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Volume No. XXXVI, Number 37. FORT VALLEY, HOUSTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1924. $1.50 Per Year in Advance.
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OLD HOUSTON AGAIN HONORS DAVIDSON
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BELOVED JOE DAVIDSON, OF
PEACH COUNTY FAME, EN
DORSED WITH BIG MAJORITY
WEDNESDAY.
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J. E. David*on, of Fort Valley, j
was winner over J. H. Davis, of
Houston Factory, for representa¬
tive from Houston county by
what seems a majority of nearly
• three to one. Former Senator
Davidson has gained prominence
throughout Georgia in his able 1
presentation of the proposal for
Peach county. He has become j
recognized in the Georgia gen¬
eral assembly as one of its most
powerful members. His sweeping |
majority over another mighty j
good man in Wednesday’s elec¬
tion indicates the high personal I
esteem in which he is held by his |
homefoiks and, even more, em¬
phasizes the broad harmony of i
spirit with which Houston coun¬
ty people approve of the present
plan for the creation of Peach
county in the highest and best
interests of the entire section.
In eight of the thirteen precincts
heard from early Thursday morning,
outside of Fort Valley and Perry,
Davidson had five, Davis three, with
187 for Davidson and 96 for Davis—
a majority of about two to one for
Davidson..
Following are the returns:
Davidson Davis
Fort Valley rfu. 3 I
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Perry ................ W_4. <1 240
Powersville ....... tc g
Byron .......... ...... 81 U |
Tucker .............. (N 12 i
Dunbar 05 1
Centerville ...... H 26
Bonaire ........... w 9
Henderson ........ W 30
Claud 00
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TOTALS 948 339
In Fort Valley, Senator William J. |
Harris received 611 against 126 for'
Thomas W. Hardwick.
For Commissoiner of Agriculture
Geo. F. Hunnicut received 372; J. J.
Brown, 370. / i
Fort E. Land 563 and N. H. Bal
lard 171 for State School Superin
tendent. .
John W. Clark 646 and C. E. Mc¬
Gregor 87 for Commissi mer of Pen¬
sions.
Public Service Commissioner, O. R.
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Circulates the most highly developed sections of Houston, Macon and Crawford Counties, where more than half o? Georgia's peach crop is produced.
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♦ STALK IN FORT VALLEY
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+ Houser Davidson was the een-
4* ter of a large crowd of admir-
1 * day fri afternoon. !? dS ^ At i first ey 7T the
+ crowd was startled by what
4> seemed to be a great stalk of
* cotton walking down Main
* street. Closer examination re-
4* vealed Houser in the.mass of fo-
4 1 liage and cotton bolls of the
4* Pettys Toole variety. There
4* were ninety large, full-grown
bolls on the stalk, which came
from his Oaklawn farm, on
which he expects to make 22
bales from 38 acres. He has any
1 number of stalks with from 50
to 65 bolls fully matured, and
hasn’t found half a dozen wee
vils. He already has got a quar
tar-bale from bis first picking,
not yet completed.
590 and John T.
Albert J. Woodruff 524 and
Price 200.
Macn, Sept. 11.—Returns this
morning indicate that William J.
Harris is re-nominated over
Thomas W. Hardwick by a
sweeping majority; Fort E. Land
is apparently elected over N. H.
Ballard for state school superin
tendent; John W. Clark is lead¬
ing C. E. McGregor for Commis¬
sioner of Pensions; O. R. Ben¬
nett has defeated John T. Boi¬
feuillet for Public Service Com¬
missioner, while J. D. Price
seems to have been re-elected
over Albert J. Woodruff.
PERSONS ELECTED JUDGE
Jackson, Ga., Sept. 10.—Judge
Persons was elected judge
Superior Court; Frank
solicitor, and John L. Lyons
to the Legislature
County. The county cast
for Hunnicut against J.
