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I vnTHER VEAR OF
■ anothl- C ctton CO-OPS
I ,h, Ge3fl*k : P of ,he PU "
I <*.**• rr't.,..'.
I , i-- v not be mrsleti by
That statements and a
I w u 1 talk for all of which Ex-
I 11)1 the end comes out of your
I 'v'f'on You don’t pay it—No it’s
I V tai-en out and you roftd your
I cement of settlement and .tell all
[ iriiow. whether it’s what
I ,'yu want to know or ought to, makes
I ,o difference.
F . on , ranton the first year, 1922,
awav about 350 bale, one
twentlotl. of the cron of Cherokee
t . .< ~e?r. 1823. the second
County • Cm
wi'u' there were about 250 bales of
hhe r okee crop one twenty-fifth,
dipped ouc from Canton. For c-e. y
0 f th cotton another bale had
to be shipped here from Texr.s.
rj'i,, Texas TCotton was le. sand we
made ntsncy or the deal, but- malting
money is not all v/e look at—AVe
:qi no grow? anu eer.a my
n0 good business for any .ueh con
dition to exist.
From the 1023 crop for which the
Oovm sent Final Settlement nearly
,i ’.mar after crop was made there
was taken from about one-fifteenth
of the Georgia Crop something like
♦500,000.00 in round figures. All the
Georgia crop on such a basis would
have to pay seven or eight million
dollars, mi a)! the Southern crop,
near Ore Hundred Million Dollars,
on same basis. J
If my information is correct in the |
season jurt passed with them
s:< fa-inti* Ce-bils sold rno. t of the'r
jetton bo for e Xmas and by March Ist
had hardly any. at the time arguing
that the thing to do was to hold and
disiributs ever the year—ln this,
though, vbev were lucky-—that a a.i—
and were able to take out the $500,-
000.00 or to expense money and then
send yr> what you could have sold
yourself for iti December of 1222.
Cotton right now, February 25th,
1024, is 4 1-2 canto to G cents lower
than i December, 1923. How can
we or the Co-ops know It ever pays
to hold cotton—Sometimes it does,
and sometimes it don’t. The smart
man is the fellow who sells at the top
at the right time, Co-op or no Co-op.
If you had sold yourself in December
you’d hat" eotion all your cash and
etraigheiK x up ifcalead of paying in
terest and making your creditors,
who might have been hurting wait.
Nobody knows now they’re get
l;ng along with 1923-24. They’re
nos bragging riiyht. now or sending
out very much—but When they begin
to line no more signers, they’ll blow
off.
Now, m. we understand, in 11*22-
2'i North Carolina Co-ops applied th
pi n’.ciple of (ustribittmg or selling
t( r over the. yo'ar and held on to
lots H,; (heirs till Jub*. Tie North
• ardlsna < Vofs on this plan got a
bout 24 cents. 'Yon can easily see
'■rte Co-op? (a? they term tho.e who
Sl tflt 'op to them for.s years) don’t
control ov don't make the Cotton
H 1 . .
• t am, tnev are no -better g-jerr.-v
than the average -fellow. Al
though you furnish t&e Cotton on
wl'icrt they goers and the lo a and
expenses ( and they aw heavy) is
expenses i and they are heavy) is
n!, t paid by you hot plainly and
‘-reply talren out of y-otir Cctton —
I' woifldu't do for yjwi to -see how
many *' t si 3“ a Co-op hale of cot
"ton l>a. v ‘ 'got and **.i the different
and: nts sucking oti it, erjfnizers,
'traders. <Tice force, field workers,
'at"nouses, interest, campaign speak
*"’*• “gh salaried officers, rales nr eri,
• '.'cry. prorwifranda writers, kin
•fcifcs, *tc.
•V heu* car: i* evident Oftrrrweli
‘if 000.W* a ye fir except Co
' 1,1 '’ting on \our editor!. Where I*
place one man can draw around
• 0,000 a vear jusi to tell Co-op
- vhai to Jo with then* cot:on.
e.uci: dots; Sapirn charge-- lie’s
• 1 cheap gey. Tiii# co-operating is
t*.y? thjpc . Look np h' ; picto. <*
" - 1 ' r, ‘eord ip the American Majf
-11 ■ ''*'e his growth since co-op** ?<’-
1 marketing started.
