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TWICE-A-WEEK
VOLUME 52.
OFFICERS RE
ELECTED BY COT
TON JROWERS
Atlanta, Ga.—Reelection of of
ficers and directors marked the an
nual session of the Georgia Cotton
Growers’ Co-operative association at
the Kimball house Tuesday. It was
reported by Caude Eubanks, secre
tary, that more than 8,000 cotton
growers had affiliated with the or
ganizatoin since February 1, bring
ing the total membership of the or
ganization to 22,000.
Another important pan that mate
rialized at the meeting was the sign
ing up of more than 400,000 bales
of cotton for the 1923 crop. Much
was accomplished in 1922 with the
cooperative marketing plan, even
though it w r as the initial effort of the
oganization, its officers stated.
Officers of the organization were
re-elected as follows: J. E. Conwell,
Lavonia, president; W. A. Reeves,
LaGrange, vice president; W. T. Mc-
Arthur, McGregor, vice president;
Claude Eubanks, Eastman, secretary;
J. E. Conwell, W. A. Reeves, W. T.
McArthur, A. M. Wilkins, of Comer,
and E. 11. Blount, of Sylvania, mem
bers of the executive committee.
Directors elected to represent the
20 districts of the state, in the or
der named, were: J. L. Leslie, Rock
mart; C. R. Ware, Lawrenceville; C.
A. Addington, Lavonia; T. B. Thon
ton, Hartwell; 0. E. Pate, Elberton;
J. P. Wise, Baldwin; A. M. Wilkins,
Comer; R. L. Manley, Bethlehem; J.
C. Turner, Jefferon; H. H. Milam,
Cartersville; A. T. Snead, Carrollton;
W. A. Reeves, LaGrange; P. C. Jef
fords, Sylvester; E. H. Blount, Syl
vania; W. T. McArthur, McGregor;
Claude Eubanks, Eastman; Fred W.
Hodges, Statesboro j W, A, Shiver,
Cairo, and Ben Baker, Ellington.
J. E. Conwell was elected a di
rector to represent the state bureau
0 markets on the board and James
W. Morton to represent the State
College of Agriculture. J. J. Brown,
commissioner of agriculture, was
voted the privilege of naming anoth
er director at a later date.
BOYS WAX RICH
CAN CLEAN-UP
Nashville, Tenn.-—One cent apiece
to boys for tin can 3 turned in during
the “clean up week’ in Nashville al
most caused a riot yesterday when,
after 60,000 cans had been delivered,
the available funds had been ex
hausted. Unable to convert their re
maining cans into com, hundreds of
youngsters bombarded the temporary
paymaster with cans, forcing him to
See* shelter.
Emergency offerings by public
spirited citizens were made and the
""paying off’ was resumed today.
Severa dilqrent youths increased
their supply of cans by raidding the
city dumps in violation of rules.
GIRL IS HURT
BUFORD ROAD
Buford, Ga.—Miss Evelyn Bow
man, 16 year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George L. Bowman, of this
place, was painfully injured Satur
day afternoon when she jumped
from an automobile on the Law
renceville-Buford road about eight
miles from Buford.
Miss Bowman became frightened
when the car suddenly approached a
wagon in the road and Chief Gar
ner, the driver, swerved suddenly to
avoid hitting the wagon. In turn
ing he ran into an embankment,
frightening Miss Bowman.
The automobile contained a party
of school childdren who were re
turning from the field day at Win
der.
SOUTH BEND.
Mrs. George Davis visited Mrs. W.
L. Davis Monday evening.
Mr. S. A. Crumbley and son Clyde
of Old Suwanee spent Sunday wih the
ormers daughter, Mrs. Leonard Davis
of this place.
Several from this place attended
services at Rock Springs last Sunday.
Mrs Richord Smith and children of
Prospect visited relatives near here
Monday.
Mesers Otis Teagle andCraton Bra
ziel f Atlanta spent Sifiday with the
laters parrents, Mr. Mrs. Lee Braziel
near here.
Miss Ruth Tarpley of Mt. View
spent Sunday with her sister Miss
Lou Alice Tarpley of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson of Law*
rencevill visited Mr. and. Mrs. Geo
rge -Davis Sunday.
Clyde Crumbley and Clarnce Davis
atended Sunday School at Old Field
church hst Sunday afternoon.
