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SIDEWALK GLEANINGS
Local News of Town and County
—The Young Business Ladies
Circle will meet at G o’clock Mon- 1
day evening, April 10th at the
koine of Mrs. Geo. 0, Nunn.
—Special Revival Services for
the Perry Methodist Church will
begin on E&Bter Sunday, April IB,
Rev. 0. B, McDaniel, District
Evangelist, will have charge of the
meeting.
—The Second Quarterly Con
ference for Perry and Andrew will
be held next Saturday at Andrew
Chapel. Tho meeting will be con*
tinued during the week, Rev. J. B
Johnstone will do the preaching.
HOUSTON SUPERIOR COURT.
PERRY HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
p. H. S has lost the valuablo
services of prof. Lancaster. It is
rumored that he had stood up nn-
der the strain of trying to back
p. H. S as long as was possible,
but at last he was unable to stand
it any longer aud suffered a nerv
ous breakdown which forced him
to rotiro to his home in Shady-
dalc to tako thb open air cure. Ho
is gone but not forgottou. At time
ot going to press no ono had ap
peared to take liis place.
Tho p. T. A. is running allot
lunch stand in the Court House
yard for the benefit of P. H. S.
This stand will continue tho rest
of^this week, and all of tho next
week. As tho school will benefit
by this stand, tho p. t a. is ap
pealing to all those who have chil
dren ia school and those who have
not butwish the school well to con
tribute something to tho stand.
Chickens, eggs, hogs, ham, moat
of any sort and anything that can
bo eatou will bo appreciated.“Now
is tlio timo for all good men to
come to tho aid of the p. t. a.
They have dono wonders for P. H.s
aud should bo encouraged in their
work.
Tlio.l2tU District High School
meet will tako placl in Fort Valley
April 14th and 15th. Everybody
that possibly cap, should attend
this meet and give their support
to the teams who will bo endeav
oring to win undying fame for
P. H. S.
Well bo good.—U. T.
The April Term of Houston Su
perior Court convened Monday
with Judge Malcolm Jones presid
ing.
The Grand jury was sworn and
charged as the first business of the
Oourt, and began their deliber
ations after organizing with W.-
C. Watson Foreman and C. B, Al’
momd Clerk. Up to Tuesday after
noon 15 True Bills had been found
including two for murder and one
for arson.
The trial of Civil Cases is in
progress and several civil suits
were tried by juries and a number
of judgments taken the first two
days. Judge Mathews assisted
Judge J°nes in the trial of cases
Monday. Judge Jones will preside
next week in the trial of criminal
cases.
Jurors for next week services are
as follows,
Traverse Jurors—2nd week—R
E Jackson, W J Potts, E C Leve-
rett, W M Wright, R L Thomp
son, F II Hiley, E H Holland, 0
11 Mathews, G \V Clark, D C
Strother, W L Reufroe, A L Hol
ly, A C Blackwell, T W Leverett,
H E Talton, J M Jones, Geo. H
English, R S Jones, R W Long,
W T Jones, T W Murray, I N
Royal, J E Garvin, T D Mason, T
E McMinn, J R Fudge G G Adams
,T A L Wilson, .T T Sisson, R H
Hardison, H M Copeland. O J
Bateman, C H Prator, L R Prator.
E P Kezar, E W Traylor, J O
Howard, C B Anderson, G L
Howard, M H Campbell. Sam T
Hurst, J D Fagan, R C Aultmau,
S W Hickson Jr. CI1 Avera, J D
Martin Jr. M E Day, O H Lifesey
OJ Tucker, J II Baird, J H
Clark, L E Haddock, O B Edmund-
son, B T Marshall, R L Mathews,
H W Glover, Charlie Walker, C
E Parker, E J Clark, J F Lowe,
R L Marshall [Lower 5tli] B J
Hunt, (3eo. H Fincher, L W Gray,
P G Marshall, J J Glass, J L
Everett, O E Pearson, SP Nowell.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION APRIL 8TH.