RUTHERFORO LEADS FOWLER
Macon, Sept. 11.—Samuel
of Forsyth, apparently is
of the voters of the Sixth
as the Democratic nominee
seat in the lower house of Con
now held by Walter Wise.
returns from eight
the district early last night gave
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an apparent y msuimoun a
over Ben J. Fowler, of Macon,
opponent. Evep in Fowler’s home
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4> are maing such a brilliant success
4> the manufacture and sale of Sweetii
4> a product which has proven its
4* in killing mosquitoes and insects
4* all kinds. The Emergency
4* Company has distributed great quan-
4* tities of the product throughout the
4* country and has been flooded with
4* assurances that it is one of the best
4* insect killers to be desired. The Lead
er-Tribune editor, to whom the com
pany presented some of Sweet Re
venge, can testify to its high merit;
it certainly knocks ’em dead. The
petition for charter of the Sweet Re
venge Corporation is made by R. G.
Wheeler, R. M. Stovall and Geo. B.
Culpepper, Jr., and they are expected
to build up a great and prosperous
business.
I COME
ON, GOLFERS
Jimmy F .gun, treasurer, makes
another urgent request that members
pay their dues in the Fort Valley
Golf Club. If the members will
spon d promptly the course can be
improved so as to arrange tourna¬
ments for this fall. Players in Thorn
aston, Montezuma and other neigh¬
boring cities will be glad to join in
tournaments, and that will give our
players the really best interests and
lbenefits of the game. Come on, golf
ers!
DEFENSE DIF HERE
J All ex-service men are invited to
meet the members of Frederick With
oft Post No. 76, American Legion,
at the water tower in Fort Valley to
morrow (Friday) afternoon at 4:30
o clock for observance of National
Defense Day. At Ihis time application
blanks for adjusted compensation will
be distributed with instructions for
properly filling them out.
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! LEAVELL AND TRUITT UNITS
JOIN IN B. Y. P. U.
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“ e Leavell and Truitt units
of the B. Y. P. U. have joined forces
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worK a& tne y i. 1 . Union.
| Instead of the regular meeting on
next Sunday evening there will bo
a rally and new officer:' will fee
named. The new officers of the
ion are invited to meet at the home
of Miss Clyde Braddock on Anderson
Avenue next Thursday night at 8
o’clock.
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county of Bibb, the Forsyth man was
leading, on the face of incomplete
returns. In Monroe, Rutherford’s -
home county, he led his opponent by
ten to one.
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“I understand” is the way most
lies start, ' _
Every little blow-up has a victim
all its own.
GONTRfiGT ON PERRY ROflO
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. ,6.—Contracts
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f or approximately $500,000 worth of
’new construction Work on roads and j
bridges in the State Highway system
were announced Saturday by the
State Highway Commission follow
j nR . a moe ting at the capital. j
Ali of the projects are to be under |
Hie federal aid plan and the counties
in which the work is to be done are
Carroll, Crawford, Monroe, Houston, '
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Lamav a,ui 1 ^ utnam ' J
The largest single contract was
f or the construction of practically
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Macon an<l Ferry highway, let to the | j
Wallace Construction Company, of j
Norman Park, on a bid of $100,020
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BIBLE GLASS j
Notes I
THF. BOOK OF GENESIS
By J. W. SMITH
The Book of Genesis is one of
great books of the world, even in
Bible there are only a fpw books
are of equal importance. Its
in Moses. It is likely he wrote it
he was forty days and nights in
“Holy Mount” with Jehovah.
Genesis derives its appelation
the title ij. bears in the Greek
agent Version, signifying the
of fhe Generation or Production.
.Jews named the books of the
Testament either from their
or the leading subjects treated
them, or from the first Hebrew
with which they began. The
of Genesis in the Hebrew is
“Basreshith,” from its initial word,
“in the beginning.”
Hence we see that the Book
Genesis is a Book of Beginnings—the
beginning i of n creation, ..
.man, woman,
Sabbath, marriage, sin, redemption,
home, childhood, murder,
zrace, trade, agriculture, city, life,
race, languages, and the chosen, p?.o
pie, the beginning of everything.
