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WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 191S.
THE MILLEDOEVILLE NEWS.
MrLLEDQEVILLE, GEORgi.1
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ECONOMY AT THE G. N. & I. COLLEGE.
LETS PLANT A BIG WHEAT CROP.
t'n'versal attention in Baldwin county should ha direct
ed to the planning of growing a lugger wheat crop during
the ( ming grain season than ever before produced in this
section, in view of the fact that flour, as a foodstuff, is at
a greater demand now than at any time in the past.
Net alone is it important for us to grow o :r own grain
for the manufacture of flour for home use, but it is the
patriotic duty of every citizen in the country to bring
about this measure for the purpose of lending so much as
sistance to the Government in waging the war in which we
are engaged. Even though it might prove unprofitable in
normal times to produce wheat ns a commercial crop, it
w uid at least lie wise for us to plant this crop during the
period of the war in order to make provision for our own,
consumption.
The yields of the grain fields of the west are being used
to take care of the growers, o. r men enlisted in the army
and our allies, and when all those demands are filled, the
chances are the South will be in greater need a year fretn
now than we have heretofore experienced. There is no
two ways about it when we say that our producing forces
have been cut down to a considerable extent. Neither is
there hut one way when we say that our field of consumers
is just as great as ever before, with millions rf our friends
across the water to swol.l the demand for provisions.
These facts should he sufficient to lead us to believe that
it is indeed important that we get busy and make our
plans to pvt four or five acres of land in wheat this fall for
every plow operated, and next year we’ll find ourselves in
a self-sustaining shape, provided we follow this plan. It’s
a bad idea for us to wait until we are forced to go without
An unusually interesting article appeared in the At
lanta Journal last S nday relative to the economical
administration of the Georgia Normal and Industrial
College
Here is a most remarkable showing of a careful busi
ness administration in a public office, where the public
interest has been looked after just as carefully and as
wisely as would be pissible in any private business.
This is a noteworthy example of real service to the
state. In this day, when there is frequent comment
upon the carelessness and sometimes extravagant ex
penditure of public money in the United States, it is
gratifying to find an example of careful, business-like
management in public office on the part of the admin
istration of the affairs of the Georgia Normal and In
dustrial College at MiiledgeviliP, Ga. In this day many
persons are preaching thrift and economy, but here is
an institution which practices as well as preaches.
Here is an institution which was on a war-time basis
of economy and efficiency even before the war made
the new demands upon us.
The College is flourishing in every way, and the
quality of the equipment and the work is of such high
order as to merit the enthusiastic commendation of
the public. Upon careful investigation it will be found
that the state is getting more than twice the returns
that might he ordinarily expected. It will he lotinil
t it in (icily tendance there are twice as many stu
dents as have a legal right to demand a place in the
college. It will he found that during the past dozen
ya.rs mere than 3,000 young women have been edu
cated ah ve the real capacity of the college. This is a
wonderful contribution to the state's educational in
terest and is due to hard work, patriotic zeal, ami a
good business management.
The surprising fact is that the per capita cost of ed
ucating a student is no higher than fourteen years ago.
The buildings have been erected with marked econo
my and the board has kept at a low figure. In spite
f the economy there has been no lack of efficiency.
The quality of the work has improved eaach year. The
standards of admission have been raised until a full
tour-,year high school coarse is required before aadmfs-
sion is granted to the Freshman class.
The efficiency is shown by the wonderful and con
tinued popularity. The institution has grown rapidly,
but every year many hundreds have been refused ad
mission, during the last decade more than r>,UOO being
denied opportunity to enter.
There is far more than economy and efficiency at
the Georgia Normal and Industrial College—there is a
modern and progressive spirit of work and happiness.
'1 here ar idaals of honesty, of economy, of health, of
adjustment to life, of efficiency, of democracy, of pat
riotism and of Christian altruism—ideals far removed
lvom snobbishness, or pretense, or superficial culture
or mere pedantr). b t ideals that are genuine and true
- ideals that have given power to the in-a'uiCon in
spite of its relatively small income—ideals which have
made the institution popular and which nave drawn
students without solicitation and without the necessi
ty of advertising.
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THE YELLOW FLAG MARK.
