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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
WILL MEET IN ELBERTON
OCTOBER 6 AND 7th
Christian Endeavorers in
Northeast Georgia will learn
with a great deal of interest that
Southern Secretary Chas. F.
Evans, of the United Society of
Christian Endeavor, Boston,
Mass., has accepted a place on
the District Convention program
and will serve in the three days
meeting at Elberton, Ga., Oc¬
tober 5, 6, and 7th. No greater
honor could come to a District
Union than to have Mr. Evans
accept a place on the program.
It is very seldom that he can
have part in District meetings,
since he is always busy with
State, Southern and National
affairs. Our Southern Secretary
is a Convention within himself
and will make the Convention
100 per cent better.
If the services of Dr. R. A.
Forrest, President of 1 occo
Fails Bible School, Toccoa, Com¬ Ga.,
are secured, the Program
mittee can boast of two of the
outstanding speakers of the
Southland, not withstanding the
fact that such able speakers as
Rev. Taylor Morton, Dr. M. B.
Miller, Miss Annie Cameron,
Miss Margaret LaBoon, Miss
Nancy Lowe Morton, Miss Agnes
Maguire, Mr. Charles Harris,
Mis. Isabell, Mrs. J. W. Griffeth,
Mrs. Nowell, G. L. Johnson and
others have been secured for the
Convention.
The music will be a feature of
the meeting, since Miss Susie
Ralls, Music Director, of Chat
t-mooga, Tenn., will most likely
serve as pianist, and a better
musician could not have been
chosen, if the entire state of Dix¬
ie had been searched. Miss Ralls
is not only a gifted musician, but
is backed by real consecration
to serve and will be a wonderful
asset to the Convention.
Miss Nancy Lowe Morton,
Junior Supt., Northeast Geor¬
gia Union, Athens, Ga., will pre¬
sent the “Junior Garden” which
is a playlet, on Sunday after¬
noon of the closing session, while
Miss Gladys Sheppard, Inter¬
mediate Supt., Northeast Geor¬
gia Union, Elberton, Ga., will
have charge of the Intermedi¬
ate Pagent, “Four Decades of
Christian Endeavor.” Both
Superintendents are competent
leaders and will make good in
both instances.
The “Model Social” which will
follow the opening session on
Friday evening of the Conven¬
tion will be in charge of Miss
Margaret LaBoon, Secretary of
the Georgia Christian Endeavor
Union, Good Hope, Ga., while
the “Model Prayer Meeting” will
be led by Miss Sara Lowe, Pres¬
ident of the Christian Endeavor
Society, Statham, Ga., Miss An¬
nie Cameron, Life Work Recruit
Supt., of the Georgia Union, Sau
tee, Ga.. will conduct the sunrise
Prayer Services, while Rev. Tay¬
lor Morton, of Winder Presby¬
terian Church will conduct De
votionals.
The registration fee for the
Convention will he twenty-five
cents, instead of fifty cents as
formerly announced and socie¬
ties registering as many as 10
delegates will be awarded an
Efficiency Banner. The goal se^
for registrations is 500.
A Banner will be given most
efficient town societies in Group
“A” while Banner No. 2, will
be awarded Rural Societies and
a Junior Banner will be given
society with superior rating. A
Gold Junior C. E. pin will be
given Junior bringing to the
Convention the best set of three
posters.
TOBACCO CHEWING
CONTEST IS HELD
The following from the Clayton
County News:
Jonesboro is not to be outdone by
some of our larger cities. In some of
our larger cities the long distance mar¬
athon endurance contests are all the
vogue and many of the fair dancers
have established records for these mar¬
athon running up to many hours be¬
fore a halt was called.
Brother Dan Henderson won the long
distance marathon chewing contest
held in Jonesboro last week by going
a total of sixty-nine hours on one chew
of tobacco without stopping. During
the contest a total of 46 plugs of to¬
bacco were used. During the contest
sleep and nourishment were adminis¬
tered without halting the contest. The
chew was shifted from time to time
from one jaw to the other. At the end
of the sixty-ninth hour the contest was
halted by the attending physicians for
fear of lockjaw would develop. The
contestant was still chewing strong
when the event was halted. The Jones¬
boro city council and street committee
have expressed themselves as being
greatly opposed to the holding of future
tobacco contests in the city limits and
may propose ligislation against it.
FIGHTING THE COTTON !
