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FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY S5
THE MlLLECGEVILLE NEW®
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Tbe rewards being offered for the men who last week
b. rned a negro at the stake after taking hint from the
jail in Athena now total $4,500. $ *,000.00 has been offered
by Governor Dorsey and $1,500 by the county commission
ers cf Clark county. This amount should produce evi
dence to ccnvict the law breakers of that secticn
Bad and Worse
VV e wonder if it wouldn’t seem delightful if the people
of Baldwin county could partake of at least a little air o!
congeniality. About a score or more of years there came
into a certain section of the south, the boll weevil. This
pest has brought about great ravages and the fleecy stapls
is abort to beclassed as the sbuth’s second or lower clqa;
crop after reigning supreme for many score of years.
During recent years the cotton boll weevil has marched
on and on from a point in Texas and at last the destructive
insect ha3 about covered the entire region of tbe country
ho exten ively engaged in the product that lias meant
much to the clothing of the world. But these facts uro not
ho much in ccnnoctica with the question we wish to u’s-
cuss at tuis time.
Nat rally from year to year the coming on cf tho boll
weevil has caused people to become confronted with ser
ious problems. It Is quite a well known fact that the
people first confronted with these destructive insects arc
In far bolteli condition than those having experienced
the invasion of the pests during later years. Right
now the people of this particular section are confronted.
DISCOVERING A MISTAKE
From Tho Progressive Farmer.
Some counties tvhore officials fe t that it wan ntcos-
rciy, in tho face <f the grate b isinosj ccndlticns, to
.■ixccmtzo ji dispensing with tli; county agents, aie r.o\,
discovering that this was a serious mistake. Face ts face
aUh the Jnoceisty if rornS yimg without tho exact
knowledge cf what crops to phut or how to go about
planting them; Vith tho absolute necessity of cutting the r
cost of production frem cne-half to two-thirds be'.ow that
of last year; not knowing Just how to reduce this cost-
cutting without red ting tho yield; wtih tho importan e
of toil.ns every farm product at the highest possible price
.vithout a definitely organized cooperative selling ass>
| elation; with the desire to Increase the livestock ou the
farm without a thorough knowledge cf breeding, care, |
and feeding and of disease control; wit the will to plant
home orchards without the knowledge without the Know
ledge of spraying and pruning; with mortgages or notes
falling due cn land and equipment; without knowing hove
to get extensions of credit, there has never been a ti;u
when a county ugpnt has been so vitally necessary to
farmers of any county in the Shut.., as during this yea
of uncertainty.
Much as they may desire to do no, county authorities
cannot. economize by cutting off their county agent, f v
this is not. economy. They save some few thousand dollars
that go to pay tho salary, but they rcb tho ccvnty of from
ten thousand to several hundred thousand dollars of in
come which the Bounty agent will bring into the count;,
by his work. No good county agent should be regarded
as an expense, but as a productive agency that brings
in wealtli to the county many times over his salary every
year. It is allright to ovoncmlze, hut care should be taken
not to economize by c tting off the source of supplies.
Why not a spring clvan-up day? Won’t bo long until I
t o flics and mosquitoes will be with us and a general)
,lean-up mig t save a let of sickness in the spring an l
summer months.
Thomas Edison gelebrated his seventy-fourth birthday
a few days ago by working in his laboratory all day. Thai
world has produced hut one Edison and may lie spend !
many more birthdays in any manner that may suit his j
fancy best.
Report says that tho officers have about cleaned up |
the illicit distilleries and booileggors in Hancock countv.
Fine. Baldwin county is fortunate in not having many of
this class, due to the efforts of her officers who are el-
If Judge Landis does have to resign as Judge of the
federal court to become head of the baseball league, the
salary will he just thirty five thousand dollars more for
the latter and there’3 some honor in being at the head |
of the groatest baseball association in the world.
There is a movement on foot by some of the farmers I
of Georgia to buy cotton at the present price instead of |
raising cotton again this year. From the present price of I
Utilizer and other tilings that go into making a crop of I
cotton, there’s no doubt that it will cost more than fifteen )
■cents a pound to produce it.
A number of citizens cf Columbus have purchased land
for a permanent camping place for the Boy Scouts of that j
city. No better Investment nould be made for the boys for
they are taught lessons as scouts that they cannot learn j
elsewhere. Columbu s is one of the first, if not the first |
city to provide a camp site for the boys in the state.
There’s a lot of criticism in the papers at present with |
reference to the class of moving pictures now being put I
out by the film companies. Henry Ford was sued recent-1
ly for a large sum of money because of some very point
ed things he had *to say aboit one of the companies. ]
There should be some kind of censorship of this class |
of amusement, especially in the cities where children are |
“regulars" at the picture shows.
, . , , . . . , ways cn the job to stop this kind of lawlessn
witli the sort of problem t at came into the way ot those | J J *
west of us several years ago.
All of this unavoidable trouble heaped upon us brings
abort a demand of unity of action If we are to solve the
prcMont confronting us. This demand, however, wo must
oonfi as, is being ignored quite generally, so far as Bald
win county is concerned. Positively, It seems trat mo
are going to be forced to admit that a combat Is about to
take place b tween ignorance and enlightenment. Some
of, our pc plo are Just about to enter tile arg nient that
the old system of plowing land up and down the hillsilBS
should l.e resumed, while others are contending that wo
should ! ".tve n .‘stone unturned in the matter of undertak
ing to jidvan: e the idea of tilling t t a oil a'ccordln„ to tun
level.
The biggest trouble confronting us at this time, it
would seem, is a lack of study of the things that really
concern us. It would seem like goiug the limit to say that
some sort of explosion is necessary in order to awaken
us to tho duty we ewe to our community, our families and
o. rsolves, hut frankly we see slight chance for another
course to take.