There are some people of this cot nty who are not buying
War Savings Stamps, but are amply able to do so. They
have not bought any Liberty bonds either, and neither have'
necessities before making preparations to avoid any suchj the) . comrlbuted anythlng raU ch to the Red Cross. This is
I no time for money slackers. The man who has the money
calamity.
Pick i ut your land now on which to sow your wheat and
other grain crops and thereby make yourself independent,
as well as to help your Government win the war. Keep
these objects before you and go to work to accomplish this
aim and each night you'll rest clear In knowing that you
should be made to contribute or fight. The boys who hava
"gone over" are making the supreme sacrifice by giving
| up their lives, and the man who is not willing to lend his
| money that they may be properly cared for. should be boy
cotted by all true Americans. Some have suggested that a
have done your part fer yo r family, your community and ( v y ,q low fiag should be hoisted in front of their places oPtaus-
your country. j j : nt . 3S and not allowed to take it down. That is not a bad
| idea.—Telfair Enterprise.
WONDERFUL DISCOVERY FAILED.
Last year people all over the country w>re building po
tato “pens." Somebcdy, somewhere, it was said, had rais
ed enough potatoes to last an ordinary family a whole year
iu an openwork box eight feet square. The box was filled
with soil and seed potatoes in the spring, and that was alt
there was to it. The vines grew out through the cracks all
around and the bin was full cf good tubers in the fall. Flue
business it was.
The only trouble with tills grand scheme was that it
didn't work. PProf. Christie, of Perdue University, says
ans are the very type who fall to manifest an,v interest t that in Indiana most of the skyscraper potato gardeners
whatever in matters of a public nature. Men who express jjdn'i ge t back their seed. Of 40 pens tried in Inilianapo-
their disapproval cf matters pertaining to the public wel- lis> according to City Garden Supervisor Osborne, not one
fare are no more displeased over their viewpoint than the succeeded.
■men who devote their time and study are in finding such , h - xperlment8 by the UnUed states Department of Agricul-
little concern existing among a great per cent, of our pop- | ture wore eq . alIy d , 3appc inting. In a potato pen at Wash
ington twenty pounds of seed were planted and eight
pounds of potatoes were harvested. The “barrel’’ plan was
just as had. The crop from two barrels weighed less than
two pounds.
It doesn't pay to he a mossbaek, of course, but it do s
pay to stick to approved methods of farming. — Dawson
News.
THE NEW POSTAL REGULATIONS.
WANTED—MORE REAL CITIZENS.
The presold great drive underway by the government
in the issuing of War Savings Stamps has already demon-
started to us that we need a greater number of citizens
who possess a greater amount of public interest. San long
as we fall to er.courago and- Induce this type of citizen
ship, so long will we be lacking in men worth while td in
dividual communities and separate communities go to
make up the states and the states our nation.
A little investigation reveals to us the fact that the men
who make it a habit of complaining about officeholders, the
form of our government and the tactics of high-up politici-
Have You Bought
Yours?
If every man, woman and child
in America bought just one Thrift
Stamp, Uncle Sam would have
$25,000,000 to help win the war.
Think of it—then go and buy your
stamp today.
Joseph Dry Goods Co.
HOME
incenttj
CLOTH ES
You must sign this pledge card before you can get any amount of
sugar from your grocer:
SUGAR PLEDGE FOR HOUSEHOLD USE.
I hereby apply for purchase of pounds of sugar for house
hold use at street, city of
There are persons In my family, including servants.
I hereby certify on my honor that I will not attempt to purchase
3Ugnr elsewhere In excess of three pounds per person per month for home
consumption in conflict with this statement. I further certify that this
purchase, including sugar now on hi nd, or in my possession, or under my
control, will net exceed a thirty days supply on the above basis.
(Signed).
WILSON GIVEN FREEDOM
OF FLORENCE, ITALY
Florence, Italy, July 1.—President
Wilson has been given the freedom of
the city by unanimous vote of theeffy
council. A testimonial in the form of
a parchment scroll embossed with
red lillies and. signed by the mayor
and aldermen will be sent to President
Wilson shortly.
illation relative to the actual betterment of the country.
Everywhere in the country we find si citizen here and
yonder who could have and did not contribute to the gov
ernment a pledge to purchase War Savings Stamps. This
was not due to lack of sufficient finances, b, t merely to a
lack of interest in the performances of the forces who an?
taking active measures to provide a means of protection for
the comin n people of this country and forever cast aside
any desire of an autocratic people to undertake to crush |
true democracy.