The News-Herald
J. E. CAMPRJLU .
INJUREuBY AUTO
Mr. J. E. Campbell, one of Law
renceville’s most beloved citizens,
was injured and bruised late Wed
nesday aternoon when the wagon in
which he was riding was struck by a
Packard automobile said to have
been driven by Mr. Harry Turner, of
Athens, the accident occurring in
front of the home of Mr. Raymond
Wison, who lives near the old mineral
springs on the Winder road.
According to reports Mr. Camp
bell was coming home in his wagon
and hearing a car behind him turned
out of the road to allow it to pass
when he was struck. Another auto
mobile was said to have been, parked
in front of the Wilson home and the
Packard did not have room to pass
between the parked car and the wag
on and hit the wagon, wrecking it
and throwing Mr. Campbell out.
Turner is said to nave sped on
fithout offering aid to the man he
injured. A Cadillac car said to
have been driven by a Mr. Phelps
and containing another Mr. Phelps
and Mr. Tom White, deputy sheriff
of this county, was following the
Packard and stopped at the scene of
the wreck. One of the Mr. Phelps
got out and securing a Ford brought
Mr. Campbell home. Tom White
and the other Phelps gave chase to
the Packard and came through Law
renceville at such a terrific rate of
speed that White was placed under
a bond of SIOO by Chief of Police
Jordan.
Later it was found that Turner had
stopped the Packard at the Seaboard
depot and caught the train for his
home in Athens.
Turner is said to be employed by
Bona Allen, Jr., and Golden Knight,
who have the Packard agency in
Athens, and was running fast {<?
TdCet the train in Lawrencevil'le
where he was to deliver the car to
one of he Allens, of Buford, who are
said to own the car, People at the
depot when the Packard drove up
aid the lights and front fenders
were smashed according to reports.
Local officers phoned Athens po
lice and Turner was said to have
been arrested and would be returned
to Lawrenceville Thursday, proba
bly being accompanied by Mr.
Knight. Turn'ft is stfld'To’ be a boy
about fourteen years old.
Mr. Campbell, was seen this
(Thursday) morning and was able to
sit up but said he was severely
bruised and suffered some pain.
Friends trust that he may soon be
able to get out again.
FREAK EGG
IN AUGUSTA
Augusta, Ga. —To L. M. Lively,
2056 Greene street, this city, well
known chicken fancier, go all prizes
for freak eggs produced this season.
The egg referred to has the clear
imprint of a baby’s face and head
on one side. The head is nearly the
size of a quarter of a dolar. Eyes,
nose, mouth, ears and even the hair
are plainly discernible when the egg
is placed under a light. Part of the
baby’s body can also be seen. The
picture seems to be “watermarked”
in the shell.
The discovery of the “baby face”
was made by Mr. Lively when he
was testing a setting so an incubator.
The egg was laid by a Rhode Island
Red hen.
SWEETGUM.
Mr. and Mrs. Winford Duncan, of
Buford, spent Saturday night and
Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Davis.
Mr. 11. C. McDaniel spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Cagle, of New Hope.
Mises Opie and Lizzie Clements,
of Norcross, spent last Sunday af
ternoon here with their sister, Mrs.
R. T. Martin.
Mrs. H. C. McDaniel spent last
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. I. L.
Morelan.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Craig, of
Rocky Branch, spent last Saturday
afternoon with the latter’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Martin.
Misses Aralee, Elsie, Mae Sisk, of
Lawrenceville, visited their cousin,
Mrs. J. L. Shoaf, here Sunday after
noon.
Mr. Loie Braswell, of this place,
wee motoring in our section Sunday.
Mr. Jewell Mahaffey, of Alcova,
and Miss Mae Park, of Lawrenceville,
were motoring in our secion Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Brogdon, of Buford,
visited her brother here, Mr. R. T.
Martin, recently.
OR. BEN CLEMENT
DentUt
Phone No. 59
NORCROSS, GA.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1923.
SOLD ATTEMPT
JAIL DELIVERY
FOILED IK FLOYD
Rome, Ga. —Just one bar Monday
night stood between all of the pris
oners in Fioyd county jaii and liber
ty, and that bar was about to be
sawed, it is believed when Sheriff
Wilson discovered one of the boldest
attempts at jail deliverey in the his
tory of this section of Georgia.
At about midnight on Monday
night, Sheriff Wilson heard a noise
in the rear of the jail. The sheriff
went to investigate and found two
men, apparently in the act of break
ing their way into the structure.
They fed at his approach.
Investigation of the window at
which they seemed to be working,
disclosed the fact that the heavy
wire screen had been torn away and
one bar had been sawed in two. The
sawing of a second bar would have
made an opening amply large
enough for a man to have passed
through.
