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ESTABLISHED IN 1881.
BOLL WEEVIL PREPAREDNESS MEETINGS
T 0 START YEAR'S FIGHT FOR COTTON
Tne greatest campaign yet inau
gurated in Georgia against the boll
weevil was launched January 18 and
continues till the Middle of March.
Four teams of speakers are in the
fleld and will be heard about four
places in each south Georgia county.
These speakers are composed of
farmers from states west of Georgia
who have made a success growing
cotton in boll weevil territory, and
experis In livestock husbandry and
crop diversification from the College
of Agriculture. The campaign has
been launched by the Extension Di
vision of the College of Agriculture
but it has the cordial co-operation of
federal forces, business men, bankers,
railroads, educators and many organ
ized interests in the state. In fact, it
is the one united effort of prepared
mess for the boll weevil changes.
Farmers are to be organized into
“801 l Weevil Preparedness Clubs,”
each member subscribing to certain
Messrs Dawsie Tucker and Hugh
Tucker, of Atlanta, visited their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Tucker, Sun
day.
Mr. Malone Piper, of Monticello,
visited relatives here last Sunday.
Several from . here are attending
court in Monticello this week. '.
Mrs. John Brown\ was called to
Dalton Wednesday of last week on
account of illness of her mother. We
- sympathize with her in the death of
her mother which occurred ‘last Mon-
Mr. Otis Lazenby, of Columbia. 8,
C., visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. T. Lazenby, last week. {
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fears announce
the birth of a bright-eyed little son.
Mr. and Mrs. Mat Thompson were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Farrar,
of Aikenton, last Saturday.
Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Brown visited
their mother, Mrs. Rosa B. Smith,
at Social Circle, Tuesday.
‘Mr. Jack Thompson, of Augusta,
was the guest of relatives here last
week.
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“An ungracious Christian is as
poor an advertisement of Christian
ity as muddy windows of a depart
ment store.”
HOW DID YOU LIKE
OUR DEMONSTRATION OF
ENGINES AND MILLS? -
If you failed to get to Monticello
during the days of our demonstra
tion come in to see us when next in
town and let us tell you about it and
show you our line of engines, grist
mills, ete. .
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lines of precedure to protect himself
and his neighbor from the boll
weevil, These' organizations will be
come a permanent basis of co-opera
tive community effort in meeting the
boll weevil situation,
The meetings for, this county, in
this campaign of preparedness are to
be held at the following places, days
and hours:
HILLSBORO—Friday, March 2;
10 a. m.
GLADESVILLE—Friday, March 2;
2:30 p. m. y
SHADY DALE—Saturday, March
3; 10 a. m.
MONTICELLO — Saturday, March
8; 2:30 p. m. ,
The farmers of this county are
urged. to turn out for these meetings
and get ready for the changes which
will surely have to be made in farm
practices if the boll weevil is to be
successfully met and if our farmers
are to be saved from ruin.
Messrs C. H. Marks, H. B. Ezell and
E. B. McCullough spent Sunday in
Monticello.
Mr. Jake Smith, of Shady Dale,
spent Sunday here with homefolks.
Mr. Roy Middlebrooks returned tc
Oliver Monday after spending a few
days with his mother here.
The friends of Mr. G. W. King are
glad to know he is much better since
having grippe..
spent Wednesday night and Thurs
day in Macon.
Dr. T. A. Cheatham; of Macon, was
the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Chas. Rid
ley for several days last week.
~ Mps. Nix, of ‘Atlanta, recently visit
ed her mother, Mrs. Ida Malone, and
her sister, Mrs. Effie Car?y.
Miss Evelyn Bullard, Domestic
Science teacher, visited our school
Monday. ;
Mrs: Dock Hardin and Mrs. Jeff
Russell, of Juliette, attended the
meeting of the Woodmen Circle for
ladies here Thursday and joined this
Grove. These ladies will serve an
oyster supper Friday evening from
7:30 till 10:00 o’clock in the W. O. W.
hall. Every body invited to attend
and eat oysters in many different
styles.
“The Monticello News Covers Jasper Like the SM Rays Shine into Every Home.”
MONTICELLO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY%:MARCH 2, 1917,
Mr. J. H. Preston Writes in Regard
to the 801 l Weevil from Pen
sonal Experience in Delta.
The News takes pleasure in giving
space in its columns to a letter by
Mr. J. H. Preston, of “Lake View
Plantation,” of Erwin Mississippi, in
which he tells of the plan he has
adopted to ‘“get the best” of Mr. B.
Weevil,
The letter is addressed to his
brother, Mr. W. B. Preston, of New
born, who passes it on to us and we
to you—knowing it will do some good
to those of our readers who are con
fronted with a serious problem just
at this time.
