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xr^Liszr.rrr.: s sszr .rssxs: , PMAVWUM n-B* , J* ” 7 ) WV i % t# -'V > 4 c-J , Wlt V?"'7-A'V. iy-— t*. , ( i \\ x Subscribe for the Echo. Chas. Zeigler, of Iiowell, vvas ft visitor here Monday, T. H. Vincent, the big man of Echols county, was in town Mon¬ day. Mr. Wood had a very pleasant smile on his face Tuesday morn¬ ing. A. G. Garbutt left Monday in hi» car to go to Perry, Ga., on business A. T. Ansley took a pleasure trip to the south side last evening after tear L. H. Moore, of Outlook Farm at Howell, was in town on busi¬ ness Monday. Roy McKinnon, Joel Prescott and Arthur Hughes were in Val¬ dosta Monday. Mrs. Wood returned Saturday from a two weeks visit with her mother at Perry, Ga. Little Miss Robinetta Petersen of Douglas is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. Rod Davis. S. M. Hughes, Wm. Alderman, Lonnie Strickland and L. H. Rentz were in town Monday. Mrs. Harrington, of Douglas, Ga. , is here for a short visit, with her daughter. Mrs. J. Rod Davis. It looks like roasting ear time is close at hand from tne appear¬ ance of some of the corn fields. Rev. Jenkins want to Man¬ chester, Ga., Monday for a two weeks visit with his home folks. P. S. Pendleton was here in fee interest of the A. S. Pendle¬ ton Company, of Valdosta, Fri¬ day. They are working on the town pump this morning. The people will certainly be glad when they get it fixed. Mr. K. T. White came in Lakeland, Fla., Monday evening, bhe will take charge of the Oak View hotel. H. F. Tillman Company’s trav- <?ling salesman was here from Valdosta Saturday taking’ orders for feed stuff. Ordinary’s court and tax as¬ sessors court were both in session last Monday morning with full attendance in each. ® The county commissioners re¬ sponded heartily to the good roads movement and the move is moving along famously, Mrs. L. R. Prescott and son, Kerbet, have gone to Valdosta fora visit. From Valdosta they will go to Adel to spend a few- ■days. Rev'S. E. Jenkins held his regular service here Sunday morning but the rain in the eve¬ ning kept them from havingatiy meeting, • R. D. Middleton, of Valdosta, is here this week helping Mr. Ray take stock at the commissary He will probably be here the rest of the week. Cucumbers, squash and peas are- jus^ja few of the things in the, “garden sass” line that Ech- o(s county kvrrriers are right now. THE ECHO, VIILE, GA. S. A. Smith, came home from Jasper Tuesday evening. A. N. Lund was in Hay low at¬ tending to business yesterday. Lack Sweat and his son .Ches¬ ter, of Offirman, were visitors here yesterday. L/G. Ham went to McDonald on a business trip Thursday re¬ turning home Sunday. Judge T. R. Perry, of Sylves¬ ter, Ga,, was a prominent legal visitor in town Monday. A motor party including E. G. Prescott, 0. L. Ham and Roy McKinnon went to Jennings yes¬ terday. Cap. Courtney is considering the purchase of a Ford so as to be able to get the enjoyment out of these good roads that are be¬ ing started. Mr. Mullins had a very thought¬ ful look on his face this morning he was no doubt figuring on how best to help this forward move¬ ment toward good roads. Archibald Swiliey, of Oak Lawn Farm, F. M. Henderson, from Sunny Brook Farm, and N. F. Touch ton, from Gilmore Farm were visitors here Monday. Friends of J. L. Strickland, proprietor of Strickland Model Farm, are glad to see-him around again and to know' that he is improving after his recent illness J. P. Varndoe, clerk for the Langdale Ray Company, went to home at Lumber City, Ga., this week for the purpose of settleing up an estate. He will be gone a week or ten days, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Garbutt went to their home in Valdosta last week and Mrs. A. G. Gar¬ butt and her children who have been spending the school months in Valdosta came home for the p ro f. Glee, C, Hicks, Bryan Hicks and Bryan Burnett motor- ed over f roi n Howell Tuesday with a colored prisoner with boot legging. This is the first one brought in under the new law. J. B. Hicks drove to Jasper Sunday and brought his wife and little daughter home from there. Mrs, Hicks has spent several weeks in Jasper with her mother and in Jacksonville visiting her sister, Mrs. Cook. It is becoming the general fee? sng that we should have someone here with the proper authority to go ahead and see that the needed repairs and such other work as is necessary from time to time be done. We had a good soaking rain Sunday evening and it has made work for the farmer by placing the ground in g<x)d condition to set out potato plants and most of them are taking advantage of the opportunity. Gordon Print- received a small scratch on his hand Sunday but thought nothing of it until later when it began to swell and dev (fl¬ oped into a very sore hand and swelling dear up his arm. It i,. hoped that it will not pr 0ve to be anything very serious. 9* cd Tin i A m nil JiiSi Preaching services at the M. E. Church in Statenville every 1st. Sunday, at 11 A. m. and 7 p. M. Sunday School at 3 P. m. Prayer meeting every Thurs¬ day evening at 7 :G0. Services' at Fargo on every second Sundays. Prayer meeting every Wednes¬ day evening. Sunday school at 3 p m every Sunday Services at council 3rd Sunday’s Services oeruteb at aiot.ueutgt St George everv v\cr.