^Vp of Genesis ^ is to the ^ rest qf
the Bible, Every subsequent revela
tion has its. rooty planted deep iq
The person whq would! up
the Bible must study the
book of the Pentateuch, Ip sev
books of tl\e. New, Testament
is quoted above sixty times,
goes to Genesis to prove his
to tb<t Jews (John 8; 56-58)
the resurrection of the dead to
Sadducqes (Matt. 22: 32). Paul
from -Genesis the doctrine of
by Faith, Election,
Sovereignty, and the Superiori¬
of the Priesthood of Jesus to the
atonic priesthood. Rom. 4:9: 6-13;
Hob. 7, while James turns to
same book to prove that “faith
works is dead.”
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i 1,139 Bales Received
In Fort Valley from this season’s cotton crop up to Wed¬
nesday night, Sept, 10th. Receipts' promise to exceed those
of 1923 by a large margin. Gins have been running day
and night. No efforts are being spared to give prompt and
careful attention to every load of cotton brought here.
BRING YOUR COTTON to Fort Valley and enjoy the
benefits of modern ginneries, good, safe warehouses which
properly handle and insure every bale, buyers who give you
the best prices, every sound ami satisfactory banking- serv
ice, and merchants whose fresh stocks of goods offer you
highest quality for the lowest possible prices. You have
splendid roads to Fort Valley. It will be profitable to use
them, and a sincere, hearty smile and handshake await you
here.
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FORT VALLEY SCHOOLS
TEACHERS BEING RECEIVED
CORDIALLY IN HOMES HERE_
SPECIAL EXERCISES AT OPEN
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By MRS. ALICE D. SHEPARD
School opened on Monday with an
enrollment of approximately 675
pupils and 19 teachers. Special exer
cises were held in the auditorium be¬
ginning at 8:30. Quite a number of
visitors were present. Yes “Bobs’*
has only a tiny space where you
can t see it this week and “School”
has the front page in all the papers.
Everyone is interested in the teach¬
ers and we want to see where we
an find them.
Mrs. Roland Hiley has a heart
specially made for teachers. We look
every year to see if she has added
a wing to her house so that she can
take them all. We find Misses Va¬
leria Posey, Marion Horne, Louise
English, Evelyn Smith, Sammie
Rayle, Jessie Mae Davis, and Mary
Yoemans with Mrs. Hiley.
Miss Marguerite Duncan is with
Mrs. Allen, just around the corner
from Mrs. Hiley.
Misfees Eva Stamper, Ruby Mc¬
Connell and Myrtice Fields are with
Mrs. R. D. Hale on Persons street.
Misses Mattie Luck, Marguerite
O’sheals, and Giro Hogan are with
Miss Nettie Marshall on College St.
Misses Florence Smith and Annie
Mae Etheridge are with Mrs. Ben
Marshall.
Miss Carrie Cravey is with Mrs.
Hughes, Miss Elma Tripp is with Mrs.
W. J. Braswell and Prof. T. H. Smith
is with Mrs. Pierce Greene.
Everyone knows by this time that
Prof. Lambert can be paged from the
school ground.
ISSUES
CIRCULAR ON PEACH
TREE SORER
PAST YEAR’S
WORK NECESSITATES
REVISIONS IN
TIONS FOR THIS FALL
Oliver I. Snapp, of the Peach
Laboratory * n Fort Valley, will
‘ nux * ; wy ek a circular giving
fallowing directions tor the use
in
e P ea ch tree borer this fall.
j wr |* :y the peach growers
have adopted this new
borer control,” says Mr.
] a st fall there were about
thousand pounds of the
used. The results of
work during the past
necessitated some revisions in
recommendations for this sea
and for that reason the new cir¬
The use of paradichlorobenzene
been proven a successful control
for the peach-tree borer. If
is applied properly and at the rigid
as specified in the directions
a 90 to 100 per cent control
be expected. Southern peach
are urged to take advantage
this now well-tried method of
peach borer control and eliminate
both the expense of worming ano
the serious injury to the trees which
often results from the use of worm
ing tools in the hands of careless
laborers,
AGE OF TREES: In the experi¬
ence, of the Bureau of Entomology,
paradichlorobenzene can be used with
safety on peach trees four years of
age and older. It should not be used
on one, two, and three year old peach
trees in Georgia, because under cer¬
tain weather conditions tree injury
results from the use of the chemical
on trees of those ages.
now we’d like to know where
our girls will teach. Of course some
of them will be in the Fort Valiev
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schools. „ v i Among n those ,, leaving , B to
Davidson,"Vato;'"piorriT „ . , , ... ,
Evtrel fc ’
Hjatonton: n( Annie . . Taylor, „ , Thomas
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TavInr * dy or ‘ F1 ™ e < S. q’ p C ; m Maymsie
Ousley, Reynolds; Nanine Bassett,.
