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LEADING SEMI-WEEKLY OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA
VOLUME 53.
KNOCK THE
EVIL OUT
OF WEEVIL
40 Days From Planting Time to
First Squares
Fertilize heavy and grow the crop
as quickly as possible.
Plant enough seed to insure a
good stand.
Cultivate often within these forty
days.
Begin poisoning when weevils
come in abundance.
20 Days From First Squares to First
Open Blossoms
Concentrate fight on weevil with
in these twenty days.
Begin poisoning not later than ap
pearance of first squares.
Poison at least three times within
these twenty days.
Poison about five days apart.
If you dust, use five pounds per
acre each time.
50 Days From First Blossoms to
First Open Bolls
Pick up squares for twenty days
aftfeT first blossoms.
Bum all squares.
The fight hpwon if you have done
it right up to now.
Otherwise, dust again on appear
ance of weevils. .
Keep fighting till you are sure of
a good crop of cotton.
60 Days from First to Last Open
Bolls Under Weevil Conditions
Pick crop early.
Get it all in within these sixty
days.
Cotton picked early grades high
and brnigs more money.
Get ready for fall fight on weevil.
75 Days Left For Fall Work
Rip up or plow under old stalks
after last picking—by October 15th
at latest.
Plow under litter and leaves.
This reduces cost of fight during
folowing year.
It robs weevil of food in autumn.
It kills most of old weevils.
Remember!
Weather conditions help to con
trol the weevil but wil not do all the
work.
Under weevil conditions the crop
must be made within the tw T enty
days between appearance of first
squares and first blossoms.
191 STILLS RAZED BY PROHI
AGENTS IN STATE IN APRIL
Atlanta, Ga —Activities of federal
prohibition agents in Georgia during
April resulted in the destruction of
191 moonshnie stills, 1,307 gallons
of whisky and the arrest of 112 al
leged violators of the prohibition
law, according to report of F. D.
Dismuke, federal prohibition direct
or.
Value of property seized and de
stroyed amounted to $35,832.85. In
addition to the arrests, 173 alleged
violators were reported and recom
mended for prosecution, it was stat
ed.
A total of 134.980 gallons of beer
and 1,211 fermenters weie destroy
ed during the month.
WIFE LABORS SEVEN YEARS
TO GET HIM TO CHURCH;
THIEVES UNDO IT ALL
Rome, Ga. —When John Jennings
attended church one night seven
years ago vandals slashed the cas
ings-on his automobile. That made
Mm s® angry that he swore he would
never go to church again. But his
wife persuaded him to accompany
her to a revival being conducted at
a rural church last week. He had a
premonition that ill luck was follow.’
ing and sat through the sermon with
undisguised gitation.
After the service Jennings dis
covered that while he was inside
somebody had stolen his automebile.
He has sworn church absence for
another seven years.
FORD CASH ON HAND ONLY
$271,618,668 REPORT SHOWS
New York.—Cash on hand of the
Ford Motor Compny, Inc., at the end
of 1923, totaled $271,618,668, the
largest of any industrial corporation
in America and nearly double that
of the United States Steel corpora
tion, its nearest rival. This was an
increase of $112,012,981 over cash
on hand at the beginning of 1923
and $162,385,936 over 1922.
The Ford figures, which became
known through the balance sheets
jusr filed with the Massachusetts
commissioner of corporations, com
pare with cash on hand of $143,-
499,628 of the United States Steel
corporation and $47,069,804 cash on
hand of the General Motors corpor
ation, the second largest manufac
turer of automobiles in the world,
The News-Herald
SAVANNAH RED
BOOK JUST OB-
The News-Herald has just re
ceived from the Savannah Board of
Trade a of the Savannah Red
Book, a commercial directory and
buyers’ guide of that city.
This is the first comprehensive
business directory ever published in
Savannah and includes the names of
all concerns and individuals (white)
engaged in business there. There are
over four thousand listings grouped
under their various classes of busi
ness or profession. Manufacturers,
wholesale jobbing houses and agen
cies are listed in one section, while
all retail, professional and service
lines comprise another section. The
principal feature of the directory is
a classified list of all goods manu
factured or wholesaled in the city.
