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THE LEE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME TWENTY-FIVE
HOGS PAY IN
SOUTH GEORGIA?
For several years past South
Georgia has been raising the bulk
of logs produced by the State. In
1922 the farmers made a fair crop
of cotton and to a large eéxtent they
increased their acreage and turned
away from the hog. Cotton and its
price was not the sole reason for
quiting the hog, but prices for the
latter did not hold a yery bright
future at the beginning of this year.
It all caused the farmer to deviate
from a permanent plan that had be
gun, and put Lim jumping about
again, Recently a survey was made
resgarding this and the results show
ed that the farmer who jumped from
crop to crop trying to hit the high
prices in practically all cases was a
failure. On the other hand the
tarmer wno laid out a safe and con
servative plan and then followed it
thru thick and thin was the one
who made a success. This certainly
applies to the Souht Georgia farmer
as well as any other section.
This section has changed consider
ably since spring and faces problem
of cotton turining out about one
fourth what was expected and at
the same time hogs gone.. Some lo
calities have grasped the situation
and have adopted the slogan “Back
to hogs”. For the past few weeks
meat hog pricesvhave come back
rapidly. The increased consumption
per capita and strong foreign de
mand gives cause that prices should
hold up good., Having gone thru
this year’s experience it seems now
is a splendid opportunity to make
a permanent plan a nd stick to it.
Now is the time for every county
and community to put on a strong
campaign ‘to keep what brood sows
are left from going to the block and
get them all bred for spring litter.
While making this campaign the
purebred hog should be stressed and
given his right place in the perma
nent plan. Here are six good rea
sons why every farmer should have
pure bred hogs; better conformation
and quality, more products for same
amount of feed, greater uniforimfity,
earlier maturity, greater sales value
and more valudble offspring. Can
anyone afford to raise scrubs “:hen
the above is taken into considera
tion? There are pure bred breeders
in the State devoting time and
money to offer the best to the far
mer at reasonable prices.
Corn will probably always be used
as a basis for feeding hogs, but best
results cannot be obtained by de
pending on it alone. For most
economical gains as well as carrying
brood sows, grazing crops must sup
pplement corn. First select a perm
anent pasture where stream -runs
thru, if possible. Then around this
the annual crops may be arranged.
For fall planting, rye, oats, wheat
rape and crimson clover can be used
These can be planted separately or
mixed. They' should bhe so arranged
that in spring while some plots are
being grazed others can be planted
to peanuts, soy beans and cattail
millet. A rotation of crops should be
planned so as to. give most num
ber of days’ grazing, @
With winter, coming a cheap
ghelter constructed so it will keep
off rain will pay large dividends. The
cold, drizzly days take®thousands of
pounds of pork the farmer doesn’t
realize. A mineral mixture such as
the following should be kept in front
of the hogs at all times:.charcoal
one bushel, wood ashes one-half
bushel, salt four pounds, air slaked
lime one quart, copperas one-quarter
pound." Chop all fine expect copperas
and put in tréugh where rain cannot
get' to it. Dissolve copperas in hot
water and sprinkle over the mixture,
then stir with stick or shovel.
The brood sows are short in num
ber, and all left should be bred. The
price outlook is good. Begin plant
ing grazing crops now, fix shelters
for winter. Make a permanent plan
including the brood sew and stick
to it. ;
JULE G, LIDDELL,
Swine Specialist,
State College of Agriculture
666 quickly relieves Cozstipa
tion, Biliousness, Headaches, Colds
agd Lagrippe.
WYCHE EXPIRED
SUDDENLY LAST
NIGHT AT HOME
Dehth of Prominent Frater
nity Man Caused Profound
Shock, Among Friends
| William Samuel Wyche, honor
‘ed and respcted citizen of An
{niston for many years and a lead
!ing‘ figure in the Masonic fraternity
died suddenly at his home at 1912
IQuintard avenue Friday evening
about 7 o’clock, the announcement
!of his end creating widespread sor
row among the people of the city.
Nearly 4000 peple were apprised
of his death at the Gipsy Smith tent
'l'riday evening when Rev, C. Brans
‘comb announced the death of the
lamented citizen from the speaker’s
platform. Mr. Wyche was an ac
tive member of the First Methodist
church and for many years had oc
’cupied a prominrent place in the lifei
cf that organization. f
! Mr. Wyche was of the highestl
type of Southern gentleman, and
during his long life in Anniston
Lad made himself a favorite with
many people.
He went to his home after leav
ing his place at the store of G.
W. Benton on Noble street and af
ter reaching home told his sisters
that he did not feel like going to
the tent. Picking up an afternoon
paper he walked into the dining
room and fell dead. The news
spreading quickly over the eity and
bringing many sorrowing friends to
the home.
