there is good and sufficient reason for the
*ale. Get busy, young man, for herein lies an opportunity
that may lead to your success.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, COVL^u*^, GEORGIA
PROTECTING THE BIRDS
For many years our native birds have been decreasing
in numbers. There are some varieties that have become ex¬
tinct, and others extremely rare. As the birds decrease, in¬
sect life increases, and during the past twenty-five years
insects have multiplied with such rapidity that they are a
menace to human life.
Of the vast numbers of insects that now destroy the
crops, the trees in the forests and upon the lawns,
the parks and along the streets, many were not even
known a quarter of a century ago. Today, in many states,
are doing a vast amount of damage. The state govern¬
ments are appropriating vast sums of money for the sup¬
or extermination of these insect pests, and the
and towns are also spending great sums for the same
Shade trees need to be sprayed several times during
the season to kill the insect pests, or the trees die. Orchard
ists cannot raise a crop of fruit W'ithout spraying the trees.
crops are attacked and ruined in a few days unless
efficient measures are taken to kill the insects that are at¬
tacking and destroying the tender plants.
Years ago there were great flocks of birds that fed upon
the insects, and so depleted their ranks that they were not
the menace that they are today. Every bird consumed hun¬
dreds of insects every day, and every bird that disappeared
permitted the development of the insects that were kept in
subjection by its ravenous appetite. It is late to think of re¬
storing the bird life that was once so abundant. It will be
next to impossible, but their numbers may be increased by
proper attention and protection from cats, insecticides and
the men and boys who carry guns and shoot at every bird
and small animal that comes within range.
The network of electric wires that covers the land is a.
menace to the birds. They alight upon the wires, and are
often killed by the current, especially during a rainy period.
The water conducts the voltage into the body of the bird,
and the result is many dead birds upon the ground.
Farmers spray their crops, especially their potato crops,
arid the dead beetles fall to the ground to be eaten by the
birds. Doubtless many farmers can tell of finding dead birds
in their fields. They are evidently poisoned by the insecti¬
cides used to protect the crops. This destruction- of birds can¬
not now be avoided, but had there been a more thoughtful
consideration of the birds years ago there would now' be
little need for the use of the poisons that are sprayed upon
the plants.
The vanity of women is another cause of the extermina¬
tion of bird life. Fashionable hats have been the cause of the
death of vast numbers of birds, and thus the art of the milli¬
ner is in a great measure responsible for the trials of the
farmers and gardeners, and so for the high prices of food.
The cost of the extermination of bird life and the re¬
sulting expense of crop production is passed along to the
consumer, and the people are now paying a high price for
every bird that has been killed.
POLITENESS ON THE PHONE
The great majority of people are polite and considerate
of others when in society, but many seem to forget their
manners when they come to use the telephone.
Though telephones have been in use for nearly half a
century, and in common use for a quarter of a century, yet
many people have not learned to use them properly, or at
least to use them with due consideration of the needs and
desires of others, who may have need to use them upon mat¬
ters of great importance, and who are obliged to wait pa
ti ntly—or otherwise—while some good lady describes her
dress, tells how she made it and how' long it took her to do it,
tells all about her cooking experiences, gossips about trivial
matters, and takes time for needless chatter that others need
for matters of importance.
The telephone was not intended for long conversations.
It is a business proposition; yet there are those, both male
and female, who spend valuable time in talking over trivial
matters while important business is delayed. Someone may
be seriously sick or dying, or may need to use the phone for
vary important matter that will not admit delay, yet such
a person must v'ait until the gossip is exhaused.
Most people are polite. They dislike to ask the idle talker
for the use of the wire. Many would cheerfully yield if they
knew' the conditions, but there are many others w'ho resent
interruptions, and use language that they would not use
in public.
Some people always answer the phone in a bored man¬
ner. M hy not be as cheerful in answering a telephone call as
a greeting upon the street, or at some public or private func¬
tion? Why not show some appreciation at being called? A
pleasant and hearty voice over the wire is as winning as a
warm handshake or a pleasant smile.
The manner in which you use the phone will have a
great bearing upon your success and standing in the com¬
munity. It will make for you friends or enemies. Which shall
it be? It is up to you to decide. If you answer a call in an
iii liable manner, you may be doing so at a greater sacrifice
than you realize. Be cheerful! Be polite in the use of th»
telephone! It means a great deal, costs nothing, and is a
winner. The person to whom you speak over the wire may
be in your presence within a short space of time, and if you
have answered the call in a genial manner, you will have
nothing to regret at the personal interview.
