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THE LEADER-TRIBl'/NE, FORT VALLEY, GA., APfllL 20, 1920. THE LEADER-TRIBUNE AND PEACHLAND JOURNA*. Established IKK* —Published by— THE LEADER-TRIBUNE CO. — JOEL MANN MARTIN, Editor. - Subscription Prices (Payable in Advance) 1 Year $2.50 6 Months .. • 1.35 8 Months ........70 _ Published Every Tuesday and . 1 hurs day and Entered at the Post offiee at Fort V aliev, Oa., as Second Class Man Matter. \ That Overall Club uiun i run <4 Oi t when we said “boo!” ★ THE PRESIDENTIAL From Talbotton New Era. Much is being said by the State press about the coming presidential primary and the candidates who will figure in it. Reed came to Georgia couldn’t but pretty soon found out that he win Georgia’s delegation to San cisco Convention,, so he centered on Hoke Smith, and Hoke took the reins to repudiate the prdSent adminis tration in Georgia. Hoke Smith is a fine campaigner deals and he has put over some big in Georgia, but we think he has un dertakeu the biggest job of his appeal life, He is going to make a strong to the voters of Georgia on the ground that he is a home man and this appeal is going to have a strong pu 11 with those men who are unsus pecting enough to vote for him on this ground. man—this Hoke Smith is an able cannot be disputed, hand but the the can gentleman? gentleman? you ever put your should on the Democrat Suppose ic nomination he from get Georgia, what would it umount to? Musi certainly he wont get the nomination from any other State, so il Georgia is foolish enough to give him her votes votes at at the trie convention, convention, it it will win sim- sun ply mean that l.e will pick such men tx delegates that he can use as he sees fit, and Georgias vote will go for the Jim Reed-Hoke Smith-Borah & Co.’s benefit to satisfy some per senal spite or spleen which that com¬ pany has aguinst the present adminis¬ tration. Hoke didn’t enter the race right. It ia too plain to those who know, just how and why he is in the race. If Georgia nominales Hoke Smith ns her candidate for President it will be the sweetest morsel for the Republican will inirtj we know of. That party point to the fact thnl Georgia, one of the Original thirteen colonies, the rock-ribbed Domoerutic State of the South, has repudiated the Democratic adminis tration. bust what better annnuni tion would that party want? We are not fighting Hoke Smith in order to benefit some other can did&te in the race, hut the political line up between him, Hardwick and Watson is a little bit more than ’we are willing to sit idly by without having something to say. It is true the Democratic party has done many things of which we do not approve, but take it all in all, many constructive measures have been enacted since it has been in the saddle, and to repudiate the adminis tration would be nothing short of a calanxity to the Democratic party, and if Georgia nominates Hoke Smith, we feel sure she will go on record as doing this. * SUGAR AND POTATOES ARE SHORT SAVANNAH,-— Savannah is fa¬ cing a potato famine and a serious sugar ling shortage. Merchants are sel¬ sugar this week on the basis or the short times of last year—two pounds to the customer. The reason assigned for the potato famine is the chaotic condition of freights, the sup¬ ply now being obtained from New England. Tremendous increase of de¬ mand for sugar causes the local shortage, for there are million* of pounds a day being refined at the Savannah Refinery, most of it, how¬ ever, being contracted for months ago. -★ TELL THE WORLD. If you think your town is the best, tell ’em so. If you would have her lead tin When rest, there’s help her grow, other fellow anything to do, let the count on you, You will feel bully when it’s through, don’t you know? If you want to make a hit, get a name. If the other fellow is it, who is to blame? Spend your money in your town. Give Thusly keep your prices down. the fly-by-nights a frown— that’s the game. If you are used to giving knocks, Throw , change your style, for awhile, bouquets instead of rocks, Let the other fellow roast, shun him as you would a ghost, Meet his hammer with a boast, and smile. When a stranger from afar comes along, Tell him who and what you are— make it strong; Need not flatter, for that’s enough: Join tho boosters— that’s the Laramie (Wyo.) Boomerang, STATE BOARD OF HEALTH WAGES WAR ON MAlARIA That malaria must be dealt with ! in Georgia, as ia practically every o ther southern state, can no. be ques¬ tioned. The greatest handicap those j who bat this have malady been endeavoring have to com- With ever met ‘ s the antagonism manifested by the citizens oi the infected communities. ; They are fearful of advertising their .community as being "sickly.” j , So long us we deny the fact