Mr. Wyche served for several
terms as secretary of the Masonic
lodge, No. 447, and was a shriner.
He also belonged to several other
fraternal organizations. Mr. Wy
che was unmarried and is survived
by two sisters, Misses Sallie and
Annie Wyche, of this city.” Mr. and
Mis. Tom Smith the latter a niece
arrived in Anniston from their
home in Atlanta Saturday morning
in response to a message sent the
night before.
Funeral services for the lamented
citizen will be held at the residence
at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon by
Rev. L. C. Branscomb, and Dr. T.
W. Brandon and the burial will be
made at Hillside cemetery. Masons
of the city will have charge of the
service at the grave.
W. E. Lloyd, E. P. Cooper, E. L.
Field, H. B. Rudisill, G. W. Ben
ton and Turner Scarbrough will be
the active pallbearers.
Worshipful Master Ralph L. Howe,
of 443, Saturday issued a call for
all of the members of the lodge to
assemble at their hall at 2 o’clock
Sunday afternoon, and with this was
coupled an invitation for members
of other lodges'to attend the funeral
of Mr. Wyche.—The Anniston Star.
Mr. Wyche was born in Lee Coun
ty and moved to Anniston some
years ago with his mother and sis
ters.
The family was held in high
esteem, and have many friends here
who sympathize with them.
U.S.TO PAY BURIAL
EXPENSES OF VETS
A circular letter from M. Bryson,
manager of the Veterans’ Bureau in
Atlanta, has been sent to all of the
organizations of veterans of wars in
which the United States participated,
outlining the proper method of ap
plying for burial expenses to be fur
nished by the Federal Government
to all ex-service men honorably dis
charged. The letter is in compliance
with- an order issued after passage
of the bill by Congress providing for
burial expenses for ex-service men
who face interment in a pauper’s
grave, -
A Sultan's Watch,
In 1884 a most elabvrate watch was
made—of twenty-two carat gold—for
Sultan Abdul-Medjild by a firm at
Cornhill. This glant watch was five
inches in diameter. -Though it had
no bell, it chimed the hours and quar
ters, the striking apparatus consisting
of wires. Its powerful yet pleasant
tone resembled that of a cathedral
clock. The cost of this wonderful
thing was twelve hundred guineas.
Leeshurg, Lee Countv Ga., Friday SFPTEMBER 21, 1923
GEORGIA WEEKLY
INDUST’AL REVIEW
Payrolls mean cmployment; em
ployment means purchasing power
for the people; purchasing power
means a market for farm and manu
factured prodets. Reasonable wages,
reasonable prices and reasonable
taxation mean prosperity for every
body. It is up to very citizen to
’work to maintain such conditions,
somebody else cannot do the job
for you.
Valdosta—6ls cars Sowego mel
ons bring frowers $126,419.
Fitzgerald—Mammoth hatchery to
‘be installed at this point.
| Wrens—Wren Bros. new lumber
firm to install planers at this point.
l Macon—Con¥iruction of Second
street bridgge over Central of Geor
giga Railroad to begin shortly.
Gainesville—lmprovements cost
'ing more $60,000 to be made at
Riverside military academy. |
~ Cordele—New $60,000 hardwood
plant to be erected soon. ‘
Atlanta—New Joseph Brown high
school under construction. i
Lawrenceville—New school build
ing ready for opening. |
Decatur—Building permits issued
during first six months of 1923
amount to $655,000.
Egypt—Work and Hamilton Lum
ber Company to establish plant here. '
Jackson—=Schools in this county
to be improved. |
Quitman—Western Reserve Mills
at this point resume operation.
Gordon—>Methodist church par.
sonage completed.
Lewrenceville—Work on new
Presbyterian church progressing
rapidly.
Columbus—Local Salvation Army
Post to build $lO,OOO home.
Hahira—New filling station being
lerected.
Fort Valley—Contract awarded
for paving streets in buisness dis
trict;
Regulations for licensing ware
by the United States Department of
houses storing farmers’ stock of pea
nuts in the shell have been prepared
Agriculture. (
Tifton—Southern Bell Telephone
& Telegraph Company expends ap
proximately $13,000 on improve
ments in last three months.
Atlanta—Total of 8,000,000 Ibs.
of tobacco sold on warehouse floors
in Georgia this season.
Macon—~Contract to be let for
‘construction of new boys’ high
school to cost $300,000.
‘ Augusta—Georgia & Florida Rail
road now occupying new building at
Greene and Eighth streets.
Tifton—Sales on local tobacco
market continue to run over 25,000
lbs. daily.
‘ West Point—Paving on east
Eighth street to La Grange road
nearing completion.