The sheriff and his deputies dis
covered that two bars in cell number
4 had been sawed entirely in two and
that a hole large enough for a man
to pass through had been made. This
left the men in that cell at liberty
to make their way to the window
where the third bar had already been
sawed. The sawing of one more bar
would have left the path to freedom
open.
The Baker oys, condemned to die
on April 27, for the murder of Depu
ty Sheriff Morton, at LaFayette,
nearly a year ago, were among the
white prisoners lodged in cells on the
first floor of the buildding. They
were transferred to cells on the sec
ond floor along with other white
prisoners, although officers declare
there is no doubt the Baker boys or
their friends were responsible for
the attempt at jail delivery.
PROBE FIRING
INTO AUTO
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Greenville, S. C.—Jaroes Lewis,
foreman of the Greenville county
grand jury, has called a session of
that body for Monday morning to
investigate the recent action' of fed
eral prohibition officers in shooting
into an automobile occupied by two
young women from Asheville, N. C.,
when they refused to halt when sig
nailed by the offices. The foreman
acted upon receipt of a resolution
passed by the directors of the Green
ville Chamber of Commerce, demand
ing an investigation.
Mileage Book's Go On Sale.
Traveling men in Georgia and
throughout the south, many of whom
have discussed the matter, have ex
pressed themselves as being highly
pleased with the recent action of the
interstate commerce commission in
denying petitions asking for recon
sideration of the ruling requiring
railreads to sell interchangeable
mileage books at reduced rates.
The action closes the record in the
mileage book case insofar as the
commission is concerned, and unless
the petitioners take their objections
into the courts the books will go on
sale May 15 on nearly all class 1
railroads except those in the eastern
district.
Tho status of mileage books instal
lation in the eastern district will be
determined finally by action of the
federal court at Boston before
which all of the railroads in the east
with the exception of the Baltimore
and Ohio, presented a demand for a
restraining order.
Former U. S. Senator Hoke Smith,
of Georgia, who has represented the
traveling men at all hearings, ap
peared at the Boston hearing and
presented the case for the National
Council of Traveling Men’s Asso
ciations. Senator Smith said there
was not a dissenting voice in con
gress on the question of inter
changeable mileage books on the
railroads of the United States.
The mileage book tickets, sale of
which was abandoned by the railroad
dm nitration during the war, were
ordered reinstalled by the inter
state commission following the ac
tion of congress. The commission
ordered the railroads to sell books
good for 2,500 miles and inter
:hari"f p oetween the railroads at
a reduction of 20 per cent below
regular passenger sanes.
NOTICE
There will be an all day sining at
Union School house the sth Sunday
in April, begining at 10 o’cdock. The
song book to be used is “Awakening
Praises” by James D. Vaughan.
Everybody is cordigally invited to
'come and bring their song books and
veil filled baskets.
Renew your subscription.
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A
DR. T. K. MITCHELL
Lawrenceville’* oldest and most be
loved physician, died last Sun
day,
JAMES W. CILBERT
DIED WEDNESDAY
| Mr. James W. Gibert died at his
home in Lawrenceville Wednesday
night after an illness of one week of
pneumonia. Mr. Gilbert lived with
his son-in-law, R. L- Johnson, in the
Saul building known'as the old Moore
hotel.
The deceased moved to this city
about twelve months ago and was
associated with Mr. Johnson as meat
cutter in his restaurant.
He was in his forty-ninth year at
the time of his death.
Surviving him are his wife, former
ly Miss Anna Watson, six children,
one brother and four sisters.
Funeral services will be held at Mt.
Zion Friday, Rev. Britt in charge.
TWO MEETINGS OF THE
S. S. ASSOCIATION
n ■ m -* ‘ ■ -
Atlanta, Ga., April 16. — Many out
standing leaders in the religious life
of Georgia have beep secured by the
program committee'of the Georgia
Sunday School Association, for the
regional state conventions, to be held
in the First Methodist church, Ath
ens, May 14, 15, 16 and in the Beny
schools at Rome, on* May 16, 17 and
18.
Among those who will have a part
on the program are the following:
Rev. W. A. Jonnard, of Savannah,
field secretary of the diocese of Se
wn nee.
Rev. E. B. Quick. Atlanta, educa
tions 1 secretary of the United Chris
tian Missionary Society for the
southeast.
Prof. W. A. Sutton. Atlanta, su
perintendent of the city schools, and
vice president of the Georgia Sun
day School Association.