We tned to make a trip and stop in the avi nues wherta j ** new postal rates effective .lily 1st were not con-
so many unheard of citizens dwell and get their expres-1 coded and devised by a lunatic they certainly hear all the
sions concerning the things of universal interest. Should 1 earmarks of Insanity and absurdity. Not only do we be-
we do so, probably’ many f us would return a wiser, j ih've that the author cf this mess failed to realize the mls-
ihougli sadder, people and it would to very clear to us that
a greater amount of selfishmss exists in our midst than we
ever before dreamed of as being true.
The man who completes the works of his own interests
and then makes it his business to let the ther fellow wor
ry over matters concerning the interest of the public can
not and should not expect proper protection.
WITH THE EDITORS.
chief he was doing, but Congress as a whole was unable to
fathom it. the publishers did not understand it, the post
masters couldn’t untangle it and the devil himself wouldn’t
waste time attempting to get any sense out of it. Our opin
ion of the proposed zone system :f rates is that it is a com
bination of idiocy and outrage. Walton Tribune.
NO VINSON OPPONENT.
The talk of opposition to Congressman Carl Vinson seems
to have quieted d, \ui, if not actually died out.—Lincoln
Journal.
LET 'EM PUSH 'EM ON THROUGH.
Every time our hoys get fretted at the Germans over
yonder they go out and run them back along a front of
several miles. Some of these days they are going to get
mad about something and run them back to Berlin.—Eaton-
ten Messenger.
A SURE CURE.
Sure cure for indigestion and fushi nnble dyspepsia:
“Take a firm grip with both hands on a plow handle and
follow dally for seven months." This cure will be perma
nently effective and last always.—Bainbridge Post-Search-
light.
A NOISY CAMPAIGN.
Henry Ford is a candidate for United States Senator from
Michigan. If he rattles as much as his auto name-sake, ii
will La a noisy race all right.—Crawfordville Advocate.
BEING USEFUL.
A good deal is being said these days about the “non use
ful" class. You will have no cause to worry over the possi
bility of being thus designated if you will arise about 0
o'clock in the morning, help the wife—who Is doing her
own work—get breakfast, hoe in your garden thirty min
utes, go to yo: r office at eight and then do two men’s work
while worrying like cld Harry over how you are going to
make enough to meet the increased demands which hob up
on every hand, go home at six, meet the family with a
smile just the same as if everything was going along in
its accustomed way, after supper push the lawn mower for
half an hour before meeting with some Liberty Loan or Y.
M. C. A. committee. If yru do this and some one breathes
the word "slacker" because you do not do something lu ad
dition, which they are specially Interested in. we suspect
you will pass inspection us being usefully employed.—Daw-
| son News.
T HE trench, which always encircled the Roman cas-
trn, nr camp, was brought to France by Julius Caesar
end used by him on the very battlefield where to-clay
the Allies and the liens have 23.CC0 miles of trenches.
V/iih rings of trenches, gradually drawn smaller,
probably ti e first modern trench warfare, the Turks La
1667 took Ccr.dia.
Vauhan, builder of Verdun, in 1673 employed lha
first parallel trenches, the system cf the present war.
Defeat, not foresight, turned the Germans to trench
Y/arfare. Eut Goodrich never had to dig in.
Since twenty-two years ego Goodrich manufactured
the first American pneumatic automobile tire, Goodrich
has dnven ahead to the big, graceful, masterful—
But whether Goodrich was revolutionizing tire manu
facture by bringing forth the first American clinchcrtire—
Or originating the one practical non-skid, the cross
bar, safety-tread, or tough black tread rubber—
Goodrich built tires to one cnd-SEUVICE VALUR
—what they are worth to the motorist on his car end
on the road in COMFORT of an easier riding car-
ECONOMY in gasoline saved,-and LONG MILEAGE.
-.. S .~Ii dlfrercnce whether you buy GOODRICH
.ILVERTOWN CORDS, or BLACK SAFETY
1 K’-ADo, you get SERVICE VAL’J
TitF. R. F. GOOnPTGH RUBBER CO.
Atlanta Era-act: C:3-C3 Tcaclitrcs St., Atlanta, Ga.
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