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U:S.<iovernment "Fight
ing Pink Boll Worm
..Washington, D. C.—If the
vast cotton, growing industry of
the United States is to be saved
from a grave men; ce, the pink
boll worm now in, Mexico near
the Texas, border must be kept
from entering this country,' the
Secretary, ofSAgriculture has de
clared in letters to Representa
tive Lever. Chairman of the
House Committee on Agricul
ture. mid Senator Gore, Chair
man of the Senate Committee on
Agriculture and^ Forestry,. Sec-
")► retary ‘t ilo'qstou | asksl forpin „ . . .. ..
emergency appropriation: o£; it wiH be co educational.
$500,000 with which to pretect
the United 'States against .this
most destructive of all cotton
pests. Ift emphasizing the de
structiveness p.f the insect he
points out that it has reduced
the Egyptian cotton wop in the
infested districts nearly one-half
in the last few years.
The pink bob ..worm, Secretary
Houston: tells the committee
Chairman, is distributed in Mexi
co much more generally than was
at first supposed. It now ex
tends through tpe entire Laguna
district, covering an area of
some 12,1)00 squai e miles. Seed
Co-
Educational
On September 11th, there will
open iii Atlanta a new institu-
tution of higher learning to be
knovv as Lanier University, for
which a eharfer hasalready been
secured.atid the nucleus of a very
able faculty engage^ under the
presidency of "D.ir.. C. Lewis Fow
ler, one of the best known edu
cators in the south.
The University is the out
growth of work by leading mem
bers of the Baptist denomination
thrdughout Georgia, and will be
unique, among southern institu,
in that
Only young womenl will be ad
mitted. to the hoarding depart
ment for the first two or three
years, however, although there
VV.ilt.he. large classes composed
both of young women and young
men,- A standard /our T year col
lege course will be offered.
There will be a strong musical
faculty, and special attention
wtll be given to domestic scienie.
Card of Thanks
Dear Mr. Editor:
We desire through the columns
. . .of our contity paper to express
for planting has bean sent from our heartfelt thanks to our many
this district to other points
Mexico nearer the. United
States, undoubtedly carrying in
festation to those districts The
friends, relatives and neighbors
for every kind 'deed and liberal
contribution to us since having
the misfortune of losing our
danger to the United States has house by fire,
Dear friends, we pray God’s
richest blessings on each and
every one of you.
-*HJt,- apd*J4ro?-.*«*i(rS.W., ■■
Griffith and Family.
been heightened recently by the
establishment of a co.tton seed
oil mill; at Piedras NegraS’on the
Mexican-Texas border to which
large quantities of seed infested
by pink bolb worms are being
moved. Investigations by
specialists of the United 'States
Department of Agriculture show
that mature insects/tenable of
flight for considerable distances
have been emerging from 'the
se. d stored at this border town , especial,y reques t that
within a few miles of Texas cot-
Atlanta, June 27.—Having en
tertained four thousand Rota-
rians from the four corners of
the English sp aking world and
sent them home singing the
praises of southern hopitality,
about which all of them had
heard but Which not all of them
had enjoyed before they came
to Dixie, Atlanta will now turn
her attention to entertaining the
Sovereign Camp of the Wood
men of the World, which holds
its annual convention in this
city in July, and which will bring
not less than 30,COO visitors to
the city.
From a membership of more
than 800,000 the Sovereign Samp
will bring official delegates from
every state in the union and a
number from outside of the
states, and will be in session
mote than ten days, with a round
of entertainment for the dele
gates and visitors, who attend
the Sovereign Camp in large
numbers, similar to the attend
ance by Shriners at the annual
conventions of the Imperial
Council of that order.
Report of Prays Sunday
School for Second
Quarter, 1917
Average attendance for. the
quarter, not counting two Sun
days we did not have school, 41
Total attendance for quarter, 453
Total collections, $3 11
It is the 'deepest 1 regret that
we chronical the shd and, tragic
death of little Guy. the sweet
little innocent two and one-half
year old son of Mr, and Mrs. S.
.1, Gable, of Sweetwater, who
was accidently shot and killed by
his little five year old brother on
Friday morning, June 22, 1917.
Without a moments warning and
in the twinkling of an eye the
tender thread of life was severed
and th» spirit of little Guy was
wafted away on angel wings to
the glory land. .
Ohi how sad if was for father
and mother and relatives and
friends to so suddenly have to
part with their darling baby boy,
whom they loved so dea* ly and
cherished so much, m’ngiing with
the joys of life, the deepest of
grief and sorrow,
£et us remember that God
doeth ail things well,
On the night before hia death,
in his innocent^playful, childish
way, he bid his father and moth
er good bye, saying, “good bye
papa’ good bye mama.” not
knowing that before the noon
hour dawned again his little soul
would be saying good morning to
the ange ! s in he veil.
We have all said good bye to
little Guy here and may we all
be able some sweet day to-say
good morning- to little Guy in
heaven.
Let us cherish the words of
King David, who said: ‘1 shall
Chicken Makes
Remarkable Record!
What is believed to be a World's}
Record has beeni made by a Barred)
Plymouth Rock pullet hatched January!