LEAF WORM j
_
(By R. R. Coad)
A few weeks ago the cotton
leaf worm or cotton army worm
(Alabama Argillacea Hubn.)
appeared in extreme in very unusual^ South Texas, num¬
bers
and scattered infestations ex¬
tended northward and eastward
into Oklahoma and Louisiana.
The second generation of this
species is now appearing, and a
very unusual spread is indicated.
Reports of worms becoming
sufficiently abundant to start
defoliation have been received
during the past weeks from prac¬
tically all over Louisiana and
the major portion of Arkansas
and Mississippi, in spite of the
fact that the moths from the
first generation have apparent¬
ly just started spreading. In
all probability the area subject
to damage by the present gener¬
ation of worms will be even larg¬
er and the lateness of the cot¬
ton crop in many districts is go¬
ing to make necessary extensive
control measures.
As regards the arsenical sup¬
ply situation, this is probably the
somewhat better than was
case last year. There are still
some available stocks of calcium
Eastern States, but apparently
the amount available is not
much, if any, in excess of the
quantities which would be need¬
ed to meet the demand for boll
weevil control. Of course, where
this material is being used to
control the weevil, the worm will
not develop as long as its use is
continued, but many places
where no poisoning is being
done for the boll weevil will prob¬
ably need treatment for the leaf
worm. Stocks of miscellaneous
arsenicals, such as Paris green,
etc., are rather low, and in all
probability, if Ihe worm infes¬
tation develops as indicated, an
acute shortage of poisons will
ensue.
Poison to Use For Worm Control
In the early days Paris green
was first adopted as a means of
leaf worm control. This gave
very satisfactory control, but
always produced more or less
burning of the cotton plant,
which was undesirable though
not nearly as serious as the leaf
worm damage. Later, when
powdered lead arsenate was de¬
veloped, it was very largely
adopted for the same purpose
with very satisfactory results.
It did not burn the cotton plants
in the slightest and adhered to
the plants bettor than Paris
green, but unfortunately was not
as poisonous to the worms.
In the past few years calcium
arsenate has be n used very ex¬
tensively for worm control, with
very satisfactory results. It is
not injurious tc the cotton plant
and is very nearly as poisonous
to the worms a ; Paris green. In
addition, howe jr, there are
many other arst licals which can
be used for leaf worm control
with satisfactor - results. These
include such a zinc arsenate,
magnesium ar .enate, London
purple and nun; rous trade mix¬
tures of arsenic >ls. The arseni¬
cals which shou d be avoided are
the highly solu le ones, such as
sodium and po 1 xssium arsenate
and arsenite, which are very in
iurious to the plants. The fob.
lowing outline overs the man¬
ner in which these materials
should be used.
Calcium arsenate should be
applied at the r te of about four
pounds per acre . either straight
or diluted with me part of lime.
Lead arsenal ; should be ap¬
plied without dilution at the
rate of four to five pounds per
acre.
Paris green should always be
mixed in the f allowing propor¬
tions : 1 part P ris green, 1 part
flour, and Horn 1 to 5 parts of
lime. The flou ' will make the
mixture stick 1i the plant and
the lime will r< luce the chance
of plant injury. The mixture
should be used at such a rate
that about twe pounds of Paris
green per acre vill be applied.
London purp 1 should be used
in the same ; anner as Paris
green. should be
Magnesium a senate
used straight n- mixed with 1
part of lime, at the rate of about
5 pounds of po on should per acre. used
Zinc arsenaU be
with one nart o J lime and applied
at the rate of a out four pounds
per acre of the poison.
The other r iscellaneous ar¬
senicals generi Iv contain some
free arsenic, and it is better to
use them with the addition of
one or two parts of lime, as a
safeguard ayainst plant injury.
Methods of Applying Poisons
The old standard method
treating the cotton leaf worm is
the “bag and pole” with which
1 everyone is f uniliar, and this is
NEWS, COVINGTON, GEORGIA
still good whenever other epuip
ment is not available. Practi
all of these chemicals can
be applied with the bag and pole
but it should be remembered
that such chemicals as lead ar¬
senate, calcium arsenate, etc.,
are of a more sticky nature than
Paris green, and consequently
the bags for applying these
•hould be made of cloth of a
more open weave than those
used for Paris green. In ad¬
dition, any standard dusting
machine ordinarily used for boll
weevil control can be used for the
leaf worm. In some districts
supplies of liquid sprayers are of
available, and the majority
these chemicals can be applied
in the spray form with very
good success. Whenever pos¬
sible, dusting should be done
when the air is calm and the
plants are moist, but in case of
emergency fairly satisfactory
results can be secured by dust¬
ing throughout the day, especial¬
ly if dusting machinery is avail¬
able for use rather than the bag
and pole. attempting
This laboratory is
to follow as closely as possible
the location of supplies of ar¬
senicals, together with the prog¬
ress of army worm infestation,
and this information will be
gladly supplied if desired. Fur¬
thermore, the State Entomolo¬
gists of the various states are in
close contact with the local situ¬
ation, and the farmer can secure
very definite information re¬
garding his problems by apply¬
ing to his State Entomologist
Kiss PRESSURE IS
TO BE MEASURED
German Savant Hopes to Come To
America With Interesting Machine
Girls, what is your kiss pressure?