Richmond, Va.; Thelma Wilson, Ath
ens; Mrs. G. L. Brown, Byron.
Houston County Schools
M. C. Mosley, county school super¬
intendent, issues the following no¬
tice from Byron:
“At a meeting of the Board of
Education of Houston county, held
at Perry, Ga., on Sept. 2, 1924, it
was decided that the schools of Hons
ton county would open on Oct. 6th.
However, the Byron and Hattie
schools will open September 22nd, on
the assumption that they will vote
a locaV tax in the near future to assist
the County Board of Education in
running these schools. If they do not
vote this proposed tax, then their
school term will be cut proportionate¬
ly short next spring. All the teach¬
ers are elected and we are expecting
a full enrollment on the opening
day. Negro schools will open on Oct.
20th.”
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APPLES— DIRECT TO CONSUMER
FROM ORCHARDS. COOKING
APPLES, SMALL, $0.75 to $1.00,
LARGE, $1.25 to $1.50. BUSHEL
BASKET OR BOX, STANDARD
jFANCY, $2.00, F. O. B., CHEROKEE
HEIGHTS ORCHARDS, CANTON,
GA, 9-ll-2p-4tpd.
PEACHTREE CAMP NO. 767
Fort Valley, Ga.
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Regular meeting Thursday night,
September 18th, 7:30 o’clock. Visit¬
ing Sovereigns welcome.
G. B. RYLE, C. C.
W. G. AIKEN, Clerk.
9-11-ltpd.
OF DOSE: For four and five
year old trees use three-fourths of an
ounce of „ the ,. chemical , , tree. For „
per 1
all „ peach , trees . six,years . of , age and
older of average size use the full one
ounce dose. One and one-fourth
ounce doses , should , , , , be used <m* very
old trees if the trunks are unusually
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large.
\ WHEN TQ APPLY: Peach grow
: central Georgia advised
ors are to
1 the chemical between
llse October 10
an< * 15 ’ In tha ^ northeastern
part of the Stat« annlv ii hofwoon
September 25 and October 1 In
northern Georgia apply it between
October 1 and 5, and in southern
Georgia between October 15 and 20.
Paradichlorobenzene should be ap¬
plied on the same dates in similar
latitude^ of other Southern States.
The desired results can not be expect¬
ed unless the material is applied on
or very close to the dates recom
mended, and growers are cautioned
to give careful attention to this point.
PREPARING THE SOIL: No prep¬
aration is necessary except to break
the soil crust with a hoe to make it
smooth, and to remove any grass or
weeds. After the crust is broken
make the soil surface smooth with
the back of a shovel. Do not mound
the trees before applying the para¬
dichlorobenzene. The gas from the
chemical is much heavier than air
and any boxem working in the tree
above the point where the crystal
ring is placed will not be affected by
the gas. Consequently, it is very ne
cessary to place the crystals at least
| at the level of the topmost borer-gal
lery. Should there be indications of
i borers working in the tjee. trunk just
above the soil level, sufficient soil
'should be placed around the tree to
j bring the. level up above the Kum
| m.,ng exudation before applying the
[ Chemical.
HOW TO APPLY: The material
should be applied in a continuous
band about one and one-half inches
wide about the tree. Avoid placing
the crystals against the tree or too
far from it. A ring of crystals placed
from one to one and one-half inches
from the trunk has been found to
be most satisfactory. Several shovel¬
fuls of soil free from stones, sticks,
and trash are then placed on the
crystal ring and packed with the back
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