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Wi IP: 1 THE HOME JOURNAL Price $1.50 A Ye^r. In Ad vance Published Every Thursday Morning Official Organ of Houston County JOHN H. & JOHN L. HODGES Thursday, Oct. i. t rOREIGa 6Er UAL OFFICES i&W YORK AND CHICAGO •RANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES FRUIT EXCHANGE MEETING OCTOBER 11 W B Hunldr, president of the Georgia Frui,t Exchange, has oall ed a meeting of the stockholders of that organization to be held on Wednesday, Oct , 17th, at the Piedmont otelin Atlanta, to con ftidev plaus for liquidating the ex* change. The meeting will open at 1 i o’clock in the morning, Plans for disolviug the Georgia IVnit Exchange were begun fol lowing the organization in Macon last week of the Georgia Peach Growers Exchange, a co-operative marketing association, designed to take the place of the old ex (Change. The majority of the membership of the Georgia Fruit Exohange is expected to join the new organization. Work of organizing local asso ciations of the new exchauge in 25 communities of the state has got- ton well under way, according to J G Carlisle, temporary theasurer of the organization, and J L Ben* ton of Monticello, chairman of the committee in charge of organizing the looal associations, who were in Macon last Monday* Vl r. Carlisle is also manager of the Georgia Fruit Exchange, The new ex change will have headquarters in Jtacon. Local associations of the Geor- .gia Peach Growers exchange will be organized in 25 communities in the state, with the following places as headquarters; Monticello, Gray .Haddock, Macon, Byron, Fort 'Valley, Perry, Marshall villej Mon- , ;teanma. Americus, 8 h e 11 m an, Ya tea v i I le, Th o m as to ti, W ood b u ry ■Woodland. Griffin, Summerville, Newman, Adairsville, Canton,Cor nelia, Reynolds, Butler, Bawkins- 1 N*il e and Mayfield. In the selection of these head quarters, an effort was made to have every section of the state represented. Each of the local associations will elect one director and this board of twenty-five, to gether with three directors the, •stockholders will elect from the *state at large, will form the gov* -erning body of the organization. By this arrangement, officials pointed out, each peach section of the state will take part in govern ing the affairs of the exchauge. o There are now over 299 negro .agricultural extention agents em- .sployed to show negro farm fami- 1 Hes'liow to put.into practice im- 1 proved methods of growing crops, • coring for live stock, preparing food, and managing the home, ac- - cording to reports of the United i Btatos Department of Agriculture. ; * ? | The cotton leaf worm appeared! about two weeks earlier than usual • throughout the northern part of the cotton zone, while on th* other ‘ hand the cotton crop was about; 101 days late in its development, says' the Bureau of Entomology of the I United States Department of Ag-' Jiculture. Owing to these condit tlons rather serious injury by the i puncturing of the bolls is reported * from the greater part of the upper cotton zone. 1 —: The mineral resources of tlie motion near Perry are being made Iknown throughout the ‘^Industrial Review” which records and pub- Jshes the industrial development Georgia. Be sure we appreoi* .-■ate and boost eur resourcea here •-.ht r home. GEORGIA WEEKLY REVIEW —stfV INDUSTRIAL POLLYANNA COLYUM-— Farmcrops are moving and ag gregate" re turn to farmers will be well in excess of last year. Indus trial development apd steady em ployment continue. Hold down taxation and eliminate labor rad icalism to assure permanent pros-i perity. Elborta—Gulf Coast Citrus Ex change building new packing house here. Newman—New club house to be erected on camp ground at Lake Raymond. La Grange—Extensive construe-, tion program of Bell System mak ing rapid progress. Valdosta-New warehouse to be erected. Dawson—Strawberry growers of this section pledge 300 acres for extensive development Sparta—Cotton and corn crops in Hancock county thiB season sh<*w heaviest yield in years. Perry—Survey near town shows large deposits of limestone,. Ful ler’s earth and lignite. q: 6000 O-KX bo : "60 f 6, >Oj5cr , cviO0 ADVERTISEMENT OF I. ■ i — OOH " :. GOOOOOOO Bill says once then-was a wo man who thouebl. her husband never lied t.