LaGrange—Rapid progress being
made on Dunson Mill new plant at
this point. : -
Brunswick—Construction of high
way from her to St. Simons Island
making rapid progress,
Nashville—l4o,ooo Ilbs. tobacco
sold here in one day at general aver
ageg of 30 cents.
Atlanta—Work on new postoffice
in Inman park to begin immediately.
Savannah—4.246 freight cars and
45 locomotive received by Atlantic
Coast Line since July 1, 1922.
Gordon—New water wojks qys
tem contemplated.
Macon—Third street property
sold to National Bank, to erect new
building at cost of $150,000.
Wayeross—slo,ooo to be raised
to aid in promoting new enterprises
and aiding industries in this county.
Any action which limits a man’s
credit limits his opportunity to do
business. An injury to the insurance
industry automatically effects the
business credit of the nation, as in
gurance is the bhasis of credit.
U.S. TOROUND UP
WAR DEFRAUDERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 17.
—The Department of Justice in
tends to make a vigrous effort to
put a host of alleged war fraud of
fenders in jail, it was announced
Sunday.
The start will be made through-
TIME FOR
DELIVERY OF
PEANUTS
| ALBANY, Ga, Sept. 17.—Al
though delivery season for members
:of the Georgia Peanut Growers Co
loperative Association does not be
gin until Thursday of this week,
September 20, members in several
‘parts of the peanut belt are already
delivering to warehouses that are in
’readiness to receive peanuts. It is
not the purpose of the Association,
IQolonel R. E. L. Spence, president,
stated, to hold off receipts at-any
‘warehouse that is ready, but that
ithe date of September 20 was set
as one on which it was to have all
receiving points in readiness.
' The first peanuts delivered to the
‘association were by L. W. Wells of
!Pelham, and within less than 24
hours after his warchouse receipt
was received at the headquarters of
fice in Albany a check was on its
way to him for his first payment,
the initial advance. By strange
coincidence, the first Peanut Aosso
ciation contract was signed by a Pel
ham man, Hon E. E. Wilkes, one of
the county commissioners of Mit
chell county.
An initial advance of $60.00 a
ton on No. 1 peanuts has been agreed 1
on by the directors of the'Peanut‘
Association. This does not mean,}
President Spence explained, that'
$60.00 a ton will be all that mem-l
bers of the growers’ association will‘
receive for their peanuts, but it
simply represents the first 'payment,i
to be followed by others later that
are cxpected to bring the total up
to much more than non-members on
|an average will. receive for their
peanuts. In fact, he said, the asso
|ciation is already responsible for the
fact that peanuts opened¢ higher
this fall than they have ever opened
since they were a money crop in
Georgia.
When a member is advanced $60.-
00 a ton for his No. 1 peanuts, or
$50.00 «for No. 2’s he will also be
issued a participation receipt covey
ing +his unused equity in these pea
nuts. This participation receipt will
be collateral at any bank for loans,
if the member is in need of addi
tional funds at the time he receives
his first advance. Many of the banks
have agreed to loan 75 per cent of
the equity on any peanut participa
tion receipt. In some places, pea
nuts have been quoted as high as
$130.00 a ton. In that case the
member’s equity would be $70.00 a!
ton on No. I’s and he could borrow"
$52.50 on his receipt if he had to.!
In case the market was $120.00 that
day, his equity would be $60.00 on
No. I’s and he could borrow $46=00
on his receipt. ’ |
It is generally believed that when
final settlement is made with Peanut
Association members next spring
they will find that their peanuts have
netted them much more on the aver
age than have the peanuts of non
members. These on the outside 051
thf Association who have already
sold their peanuts have received all‘
that they will receive, whereas the;
members will receive other = sub
stantial payment from time to time
which will doubtless come at very
‘welcome times. |
Some of the directors favored a
higher advance, but the majority
sentiment was for conservation. It
was argued too, that the higher the
advance now, the smaller would be
the later payments.
Some of the members of the Pea
nut Association do not yet under
stand, Colonel Spence said, that
they may deliver at any association
warehouse or receiving station they
wish to. Some have objected to
delivering at certain points for per
sonal reasons, but they have the
choice of many other points at which
the association receives peanuts and
may deliver their if they wish.
out the country with the opening of
the fall terms of the United States
Courts, most of whcih have been in
recess during the summer.
The. first cases to receive atten
tion will be those dealing with the
construction of cantonments. In
these millions are involved in allega
tions of excess charges, purchase of
lumber and the letting of sub-con
tracts, as well as in carrying labor
on pay rolls which was not actually
employed. :
NEW DESIGNS
FOR CURRENCY
Secretary of the Treasury An
drew W. Melton’s approval of the
new designs for paper money, un
der consideration for more than a
year, has been annouced at the
treasury department and many new
bills of distinctive type and marking
soon will be in circulation.