The letter in full is as follows:
. “Erwin Miss,, Feby, 19, 1917.
“Mr. W. B. Preston,
Shady Dale, Ga.
“Dear Brother:
“l note from The Monticello News
that there will be a 801 l Weevil meet
ing among the farmers at Shady Dale
and other places this week; this has
caused me to write you today, as
no doubt you will attend this meet
ing; I do not know just what will be
the plan discussed, but have a pretty
good idea. We have 'also had these
meetings, AND SO MUCH, SO GOOD,
but I want to say to you that what
ever the theory, you will find but lit
tle relief if you have a wet June and
July which are the two months that
cotton does the most blooming and
making.
“If a fellow has plenty of women
and children to begin catching these
weevils as they appear and also to
pick the punctured squares, without
retarding the work, why, no doubt
this would help some, but if the labor
is needed in the thorough cultivation
of the cotton, you had better keep
this -h’vw-»vigmlfi%fif‘“"bflw
with sweeps; attach a small brush to
your plow-beam allowing it to brush
the stalk both ways as you plow.
This throws many of them to the
ground and thereby they are covered
up M‘?E they have time to get out
of the "way. Let as many of your
rows run East and West as you can.
This lets in the hot sun most of the
day—the weevil does not thrive well
in hot sun, especially if it is very dry.
“We have worked all kinds of
TRICKS on Mr. Weevil, but he is too
much for us, and unless the climatic
conditions are very favorable, there
is no way to head him off. The cold
winter kills many of them, but don’'t
fool yourself, you will have plenty
left for seed. Ido not know just how
badly you all out there are infested
yvet, but you had better get ready
now, for they are coming in good
shape. I recall when the weevils
were ruining the crops in Louisiana.
We, up in Mississippi, laughed at
those fellows in the way they man
aged. We thought that we could do
better when they hit us, but alas!
we found a WHITE ELEPHANT, too,
and we now know that there is no
way by which you can make a full
crop when t_hey are with you, You
can make some cotton, as I have said
before, with everything in your favor,
and all—against the weevil,
“I think that I know the land in
Georgia, and if you do not fertilize
freely and work untiringly and late
into the cultivating season I see but
little hope out there for cotton.
“And ‘now in conclusion, I would
suggest to you to plant and raise
every thing you can use in the home,
and let cotton be as near a cash crop
as possible, for I know you can not
make it under present conditions to
pay off much indebtedness. ‘
“We here have rich lands and
where we get the cotton off early and
‘have weather conditions just to suit
we can make some cotton, but we
never hope to make a full crop anyi
more. And’the farmers are planting
corn, peas, and all feed stuffs as we
can plainly see our end if we should
depend upon cotton entirely as has
been the rule here for many years. ¢
“I trust that you will take heed at
what I have written, as I feel a great
interest in you, and in fact, all the
Georgia people. I am feeble when it
comes to expressing myself in a let
ter, but hope you may be able to get
some information out of this that
will do you good. ‘ Py
“We are all well, and trust that you
and yours are in good health, as this
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These are a few of the sallors of the American navy now stationed at Guantanamo, Cuba.
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Two Fine Congregations Greeted the
Pastor Sunday—Other Inter
. . esting News Notes.
Sunday was Missionary Day in our
Sunday School and $8.83 was con
tributed to the cause.
“Missions In Mexico” was the sub
ject and a splendid program was pre
sented by the Missionary Committee.
Mrs. A. D. Roper read the minutes
of the last meeting and called the roll
of classes each responding by a report
of the amount contributed.
Mrs. J. F. Turner read several in
teresting facts about Sunday School
work in Mexico and then conducted
an interesting dialogue on the subject
in which Misses Rosa Lee Holland
and ~!blyn Flournoy and Mr. Bradley
Little Annie E. Benton capiivated
School by her splendid
reci © “l 1 don’t believe in Mis
sions.”
The little Birthday bank had two
depositors—a tiny little boy and a big
an. The pennies are piling up in
our little bank.
Our little fishermen who caught fish
Sunday were Edith Almand, Bessie
Pope and Thelma Tingle.
A new lot of bright little fish have
been received for presentation to the
lucky fishermen.
The tiniest class in the Sunday
School won the banner by having ev
ery member present. It was Mrs, C.
H. Ballard’s class of little babies who
have outgrown the Cradle Roll. o
Say! Mr. Sunday School, you sure
ought to have a Cradle Roll. You
don’t know what you are missing. It
is great. Start one. Write to Mrs.
C. H. Ballard who is County Superin
tendent for the work and she will tell
you how.
Another class in our school was
perfect—Miss Mary Kelly’s—and got
the Star, They are nearly always
perfect.