that we have malaria in Georgia, just that long shell we continue to have "chills and fever, > ’ and lose about one thousand lives and thousands, even | millions, of dollars each year. , If one is sick, he must become a ware 0 f before he will call a phy ! aician. One must realize the magni | tude of his sins before -he will be Kin likewise to pray earnestly for forgiveness; we must get some idea as to what malaria is costing us, and make a final determined stand if we are to eliminate this malady and stop paying the high cost of mala¬ ria. The State Board of Health is at¬ tempting one of the most extensive anti-malaria campaigns in Georgia this year that has ever been under¬ taken in the south. The success of this camptiign depends almost en lirely upon the amount of interest manifested by the citizens of the va¬ rious infected communities and the co-operation Is of the people. malaria a problem in your com munity? If so write the State Board of Health all the facts, and the I healt h department will endeavor to j come to properly to your organize assistance and help this' you to fight ve ry expensive malady. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. ★ FLAN TO GET SUPPLY | OF CALCIUM ARSENATE As chairman of the state board of entomology, culture, Commissioner of Agri J. J. Brown will appoint a committee to assist his department in requesting warehousemen, supply merchants, ther fertilizer dealers and o kindred intereste in seeing that a supply of calcium arsenate is stored thruout the state in order that it may be eeadily accessible to farmers in their war on boll weevil which threat ens to do greater damage in Geor gia this year than ever before. He says: “The The United United States States department department of of agriculture, the Georgia board of en tomology, ricultuie the State College of Ag ricultuie and and the ti Southern Fertin r.er association .• aave all approved of the use of calcium arsenate as a spray investigation to poison the boll weevil. Up on it is found that the moderate supply being produced by bought manufaolurlersl 'is being largely is by southwestern farmers It greatly feared that Georgia tar mera will neglect to provide selves With this material until it is too lute to seaue^iL” TRAINING LITTLE CITIZENS r Teach Children to Love Plants Animals Every ^ (By I>r, J. H. Francis ) child should have something otherwise upon which they to lavish will weaken, his affections’; fections, like for af other traits, must live ami grow by c ercise. Notice the lit tie girl with her doll or the boy with jeets his hobby horse. While inanimate ob the represent life and hence hold attention of children, living them things are far more interesting to and offer greater possibilities for teaching sane and wholesome les sons. A certain small boy who had , several pet hens, gladly brought little chickens their imo the house and cared ing for untimely them by the open fire dui~ Another an small bo; spring snowstorm, j his Saturday mornings habitually spent his guinea pigs, caring for | and while his brothers friends were playing. With the toy the child expresses what he al J'eady thing knows he and is; but with the liv the ing life discovers himself and about him. The ig.iora icc of children, and a dults too, of the simplest, most or¬ dinary facts of nature about them, is unnecessary »nu .dipioraoic. *, have been .taug.it to memorize facts from books rather than to discover and appreciate them. Give to the child some living thing that is his own to know, to love, amt G 1 ! - . Some will find greatest delight in animals, . such — as ponies, pigs, dogs, cats, , chickens, rabbits, ! i.,n, eic. 1 hint life, however, will in terest many uhildren more thun we suspect, if they are allowed to plant and»cultivate their own gardens. The lessons to be learned from either important plant or animal that life are so varied and take advantage every parent should of the opportunity .tnd g;ive to each child some living thing* to care tor, study, and iove. ★ Don’t PickOut a Printer Blindfolded >1 Get the Ore Who Can 4 Help You Sell Your Goods have the ability to help you sell your goods end we can do this &t a reasonable cost to you. Economy and staod watchwords arc^ization are the here. We use HammermiU Bond, the standard, economi¬ cal. business paper and we turn out a grade of printing that brings re¬ sults for our customers. LET US SHOW YOU THE SWEET POTATO™ A MONEY CROP OF IMPORTANCE F. H. Jeter, tell Improvement Com mlttee. Entsr.ua the field In coupetltlot with th* other more firmly establish ed money crops, the southern sweet potato Is rapidly gaining in popntarltj as a field crop of first importance. On* of the greatest drawbacks to Its suo cessful establishment has been that m adequate means