The Red Book is prefaced with
general information and statistical
matter on Savannah, together with
some interesting aerial photographs
showing port and terminal facilities
of Georgia’s principal port city.
The directory was compiled and
published under the supervision of
the Publicity Committee of the
Board of Trade, George A. Mercer,
Chairman. Mr. Mercer is also Chair
man of the Publicity Committee of
the Georgia state organization of
real estate men.
Copies of the Savannah Red Book
may be obtained by addressing the
Board of Trade, Savannah, Ca.
REVIVAL CLOSED
SUNDAY NIGHT
The revival which has been in
progress at the Methodist church for
the past two weeks came to a close
Sunday evening when a very large
congregation was present and the
impressive baptismal and reception
of members service was held.
Throughout the meeting the inter
est was good and deep and perman
ent impressions were made. Rev.
Pierce Harris endeared himself to
the entire community by his minis
try among us. He is an unusually
attractive preacher with a charming
personality which warms the hearts
of his hearers to him. He will al
ways have a cordial welcome when
ever he is in Lawrenceville.
The spirit of cooperation was
manifest throughout, all denomina
tions attending in large numbers.
The local orchestra rendered effect
ive and faithful services and the or
chestra from Buford was with us
on several occasions and added much
to the services.
The entire community was
brought to a higher plane of living
by the good influences of the meet
ing. The following united with the
church on profession of faith: Imo
gene Byrd, Nellie Camp, Garland
Freeman, Homer Davis, Jack Brog
don, Coy Keheley, Fayette Sims, Jr.,
Enoch Prather, Samuel Hinton, Hen
ry Price and P. D. Green.
MRS. SARAH CROW.
Mrs. Sarah Crow, aged 77, wife
of Mr. D. Crow, residing ir. Ben
Smith’s district, Barrow county, died
at home Saturday night. Funeral
services were held at Ebenezer Sun
day afternoon.
Cardinal Home
.
Pfaoto shows Cardinal Hayes of
Raw Tort on his return from
Rome, where he was made a Prince
cl the Catholic Church.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, MAY 12, 1924.
SALARY SUPE
--.m,'JUDGES
IS NOW SIO,OOO
Atlanta, Ga.—Five judges of the
Fulton superior court have been vot
ed an increase in salary of $2,500
annually by the Fulton county com
mission, making the salary of each
SIO,OOO per year, effective October
1, 1924. The action of the board was
tajfen Wednesday afternoon follow
ing a petition by a number of mem
bers of the Atlanta Bar association,
many of whom addressed the com
missioners in behalf of the increase.
The board also recommended le
gislative action which will allow in
creasing the salaries of the two city
coyrt judges.
Among the lawyers advocating the
increase were Reuben Arnold, James
A. Branch and Grover Middlebrooks.
They pointed out that the position of
judge is an important one and un
less the salary is adequate, it would
be difficult to get high class lawyers
to accept the positions. Statistics
showing the salaries paid to judges
in cities of the same size as Atlan
tae were read.
The five whose salaries are in
creased are Judges W. D. Ellis,
George L. Bell, John D. Humphries,
E. D. Thomas and G. H. Howard.
The state pays each $6,000 a year,
and the county, which has been pay
ing $2,500 annually, will pay each
judge $5,000.
THEY WANTED TO
GET MARRIED BUT
WERE JAILED INSTEAD
Persons giving their names as
Freddie Mae Arents, aged 27, of
Hall county, and Robert Bert, aged
28, of Dawson county, stopped off
in Lawrenceville Saturday night,
said to have been “drunk and
dressed up” and looking for the or
dinary.
Making application to Judge G.
G. Robinson they were refused li
cense to get married because of be
ing non-residents of the county and
because of their condition. The wom
an is said to have become angry and
so expressed herself. The parties left
the city but returned later and about
half past ten are said to have caused
a disturbance by their di) >v .trly
conduct. Local authorities gave
chase to the automobile they were
driving and both were brought back
to town and landed in the city lock
up.
The man and woman are also said
to have violated the law by yelling
and cursing on the highways and on
Sunday afternoon made bonds to
both the city police and sheriff of
the county.