<> her She was happy. Men’s fall cloth ing styles feeem to following strictly New shipment, or Art Squares and small Rugs. Some very beautiful eesigns. New line of grass rugs ‘‘Art Supreme” best quality ever handled. The old fashioned fc Wood finished iron beds, very popular at this woman who fainted at . .,1 , thesightofblood, says g time. Good line of Mattresses that will mease Bill, now hasadaugh- q ter who’s one. of these Q military lines. ac trained nurses was heard to say the other that day six‘d like 10’see us sawed open with a cross cut saw and sewed up with a grape vine. EVENED THE ACCOUNT Bill was talking about the tariff war between Spain and France, { “The*e two nations are hurting everyone. You are invited to look ovei these goods. W. B. SIMS. GROCERIES, FURNITURE, UNDERTAKING. Blue Springs -Contracts construction of $1,600,000 textile dyeing and finishing plant. Atlanta—Central of Georgia Power Company to enlarge hyro- electric plant to21,000 h. p., at cost of $4,320,000. Hoboken -C«mRtruction on new Oritchfleld building completed* Valdosta—Plans made for ex tention of Georgia and Florida Railway line to South Carolina. Canton—Canton Tel oph one Company to increase stock from $10,000 to 1525,000; $5,000 to fi nance extentions and improve ments. Maoon —Erection of new $600,- 000 aaditorium planned. Americus—Paving of Ellvilh road between this county and Sohely county completed. Camilla—Reconstru c t i o n of apartments and anumber of stores and officos planned at a cost of $6,000,000 Canton-New cotton mills un der construction io employ 650 to 700 additional workers. Macon—Contract to be awarded lor construction of new boys high high school building Atlanta—$60,000 available for enlargement of Riverside Aeade my iu this city. Tifton—Sales at local tobacco market run over 25,000 lbs a day. Savannah—$72,000 monthly payroll of Atlantic Coast Line Railway in this city during the season. Juliette—Price & Lester flour mills near Locust Grove being en iSjflrm. Perry—Clinchfleld Portland Ce ment Company to ereet $3,000,- 000 plant with capacity of 4,000 barrels cement daily. Many south Georgia counties are this year “making a killing” with tobalcco as a substitute, cash crop for cotton. Moultrie Contract let for re construction of dam across Neton- away Greek to cost $100,0,00. j Young Harris—Now Lawsyn Peel dormitory on campus of Young Harris college neaing com pletion. klaeon—New 10,000,000 gallon raw water pump to be purchrsed by the city. Savannah—631 employes in re pair works of Central of Georgia Railway shops with a monthly payroll $70,000, $30,000 a month spent for materials. Americus' $108,000 First Meth odist Church under construction. Bainbridge—Two new bridge? to be constructed in this vicinity at a cost of $3,000. Atlanta—Improvements at Sontli eastern Fairgrounds nearing com pletion. Quitman Contract let for sev en carloads of chert to be used for street paving. America’s public utilities, ex clusive of steam railroads, repre sedt a total investment of $15.- 000,000. That is more than fou« times the investment in the step’ industry.§ It is several times the amount invested in oil or automo bile industries* let for each other so ingeniously through their tariffs,” he said, “that it reminds mo of little Willie.’' “Little Willie pointed at his sister’s sweetheart, Mr. Jones. “Mr. Jones, kicked me yesterday” he snarled,‘but I got even with him, you bet, your life. I mixt up quinine with my sister’s face powder.” “Let me please,” “For your wife, better?” Night °hone No, 22. Pehky Day Phone No. 8 Ga* ooooocxx>ooooocx50ooococx50ooooooooogoooooooooocx)OOooco EXCURSION FARES For Fairs and Expositions, Fall 1923 via see a wrist watch, or WRONG POCKET LOST Platinum Bar Pin set with one diamond. Reward if re turned to Mrs J D Martin, Perry CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY Fare and one half sound trip, minimum 50 cents will apply on something account of the following Fairs and Expositions. Tickets will be sold on suitable dates and ample final limit will be allowed on tickets. Ap ply to any Ticket Agent for total fares, dates of sale, limit*, etc. ' Atlanta, Ga*, — Southeastern Fair,October 6-13,1923 Ticket* Conductor: We don’t stop there on sale from all points in Georgia and Alabama air, Columbus, Ga.,—Chattahoochee Valley Fair Association, Octo- Passenger (who has just shown ber 15 20, 1923, Tickets on bale from Newnan, Macon, Perry, Al* a ticket): “Stop where? bany. Cuthbert, Dawsou, Ga., Eufaula, Andalusia. Montgomery, Al- Conductor: At the pawnbroker’s exander City, Roanoke, Ala., and all stations intermediate to Coluni* If somebody could get an amend- bU8 ’ Macon Ga., Georgia State Exposition, October 2 -27, 1923. ment tacked on to the Constitu-; j ickets on sale from all stations in Georgia. tion, thinks Bill, to prohibit thrift l Savannah, Ga..