of curing and storing bad bseis advised until the last few years. With the successful operation of these potato storage houses, how ever, the crop can bow be marketed successfully It Is probably on# cl the most cheaply grown crops of th* South and with proper fertilisation the least fertile lands can be made tc produce excellent yields, giatlatiej show that It la aa ordinary accom pllshment to grow a crop of from 20(1 to 400 bushels per acre on most any soil of average fertility with proper fertilization. Possibilities As s Money Crop. Ah to the money income from the crop, it must be said that it com¬ pares most favorably with cotton, au¬ tistic* show that the average rstura from an acre of cotton amounts to about 170 87 per acre, while the re turns from an acre of potatoes amounts to $134.19. One grower in South Carolina reports to the college that he made a net profit of on four acres, which Is a return over three hundred dollars per acre. Thl# grower was careful to keep an accu¬ rate account of all expenses, including that of curing, marketing sad grad¬ ing his crop, and his experience shows the possibilities of the sweet potato as a money crop for the Bouth In fact, It proves :he value of the crop beyond all queetlon. Produces Well On Nearly All Soils. The soil and climatic condition# of the lower South are very favorable, to its growth and produce a root much! sweeter and richer In nutriment than the harder and more starchy tuber 1 "* ,he mor * northern atafaa 1 lat0 makes tta beai yields In the san Idler soils. It will do well on most I any soil that is well drained, but if 1 grown on soils that are too fertile, I lh ....educes .xpenL a larger oJ !h. amount of vine at e potatoes A light *° 11 aot t00 fertU * 7 Uh ‘ ^ ’ sub¬ soli, gives K best results. If the ■ noil Is too loose, and not compact, a Urge proportion of the roots will bB itrlngy and unfit for markst purpose*. Preparation of the soli is about as tor cotton, The land Is broken, laid off, the fertlliaera applied in the rowa and this bedded upon. The ridge ia generally allowed te settle firmly be¬ fore the slips or vines are planted Some Leading Varieties. As to varieties, the Nancy Hall seems to be the prime favorite at this time. The Porto Rico and Triumph varieties are also very popular and rnnk with the Nancy Hall a* a good yielder and a market favorite. The Southern (Jueen and Yellow Jersey are two other varieties which have found favor with some growers. Liberal Fertilisation Important. The uuextion of fertilizers ie, of course, related to the kind of soil on which the crop Is grown On the whole the crop needs liberal fertilisa¬ tion and respond* well to this treat¬ ment. The sweet potato needs a com pleta fertiliser and an application ol at le * s t tf 0 ™ 800 t0 P 0 ® 11 * 1 * P* r acre. Some manure may be applied, but It should be understood that this is an unbalanced plant food, that bo¬ cause ot Its nitrogen content will d* velop the vine to th* detriment of the roots If applied in too large qu&nti ties. The same thtng ie true of a oom mercial fertiliser mixture having a high nitrogen analysis. Th# croc needs potash more than do genera) field crops, since this element seeing to aid In the elaboration of starch In the root*. It wa* found, however, that during the shortage of potash, due tc the recent war. that aweet potatoes would produce well with a less amount of potash than had been previously thought neceeeary. For nest results the crop must have a good supply of readily available phosphoric add. A formula contain ing all three of the necessary ele ments of plant food would be, for th* coastal plain region, f per cent avail able phosphoric acid, 3 per oent nltro gen and 4 per cent potash. For th* Piedmont region, a good mixture will contain 9 per oent available phos phoric add, X per cent nitrogen and X per oent potash. Curing Houses Solves Marketing . Problem. Curing and storage houses are now going up rapidly all over the South Some of these are established on th* Individual farm for the itfdtvidua. crop, but many large houses to storr the oommuntty crop are also being con strucled. The curing hou*o save* from 95 to 98 per cent of tUe crop in excellent condition for food as con trs 9 ted to a former loss of from 2(i to 100 per cent of roots under the old system of banking and handling A storage house may be constructet for about 50 cents a bushel for housei of from 500 to 2.500 bushels capaclt' and for 40 cents per bushel for target houses. Plans for these houses ma> be obtained free of charge from th Spited States Department of Agriaul ture. ★ * ★ FLASHES FROM FLOYD * ★ Of th# Lsador-Tribuas Forea it ★ it Some of the candidate* wear* in the race pnyway. ¥ A short horse is soon curried ft he isn’t a kicker. -* Somebody’s always trying to take the joy out of life. —¥ - * • Prices Soar.”