REV. MARVIN FRANKLIN
AT ROCKMART SUNDAY
Rev. Marvin Franklin, pastor of
the Lawrenpeville Methodist church,
will preach the commencement ser
mon of the Rockmart, Georgia, High
school Sunday morning.
Rev. Franklin will return to Law
renceville in time for the usual eve
ning service at which time the pre
siding elder will preach and after
wards hold conference.
No services will be held on Sunday
morning beside Sunday school on ac
count of the commencement services
at the Lawrenceville High School.
MR. J. N. WADE BURIED
AT NORCROSS THURSDAY
Mr. J. N. Wade, aged 66, died at
his home in Norcross Wednesday
morning, death being caused by apo.
plexy.
He is survived by his wife and
two sisters, Mrs. Sallie Maddox and
Mrs. John Peevy, of near Stone
Mountain, and numerous other rela
tives.
Fum :-aI services were held at the
Methodist church Thursday after
noon, Rev. J. W. O. McKibben in
charge assisted by Rev. Ferley
Baughm. Interment was in Norcross
cemetery. •
DUNCANS CREEK.
Dacula, Ga., R. 2, May 7, 1924.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bennett motored
to Lawrenceville Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frvin Rawlins, of
Buford, spent a while with his par
ents, Mr and Mrs. M. F. Rawlins.
Miss Smith, of Buford, was the
guest of Miss Orah Rawlins Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Tuggle, of At
lanta, passed through our burg Sun
day.
Mrs. Lora Gower spent Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Ethel Rawlins.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Daniel passed
through our burg Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Bennett were
'in Lawrenceville shopping Monday.
“STOP, LOOK
ANBUSTEN”
Railroad crossing accidents take
heavy toll of life in stages where no
Stop Law is in "force: %
From July 1922, to June 1923, or
the first year the Vhfginia Stop
Law was in force —compared with
Virginia North Carolina ,fiad 6 % less
automobiles and 95% ljhore casual
ties—South Carolina hsd 42% less
automobiles and 1% m**re casualties
—Georgia had 14% lass automo
biles and 96% more casualties.
Then ir July 1923 !h| North Car
t Ina Stop Law became effective ard
the first five months Operation i.f
this law, compared withisame pciiod
in 1922 when stop law, was not in
effect, shows 25% ! es* accidents,
65% less human lives sacrificed and
.4% less persons"rju’eJ. or in ac
?i> mbers during this period in 1922.
195 crossing accidents,) 23 persons
killed, 59 persons inpV’id, and in
'923, 73 crossing accidents, 8 per
rons killed, 27 persons injured.
During a recent year on a large
i ailroad system a complete rec. rd
■••.• as kept and dump that yaar this
railroad had 384 grade crossing ac
cidents resulting .’.'rim ten different
causes, as follows: Nuj/lngfiico of
railroad employes 2, miscellaneous
driving in front ot train from be
h'nd another 6, dr'’Vr intoxica'ed 8
; topping automobile too i to- e to
‘.i uk 12, defeettive b>-.ii e> :n auto
mobiles 12, driving into sine if
train 40, driving into crossing gates
60 machines stalling on track
driver attempting to beat train over
crossing 183, total 384.
Therefore, it will be seen that the
stop law is designed to protect all
out especially tin ta 1 cto‘B and t-.vk
.iss drivers tra '£•■»* un'.- Hi. ir
car- I —prudent and careful drivers
will not be inconvenienced by a law
of this character because they stop,
look and listen regardless of wheth
er the law demands it or not.
From the foregoing, should we not
give first thought to our safety rath
er than to our desire to reach our
destination, or continue on our
journey at unndfemipted speed, re
gardless of railroads crossings?
$40,000,000 A YEAR FOR AD
VERTISING; MAY DOUBLE
New York City.—John W. Pren
tiss, president of the Investment
Bankers’ Association of America
and member of the investment house
of Hornblower & Weeks, New York,
speaking before the New York coun
cil of the American Association of
Advertising Agencies at a luncheon
at the Hotel Pennsylvania a couple
of weeks ago, estimated that the
members of the Investment Bankers’
Asociation spend annually in finan
cial advertising about $40,000,000
and made the prediction that in an
other ten years this will be increased
to $80,000,000.
