The Covington news. (Covington, Ga.) 1908-current, May 10, 1923, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Text)(|l I RE EDGEGATE- ..... This Pipe Is Not a Pipe of Peace BY LOUIS RICHARD “BUNKUM AFTER THE BOLL WEEVIL Unfortunately the framers of our insecticide laws did not foresee and de¬ vise means of preventing such ex¬ ploitation of the cotton grower as he is now experiencing at the hands of seitfeh parties marketing various bol! weevil nostrums. The U. S. Depart¬ ment of Agriculture has recently made some announcements in a very modest way concerning the comparative worth¬ lessness of "Secret” preparations for protecting the cotton plant. These an¬ nouncements perhaps have not receiv¬ ed the newspaper space their import¬ ance deserves. Whether this has any connection with the considerable amount of advertising paid for by the "discoverer," “practical farmers,” “sci¬ entists,” et al, who market them, >s best known to the parties involved. It is not easy to understand whv planters will willingly pay 60 cents or a dollar for a gallon of dope which doesn't contain more than 25 cents worth of calcium arsenate, unless it is his lack of understanding of the facts. They do it though—and go back for more. With the present knowledge of the problem those mixtures which do not contain one of the arsenates can he classed as absolutely worthless for wee* vil control. And the value of those which are bult up round a small con¬ tent of arsenate should be based on the amount of arsenate and binder they contain—and on nothing else. Other ‘‘secret’’ substances added to attract the weevil to the poieon are just so much bunk. Capable and thorough sci¬ entists have recommended certain ways and means for combatting this boll weevil pest. Their results were given freely to American farmers. The methods they advocate are those that have survived their extensive tests. Under some conditions possibly the methods have been modified to advan¬ tage—note the application of calcium arsenate as molasses mixture rather than in dust form. Preparation of mixture of molasses, water, powdered arsenate, etc., is too simple a process to justify addition of 200 per cent or more to the cost. Person with intelligence enough to use arsenate protection in his cotton can handle most of the details of getting 'he material in the proper suspension. it is not the purpose of this bulletin to recommend any treatment or means of boll weevil control. These have been given out thousands of times and by as many agencies. But the Georgia Experiment Station does earnestly urge that, before the cotton grower spends bis honest money on fakes (which are usually hacked up by testimonials), he consider whether or not he is able to make up his own mixture from what¬ ever ingredients he wants to use. All tlie propagandism connected "*’h distribution of named prepara l| ons, the containers, the “secret” (and "orthless) lure for weevils freight on 'be bulk of water, and other incident¬ al must cost somebody something. Possibly it is passed on to the user. Such stuff doesn’t add a fraction to the insecticidal value of the preparation, ^bi- tanner can buy arsenate of lead ' u v near >y ns cheap anybody else - as ail< * be prefers to sort of iiouid use some mixture in preference to the gov err| ment dusting method, it is not nec essaiy for him to buy water, nor is molasses hard to obtain. His horns mob mixture will be just effective, as "hether he labels it “Weevil-Colic” or Ju t calls it plain calcium hiSse arsenate-mo h us pension. F- H. SMITH, Chemist, Georgia Experiment Station. ■ s uhscribe for The News. $1.50 a year Hall’s Catarrh Medicine tlon & wiir ho a re in a ‘Tun down” notice , cent them that Catarrh bothers good Catarrh health ii h “SH T h 8 than fact when they that are while In ’ ,0cal di8ease P roves influenced Halt ■!“ nvL .constitutional . ft conditlor is great Tonic the aL ood Pur ifier, MEDICINE and acts through Is a the blnn* 1 tvfP 0n surfaces Ol bodv mucous and restnrm U8 re<J ucin* the Inflammation AU n °rmal condition*. P j ruf c heney sts Circulars free. ‘ & „ Co.. Toledo. Ohio. HOW MUCH HEALTH INSURANCE HAVE YOU? The State Board of Health pro¬ pounds this question in connection with the situation as regards community health protection in the rural sections of Georgia. It is pointed out that while the in¬ dividual can avoid certain non-commun¬ icable diseases through the observance of rules, of personal hygiene and care¬ ful living, he cannot protect himself altogether from the