Uiy.M can the *2**o am! *IOO
' ini! hoys get such fat j-Tbs —t* <-
f'• ' I'pinsr on your cotton—you
Pay if 1 c .. ,
'■ von .mew everything, you
w r no* w-nt *0 Co-op. Of course,
emoer,. mrc-h i„ i but
this thing they call Co-op selling in
our opinion if fully and thoroughly
applied and in force in any prosper
ous home supporting, industry build
ing community, whoie the people are
working together, il it should be m
full force, we believe would abso-
Jtely tear down and break up such
community Can you with vouv pow
■t of thought imagine how taking
'! e things you grow at home and
your people need and want and ship
ping it away to someone else—there.
oy forcing veur own community to
go off somewhere else, get it and
ship it back. Can you imagine that
helping things—Suppose everybody
did it—Can you imagine what it
could mean- fan you with all the
imagination you’ve got get the word
Co-operation out of it—No not until
you change Webber-—You don't have
to believe evtiything you’re told and
yen don’t do it, but th‘ contract is
more binding and forcing than any
thing you are accustomed to signing
an ! you owe it to yourself and your
neighbor:' to wait till you know ex
'■Gy what >t is going to do for you
and to yoy.
You can s’gn the thing any time yon
please—so v.vy hurry—Know what it
says. Then if you want to sign up
and can’t wait and you know you
want to do it—-then sign her, but
this thing has been mi-represented so
much we feel it cur duty and our
right to caution you—of comic, you
don't have to take, our opinion. You
inn throw it aside if you wish—but
don’t do something before you think,
no matter what we or the organize?
either .-ays-—Mary regretful ,'gners
yrd Court cases right notv for no
-'•ihor ressO/T tiffin just signing 100
quick and on someone die's say or
miureprenordafion.
We knew a man who -hipped abort
70 bales on or about Dooemby 201 h.
1922, when il left it could have n!d
•’or 2d 1-2 to 27 on the streets of
any N. Ga. market. It went up ".'got
along and some of his neighbors who
■’’un't ship sold in Canton and other
North Ga. markets and got 30 to
31 1-2 in money right there—he got
one of “Them ‘ Statement!” in Au
gust and when the net figures we:v
taken he got about 26 cents net and
he lost 400 lbs, a bale of cotton in
weight. When Le got this, of course
he was disappcir.ted and want down
to see about it —He asked to see the
side sheets ar.d other informa-ion
that he was entitled to. Bless your
S;i!—They wouldn’t even tell him
how much they got for his eo.ton
nor shew him a nc natch—They was
leading to that for him—You s e,
fbey’li relieve you of lots of work
and worry. When you shin to them—
she’s gone —-o far as your troubles
arc concerned you’re done. There
were many, many just such cases.
New, T‘d gamble they'd sell your
males,/ cows,’ chickens, farm land,
and as Fiddling John Carson say?,
‘‘Khery darn thing you’ve get,” on
the same basis if you'd jut ship it
to them, aid if you didn’t,shin it to
them fd alrno.t guarantee they’d
come after it for you. This may
mean more than it 'says.
I notice in on-e imper that one good
Arkansas farmer went on to Court
when they shot at him and the Court
said in his case he could keep his
cotton and tend to it himself. —Do
they distribute over the period of
use during the year, or do they take
a Gan'.blei’ Chance and hold it for
you, or rather maybe for thtrselv*:.
The 1? inter they wait to settle the
lonjier they have the use of the ('*it
i(,r if not tlva f oti.oii the Money
By the way, I notice offices g;oing
to Memphis, T-enn. 7 hat a rignt
smart piece from Cantor), Ga., and
if they : hu!d i v j on to St. Louis
or JVivnit—you'd have to run your
V‘,ri\ a ion? n-y if you wanted to go
j -1 v'-'ii) r 'ivPi*- and nee iust how it
v.-nrt, or wbat it was, that was taken
out :f vour. e' iton a:>i then when
you found out what you could, you
c-.ulrj only come home and try to
for jot it— R. ml the Contract.
In all '■ ■iiousir.ss we hate to see
our ..ood friends ship their cotton
somewhere to someone when they
tier,' !• cr.v where or who - eupoci.ri
le wiien local hor. .■ industry which
help's r’> its wav and iLs place to fur
ther (he oroyre.- and upbuild our
Country, need.- and car. uae eve y
pound of it or. a? .'air * a.-L. and u"
ruir > arket. without expense, as
-here can !< found anywhere.
Why ?■;: Why do you -*eo ?