WINDER HORSE BEING USED
AS MODEL TO CHISEL
ROBERT E. LEE’S STEED
Winder, Ga.—Dan McGuire, 9
year old horse formerly owned by
Mr. Sam P. Smith, of this city, has
suddenly leaped into prominence and
his stature will be gazed upon by fu.
ture generations as long as the chis
eled figures on Stone Mountain en
dure.
Don McGuire is a colt from the fa
mous Golden Call of Lithnia, and
was raised by Mr. Smith. He is nine
years old and is one of the best sad
dle horses in the state. Mr. Smith
found he had no further use for a
horse and sold him about a month
ago to a party living near Stone
Mountain, and when Mr. Borglum,
the Stone Mountain sculptor, needed
a horse as a model for the one that
General Lee rode during the war be
tween the states, he happened to see
this horse and selected him for his
model.
So every day Dan McGuire poses
for the famous sculptor, ariP when
the work is completed on the moun
tain side, and people go to view that
famous work, they will see a stature
of a Winder horse with the famous
Confederate general astride of him.
The owner of the horse is getting
one dollar a day and board for the
use if his horse.
So Dan McGuire, of Winder, Bar
row county, takes his place on the
mountain side in imperishable stone,
with the famous generals of the Con
federacy.
FOR SALE.
One five puienger Cleveland Au
tomobile, 1820 model, repainted and
in excellent condition. Been driven
only four thousand miles. For par
ticulars see W. J Denmark, Liqui
dating Agent, Farmers & Merchants
Bank, Duluth, Ca. ~..... , , .mie
SNELLVILLE HIGH
HAS VERY SUC
CESSFUL YEAR
Snellville, Ga., May 8, 1924.
Snellville High School closed out
Tuesday evening after having a most
successful year. Miss Henry Ward
Lanford of this place, Miss Carry
Pounds of Liiburn, Mr. Clyde Webb
of Loganville, received their diplo
mas.
Prof. T. L. Bryan delivered one
of the finest lectures we have ever
listened to. There are twenty or
twonty-five to graduate next year.
If there is another school in the
country that can beat it get in com
munication with us.
Yes, we take our hats off to Prof.
Green and the teachers that are as
sociated with him for the success we
have had and would not exchange
our teachers in charge for any we
know of for this reason. They are
all acquainted with the children and
the needs of the school. Here’s hop
ing they will bo returned to us for
we all like to have them for their
untiring work. Also we have or.e of
the best granite buildings in the
itate.
There are twelve large rooms and
the auditorium 40x70, which accom
odates 750 people, and don’t you
forget that it was filled to its ca
pacity Monday and Tuesday nights.
We also have five acres of play
ground surrounding the building.
When passing through this section
stop and we will take pleasure in
showing you through the buildings.
We also have James Sawyer, our
old standby, who looks after the
finances of the school. He also has
been here in business twenty-four
years and is responsible for all these
stone buildings in our town.
Last, but not least, the Parent-
Teachers’ Association was organ
ized two years ago with six mem
bers. Today its membership is over
one hundred. By its untiring work
they have collected something over
S6OO. They have spent the money
school a success. We also congratu
late Prof. Green and his good wife
and the good ladies of our town and
community for this great work they
have done. Here’s hoping a great
reward is in store for all that have
put their shoulders to the wheel in
this great work.
We are located 10 miles east of
Stone Mountain, 10 miles south of
Lawrenceville, 10 miles west of Lo
ganville and Grayson. We are also in
the best farming and business sec
tion in the state. We are in between
all these places and we are on the
map. Stop and see us. when passing.
Yours truly,
W. L. HARRIS,
TELLS HOW TO GROW
CROP OF PEANUTS
Peanuts have been used as a sub
stitute crop for cotton over nearly
every part of the south, where boll
weevil damage has been serious. The
average income per acre has about
equaled the average from cotton. In
southwest Georgia peanuts largely
replaced cotton the weevil came,
and are still extensively grown there.
The type of soil best adapted to
peanut production is one with a sandy
loamy nature, with a well-drained
sub-soil.
A finely prepared seed bed about six
inches deep* free from trash is desir
able. A disk harrow should be used
in preparing the seed bed, as it wil!
settle the land, leaving the soil in ex
cellent condition to plant.
