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Our Debt to The Farmer
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ioon hour in a large city.
klii housand workmen left
m for lunch. At the
Cos, ding places, they ate
the bread, sugar,
■ egg.- After
- other things,
pj eaten, most of them
th e probably all of them
Bk e( j without think
to work
whit if the source of the food they
to just eaten. The wool in their
pa t i kather in their shoes.
sjm co in their cigarettes—
esidej vas responsible for all
u ’he farmer grows nearly
used in the United
I id ay.
f rmer has to go through
I I jfficulties before he can
I ood crop and make a de
H ing Compare him with
sn working in a factory; the
ter lias to work longer hours
t a k? a chance at making a
cr p. He may have trouble
<f I lg his goods when the crop
Hjnnly ;h| p. whereas has to the make man in the the
he farmer has to provide
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Saturday, March 11th
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eans 2 LBS. 9c PICKLES
Large Limas 1 Lb. 6c ii Quart
HITE NAVY
EANS PURE KINGAN’S RED NO. 2 RIPE
3 tbs. Tomatoes
10c LARD
Carton or Bulk 3 Cans
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let nt ■oz. Jar Lb. 8c H|(N 17c
! eanut
m • nly Gutter FIVE CENT TALL PINK
MATCHES SALMON
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BOXES Specia!
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Ungan’s 5c 10c
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MEATS
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a\ TOMATO JUICE 3 20c
aj T s cans
Galvanized Poultry Wire Heavy 4 Pt. Barbed Wire
2-in. mesh. 150 ft rolls 80 rods to roll ;
S $2.89 roll; 6 ft., $3.49; 4 ft., $2.39 Cattle $2.99 Hog; $3.22 j
FREE—10-Quart Bucket With $5.00 Purchase Dry Goods
BENNETT – COFER
COVINGTON, GEORGIA
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA,
his own capital, such as fertilizer,
seed, grain, machinery, and the
like.
A man from the city drives
along the highway and sees a far
mer plowing, harvesting, or plant
ing corn. He may say, “That’s
easy,” and drive on to the city,
thinking nothing more of it. But
had he stopped and taken the
farmer’s place for a while, he
would have seen how mistaken he
was.
Nearly all things can be traced
back to the farmer.
A man sits in his chair, looking
out the window at the trees and
gras sin 'his yard, The wood in
the chair in which he sits, the
cloth covering for the chair, and
probably the grass seed in his
yard were all grown by the far
mer; so in another way we owe
a great debt to the farmer.
The farmer tries to make proper
use of what he consumes. He
makes as wide a margin as pos
sible between the cost of living
and the usefulness of the article
he is purchasing. If there are two
pairs of shoes, both of them good
The Covington Star, Est. 1874 THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1939.
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864
Drive Opens March
Vi on Illiteracy
March 13 will mark the opening!
of a genera) campaign to eradicate
illiteracy in Georgia.
The adult education division of
the WPA. the State Board of Edu
cation and the GEA will co-oper
ate in a state-wide movement to
reach 150,000 adults who are un
able tp read and write, it was an
nounced by Secretary Ralph L.
Ramsey, of the Georgia Education
Association.
“For the first time in the his
tory of the state we have both the
means and the organization
shoes, very likely, one costing two
dollars and the other five, he buys
the cheaper pair. The farmer us
ually prepares a budget. He fig
ures out all the things he needs
and the right price to pay for
each. He usually knows what he
is doing, and when he wants to
buy something, he will not pay
the price unless he thinks the
goods are worth it.
The greatest debt of civilization
goes to the farmer. The products
of his work remain the greatest
source of supply for human need.
FARM BRIEFS
An indication of the sharply in
creased interest in forestry in this
state is seen in the large current
demand for copies of "Forest Man
agement in Georgia.’’ a bulletin is
sued by the Georgia Agricultural
Extension Service. This 32-page il
lustrated publication is one of the
most complete handbooks on for
estry ever published in the South.
The booklet contains detailed in
formation on the planting of for
est trees and this information is in
demand at this time of the year by
landowners who are planting trees
to earn payments under the Triple
A farm program Copies of the
oublication. also known as Bulleii ’
466. may be obtained free of chare
from the offices of county agent
as long as the supply lasts.
A poultry exhibit building is bein;
planned for the Cobb county fair
grounds. G. I. Johnson, Extension
engineer, recently helped draw up
plans lor a 24 by 40-foot structure
that will take care of about 40 en
tries.
The cattle industry has started
upon a period of moderate expan
sion which may continue for some
years, according to the Federal Bu
leau of Agricultural Economics.
Cattle production operates in cycles.
The high point in cattle numbers in
the last cycle was reached in 1934
and declined to the low point by
January 1, 1938.
Under the 1939 Triple-A farm
program, every county in Georgia
Ls classified for administrative pur
poses as a “commercial peanut
producing county Last year. 32
counties in the state were desig
nated as “commercial'’ peanut
counties.
Persimmon wilt is ,-preading over
the southeastern states with a ra
pidity that U. S Department of Ag
riculture workers term "explosive.’