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ON BEING EFFICIENT
Personal efficiency is sure to have its reward. Be on tho
job promptly. Do your work well; do it with a degree of ex¬
cellence in which you wall take pride. Remember that one of
the most serious drawbacks to success is carelessness in the
performance of duty. Whatever you have to do, make up
your mind to do it well. The person who always puts forth
his or her best efforts will improve in workmanship and tal¬
ent, and talent cannot long be hid. Show the boss that you
are capable, and you need not worry about your job. All you
need to do is to prove your ability, and progress is yours
without the asking; yet you must not lie down on the job
or think that you have arrived at a degree of efficiency where
you may relax your efforts. When you do that, your progress
will cease. Keep on developing, and you will continue to climb
the rounds of the ladder of success. When you learn to do
anything, learn to do it well. Get to be familiar with every
detail of the work in hand, for it will prepare you for a
bigger job. Remember that however much zeal, ambition and
enthusiasm you may have, it will profit you little unless
efficiency is included in your determination to win. That one
word, "efficjjmcy”, has been the stumbling-block of many.
Do not consider it lightly. It is the key to success in what¬
ever you undertake. Be efficient, and whatever you desire
will coine to you in time, and efficiency is something that
will not remain hidden, no matter what your trade or pro¬
fession may be.
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Several Governors of various States opposing the Ku
Klux Klan. are likewise in opposition to Prohibition This
is in favor of the Kian. No decent, self respection white
person will link up with the liquor ring.
IS COTTON OUR ONLY HOPE?
The following editorial from the
Moultrie Observer is timely and it will
be well for our farmers to take note of
it. Cotton must be grown, but not as it
has been in the past.
“Normal production of cotton is the
south’s only financial, economic, social
and human hope”, in the opinion of ex¬
perts in cotton culture, nationally fa¬
mous, who met in Augusta recently
with a convention of farmers to con¬
sider the course of the cotton farmers
of eastern Georgia and western South
Carolina.
If cotton is the hope, then it looks
like a pretty forlorn hope, does it not?
We made ninety-two pounds of cot¬
ton to the acre in Georgia this year.
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The tenants are leaving the farm. They j
are out of food, out of clothing, out of i
money and out of heart. They are off j
to other states seeking better wages. I
We do not blame them for going. If ■
cotton is the only hope and cotton is no
hope at all, why stay and starve by
degi v-'S?
There is nothing especially bright
and promising in the agricultural sit¬
uation for the immediate future. This
much must be admitted. Having admit¬
ted that much, let us add that there is
a W'ay out of the wfilderness and the
way is associated in a way with cotton,
but does not look upon cotton as the
“only hope”’, as stated above.
We must continue to grow cotton in
Georgia. This is a cotton country, and
there is no other crop we can get in
time to save us from ruin if we turn
from cotton entirely.
There is something that the man
who stays with the land and sticks to
cotton must know. It is this:
There is no hope for he man who at¬
tempts to grow cotton in Georgia in the
future like he has grown it in the past.
There is no hope for the all-cotton far¬
mer.
Diversification has always been es¬
sential. It is more essential now than
ever before. Cotton will be a more un¬
certain crop in the future than it has
been in the past. There is no chance
for the man to get by planting cotton
in those years when cotton fails as it
did this year, unless he has other crops
to tide him over. There must be home
supplies, and there must be live stock.
There must be less fertilizer bought,
and more raised.
It is a common saying among owners
of large plantations that “my negro
tenants do not know how to make any¬
thing except cotton.” Such tenants
must go. Cotton will hereafter be the
most difficult crop on the place to make.
It will be harder than tobacco or to¬
matoes. An unintelligent man cannot
make it. A lazy man cannot make it.
An over-cropped man cannot make it.
An indifferent man cannot make it.
Successful cotton growers of the future
will he picked men.
We agree that cotton must play an
important part in getting the south
back to normal agricultural conditions.
Cotton, however, must know its place.
It must not spread over the entire face
of the earth. Cotton must grow with
corn and peas and beans and hay and
oats, rye. wheat, livestock and poultry.
The cotton era is past. Not because the
farmers are going to willingly turn
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