—Headline. So are we.—Westby (Wis.) Times. A man who has a right to vote and doesn't exercise it should be disfran¬ chised. ¥ Some people wear overalls because they want to, others because thej have to. •- if Beauty may be only skin deep, but the impression it makes extend much deeper. ¥ • A woman’s mind, like a chicken sa¬ lad, contains a lot of things that m man ever suspects. -* If people would eat more-lasee" three t : mes a day it might help re¬ duce the h. c. of 1. * We have always thought some e peo pie’s appearance would be helped with a pair of overalls. - ’* - Another thing that we can't un¬ derstand is why a red-headed man never seems to get bald. -* Fort Valley will soon be a city ol “some” population. Peach packer. and helpers will soon be on the job. - 4 . - If you aren’t happily married e verybody is sorry for you, but if yon are nobody seems to understand you. - * - What has become of the old fash ioned woman that used to press he husband's pants every Sunday morn ing. ★ Some elaim that the 1920 peacl season will be a few weeks late. Bu all seem satisfied that a good croi will prevail. ★ A doctor announces that eatint raw onions i* the best hair tonic. But most girls would rather be bald ¥ Many movie promoters still havt ‘if! 1 1 mak * a co ™ .. walkin and ,, E c»ne ; mousutene. You haven’t heard any of the boy. who were over there rareing to g. back and get into the present scrim mage that s going on. -★ Peace hasn't been declared in the families in which the husband got married to keep from being drafted He can’t even arrange for an arm is tice. A woman used to hold her cai fare in her mouth. But she has turn to quit it in towns where the fare has been boosted to seven and eight cents. We are still listening for those re¬ fishermen. record-breaking From catches by our local there indications to date has not been so much of a nibble. ♦ One thing about being poor is that your money is not going to Day a lot of high priced lawyers to ai» cover that you were insane when you made your will. W hen girl :—¥— becomes she a is engaged to a that man all her friends uncomfortably aware she did it— and all her are asking whv asking how she did enemies are it! - * - A village girl eloped in her father’s And the next day the locai paper came out with an account of ther's elopement headed “Flees in Fa¬ Pants.”—Ladies Home Jour¬ A The first fcaby is awakened every minutes because the mother is a fraid that the color of its eyes might But the third and fourth get dose of paragoric so that they will on sleeping. --★ The Kalmazoo Gazette tells the that the Normal School band consist of “a cap and coat first with the probable addition of pants at a later date, One way to oeat the old H. C. L. -★ The ice cream freezer is said to been invented by a woman, it sounds reasonable. If a man invented it he would have made so a woman could run it without assistance from him.— Mechan (O.) News Item. THE LONG ¥ AND SHORT OF IT ** Pack my box with five dozen li jugs, ” .Is the shortest sentence the . American the letters of language containing the alphabet. But July 1 the fellow who does is to draw one of the longest sen on record.—The Optimist, THE EDITOR. Breathes there a man with sonl so who never to himself has said: editor has quite a head, I’m to take his paper. He’s got a of grit and sand, he prints the to of beat all the the band, land, he boosts the* and that’s the caper. He soaks the grafter’ the neck, he saves the Ship of from wreck. He’s Johnnie on spot, by heck, when things are in jumble. He writes the ads that the dough; he chases all our and woe; he tells us all we to know—and y*t ha is quite Mason. .©)(©. 0. ©H© §)************************© ©)* ©) * 4® 4® (§)* FOOD FOR R! FLECTION 4® 4(§ @) + #* The man of discernment doesn’t 4(g §)* write a letter when -a ’phone call 4® would do; send a messenger w hen + © telegram would serve, trudge 4<g a or 4® ©* on foot when he could ride on a it (© train. He utilizes the conveniences 4® (§>* modern science puts at his disposal. 4® ® * He doesn’t handle his money in 4® such a way that its safety is uncer¬ ¥ ® (©>* tain; that he tangled in •¥ ® gets up 4 <g (®) * wranglings and losses. He takes 4 ® 0* advantage of the protection and har¬ 4® (©)* mony a Checking Account guaran¬ 4® S>* tees. 4® (©)* 4® New business invited. 4® 4® ® * ©>* 4® ©) + g>> 4<g ©)* 4(g O A O mik 4® 4® * 4® ® * ®* OF FORT VALLEY FORT VALLEY, GA. 4® 4® Strength • Stability - Safety. 4(g FAMOUS FOR FAIR DEALING Are the Insurance Companies we repre¬ sent. Will You Be Fully Protected when your property is destroyed by Fire? Auto Fire, Theft, ami Fire Insurance; Surety Bonds. 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