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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