A weeder should be run over the
land before the plants come up, and
five to eight days thereafter until the
vines are of sufficient growth to in
terfere with the spiking-down pro
cess. One or two cultivations after
his will be required with a sweep or
Mltivator. Do not disturb the plants
after they begin to spike down, and
no fresh dirt should be thrown to
hem after this time. On good lands
200 to 300 pounds of acid phosphate
or a 10-0-4 acid potash mixture wil!
be found beneficial. On poor lands a
10-2-4 will be a good formula to use.
The White Spanish variety is best
adapted for our market and soil con
ditions, and may be planted from
April to the middle of July. Best re
mits will likely be obtained when
planted latter part of April or May.
The rows are laid off 24 to 30
inches apart and dropped 4 to 0 inches •
in the drill. From 10 to 12 quarts of
shelled, or 2 bushels of seed in the
hull will be required to plant an acre.
If planted in the pod they should be
soaked in water a few hours before
planting.
Any further information will be
gladly furnished.
Yours very truly,
A. G. ROBISON,
County Agent.
NINTH DISTRICT
CONVENTION
The following is the program for
the Ninth District Woman’s Clubs
Convention, which will be held in
Lawrenceville, May the 27th and
28th.
3:30. Delegates present creden
tials.
4:00. Club Presidents’ Confer
ence.
Subject, “Greatest Achievement
and Gravest Problem.”
Evening Session.
8:00 P. M., Mrs. G. K. Bagwell,
President Woman’s Club of Law
rencevile, presiding.
Prayer by Rev. M. A. Franklin.
Music. All music arranged by Mrs.
Gower.
Pageant. Officers and Depts. of
Ninth District Federation.
Welcome address: City of Law
renceville, Mayor F. Q. Sammon.
Welcome address: Kiwanis Club,
Col. N. L. Hutchins.
Welcome Address: Woman’s Club,
Parent-Teacher Association, Junior
Club, Mrs G. K. Bagwell.
Response, Mrs. Hubert Yow.
Music.
Address, Robert B. Troutman,
State Executive Committeeman of
American Legion.
Benediction, Rev. M. A. Franklin.
May 28th, 1924.
9:30. Meeting of Executive
Board.
10:00. Business Session.
Prayer, Rev. L. E. Smith.
Music.
Presentations of program, M rs -
W. C. Edwards, Ist Vice President.
Appointment of committees.
Recommendations of Executive
Board.
Reports of officers.
Reports cf chairmen of depart
ments.
Outlines of Work for New Year
by Chairmen of Divisions of each
Department.
Luncheon.
Presentation of club summer
schools by Mrs. Lamar Rucker of
Athens, Dr. Weaver of Mercer Uni
versity.
Address, “Child Hygiene,” Dr.
Anne L. Gallagher, R. N. Supervis
ing Nurse.
Reports of committees.
Benediction by Rev. L. E. Smith.
Go to see the Fine Arts Exhibit
in Library of school building during
session of Wednesday.
i
YES, BANKS SHOULD ADVER
TISE
“Should a bank advertise? The
answer is ‘yes,’ if it has something
w'Srth while to sell. If it is merely a
cold place, where people keep money
for the purpose of checking it out
conveniently, and where an occa
sional accomodation may be had,
then it has nothing to advertise, and
even the money that a bank spends
for what we call ‘card ad’ in the
newspaper is waste. On the other
hahd, if the bank is an institution
that keeps abreast of the times, and
occasionally takes the lead progres
sively in developing new fields of
service, it should be proud ‘to tell
the world’ about it. In short, that
bank owes it to itself and the com
munity to advertise its facilities.”
—Nathan S. Jonas, Manufacturers
Trust Company, New York.
poem
Uncle Jahii
The turtle-dove enthralls us
with her soul-entrancin’ song,
which the great Creator gave '
her —an’ she couldn’t sing it
wrong, for, she’s practiced it un- I
ceasin’ through the centuries I j
guess, till, she’s got it to per- i
fection —nothin’ more an’ nothin’ i
less . . .