Prof. Schmack, a great savant of
Strasburg, has just invented a delicate
instrument, to record kiss pressure. He
is thinking about coming to America
to show the machine.
“I think I might get some wonder¬
ful results in (Los Angeles if I could
get a test—out of some movie actresses
who make 1,000 yard kisses for the
American pictures,” the professor said
in an interview, mournfully adding
that they would probably break the
machine.
A really valuable scientific discovery
made by Prof. Schmack j is that the
blood pressure of a man when kissing
a woman immediately leaped from 130
to 160 units, while woman’s rarely ad¬
vanced beyond 119 and generally flut¬
tered coldly around 100.
Dr. Schmack’s method 1st. simply a
test of blood pressure before, during
and after the osculation.
He also discovered that he secured
better results at night than at day, and
with lovers than with ordinary people.
Job work of the better kind at The
News Office.
A
Wish
"I have taken Cardui for run¬
down, worn-out condition,
nervousness and sleeplessness,
and I was weak, too,” says
Mrs. Silvie Estes, of Jennings,
Okia. “Cardui did me just lots
of gGod— -so much that I gave it
F i 1 1 to my daughter. She com¬
.'
m plained of a soreness in her sides
and back. She took three
bottles of
Tiis Woman’s Tonic
and her condition was much
better.
“We have lived here, near
Jennings, for 26 years, and now
we have our own home in town.
1 have had to work pretty hard,
as this country wasn’t built up,
and it made it hard for us.
“1 WISH I could tell weak
women of Cardui—the medicine
that helped give me the strength
to go on and do my work.”
E 96
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On the Square
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any guarantee you may ask when we submit a bid on—
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We cannot do all the work, so we do the best.
We deal in all kinds of Building Materials—including
Lumber, Roofing, Brick, Lime, Cement, Plaster, Sash,
Doors, Windows, Paint, Builders Hardware.
McCORD LUMBER
Call Phone—12
Both Animal and Bird.
One of the strangest animals known
is the platypus, a creature inhabiting
the river bai ks of Australia and Tas¬
mania. It resembles both an animal
and a bird in that its body and tail
are like those of a beaver, while its
web feet and bill remind one of a
duck. It has teeth for chewing its
food, but it has no external ear, al¬
though its hearing is acute. It lays
eggs like a turtle, but suckles its
youpg. A specimen of the animal has
been placed on exhibition in the Na¬
tional museum, Washington.
We have near Covington, a fine
Piano, slightly used and partly paid for,
which we will sell to party willing to
complete remaining monthly payments,
Send name and address for full
ation.
CABLE PIANO CO., 82-84
Street, Atlanta, Georgia.
Cleaning and Pressing,
Dyeing and Altering
HATS CLEANED
AND
BLOCKED
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
H. F. MEADORS
PHONE 309.
COVINGTON—
OXFORD
TRANSFER CO.
Passengers, .Freight
and Baggage
Household Goods Moved
Phone 126
J. O. BRADSHAW
Manager
CLOSING OUT
LOW CUT SHOES
Closing out all Children’s,
Girls’, Boys’, Women’s and
Men’s Low Cut Shoes
j il BARCA1H PRICES
1 ,
Small lot of Ladies’ Skirts]
to close out at Bargain Prices.
J. I. GUINN,
CASH STORE
L. W. JARMAN
MISS EVA STEPHENSON
Announce the opening of their
FIRE INSURANCE OFFICE
IN STAR BUILDING
We want a share of your business.
This department is under the capable nu n
agement of Miss Eva Stephenson.
LIFE INSURANCE
FARM LOANS
L. \\. JARMAN. MISS EVA STEPHENS
JOB OFFtf £
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