1st. This pullet began laying April]
25tli, 3 mohths and 25 days after>
hatching, Another pullet began lay-i
ing at 4 months of age. These birds]
•were bred, hatched and fed fco lay at;
the Poultry Division of the Georgiat
State .College of Agriculture.
Future Prosperity and !
Diversification of Crops;
Georgia stands second in the pro-!
duction of cotton. She can hold hen
place in the total value of farih crops!
If her people profit by..-the opportun
ities she offers. Though her planters
may suffer temporary loss by diversi-;
fieation. they will more than balance!
the account In the increasedjproduc
tion'--of-dairy products, beef and por'i]
poultry, peanuts, velvet beans, pota- :
toes, fruits, vegetables and cereals.
Evaporated Fruits
M Vegslsblss
Miss Lcis Dowdje, Assistant State Su
pervisor Heme Economics.
The can shortage this year threat
ens to be acute, large manufacturers
claiming a shortage ot 100,000,000. Un
der ordinary circumstances it would!
be possible for a family to can suf-
cient fruits and vegetables, for their,
own use, thus liberating the supply]
from the. packers for shipment to (ho
allies. Home canning low seems to,
be out of the question and the prob-j
lem is how to best preserve foods for
winter use. The solution is; the homo
evaporator. All kinds of.vegetates, in-,
eluding potatoes, beans, cdHi, peas,-
pumpkin and the more delicate root.;
cfops may be dried, in which condi-i
Attention Confederate
Veterans
The Legislative Committee of
the Pension Propaganda orga
nized at Macon- on the 26th of
ton fields.
The importation of .seed cotton
and cotton seed from Mexieo
into the United States was- pro*
hibited as soon as the presence
of the pink wo'rrn in Mexico was
discovered late last summer. In
addition the importation of cot
ton seed pioducts will be aafe-
guarded-by regulations to be is
sued soon. It is contemplated
that the emergency appropria
tion, if it is made available, wijl
be used to fight against the en
trance of the pest by the creation
of a cotton-free zone 50 to 100
miies wide in Texas next to the
Mexican border, by the making of
surveys in Mexico.if practicable,
to determine the actual distribu
tion of the insect, and by. the
extermination of local infesta
tions inlMexico near the Ameri
can border. ■
In summing up the peed for
the emergency appropriation of
$600,000, Secretary Houston says
in bis letters to the committee
chairmen: “The pink boll worm
.situation in Mexico proves a
grave menace to the cotton, crop
of the United States, and the
nation should. not fail to adopt
any. measure, of control which
appears to offer protection from
this pest. The. appropriation
now ; requested is a matter of
the greatese urgency; and to be
of service should be made avail
able at the earliest possible
date.” -
every Veteran write his Repre
sentative and Senator to'suppijrt.
the new Pension Hill, which will
pe presented during this session
of the Legislature.'
Sit down and do it TODAY r
while you are thinking about it
Jos. Day Stewart,
Chairman.
Go to Almand & McKoy for
Sjot Scooters at 6 l-2le.
have come and given us their as
sistance. AVe pppree'te your
to come every time you can. We
heed your wj&kwe need your
prayers. VVili yptfjbe volenteer?
Don.t be a slackejmn the Lo-d's
work! It is a Rattle to fight.
Be loyal. Be true. Be a work
er. So fori this, the coming
quarter, will you help us to make
a better showing.
We meet at 9:30.
Respectfully submitted,
Gordon Rainwater, Supt.
Melton Daniell, Sec.-l'reas.
Soy Bean Grazing For Hogs
, „ „ tton : this material'S’tll keep; indefinite-:
We wish to thank those that go to him. but he shall not re- iy. Evaporated -vegetables and fruits,;
turn tome” when property- prepared, are more pal-
^ . . V , atabie and nutritious than canned;
I he sympathy Of the wnole g 00( |„ j n addition there "is the lower
presenwMtmfefteiE each you i community goes cut- to the be- eaaL of pivpirettoa and the ease at.
:•«»;- reaved family in this, the sad- Storing oyer winter. A home evapora-
; c 11,1 • i; J tor may be made by any one who.
dest hour Of alt their llV S, end ] £n(lwa Jioiv to handle carpenter tools
may they SO live that when the I and at a very low first cost. Plans'
sorrows of this eventful life arej Ior construction and directions for.
, , 1 evaporation may be had from yourj
passed, they may be permitted c ann i n g ciub Agent. Make it a point;
to hear the voice of their darling I to see her at once. ;
baby boy again, saying “good I
morning psipa, good morning
mama,” in the glory land.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Gable ex
tend their sincere thanks to all
their friends and neighbors who
si kindly responded to their
needs during the hours of their
deepest sorrow, and especially do
they thank Brother Atkinson for
his beautiful, sympathetic, com
forting talk at the funeral ser
vices. A Friend.
Public Installation
, There will be a public instail-
ation of officers of the I. O. O. F.
at the hal) next Monday night
o'clock and the publje is cordially
invited. The following program
will} be; rendered.
Music—By Geer’s Concert Band
Installation .of Officers
Music—Band
Address—Friends h i p—Z. T.