ViE OANt ELiSv,i.LE MOM7OP PANiEL*>ViLt-li, GZftftG**..
and reahy wiion you think about it—
'*.! aheet it. your influence end your
cm to your own Community, art: you
m ieg just the thing you should when
a smooth tongued artist gals your
nam<: on the dotted lino for r. long
time—For all of which talk, paper
and ail, your cotton goes m to shaie
Hr, pan of fix? Expense with a lot
n ov- you dor.’t know about and will
never know about.
lb> as you think you should —We
ar no.-c lin our opinion—It’s a Com
•Ci inity and & Local Enterprise injur
c.-. and -3 far as we can see, in our
judgment, there’s nothing to it for
vo.i.
lr’. noi -m-owlng; half igj fast as
you 1 card, and all is not smooth rail
ing.
"’<• -kkiii submit this with ah
riindi c c !. to your car ful and though;
; .I consideration.
—Jcr.es Mercantile Cos.
(Contributed)
FOR KEPKE¥trtTATIVE
• hereby announce- myself a eardi
• alo for ltoprc-sentativs of Madison
ousit.y, ..-j the General Assembly of
>ergm, subject to the rules and
oguiuCons of toe Primary Election
1 q hereafter called for the election
IJ. C
I exixHo-t’y .--oiicit the support of
1 the voters, both Ladies and Gn
leraen, and assure y >u that I will
ippreciate your vote.
This February 26th. 1224.
J. R. I\ THOMPSON
Leg*i Notices.
Geoigia, Madison County.
To all whom it may concern:
P. A. Cairithcr* having, in prop
jr form applied to me for Pertna
'en., Letters of Administration on
he i fate of Mrs. N. P. Carithe s,
-late of said County: this -is to cite
Ml and singular the creditors and
Next of kin of Mrs. N. D. Carithe’S
! o be and nrpnr at -nv wlCdn
the time allowed by Ltfiv, ami show
muse, i f any they can, why peviija*-
cent administmtion should not be
"anted io D. It. Carlther*' e.vtate.
Witness my hand aad official si.-;-
nature, this 12th day of March, 1924
N. C-. BULLOCK, Ordinary.
lyings' Seeds
——
Thh the g) ; €-ttu*t and most acc3
rata (feed 7.t00k v r published for th® j
South. 100 pay,ok, full of actual iriotQ-;
graphic pictures, liandsorne cover,
jwijeK tr full colors, accurate destrig- j
tiors valuable culture directions And
the most useful S-md Book there in.
ft is absolutely free, and *ic waat
you to have It It your home. r Hast
ings’ Heeds, "The Standard ut th*
South,” arc as ulways. die boat needs
grown. fbnvdeu, field and flower
rents, plains R'.iti buil t that io well
to South live all fully described with
1921 a*lr#rttv pr,lres', the -I'owei.f we
can poss'hiy sell snort seeds, plants
and huJbe. AJ! f>nr 11)24 eusterxitrs
will gut S seed packets of beautiful
flower- absolutely free. Tlie big new
)!*?<* and Book tolls all about U,
Write for it today.
H. G. HASTINGS CC., SEEDSMEN.
ATLANTA, GA.
FAPM LOANS
The ifitertiaticr.il Life Insurant*
Company it now leaking .leans on
Madison County farms.
Sr* Fred Bond at the Clerk's Of-
See a every Tuesday.
CA fib OF THANKS
Ti the friends who ho kindly ad
niim. tereii to ug in our time of sor
row nuring tie -fcki.,r->; and death
of our mother v/e v. :.-;i to extend to
ep.fh cor thank".
■I. I*. Moon
Cecil 'f'X'n
kULbi>
| Mr.discc Ccun.l School Contest
I
, ■ ■
HIGH SCH LITERARY EVENTS:
1. RECITATION—I girl; Time 8
nin. Ti?no-!:e.t:.e? veil call time. No
one eligible who has won i: si place.
(In chapel)
I 2. DE'TAM \7tob 1 boy. Time
3 min. Thoe-kiepev will call time.
No one eligible who has won first
piece, tin chape!)
8. MATHEMATICS Either 1 girl
or 1 boy, Time l hr. Gfi min.
Arithmetic---Milne ArttbmeJc thru
page 2G2. (our nt mad cm c from
•St-h gTR.ie,. Payee will lit furnished.
No one cCgihk’ v.’.-••> b.a.- won Ist
place.
Algeora- • Yi e•. -vcc.b-Sinid: through
Book I. Time !. hr. GO min. ill her i
gill or 1 boy. Conte taut must come
fl’or.i either ft*h, 10‘.h, or 11th grade..