majority of the group popularly known as contagious diseases, except through effort directed against these diseases by the commun¬ ity as a whole—through the mainte¬ nance of community health service. Practically every man who is able these days provides protection for his family in the form of life insurance. Insurance against preventable disease can be provided by your county ils citizens—not through for loss, but by preventing the disease itself. Seventeen counties in Georgia are today providing health insurance for the public by maintaining county health officers and public health nurses under the provision of the Ellis Health Law. The cost of maintaining a county health department when distributed among all of the people of the county, amounts to not more than 50 cents a year for each person. If you could pre¬ vent a member of your family from having diphtheria or typhoid fever through the expenditure of 50 cents, would you not consider it about the cheapest insurance and the best in vestment you ever made? And yet this is just what is being done in sev eral counties in Georgia • today. Eighty per cent of the rural popula tion of this State is without community health protection at the present time. Does your county maintain a health department, or are you among the un protected 80 per cent? MEN OF TOMORROW. “The proper study of mankind is man.'' The boys of today must be the men of tomorrow. The habits and ideals of the boys of today must de¬ termine the character of the men of the next generation. The study of hu¬ man life. Its origin, development and the vital problems that all young men must face and solve, is without doubt the most important study of mankind. Tendencies which are apparently in¬ herent or intuitive are ever at work to destroy our higher aspirations, disor¬ ganizing our best laid plans and con fusing our moral standards. There may be such a thing as in heient character, certainly our capa hillties and weaknesses differ greatly, but character itself Is a result of the building process of one good motive upon another, cemented by high ideal and noble teachings. The home, the school and the church have been called the tripod of civilization, nothing could come nearer the truth. The hoys o today must be the men of tomorrow. The Ideals of home must be their guide to their own future ideals. The teach inga of school form the basis of all fu ture knowledge, and the reverent wor ship of God must serve to curb im¬ pulses and restrain them from evil ac¬ tions. The men of tomorrow are now in knee breeches and easily trained and influenced. It is the duty of every par¬ ent or other associate to help mold their character aright. irhiulNh Our mothers will be glad to learn that they can now get “Pitts Carmina¬ tive” for a small price from Penning¬ ton Drug Co., phone 43, and that it does not contain dope, morphine or soothing drugs of any kind. So if jour baby is having trouble and pain from teething, such as vomiting, wind or colic, painful stools or diarrhoea, bowel troubles, is fretful, feverish and losing flesh, then hurry, mother, and give your little one a dose of Pitts Carmina¬ tive. Then your child will rest easy, he well contented, happy, digestion lino, vomiting and colic stopped, and teeth are cut easily and naturally. Pitts Car¬ minative also helps in cleaning the di¬ arrhoea mess out of your childrens lit¬ tle bowels easily, as nothing else can do. Children like the pleasant taste of Pitts Carminative, and take it readily. Dose for all ages. (10 days and up) is printed on each bottle. lyr FURNITURE REPAIRED I am prepared to repair all kinds of furniture. Antique or odd pieces match¬ ed. Also porch and lawn swings, etc. See me at S. H. Adams’ Lumber yard. 21-2t-p G. A. AENCHBACHER. Cm COVINGTON NEWS, COVlNtliv^, GEORGIA Lucille Ricksen HiT ^ T ,,, : :: “The > ingest leading lady on the screen," is the title that has been given to the charming “movie” star, Lucille Ricksen. When she was four years old she was acting in pictures; she is only twelve now, thus she has been on the screen the past eight years. Lucille has a wealth of blonde hair and big brown eyes. She possesses a good singing voice and frequently makes personal appearances in Los Angeles. She lives with her mother and brother in Culver City, calif. If you have not been vaccinated against Typhoid in the past three years, it is time for another dose. The Geor¬ gia State Board of Health furnishes 'his preventive free of charge ThsNsw Goodyear Cord urttk the Hevtltd A lb W sat