YVe have seen meetings hold here lutely for the pur
pose of arriving at sente method whereby cooperation
might be obtained. Upon learning of the proposals of
theso meetings there were those who got busy in making
their plans to attend, some with the Idea of joining nny
movement intended for the advancement ot the county,
and some for the deliberate purpose of doing Injury to
any project that might be set on foot. This latter spirit
is only serving to hamper generations that are to cone
and the children of the perpetrators themselves will be
taxed to pay for the cost of disseuHcn that Is now going
on. YY’e venture to say that this point of view has so far
escaped tho minds of many who have participated in the
touring down ot principles that have been indulged In so
frequently hereabouts.
Methods employed for tbe advancement ot education
Me being attacked right here in Baldwin county and Igno
rance is taking a leading role In the cast of characters
that are blazing the way for our future. It Is not so
much as to who is right and who is wrong that i« endan
gering the prospects of tbe growth and prosperity of this
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community, b..,t without question of doubt some action
should be taken to encourage and foster a proper coin-
i juunity spirit—lending freely a haid to help out in any un-
Lemons Vs. Persimmons
From Sandorsvllle Progress.
Some men draw lemons in the garden of love, but even
they are no Improvement over the persimmons the women
occasionally get.
A Hole Lot
Emigration Officer! “And what are you going to do?”
Emigrant: "Take up land sir."
Emigration Officer; “Much?”
Emigrant: “Oh, about a shovel at a time, sir."
derUking that is InteUlgegitly tgfcen up tq help strive the
.problems that are before, its just now
It it not our purpose-to condemn any Individual fur the
Actions they here taken in the past, Wa do, however,
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,|V*nl to impress upon the people of Baldwin county the
fact tbat we oapnot expert help from outside sources
ynrhout Showing an Inclination to undertake to help our
pet res, In other words U we UU to operate wtlhoqt our
^efghbor It would be .^bstfrd Ip ue to expect much support
trow those beyoed the boundary lines of our community
0ng*ged in pursuit as our competitor*.
A Raise
Two drummers In conversation;
“Jack Rose handed in his resignation hs a bluff to make
the firm raise his salary."
"Did they raise It?"
“Yes, but another man is drawing It."
This Would Help at all Lynching Partlea
From The Tlfton Qaxette.
A crowd of negroes, bent on lynching one of their own
color for an attack on a negro girl, after the prisoner had
been turned ouer to them fof punishment, stopped at the
culprit’s request to pray for him before shooting. After
prayer, they lost all Idea of lynching. Here is a good ex
ample for *hlte lynchers to rollow; if w e had more pray
ing we would have l«*s lynching.
Why Net Use the Acid ea Hubby?
From Tbe Vienna Newa,
An Atlinta woman has thrown carbolic'acid in the face
of another woman because tbe latter alienated her hue-
bands love, and now both women are all scarred qp
and tha "angel hi sband" la unmarred and Irtft for further
alienation. Carbolic acid Is a pretty good antiseptic,
but it won’t elimtnae poison unless applied where the poi
son la present. Tbe poor, mistreated wife can’t very well
apply cartelic acid to all the women, so it seems that stye
would get surer, quitter results and aav« money by nalng
It first on tha hnsbind, If aha prefers the carbolic acid
method, tor that ta the only way aha will *V*y get the
original germ that ia rearing hef-lroerirte.
Mr. Edsc! B. Fcrd, President of the Ford Motor Company, gives out tho following
statement:
“The price of the FORDSON Tractor has been reduced from $790.00 to $025.00, ef
fective Immediately,
“Tills price change lias been made possible through lower cost of materials and the
fact that we arc now located in our now Tractor Plant with greatly increased eoonomic
nmaufacturing facilitic-s in immedlato connection with our tcundry and machine snops
end large plant furnaces where iron is poured directly from the ore, giving the maxi
mum efficiency with the power to reduce cost of production and down comes the price
in lino with our policy to market our products at the lowest possible figure without
in any way affecting our high grade standard of quality.
“We are particularly pleased in being able to bring tlVs big reduction in price at
this time because the farmer needs all the help we can give him and this big cut in price
wfll be themeans cf placing a valuable power unit wilt in the reach of practically every
one of them, not to mention industrial and commercial concerns which likawiae have
benefitted through its use and already realizing, to a ranch greater extent, Its value hs
a power and hauling unit^E.t particularly has tho FORDSON Tractor proved a^nost
valuablo factor In the saving of. farm labor, at tho same time increasing tho mer aero
crop yield as well as making possible ■ ... .. .' previously uncultivated land, to
say nothing of removing no end of drudgery.
“There is no question that the use of machine power on the farm is the greatest ad
vancement made in thedevelopment of agriculture, not only in money making results as
well as raising the standards of living on the farm to a much higher level but becauso
of its proved value in making every typo of land more productive and consequently our
desire to place tlicFORDSON within the reach of all.
“THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE PRESENT FORD CAR AND TRUCK PRICES,
which are already at the lowest possible figure and Aow with rock bottom reached on the
tractor price a farther reduction in price of cither Car, Truck or Tractor is out of the
question, in fact the big price cuts have been made in anticipation of continuous maxi
mum production and increases may be necessary before long if a large volume of new
business is not obtained. Therefore, present prices of Ford Products cannot be guar
anteed against possible increases."
Ask for tha book “The Fordson At Work" which will be supplied free of cost. Let
us demonstratae the value of the FORDSON on your farm, in your factory, lumber
yard, coal yard, or in any general hauling or power work you hnve to do and let us
have your order for a FORDSON. Price delivered on farm, $670.41.