Dr. Allen Wilson. Augusta, pastor
First Christian church, president of
the Georgia Sunday School Associa
tion.
Dr. George W. Macon, Forsyth, of
Bessie Tift College.
Dr Richard Orme Flinn, Atlanta,
pi j tor North Avenue Presbyterian
church.
Dr. Marion McH. Hull, Atlanta,
superintendent North Avenue Pres
byterian Sunday school.
Mrs. S. H. Askew, Decatur, princi
pal of the Decatur community vaca
tion Bible schooL
Mrs. Homer Williams. Thomas
villo, teacher of a large Eible class.
Thorrasville Methodist Sunday
school.
Mrs. F. A. Johnscn, Atlanta, su
perintendent, elementary division.
Park street Methodist Sunday school.
Mr.. A. G. Sullivan. Kirkwood,
superintendent beginners’ depart
ment, Tabernacle Baptist Sunday
school.
Mrs. Archibald Davis. At'an. a.
teacher, North Avenue Presbyterian
Sunday school.
Rev. Henry B. Mays, Atlanta, pas
tor Inman Park Methodist church.
Mr. Hinton Booth, Statesboro, su
perintendent Statesboro Methodist
Sunday school, and member of ex
ecutive committee of the Interna
tional Sunday School Association.
R. D. Webb, general superinten
den’. of the Georgia Sunday School
Association.
Miss Myra Batehelder, children's
division superintendent of the Geor
gia Sunday School Association.
In addition to the above well
known church and Sunday school
leaders, a number of other Georgians
will have part on the program. Dr.
Hugh S. Magill, of Chicago, secre
tary of the International Council of
Religious Education; Dr. W. A.
Hewlett, secretary of the Daily Va
cation Bible School Association; Dr.
Arlo A. Brown, president of the
University of Chattanooga; Dr. H.
E. Tralle, of New York; Mrs. S. N.
Burts, Spartanburg, S. C.; Mrs. M.
M. Hughes, Birmingham, and C.
Harold Lowden, Philadelphia, are
other speakers bn the program.
PLAN OFFERED BY
DR. M. M. PARKS
OFFICIAI/S MEET
Atlanta, Ga.—Four vital changes
in the present system of financing
thne public schools of Georgia were
recommended by Dr. M. M. Parks,
state school superintendent, in an
address on “School Finances,” de
livered Tuesday afternoon at the an
nual meeting of the Georgia County
and City School Officials. Briefly
stated, Dr. Parks’ recommendations
were:
1. To abandon the present plan
of long delayed payment of public
school money by paying it month by
month, enacting a constitutional
amendment increasing the govern
nor’s borrowing power by $3,5000,
000 to be decreased $250,000 each
year, the amount borrowed under
this amendment to be used soly for
public school purposes.
2. To aboish the scnool warrant
system now in vogue, by which the
school fund loses approximately
SIOO,OOO annually through sale and
discount of school warrants.
3. To bring about increased ef
ficiency in the operation of the public
chol from top to bottom, securing
longer terms, better teachers and
better training for the children.
4. To secure the appropriaiton of
not less than half the state’s revenue
for public school purposes.
Dr. Parks, in his address to the
county and city school officials, em
phasized the need for a business like
administration of the pubic schools
in all phases of their operation. He
deplored the practis of selling
school warrants, and urged more up
to date methods of financing the
state wide school system, declaring
that under the present plan the pub
lic school have to wait until De
cember to get 10 per cent of the
funds due them from the state,
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VETOES TWO
CENT GAS TAX
Lansing, Mich.—A bill recently
passed by the state legislature im
posing a tax of two cents a gallon on
all gasoline sold within the state was
vetoed by Governor Alex J. Groes
beck. Legislative leaders expressed
doubt if proponents of the measure
can gather sufficient strength to
override the veto.
The governor charged the bill un
just in that it would be a tax, not
only upon automobile owners, but
upon all other users of gasoline.
GEORGIA EDUCATION ASSN.
MEETS IN ATLANTA I’ll. 10-21
The annual meeting of the Georg a
Education Association will be held
in Atlanta April 19, 20 and 2*.
Wesley Memorial- church been
selected as the place for all general
meetings and the department meet
ings will be held in the Sunday
school and committee rooms on Fri
day afternoon.
No trouble nor expense has been
spared in preparing a strong list of
speakers, among whom are Dr. Geo.
Drayton Strayer, Columbia Univer
sity; Dr. John J. Tigert, Washing
ton, D. C.; Dr. William B. Owen,
president of the N. E. A., Chicago;
Miss Martha Berry, of the Berry
school; Dr. M. M. Parks, state su
perintendent of schools; Hon. N. H.