Payor will V-e ui-nisingi. No one eii
gil-it* who has wen tir.-t. place.
4. EGPAY Either 1 hoy or }
girl. Time 1 hn.iv. Subject: Some
Current Event in <ll -cii: sitm :.'.'!won
Tan. Ist and March 13th. Judges
will select id ject. Conic u;:.t in- st
lurnish pen nn-j ink. IV. h: will be
i’rr'Grho.!. No one cliyllde 'v!'o ha •
won Ist place.
5. DEBATE- -“Resolved, Tint
Iniei-Scholastic Athletics should le
übolLhed.” Time: main syce ii 8
min.; rebuttals. 8 min. and 1 speaker
from each side. Time kveycr vv.il
call time. Any one is eligible.
6. SPELUNG— Either 1 bey or t
girl. Eldridge Rurtncs-s Speller. 50
words to he taken from review in
back of book. Papers must be liar.di
ed in p.t the completion of the giving
out of the words/. Pen and in!: must
be fumfcdied by contestant, l’agei
will he f limit! cd. No one who has
won Ist- place is eligible.
GRAMMAR S. LITERARY EVENTS
1. RECITATION -1 girl. live
min. Time will ' u called. N t . Is
winner eligible.
2. DECLAMATION t boy. The
•1 min, Ti.iie wU be calloJ. No lit
(Tvinncr oH^ifclo.
3. MATHEMATIC'' Sit or 1
boy or 1 gill. Time ) hr. 39 win.
distant fvonx lk, 6th, or 7th
grade. EssenliaD of Arithmfet'c,
VVentworth-Smith Advanced Book to
page 129. NT t-t winner el’g’ble.
Paper will be r’urri 'hod. (Room )J. >
4. KSirAY. Either 1 hoy ur 1 J
girl. Time 1 hr. :j' min. .Subject: A I
historical subject to lu tahei from j
Old Europe and Young America, j
Conte taut ret'-'t furnish pen and :
irk. Paper will be furnished. No Is !
*
winner is eligible. Conte;t.ant from
Itii, 6th, and 7ih grades, nc.-om I.)
r>. SPELLING Either 1 hoy 0
J. girl. Hunt’s Complete Spoiler. 50
word* from entire book. Pen and ink
must b. furnished by contct-t:.nfc. 1
F. per wiC bo fnrnislied. Pajm’S j
must be handed in at the coinpHifone
c{ the giving out of word;. No Ist
winner eligible.
HIGH SCH. “EVENTS:
1, PENN'IN'i EftOAD JI’MP- 1
hoy. M trials, Foot must not come
1 over the ed.f>;e oft!•, lake o.T board-.
, It will n<u be counted. No I t win
ner eligible.
I 2. itUNMNG HIGH JEM!’ J
j hoy. trials to l> start* .! a' 4 ft.
‘ No Ist Minj.cs* e : i.e.iblc.
f’ n. 100 Yll. !>AS]J -1 boy. N-. Ist
[winner eligil-.’.*.
i , 4. 220 YD. DAtslJ. -1 bej . N > Ist
j winm r eligible.
I a- I’OEE C< in N'EKEI) it HP AY
1 4 beys iront each .school. Eongth c$
1 Li mated 1700 yunl‘-. h’o cutfcirg cut'
1 t'vrs aHowe*!, N.i J--.t win re • eligi >(•.
| *!. >0 yD. DASH 1 girl No ' s
winner eJiiribl .
7. BASKET BALL THROW I
. 1 l'in *> ft. in diameter. <'nn'.e 4
•-.ut mu.-.f not step op ring or. <>uf of
bivid-. \r, I I. .|v! eiii ; iliL< .
• 50 YAKJ'j BELAY -4 prirL from
each school. Token 12 in. Ion?. Two
-tntioiu.J oppo-i c the other two. .">()
yard apart. Ita r> to In- at vi ne time
r ‘*‘ - * ' lir:< . \ > Ist winners el‘-
#ihi. .
GRAMMAR S ATHLETIC EVENTS
1. RUNNING RHOAB ,J l'Ml’ J
hey. .! tr:al>. !'<>ot must aoI come o
vo- the edge of take off beard. It
wdl pot be counted. No i winm-i
2 - KUNMING HIGH JL'AIE l
hoy. ■> trials he :*faitnd fit .‘L>s
r. No isi ♦;n 'f* vli-d>.V
j TEST—i boy. Eat -is 'jquero *©•:•
J crackers, no waste. All cracker*
jbe eaten, oi.-c at a time. The ana
| that imishes ealiiig first and the*
[ whistles is winner. One piac and
, no ribbons. Three points to be given.
j 4. DODGE 11/M.L—2 girls. ()n
jin ring ami the other out. Ring 25 i’t
'in Diameter. As soon as the girl in
j the ring is hit she and her partner
retire. The last to remain in the limj
[is Ist winner etc. No Ist winner el
igible.
j 5. 100 YARD DASH i boy.