It’s the song of angel-purity—
of gentleness an’ love, and,
there’s pathos mixed with glad
ness in the cooin’ of the dove, —
Ain’t no sort of human singin’ i
that’s so soothin’ or sublime, un- |
less it’s Mother’s symphony—at !
Baby’s rockin’ time!
I reckon I am igi\prant, an’
mebbe shouldn’t feel that the
simple song of Natur’ beats the ,
eddicated squeal—but, I’d % take
God’s feathered songsters fer
the the music of my choice, in
preference to the fashionable, j
cultivated voice!
ISSUED EVERY
MONDAY and THURSDAY
CROP REPORT
FOR GEORGIA
ISSUED MAY 8
Atlanta, Ga.—Splendid peach, ap
ple and pecan prospects, and one of
the shortest small grain crops since
1918, are features of the report re
leased today by the local statisti
cians of the Georgia Cooperative
Crop Reporting Service.
While there has been some decline
in condition of peaches since last
month, correspondents on May Ist
expecting 80% of a full peach crop,
against a corresponding figure of
86 % on April Ist—the prospects are
still splendid, and arrangements are
being made for marketing a record
crop. Reports of damage by storms
of May Ist were received from some
sections, but the main commercial
crop was not seriously damaged.
Expectations are for the largest
apple crop in the past four or five
years—B4% of a full crop being in
dicated.
Small Wheat Acreage for Harvest
Only 80,000 acres of wheat sur
vived the severe winter and remain
to be harvested in Georgia this year,
compared with 189,000 aeres ih
1923, 190,000 in 1922, and 138,000
in 1921. Very great improvement in
the crop to be harvested has been
n»ted during the past month, the
condition rising from 58% last
month to 73% of normal at present-
Oats also have shown some im
provement, and are still improving.
However, the extremely small acre
age of fall oats surviving the win
ter and the low yield of spring oats
will give a total production the
shortest since 1918.
Preparation and Planting
Preparation of land and panting
are a little behind last year and
considerably behind the ten year av
erage. On the heavy clays of £he up
part part of the state preparations
have not yet been completed, and a
a large proportion of the corn and
cotton remains to be put in the
ground. This work has been going
forward with great rapidity during
the past few weeks. In the coastal
plain section the farmers are well
up with their work.
While the complaint of labor
shortage is very general, the farm
ers are going to be able to get their
work done and their crops planted.
The number of boys and women in
the fields is very noticeable:
Condition of Livestock Poor
The long, cold winter; shortage of
feed; late and poor pasture; and low
financial conditions in many sections
—are all contributing factors to the
unusually poor condition of live
stock at this time. Cattle are looking
better since pastures came out, but
are still very thin.
The amount of hay on farms is
slightly greater than the supply at
this time last year, although still be
low average. This situation is aggra
vated somewhat by the failure of the
small grain crop throughout most of
the state. A large amount of feed is
being hauled from towns.
Pastures have improved, but
grasses were late coming out and are
stil rather poor. Both clover and
Bermuda were badly winter dam
aged.
Mortality ot Livestock.
During the past year the number
of deaths per thousand head for all
classes of animals, except swine, was
higher than the preceding year and
considerably above the ten year av
erage.
Z. R. PETTET,
Agricultural Statistician.
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7
FRANKLIN & COX CAT,
KNOWN TO THOUSANDS
OF CUSTOMERS, DEAD
Atlanta, Ga. —After ten years of
philosophic equanimity, “Nigger,”
the black cat who made life a preca
rious one for any foolhardy mouse
venturing into Franklin and Cox’s
drug store, has gone to his reward.
“Nigger” died as calmly as he had
lived. Tuesday evening he assured
his admirers that he was in the best
of health; Wednesday morning when
the drug store was opened for busi
ness —
“There in the twilight cold and gray
Beautiful, but lifeless, he lay.”
“Nigger” was a model cat if there
ever was one He led a modest, un
ostentatious life in the drug stoae.
To know him was to love him; he
had a cheery smile and a pleasant
meow for every customer He num
bered his friends by his acquaint
ances, and they were legion
His body lay in state in a simple
black coffin in the rear of the drug
store Wednesday, and Wednesday
evening his remains were interred
, in a vacant -lot by sorrowing sur
vivors.
NUMBER 50.