This fungus disease, discovered and
identified only two years ago, kills
with great rapidity a native Ameri
can tree that has high value. Fruit
of the persimmon tree furnishes
winter food i
for wildlife. Golf club
heads and shuttle blocks for use in
woolen mills, are made from its |
wood. The Soil Conservation Sei -
vice rates it highly in controlling !
soil erosion, because of its versatility i
as to soil and moisture condition"
It seems to grow well on both dry j
and wet. rich and poor soils. A year i
ago the Federal Bureau of Plart
Industry believed serious infection j
was limited to an area southeast of j
Nashville. Tetin. Since then they
have found such infection in west- |
ern and northern Florid^ and in I
parts of Mississippi and Alabama
with the most rapid spread in 1938 j
n Georgia and South Carolina.
Distribution of cotton market
ews by radio will be expanded dur
lg the 1939 cotton season, accord
g to the U. S. Department of Ag
■ilture. Cotton futures prices for
ir active months will be released
ur times daily, with a daily resume
ter the close of the market This
rvice, inaugurated during the 1938
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/“lOING to crochet a bedspread? Fit your design to your bed, then, and
\J select the pattern that will best complement your decorative scheme.
The quaint popcorn spread shown here, ideal for almost any bedstead,
is crocheted of bedspread cotton in a star design of colonial inspiration.
The motifs are crocheted individually and then sewn together, each
block measuring about 6\' 2 inches. 199 motifs are required for a single
size spread measuring 72 by 116 inches, or 256 blocks for a double s ze
spread measuring 91 x116 inches.
Directions may be obtained by sending a stamped, self-addressed
envelope, ENCLOSING THIS CUPPING, to THE CROCHET BUREAU.
522 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Specify Bedspread No. 651.
j season, was originally planned
the height of the marketing
son only, but is being continued
a year-round basis. The price
formation is made available a’
A. M.. 12:05 P M.. 2:05 P. M.
3:05 P. M.. daily (Eastern
time) when futures markets are
en. A summary of the day s
ton markets is released at 4:15
M., (Eastern standard time),
Sunday, when the release is
12:55 P M. Cotton futures
also will be broadcast,
cotton officials said, in the
ment of Agriculture's portion of
National Farm and Home
To Better Serve Our Friends
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Friday-Saturday, March w
and inspect our latest improved
equipment and appointments.
G. W. Caldwell – Son
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
716 Floyd Street Covington, Georgia
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To Sell Cotton
One Must Advertise
The cotton industry must adver
tise its products and thus create
new demands to overcome an m
creasing carry-over and diminish
ing exports of the South's No 1
Staple, declared Oscar Johnson,
president of the National Cotton
Council of America, in a recent
speech before a joint session ol
the Georgia Legislature. His tall,
was broacast over the Atlanta
Journal’s radio station, WSB.
Mr. Johnson cited the benefits
of advertising by the rayon, citrus
and other industries in creating
new uses and greater consumer
demand, and asked for co-opera
tion and financial support in the
national council’s plan to develop
domestic markets and fight for
foreign cotton trade.
The council was organized last
year by producers, ginners, ware
housemen, merchants and crush
ers representing fourteen states
It plans to raise $240,000 to de
velop cotton uses. This’ represents
two cents per bale on.the 1938
production of 12,000.000 bales.
He listed threatened carry-over
of 14.250,000 bales of cotton by
the end of this fiscal year, and in
dicated decline of 2,172,000
and an average price decline dur
ing the past five years from
cents per pound to an all-time
of 5 3-4 cents as making
the nation’s No. 1 economic prob
lem.
He also outlined the
plan to oppose substitutes for
ton. and attacked the nation’s
tective tariff policy as one of
chief reasons for the loss of
eign markets for cotton,
chief export.
Aerial photography is more
curate. quicker and cheaper
other forms of measurement,
the Agricultural Adjustment
ministration.
666 COLDS SALVE relieves
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SECOND SECTION OF
YOUR COUNTY
NEWSPAPER
High School Seniors Receive
Invitation to Eenter Contest
Invitation has been received by
Covington High School to enter
the sixth annual Alumni Scholar
I ship Contest of Emory University.
it was announced today
The contest will bring $300
scholarships to 20 high school
seniors in the Southeast, accord
ing to an announcement by Robert
F. Whitaker, executive secretary
of the Emory Alumni Association.
Awards will be made on a geo
graphical basis. If a winner does
not accept the scholarship for his
region, it will be offered to the
alternate winner.
Last year more than 1,000 high
school seniors in eight state- took
the examination. Participation is
open to seniors in accredited high
HITLER
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“MY TIME IS NOW SHORT,"
prophesies Adolf Hitler in the most revealing,
historic article ever printed in any publication
In one of the most amazing documents of our time, Karl
H. von VC’iegand for the first time reveals that the leader
of the Third Reich knows he is doomed... he foresees
his end w ithin six months or at longest two years. In the
meantime he works with feverish haste, punctuated by
hysterical outbursts of anger at any delay in his plan*.
Mr. von Wiegand reveals the closely guarded secrecs of
German intrigue and diplomacy — and of the Fuehrer.
"HITLER FORESEES HIS END"
by Karl H. von Wiegand
In April the Cosmopolitan salt— 25t
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schools in Georgia, Alabama, Ftor
ida. South Carolina, North Caro
lina. Mississippi. Tennessee, and
Virginia,
Awards will be made on a
“basic preparation” test, includ
ing the various fields of high
school work. Students with su
perior scores on the examination
will be awarded “Certificates of
Excellence’’ by President Harvey
W. Cox, of Emory.
Examinations will be held
simultaneously in all participat
ing schools and will be adminis
tered by a school official or an
Emory alumnus in the commun
ity. Students wishing to enter
must notify their high school
principal before March 10.