Ballard, superintendent! of Schools -
elect; Superintendent W. A. Sut
ton, of Atlanta; Dr. M. L. Brittain,
president of Georgia School of Tech
nology, and Dr. Rufus W. Weaver,
of Mercer, president of Association
of Georgia Colleges.
The entertainment features of the
convention has not been neglected,
for on Thursday afternoon the At
lanta teachers have arranged a tea
and automobile ride to see the inter
esting points around Atlanta. Fri
day afternoon the governor will give
a reception at the state capital, and
Friday evening the annual banquet
will be held at the Capitol City club.
Th' Southeastern Passenger Asso
ciation has granted a one and one
half fare on all railroads on the cer
tificate plan. Members may procure
these certificates for tiiemselve s and
dependents from Treasurer W. P.
Jones, Lanier High School, Macon.
Every Georgia teacher is urged to
sen! in your membership fee of sl,
and avoid failure to secure certifi
cate, due to last minute rush. He
will mail your certificate by return
mail.
The general theme of the conven
tion will be an educational program
which will enlist the 00-operation of
all educational forces throughout the
state.
There were about 1,500 teacher.-: in
attendance last year and It is con
fidently expected that there will be
fully 2,000 present thi s year.
Try Our Job Printing
ERVIN PRESIDES
TRIAL GARNER
Atlanta, Ga.—Federal Judge Rob
ert T. Ervin, of Mobile, Ala., will
over the Atlanta division of
| the United States district court for
the northern division of Georgia
when it reconvenes next Monday af
ter a recess of several weeks.
Judge Ervin will take the place of
Judge Samuel H. Sibley, who will
be absent from the city during the
week presiding over the criminal ses
sion of the Athens division of the
court.
One of the cases scheduled to come
before Judge Ervin is that of Sheriff
E. S. Garner, of Gwinnett county,
and his four deputies who are charg
ed with conspiracy to vioate the na
tional prohil itiou law.
Warrants and bonds held by Unit
ed States Commissioner W. Colquitt
Carter against Sheriff Garner and
Howard Garner and J. M. Bernard,
two of his deputies, for their ap
pearance at a commital hearing,
were dismissed Tuesday morning
when the case was called, representa
tives of the district attorney’s office
stating that indictments had been se
cured, and the necessity of the hear
ing was passed. The three officers,
together with Lum Brown and L. T.
Wages, the other two deputies, still
ere under individual bonds of sl,-
i °°o for appearance for trial on next
Monday.
SCHOOL GIRL
TAKES POISON
Americus, Ga.—Miss Willie Kate
Kennedy, 17 years of age, died Mon
day night at her home in Plains, near
here, death being due to an overdose
of strychnine taken through mistake
for quinine. Miss Kennedy had been
suffering with a severe cold, and
Monday afternoon, returning to her
home from school, she went into the
family medicine medicine chest and
took a drug which she thought was
quinine. Convulsions developed
quickly and she died before medical
attention could be given her.
Surviving are her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Kennedy, who moved
to Plains several years ago from
Taylorsville, in Barrow county; four
sisters, Mrs. Jeff Sproule, Mrs.
Royal Fletcher and Miss Laura Ken
nedy, at Plains, who is teaching «.t
Shawmut. :a.; tw > brothers, Uily
Kennedy and Walter Kennedy, but l,
of l .-.ins.
Vies b ciiitc *y war an activ . ckurzb
worker in the Plains community, be
ing a member of the Plains Baptist
church and closely identified with B.
Y. P. U. and other religious activi
ties. She was a member of the
graduating class of Plains High
school and popular socially.
EDUCATE WO
MEN SINGLE
Oxford, England.—Speaking on the
question of sex equality and equal
equal educational opportunities for
women, Dean Inge, of St. Paul’s Ca
tedral, London, declared that out of
2,600 women students at Oxford
University only 657 had marrried.
The rest —77 per cent.- had taken
vows of perpetual maidenhood. "I
hope,” said the distinguished London
ecclesiastic, “that this deplorably
low percentage is not final. When I
walk through the streets of Oxford
and observe the very attractive
looking young students in their very
fetching caps and gowns, I cannot
believe that such a large proportion
of them can be so hard hearted as to
ignore the other sex.”
UNION.