I ’■( winner eligible.
6 • COST i-MU RELAY 3 ginis
I non each school,. <")n** ac.s as post.
Track SO ft long. Jn center of track
have a circle 40 in. in diameter. The
girl acting ns port stands on the op
posite -ide from where the Coat: sl
ant, toils. The first girl picks up
suit case, then runs to the ring ii>
center, stops opens suit case, pui-s
lon a skirt, hat and coat, which are
| taken from the suit case, closes case,
, raises umbrella, and with umbrella
1 in one hand an ! suit case in other,
rur<r around the post, then comes
back to Center ling, takes off clothes,
i'll.' tlicio in suit ease, closes ii and
•ken runs back to line., giving tie
second girl the suit case and she re
peat acts of the first.
GENERAL RULES—
-1 . No winner who has won Ist
I’laoe at any time will be eligible for
same event.
-• A pupil try outer as many e
veals, as. dci.-iro.l, provided it doe* nut
conflict with any other event.
8. Names of contestants and e~
vents which they will enter must be
irtni cl to >1 iss Elizabeth Roper, Co
mer, (Ja. by 12 o’clock, Saturday-
March 29. Failure to do this forfeit
right to enter.
4, All athletic event: will start
promptly. ll* contestant* are not
present when events start tiny fur
frit right to cater >uij event.
•>. After contestant enters Li tern
ry event he must not leave roon or
converse wish r.ny one until pa; er is
handed in.
fli Winnefr of all Ist places wi3
receive 5 points; winners of all 2nd
places will reeeiv'* .‘J poin’s; win tie a
of all 3rd places will receive J point ;
fcnhw otherwise designated.
7. The Contest CommiUee ask*
thu- 10 school receive a holiday uu
’>.• s Prey enter meet. All schools are
' r lt(-d to older.
8, On account of hard times there
'!! t r 11c dictionaries or banners
awarded individual schools. Pub
licity vi’l ho announced to the thiee
winners in Grammar Scho'd. The
fm.'ing Cup will be avvartle.l Ist
Jfi’/it 1 winner.
!). Ea.-.i; Sliyt. iif ischWl? will Ik*
asl ul to contribute 2.* cents to the
; '.'omuiittce to hry uniform paper
ith written work. - ’ jj^
\ It). If it Is rai ling April Ith and
">th, the l iteral > <>vents will contin
: h-ut Athletic Event* will be April
12th, by order Compiit'.(*<■. ~ 7
- -• • ' ' i j
!!. 1* or /luther liiforniiitivn coiT
e*’)t ' 'ommitten.
Signed,
CL. vfeve- j, Chair,, f)awieivinf
Elixahe*l: Ropes, Sec. C#>m.‘r,
( . T. -lonian, Clar'tot*.
"r. l'dmun, Colbert, da.
' ■' "* 'u -e, liu (hi.
‘ •*■ A..id, Comer, f'ia.
LETTER OF THANKS
Atlanta, G?l
Jo :h- Editor I)ioiejuville Monitor:
The Near K:i;t Belief takes tht
n ear,-- of thanking the people of Ha.
• ijhe .i, Bani. Liville and Comer for
tlcir Kcm'rou-s contributions of o:d
. lot he;., and milk for the re fSjgeio
ard orphans of the Near East.
'l’l.e organization is particularly
'.'lafeFul to Mi . Jewel Bond .Murray
~f .VP:. ./. jp j Jojn: _. „ f
Banii Jsvilie Mr . A. R. Wo *.1.n,0k
a-d Mrs. G. ]>, Westbrook of fla,
•d/'. W. A. ItoWe of Comer. Mr-.
H - H - Hampton of Colbert, the com
n:( "** 1,1 ladies who conducted the
' niv< ' ‘ n Madison County au.| to the
Kdilo/ n| th Itnri'elsviih Monitor
and Comer News for the vain:* hie
pi'bfie.'y given to tbi
,S: - r "'' 'f v '' * H adTOS*-
tov Near East R*-fif. i
aft I