her Trsod TXON’T make th© mistake of thinking that Good¬ year quality is be¬ yond your reach. Goodyear Cord Tire prices are remark¬ ably low, as the fol¬ lowing list of repre sentative sizes shows: 30 X 3V 2 Clincher $17.55 32 x 4 Straight Side 36.10 33 x 4 Straight Side 37.30 33 x 5 Straight Side 58.20 As Goodyear Service Station Dealers ice sell and recom¬ mend the new Goodyear Cords with the beveled All t Veather Tread and bac'i l him up with standard Goodyear Service [[GINN MOTOR COMPANY 7| GOOD jJ^teajrI -i — History proves that Nobody Can Prevent Nobody Can Foresee TORNADOES AND WINDSTORMS The only safe thing to do is to Insure the property. DO IT— NOW— before it is too late. R. P. LESTER, Insurance Agent j Telephone No. 21. ABANDONMENT OF SHORT LINES WORKS MANY HARDSHIPS Atlanta, Ga., May 10.—A movement is again on foot to abandon the Macon and Birmingham railroad, Governor Hardwick has been informed in a com¬ munication from H. B. Butts, mer¬ chant of Pickard, Ga. The governor has stated that he will use every effort to prevent the abandonment of the line in view of the fact that it traverses an important melon and peach belt. An account of a recent mass meet¬ ing at Thomaston. where it was decid¬ ed to abandon plans to revive the road was sent to the governor by Mr. Butts. That the abandonment of short line railroads has in many instances caus¬ ed not only great inconvenience down right distress is shown in various sections of the country. A striking lustration of this is shown in the posed abandonment of a little rialroad between Peoria and East St. Louis, 111. It is 250 miles long. It is stated that about 12,000 persons, mostly farmers, are to he left without rail transporta¬ tion for themselves and their farm pro¬ ducts. Six coal mines and eight indus¬ trial plants will suffer the same loss. Both railroad executives and business men here point to the fact that condi¬ tions similar to those in Illinois would exist in many parts of Georgia and the south if the short line railroads, a num¬ ber of -which are struggling for their existence, were abandoned. Yet in many of the towns where the smaller roads run, alongside larger and com¬ peting lines, it is shown that patron¬ age is not divided in such a way as to make the smaller lines self-sustaining. Many business men here have ugad the use of the smaller lines with a view of insuring the life of short line roads in rural sections which would be prac ticallj” isolated were such roads aban¬ doned. ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE All parties owing estate of G. Claud Fitzpatrick, or having any claim upon said, estate, please advise with .1. W. Harwell, administrator. 17-21-c Nemo Self-Reducing No. 333 Is a real bargain. It has a low top and medium skirt. Made in dur¬ able pink or white coutil; sizes 24 to 36—-and costs only $3.00. It your dealer can’t get it, send name, ad¬ dress sire and $3 We’U send the corset. 1 ^4emo Hygienic-Fashion Institute 120E. 16th St., New York (Dept. S.) Boll-We-Go The Calcium Arsenate Product Withstands rain, wind and heavy dews. It stays on the cotton plant and it keeps the calcium arsenate always in a.i available form for the boll weevil to drink. When the boll v.eevil drinks—and he must drink—he dies. Boll-We-Go costs only 14c a gallon ready to spray. It cornea to you in concentrated form. You add the water and save the freight. For approximately $3 to $4 per acre per season you can protect your fields from the destructive boll weevil. Boll-We-Go is applied in the daytime—saves sleep robbing night work. Used by hundreds of the south's largerst cotton planters who write us of its destructive effect upon the boll weevil. Boll-We-Go is a proven product. An economical, efficient boll weevil exterminator. Write for full information about Boll,We-Go. Learn all of the facts about Ibis proven prod net and save your mon¬ ey and your labor. Boll-We-Go Mfg. Co. 63 North Pryor Street Atlanta, Ga. Long Distance Phone Walnut 3915 J. 1. GUINN’S CASH STORE NEW GOODS OF SEASON ARRIV¬ ING EVERY FEW DAYS SPOT CASH! ONE PRICE! BIG VALUES! SHOES OUR SPECIALTY l I. GUINN COVINGTON GEORGIA NOTICE! City Tax Payers Notice is hereby given that the City Tax Books are now open ^f or the receiv¬ ing of returns of personal property for the year 1923. The Books will remain open from April 1st to May 30th, 1923. All tax payers are urged to call at the office of the City Clerk, Court House, and make their returns at once. J. B. WEAVER, City Clerk and Ex-Officio Tax Collector.