The regular election of City Of.
ficials as recently announced will
be held on next Saturday, April
8th
Officers to be elected include the
Mayor and six Alderman and two
members of the Board of Educa
tion. No considerable interest has
eo far been manifested in the e-
lection and so far no opposition to
the incumbents have been public
ly announced. The names of the
present Mayor and members of
Council are presented for re elect
ion.
two members of the City Board
of Education succeeding messrs
S. G. Rogers and W. B. Sims re*
signed are to bo elected. The names
of J H Short and C B Andrew have
been suggested and urged by
friends to apply for the places and
it is understood they will allow
t*®eir names to bo presoted on the
t lc ket. Polls at court House open
at 0 o’clock a m aud close at 4
p M.
BIG PLANING MILL TO OPERATE FERE.
T. D. MASON
Groceries & Hardware,
PHONE 46.
Perry, - - - Ga.
The Store Where
“QUALITY”
Is Paramount.
Announcement is made that the
Moore Brothers will operate a big
plauing mill at Perry and the work
of constructing the plant began
this week. The move has been in
contemplation for some time and
the announcement that the plant
will be located here is very grati
fying.
The Moore Brothers have been
cutting timber in this county for
several years and are among the
best known lumber men' in this
section- They already operate one
large planing and a number of saw
mills in the eastern section of the
county and the planer at Perry
will probably be the centre of their
operations.
Several bodies of timber in the
vicinity of Perry have recently
been acquired and several addition
al saw mills will be operated near
here and fed to this planing mill.
The big mill is being built just
north of the Perry Veneer Co.,and
power plant will be operated operat
ed by steam from this boiler.
Officials of the Moore Brothers
Lumber Com pan v announce tuat
they will be in operation within
thirty day*.
THE MASONIC CONVENTION.
BUY GOODS THAT
SATISFY.
Buy from the Store that
gives you Quality, Service
and right prices.
What more do you want?
SPRING IS ON US.
Some of these days you
will get fishing on the
brain and spring fever in
your blood. Thats your
business, we all have it,
Then you will wanta go
fishing. Thats your busi
ness, we all do, then you
will want some Hooks,
Lines, Lead, Artificial
Minnows, Flies, Trotlines
Reels and Rods and a
Lunch. Now, thats our
Business. WeVe got
them all.
A. C. RILEY JR. MAYOR OF FT. VALLEY.
Mr. A. 0. Riley Jr. was chosen
Mayor of Fort Vnlley in a hotly
contested election there last Fri
day, winning by a majority of 113
Votes over his opponent. His alder-
xnanio ticket also won by a sub
stantial majority.
A. C. as he is known is the old
est son of Judge A- C. Riley, and a
practicing attornep. He has many
friends 'in perry, where he was
reared, who are gratified to learn
of the honor bestowed, upon him
|Cmd offer hearty congratulations.
Tho perry Masonic Lodge was
host to brother Masons of Hous
ton county at their quarterly eon-
vedtion here last Friday night-
Besid«‘s a special program 'or
vbiting Masons tin* occasion was
marie especially enjoyable by the
elaborate qarbeene served t > Ma
sons, their families and f lends
from all sections of the County;
iStveral hundro 1 guests weie
served in the big warehouse on
Ball Street, with barbecue, bruns-
wick stew and coffee of a quality
aud a quanity never been surpass
ed here.
Mastms dnd non Masons are in
debted to their hosts for a delight
ful entertainment.
FORTHATLAWN PAR
TY OR PICNIC.
WeVe got the Bread, Pi-
minto, Cheese, Pineapple
Cherries, Peaches, Pears,
Dried Beef, Lunch Ton
gue, Peanut Butter, ! una
Fish, Wesson Oil, Salmon
Steak, Sweet and Dill
Pickles, Teas, Grape Juice
Ginger Ale, Sauces, Sal
ad Dressing, N’Every
thing.
A WONDERFUL SAVINGS FOR CASH ON
DEPENDABLE
Shoes - Suits - Hats.
Our stock is chuck full of the seasons newest
model SUITS, newest shaped HATS and the
newest last SHOES.
AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES.
SUITS HATS
$20.00 *25.00 $30.00. $2.85
SHOES
$4.00 $5.00 $7.00.
454 ’CHERRY ‘ST
Come now and Subscribe for
The Home Journal.
T. D MASON.
Goods Delivered.
Phone 46. Perry, Ga.
Boll weevil
CONTROL FACTS
Methods Generally Employed With
Success, and Mistakes Which
Farmers Make.