Mr. A. E. Garner and John Phillips
made a business trip to Tucker Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Peevy had as
thei guests aturday night and Sun
day Mrr. and Mrs. C. N. Nash and
son, of Lilbum, Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Johnson and daughter, of Yellow
River, and Mr. and Mrs. Egbert
Street and family.
Miss Celia Garner was the dinner
guest of Miss Flora Shelnutt Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. rr. Nash and fam
ily w'ere the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
A. I’. Garner and family Sunday.
Mrs. Alva Caldwell and children
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Caldwell and family.
Miss Lucile Shelnutt was the guest
of Miss Omie Del Haney Saturday
night.
Miss Beatrice Jacobs, who is taking
r buisness course in Atlanta spent
last week end at home.
: a New and Second
Hand Ford..
4. P Stiff Motor Co. Cash or credi*
TWICE-A-WEEK
SEMI-MONTHLY
CROP REPORT
FOR SOUTHEAST
Atlanta, Ga., April 17, 1923.
Farm work has been further delayed
by excessive rains throughout the
southeast, according to the reports
of the southeastern statisticians of
the Bureau of Agricultural Econom
ics, North Carolina to Aubama, in
clusive, compiled by the local statis
tician. This is especially true of the
heavier lands in the upper part of
the belt, as normal progress has been
made in Florida and the extreme
southern part of Georgia.
Corn.
Corn is making good growth in
Florida. A very small per cent has
been planted in oter states and much
of that previously planted will have
to be replanted due to failure to ob
tain stands with low temperatures
and heavy rains prevailing.
Cotton.
Early cotton prospects are good in
Florida, extreme south Georgia and
Alabama. Planting and preparation
has been seriously delayed through
out the balance of the territory.
Small Grain*.
Small Grain crops are looking good
except on sandy lands. Tennessee
wheat shows some improvement dur
ing the past week, although it is still
small for the season. Wheat in
South Carolina is reported as stool
ing very unsatisfactorily and excess
ive moisture has caused abnormal
growth.
Potatoes.
Movement of Florida Irish pota
toes is under way. A fair stand is
reported on commercial acreage in
South Carolina. Rains have delayed
planting in Tennessee. Sweet po
tato draws are being transplanted in
Florida. Prospects are for about the
same acreage in Georgia as last year.
Peanu:*.
ncreased acreage in peanuts is in
dicated in Florida. The situation ia
somewhat spotted in eGorgia, where
an increased acreage will be planted
in the upper part of the state. <
Truck Crop*, » ! &t sr _
Egg plants are being transplanted
in Florida. Condition of beans, cu
cumbers and other spring truck crops
very favorable. Watermelons and
cantaloupes are growing off nicely
in southern part of belt. Gardens are
badly delayed in the Piedmont sec
tion and Tennessee. Freezes of
April Ist and 2nd were very disas
trous to truck crops in North Caro
lina, being either killed or held back
considerably.
Fruit.
North Carolina peaches almost all
killed, except in the main sandhill or
pecan belt, where one-ourth crop is
expected. Peach prospect somewhat
improved in other sections. Citrus
movement is now decreasing in vol
ume.
Pasture* and Livestock.
w
Pastures and grasses are much im
proved, except in Tennessee where
very little grazing has been available
to date. Young clover in that state
has suffered severely from freezes
and heavy rains, and as a result of
the poor grazing afforded, the condi
tion of livestock does not show the
improvement noted ni other sections.
Labor.
eports indicate a serious shortage
of labor in all states except Florida
and Alabama. However, a more de
tailed report on labor conditions will
be released in the near future, fol
lowing a special study now being
made.
Compiled by
V. C. CHILDS,
Assistant Agricultural Statistician.
500 HORSES ARE
EATEN WEEKLY
Washington.—Five hunded horses
a week are being slaughtered for
food in Berlin, according to reports
to the commerce department.
With the increased scale of prices
and added difficulties in food sup
ply which have followed the Ruhr
occupation, horse meat sales ae said
to be rapidly increasing. Horse
meat sells now at 2,000 marks per
pound, which is roughly equal to
about ten cents in American money.
ANOTHER FIRE.
Lawrenceville had her third fire
in ten days when the house owned
by Mr. J. A. Ambrose and occupied
by Mr. G. M. Lisenbee was discov
ered in blaze at 9:30 Thursday morn
ing.
A neighbor said a flying spark
from the chimney caught the shingle
roof and it was discovered and ex
tinguished before any considerable
damage was done. Mr. Lisenbee used
his garden hose in putting it out.
The local fire whistle brought the
usual fire crowd out and again dem
onstrated its usefulness.
NUMBER 51.