We were glad to see some of our
teachers, who have been sick, back
in their places again.
We have greatly missed our faith
ful Superintendent, who has been
absent on account of sickness. We
rejoice to know that he ig rapidly im
proving and will soon. be back with
us again,
Two fine congregations greeted the
pastor on Sunday. The subject of the
morning sermon was “The Christian’s
Armor” and of the evening sermon
“The Tragedy of Eden.”
Come to the prayer meeting on
every Wednesday evening and enjoy
a fine song service and hear the Sun
day School lesson for the following
Sunday discussed. / |
. From now on all night services wfll“
‘begin at 7:30 o'clock. We will give
you a cordial welcome if you come. I
W. R. M.
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Some months ago there was re
joicing at Camp Harris, Macon, with
orders for the boys to go to the Mex
ican border, but this jubilation was
childish prattle compared to the satis
faction expressed at the idea of home
coming. The. training has been well
worth the while, A soldier without
gervice, strictly speaking, is an un
trained man,—Montgomery Monitor.
all of the Georgia kin.
“Your brother,
’ “J. H. PRESTON.”
“p.S.—Write when ‘you can, and
keep me posted as to what the wee-
His are Going, for you all slong
Jury Returned Verdict Early Tuesday
Morning—Sßhooting of Negro Oc.
curred Several Weeks Ago.
The verdict of “not guilty” was re
turned early Tuesday morning by the
jury empanelled in the present su
perior court to try Mr. E. C. Price for
the murder of a negro man early in
January.
On the morning of January fifth,
about five o'clock, Mr. Price was on
his way to the county stockade about
two miles west of Monticello when
the shooting occurred. Mr. Price is
a guard at the stockade. As he ap
proached Pearson’s creek he encoun
.tered a negro who asked Mr. Price to
allow him to ride behind Mr. Price,
who was horse-back. Mr. Price re
fused this request and continued on
his way. As he was riding across the
creek bridge a negro, presumably the
one who made the request for a ride,
ran up behind Mr. Price’s horse and,
when commanded to stop or say what
he was doing, Mr. Price shot him
twice.
At that hour and due partly to the
fact that a fog was overhanging the
creek bottoms Mr, Price could-not dis
cern whether the man was white or
black. The man proved to be a ne
gro .named John Henry Martin, of
North Carolina, who was working for
Mr. Robert Oxford, near Bethel.
Mr. Price was represented by Col.
W. 8. Florence and Col. W. H. Key.
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BILLY SUNDAY ON THE SOUTH.
In one of his sermons in Boston
lately Billy Sunday, the famous re
vivalist, is quoted as saying:
“Sixty-eight per cent of the men of
the south are in the church. Why?
You may not like it, but the truest,
the purest, the finest men and women
in America are south of the Mason
and Dixon line. That is the reason
it took 30,000,000 people to lick 8,000,
000. There’s more pure-blooded
Americans south of the Mason and
Dixon line than anywhere else in' this
country. That's why so many of
those men are Christians, I say that,
even if my old daddy was one of the
Come to you whether you live in town or on the
farm—if you have a bank accouns. /
No one knows when adversity will beset you
nor sickness will assail; therefore, it hehooves
everyone to lay up store while there is oppor
tunity. ; |
. We invite you to start a bank account with us
TODAY, and thereby fortify yourself against
misfortune.
No matter how small your deposit we will wel
come you. - -
Jasper County Pank
- “A Good Bank B 4 Sl gl
Cases Which Have Been on Docket
Number of Years Being Cleared
by Court This Week.
At the hour of going to press,
Thursday afternoon, the second
week's session of Jasper county
superior court was still in progress.
Quite a number of cases have beem
disposed of during the present term.
Three juries empanelled to ftry
those involved in the alleged manu
facture of whiskey are still out.
In a conversation with Judge Park
a representative of The News was
told that cases which have been on
the docket for ten years or more, have
been disposed of this term.
First, Second and Third Grades Had
An Interesting Program Wash
ington’s Birthday. .
The seventh and eighth grades led
the school in attendance, punctuality,
scholarship and deportment.
Thursday afternoon, Feb. 22, in the
chapel the first, second and third
grades had an interesting program om
Washington’s Birthday. A good many
visitors were present,
2 Miss Evelyn Bullard came to schook
Wednesday for the purpose of orgam
izing a canning club.
EVELYN FLOURNOY,
Editress.
boys in blue and fought against them,
they were hard to lick down there,
because they were real Americans.
So south of the Mason and Dixon line
they have got the north licked to a
frazzle in religion and in morals.”
That sounds very well for a speech
in Boston, and we hand a bouquet to
Mr. Sunday, with our best compli
ments.—Athens Banner.
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