By C. A. Whittle,
1 Soil Improvement Committee.
The boll weevil has practically cov
ered the cotton belt, but there seems
to be no marked reduction In the j
|amount of cotton grown as a result, j
Tho fact Is the boll weevil can not j
and will not overthrow the South’s
greatest crop.
How are farmers meeting the
boll weevil most successfully? There
are two main ways: (1) Pushing the
cotton to early maturity and (2) Kill
ing the boll weevil.
The following questions and answers
give the main things that are being
done and also the mistakes that are
being made:
PUSHING THE COTTON CROP.
What soils are preferred for hasten*
Ing the crop?
Well drained,, light soils warm UP
earlier and grow off the cotton quick
er than heavy or poorly drained soils.
Sandy soils are, therefore, better than
clayey soils.
Is It advisable to use poor soils?
It would be a serious mistake. Poor
soils never did pay, and with the boll
weevil taking toll, poor land cotton
will only put the farmer into a deeper
hole.
Remember that It costs more to grow
cotton under boll weevil conditions,
and there must he enough cotton
to make it worth while to fight with
the boll weevil.
What varieties of cotton are pre
ferred?
Any variety which will set an abun
dance of bolls early and will continue
to set fruit throughout the season. A
variety which is early but which also
quits fruiting early is not desirable
because the weevils will do heavier
damage to the bolls when they do not
find squares to puncture. Cleveland
strains are most generally preferred
by farmers.
What methods of cultivation are
used to hasten maturity?
Frequent, shallow cultivation until
the greater part of the crop Is set.
j Then less frequent cultivation. The
i later cultivation should be the sl:tp-
' middle method, taking'alternate mid
dles and with the next cultivation (■.'ic
ing the ones that were skipped. T.;is.
j keeps half of the roots of the cotton
j plant undisturbed so that there will he
less shedding, more squaring and hot
ter protection of the cotton bolls.
| | KILLING THE WEEVIL.
i ' Is the poison method of killing the
iWeevll practical?
' It is, but It Is a particular method
which many farmers may fail with
when they first try it, because they
are not In the habit ot doing particu
lar things right the first tlmq.
If the rules for poisoning are ad
hered to strictly the cotton farmer
will get the most complete and eco
nomic control of the weevil of any
method known.
Any one contemplating the use of
poison should get complete instruc
tions from the Government Boll Wee
vil Station, Tallulah, La.,—-the . State
Entomologist, or agricultural col
leges.
Does It pay to kill the weevils on
tho young cotton stalks before square*
begin to form?
If .the weevils come out of winter
quarters In large numbers and threat
en to take all the first squares, It
Is considered advisable to kill as many
of them as possible. Calcium arsenate
sprinkled from a perforated can ox;
from a cheese bag on the young plants
Is the most efficient and economical
method of killing the weevils on the
young plants.
It Is not necessary to apply the poi
son until Just before the squares begin
to form.
Is It practical to gather and destroy
squares?
If the poison method is not used it
will often be found necessary to gath
er and destroy damaged squares that
contain Immature weevils, in order to
have assurance of any sort of a crop.
Picking up squares Is not as efficient
nor as Inexpensive as poisoning, bqt
if thoroughly done a fair to good crop
can be obtained.
la poisoned molasses applied to cot
ton effective?
Poisoned molasses or other poisoned 1
sweets will kill some boll weevils dur
ing dewless nights, but the poisoned'
sweets will kill honey bees and other
sweet loving insects that are needed
to carry from flower to flower the
pollen that causes them to fruit. Cal
cium arsenate dust is more efficient
and less expensive to use where poi
soned molasses are effective.
Are boll weevil traps practical?
A farmer never tries a trap mors
than once. The government has tried
all kinds and recommends none.
Can the say of cotton be poisoned
ao as to poison or repel the weevil.7
The Creator has given all plants the
power to absorb trough their roots
plant food and to resist all that is not
plant food. If plants could not resist the
poisons In the soil 'we might run a
risk of being poisoned, every time we
eat a potato, apple, berry, etc.
Can the boll weevil be driven from
cotton by offensive odors?
The boll weevil has not yet been
successfully combatted through Its
breathing organs. It has been sub
jected to the most intense war gases
without results.