Dake
Music- Band
Address—Love—J, F. Long
Reading—Mrs. F, M. Winn, Jr
Address—Truth—R. E. Edwards
Quartett—That Wonderful Day
' —Mrs. Nora Cheek, Henry
Clark, B. O. Souls, W. T.
.1. .Hall
Short talks by Brothers
Music—Star Spangled Banner
Good Night
Henry Clarke
' T. P, Huckaby ..
J.- P. Dodson
- . . , Committee.
Dally Thought.
Lite, with *811 its fields of joy and
woe, la just our chance of the prize of
learning love—how loyo might be, hath
been indeed, awl Js-—5Jrowning.
John R. Fain, Prof, of Agronomy, Ga,
State College of Agriculture.
The principal use in the South for
soy beans will probably be as a graz
ing crop for hogs. On sandy soils It
cannot compete with peanuts, but on
heavy soils the growth is luxuriant.
From 200 to 500 pounds of pork can
be secured per acre from grazing soy
beans, varying somewhat for the pro
ductivity of the soil and the variety
The exercises will begin at 7:30 ot beans - The grazing period is not
- - - - - -- - - -- long since the pods burst shortly after
ripening and there is considerable
waste unless grazed rapidly. About
sixteen 100-pound hogs per acre
required to utilize the beans to best
advantage if bogs are put on when
the beans are in the dough stage. The
beans will carry this number of hogs
from two to four weeks, depending up
on the condition of the crop.
War Bread
Miss Lois Dowdie, Assistant State Su
pervisor Home Economics
In an endeavor to reduce the to
tal consumption of wheat, flour a num
ber of substitutes have been tested
and with very good results. For in
stance, a substitution of peanut meal
for 25 per cent of the flour-will re- ;
duct the amount of shortening,and pro
duces a muffin which is.-delicious, or
soy bean meal may be used with
equally good results. One very good
mixture is os follows: 60 per cent
whole wheat flour, 25 per cent corn
meal, and 26 per cent peanut meal.
Not only is the war bread less costly
to produce, but it is more nutritious
and more appetizing. Try it on y.our
tabhs and see what the family think
of it!
Subscription Honor Roll.
The following have paid sub
scriptions since last issue:
Mrs, M, L. Arnold, Lithia
Springs
Graves-Creel Farm Rt 6
C. D. Rutherdford, Austell
H. P. Sibley, Douglasville
A. H. Matthews “
W. G. Maxwell, Lithia Springs
W. T. Waldroup Villa Rica
Mrs. A. O. Thompson, Winston
J. R. Benson, Rt 3
W, A. Davidson, Villa Rica
H. O. Williamson, Yauco, P. R.
World’s Loosest Canal.
The great cafiaj Qf China is 2,100 *
Biles long.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to thank our many
friends and neighbors for the
many kind deeds and words of
sympathy shown us durnig the
sickness and Peath of our preci
ous husband and father.
May God’s richist blessings
rest upon each and every one.
Mrs. W. A. Wood.
Miss Leola Wood.
Mrs-V. M. Leathers.
R. G. Wood.
W, P, Wood.
D. T. Wood.
Mrs. Vivian Collins.
Fearful Destruction of Property!
J. B. Berry, Professor of Forestry, Ga..
State College of Agriculture.
Every year there is a loss to the,
state of between one and two millions
of dollars as a result of fpreSx ftte"**.
three-quarters of which "are the re-,
suit* of .carelessness and could bet
easily prevented. Over half the fires*
were started with the object of ini-',
proving, grazing conditions, and yet:
the best information available proves;
conclusively that annual surface fires*
decrease the grazing capacity of the*
range, since the valuable grasses are;
totally destroyed and only the more’;
worthless grasses and! weeds develop..
About thirty per cent of the fires orig-*
inated in' the clearing of farm land,;
running beyond control because start
ed at the wrong season of the year, :
or because no preventative precautions!
were takn either in the breaking of a
fire lipe or in arranging for a force
of fire fighters. If these fires could
have been eliminated the people of
the state would be over a million dol
lars richer in standing- timber, lumber,
cross-ties, fences, mills and farm
buildings. .Never use fire with the ob
ject of .improving the range, never:
burn over brusliland during the dry
season; always provide fire lines and
“watchers” when necessary to use fire.
Sorghum For
John R. Fain, Prof, of Agronomy, Ga.
State College of Agriculture
Of all the various forage crops pro
duced in the State sorghum is un
doubtedly the best, yielding a good
tonnage of excellent forage under
practically all conditions of soil, mois
ture and climate. Irrespective of
drouth, when rain comes, it develops
rapidly and yields at least a fair ton
nage. In addition to the low cost of
seed, which is a factor of importance,
it is relished by all classes of stock
-and produces good gainsdn live weight.
.Seeding may be broadcast or in drills;
both methods havd advantages. When*
planted, in the production of baled hay,
broadcasting give^ excellent results.
However, planted In rows It yields a
greater tonnage and there is the add
ed advantage of cutting and shocking in
the field, and feeding direct from tho
ehsslib