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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. & 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.