—Savannah Tri-State Exposition, October 27 to there would hardly be any thrift- November 3,1923. Tickets on sale from all points in Georgia, excepB lossness left in this country a year nort h 0 f Cedartown. after. ! j Our stenographer says hairnets would last longer if the yonng men of the city wore not so rough. f PECAN TREES g Bill says a good bluff will get S| you there quicker than a bad act ^ A Perry man is found by Bill ^ who complaius of the high cost of ^ bad reputations The first cost is 5 not so mueh, but the upkeep is S something fierce, 1 The fault of the average high- brow is that he, never knows ^ whether to like a performance un- 5 til he, reads what the critics say 8 next day. . ^ Men who have time to get hair- ^ cuts every week have too much ^ lime, thinks Bill. After attending a modern dance it is difficult fo say which couple should bo awarded the loving cups remarks Bill. In time we may got used to see ing the ladies smoking, but when it comes to chewing, here’s hoping they stick to the rag. The biggest frog in the puddle sooner or later croaks, gargles Bill There was a wedding in New York last week and one of the presents was a baby elephant. A new idea. If you drink with a spoon in he cup wear a pair of goggles, uggestsBill, to keep it out of our eye. Bill says his idea of the end ©f ,. perfect day is a lieluva wild light. Bill makes this observation. Say t with brakes and save your lowers. Bill says the main reason a man jives a diamond engagement ring s a woman. Our notion is that women are laturally more heroic than men. Vho ever sa w a man with nerve >nougli to pluck bis whiskers? , ——«y—- LOST; check for $30.00 drawn on Bank of Ensley Ala, payable to T OUR TREES SWIGGED WHERE OTHERS FAIL 6 S . YEARS OF EXPERIENCE JUSTIFY OUR CLAIM ^ Selected, vigorbus, well rooted Buds and Grafts ^ of all the best varieties. Plant the More as sin ear- ^ ly, heavy, annual bearor—the variety with S I FLORID A NURSERIES g W W Bassett, Prop., - * Monticello, Fla. & SOUTHEASTERN FAIR SCHOOL ! WITH RAILROAD FARE PAID ALSO MEALS AND CAMPING QUARTERS GIVEN YOUNG MEN FROM EACH COUNTY AT FAIR OCTOBER 6 TO 13. TWO Atlanta, Ga.—-Having in mind the grounds and given their, meals during fact that education of young people of the country i3 the most important work that can be accomplished, The Southeastern Fair Association has in stituted a number of plans and con tests to attract the young men and young women, and one of these is, the Southeastern Fair School. The particular purpose of this is to offer to a selected body of young men the means for systematic study and observation under competent instruc tors of the agricultural and education al exhibits at the Fair, and through these young men to reach back home the older and the yqunger men. Two from each county, between the ages of 16 and 18, are to be selected *by competitive examination. They will purchase round trip tickets to At lanta and return from their homes, the amount being refunded them upon their arrival at the Fair, where they 4 Chapman. If found please notify, w111 be assigned to suitable camping X S Chapman, Perry Ga. 1 •— - - ■ ^ their attendance. The counties from which the boys come are asked to give five dollars <or each boy to pay for the short term scholarship. The Extension Di* vision of the Georgia State College of Agriculture and the United States De partment of Agriculture will co-operate with the county authorities to secure these funds and to provide instruct tors (for the school. The forenoon each day will be del voted to study, observation and class work, and the evening to the attend^ ance of illustrated lectures and the writing up of notes, Ample tjime each afternoon will be free to "visit the various exhibits and attractions on the Fair grounds. County school superintendents and county or district demonstration agents will have charge of the county; contests for the selection of the boys, and fortunate Indeed wilt he those who win the scholarships at the Fafij School this year. j =saBaaBaaBaa SSSF SSBB *? i=S! ^5w -