The new designs at first will affect
only United States notes, silver cer
tificates and federal reserve notes in
denominations up to $lOO, with the
exception of the ‘“‘unpopular” two
dollar note, but it is hoped later to
extend the new designs—amounting
lalmost to a program of standardiza
tion—to national bank notes ‘and
ultimately to the rare gold certifi
ficates.
~ Working to make the job of the
cnunterfeiter less remunerative,
treasury experts chose the method
of standardizing designs, giving one
denomination of all kinds of cur
rency one distinctive design for face
and back so that those persons into
whose possession the money comes‘
may recognize instantly if altera
tion has been attempted.
The faces of the new bills will car
ry portraits of well-known figures in
American history, mostly presidents,
and the best known faces have been
chosen for the bills most used. The
one-dollar bill, for instnce, will have
Washington’s portrait; the five Lin
coln’s and the ten Jackson’s Cleve
land’s likeness will appear on the
twenty-dollar bills, while for the fif
ties and one hundreds the portraits
of General Grant and Benjamin
Franklin respectively have been
selected. :
The whole design, with the excep
tion of the portrait and the 'overl
printing, therefore, will be uniform,
and the difficulty of “raising’” bills
to higher denominations Chief Mor
an, of the secret service believes,
will be greatly increased. F
‘WANTED—Men or women to take
orders for genuine guaranteed
hosiery for men, women, and chil
dren. Eliminates darning. Salary
$75 a week full time, $1.50 an hour
spare time. Cottons, heathers, silks.
International Stocking Mills,
) Norristown, Pa.
666 quickly relieves Constiptasion
Biliousness, Headaches, Cold,
and LaGrippe. J
3
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S LOAN
Benjamin Franklin once wrote this letter to a man
to whom he was lending money: ;
“I send you herewith a bill for ten louis
d’ors. Ido not pretend to give such a sum. I
only lend it to you. When you shall return to
your country, you cannot fail of getting into
some kind of business that will in time enable
. you to pay off all your debts. :
¢ In that case, when you meet with another
honest man in similar distress, you must pay
‘me by lending this sum to him, enjoining him
to discharge the debt by a like opration when
he shall be able and meet with another oppor
tunity. I hope it may go through many hands
before it shall meet with a knave to stop its
progress.
This is a trick of mine for doing a deal
of good with little money. And it is a very
¢ good trick.”’ -
This is a mighty good way to be “tricky.” We are
tricky in this way—we retaifi the custodianship of the
loan. You pay it back to us and we in turn lend it to
the other fellow. We are just as anxious to help you as
Ben Franklin was, ’tho we want to keep record of its ro
tation. LET US HELP YOU. ;
et el e et
BANK OF LEESBURG,
G A NESBIT, PRESIDENT - O.W.STATHAM, VICE-PRESIDENT
T. C. THARP, CASHIER,
J XXXXXXXX
A WEEVIL CATCHER
THAT CATCHES 'EM
Crisp Farmer Has a Home
Made Contrivance That
¢ Has Proven a Success.
The Cordele News reports that H.
K. Dowdy, who is a quite but prac
tical farmer of the Sandy Mount
:commmunity of Crisp county, manu
factured an apparatus all his own to
fight the boll weevil. and in his own
mind, although he is not blowing it
to others, met with splendid success.
Mr. Dowdy simply and casually
refers to it as his “boll weevil catch
"er," and says he caught them by the
thousands. He says he did not get
it made until late, but when he did
get it made and where he used it,
he said, he is making a half bale of
cotton to the acre, and he believes
his “weevil catcher” helped out in
the result.
By the Handful.
The ‘“weevil catcher” is a simple
c(m;rivance and cost practically
nothing but a little labor and effort
to make it. He took just a small
dry goods box, something more than
a foot wide and possibly nearly two
feet long, and put some small roller
wheels underneath to help glide it
on the ground, took all of one side
off the box except one strip, a por
tion of two ends off, put a pan of
kerosene in to hold the weevils when
he caught them, attached it to his
plow, so arranged that the cotton
stalks would be forced in the box
and just naturally shake the weevils
off and into the “catcher.”
By this simple method he caught
weevils by the thousands, dumped
them out on a sheet and could pick
them up by the “double hauds-full.”
He said he wgs a little late in put
ting it into operation, but even
where he used it some he would
make a half bale to the acre. A
neighbor used it on five acres and
will make more cotton on the five
acres than on the balance of his
two-horse farm.
Mr. Dowdy’s “boll weevil catcher”
is at least unique and different from
anything yet on the mérkst. It is
not really on the market, it is simply
his home-made device. He thinks
he may be able to further perfect
it by another season, when he will
be largely independent of the weevil
and its mischievous work. But he
never does and will not yet depend
upon all cotton. -
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