\ 4th -nn Sunday morning and evening. Sunday School at 3:00 P. M. You are cordially invited to tend these services. S.E. Jenkins, Pastor. EVERBOOY DOES IT. A party including Dr. J. F. Hall, of Council, Man Carter and D . GJ-^.Carter passed thru here Tuesday afternoon in Ivey tor’s new Ford which he had just purchased in Valdosta was taking home. Everbody has the auto fever these days, two new ones in Statenville this week DEATH BE DALE INFANT, The eight months old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Hall died early Monday morning The funeral took place Monday afternoon at Statenville cemetery. Mr. Hall is shingle cutter at Garbutt’s mill and is well known.. Much sympathy is extended to the par¬ ents in their bereavment. KILLS RATTLESNAKE, A six foot rattlesnake having nine rattles was killed by Chas. Nelson out on J. C. McKinnon’s plantation and brut into town where it attracted a crowd out on the city square. The snake was a diamond back rattler. Take advantage of the Ciubl >- ing offer now, we offer the Tri- Weekly Atlanta Constitution, The Echols Echo ahd any one of the following magazines"-Today’s magazine, McCalls magazine, Meedlecraft magazine, or the Housewife magazine, all three for only$1.75, Send in your sub¬ scription now before you forget it. Roan Deloach was brought in from the woods where he had been working suffering from a severe pain in his back. He is resting easy today and getting better. One meerschaum pipe with gold band around stem lost between river bridge and court house. Finder wifi please return same to Geo. L, Thomas. Mrs. C. R. Coleman of Water- town, Fla. arrived here Wednes¬ day evening, Mr Coleman is an employed the Car butt Lumber Company. W. W. Pennington was wear¬ ing a cotton blossom Wednesday that came from his field. N. N. Langdale was a promi¬ nent visitor here from Valdosta yesterday. A. Peterson left on a busi¬ ness trip to Savanah Wednesday Mrs, J. B. Hicks has been ill this week. BOIL WEEVIL BBT IN GEOBI; BOARD ADVISES PICKING BY HAND Atlanta, June.—(Special.)—Just, Tio cause the .Mexican cotton boll weevil has been somewhat inactive (luring the spring months, <iue aiiuosl entirely lo dry weather conditions, is no rea¬ son to believe it will not show up in large numbers in many, if not all, of the counties where it was found last year. The boll weevil was actually found last fall, live and active, in about for¬ ty Georgia counties, according to the records of the Stale Hoard of Unto- Biology. This spring, department spectors have made careful .scare!) In practically every county, for the re¬ appearance of the insect, and the last of May found it for die first time in large numbers. r Since tlie recent rains the weevil is cwni!,B out ra,,i;h more and inspectioos ln Decatur county ul the end of-May showed them to be quite Bbundaat Unconfirmed reports are coming in, of the presence of the wee- vil in many oilier counties Where u was found last fall, and these are be¬ ing investigated. Cowpaa Weevil Caused Alarm. Considerable alarm has been caus¬ ed in some of the counties where the boll weevil was found last year, over the discovery of I be cowpea pod wee¬ vil in cotton planted after cowpeas. This insect feeds on the cotton plant. but i! C rare ‘y ^uicicntiy abundant to ao serious damage. This is a small, snout boctlo, and w hile it has a slight resemblance to the b«n weevil, it is very much darker in color, and varies in shape as well as habits. Technically it is quite different, and ia very easily distinguished from the boll weevil. Nevertheless, the board ad vi»«s farmers to send all insects which they suspect are boll weevils, direct to the department for examination. The department has recently issued a bulletin on the Mexican (‘offon boll weevil, which contains all information needed with regard to its life history, habits and methods of control. It has also issued a circular on the varieties of cotton to be planted for boll weevil conditions. Both of these publications will be sent to anyone desiring them, upon request. Examine Fields Carefully. The Board advises farmers in all counties where the weevil has been found, to examine their fields very carefully for the weevil, says State Entomologist E. Lee Worsham. They should closely examine the young, ten- The College for Your Daughter THE SOUTH GEORGIA STATE NORMAL COLLEGE SIX REASONS WHY. 1. It is a good college, housed in a beautiful, new, clean, comfortable, modern building. 2. 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If Your Subscription Has Exr f! f coiiie in and Renew, we V / gready'appreciate at 2BT* A * ,p^-U <’ . 1 & f MEKAttt «i« 3 .4 Lit IT" r?'} « v.. m dor buds, sqUarea fir blooms. Mont of the cotton in South Georgia is now putting on squares, ami U is upon these that the weevils will center their attacks. They feed to srmo ex¬ tent upon the squares and deposit, their eggs in them, one esg hems placed in each square. The sqnari* turrfs yellow, flares open and falls U* the ground. If as many as fifty weevils to the acre are found, the board recommends band [licking of weevils and infested squares. Weevils and infested squares should be collected and burned or buried deep enough to prevent the adults from emerging. The figures of the United States Bu¬ reau of Entomology on the har.d pick¬ ing of weevils, show tbai a gain of lid per cent was made ill yield, where it was practiced, at & cast of $2.50 per acre. Tliis consisted of five pickings. How To Pick By Hard. If llie weevils are abundant, hand picking Should be practiced until early in July. The weevils continue U» emerge from hibernation, or come out of their winter quarters under straw and rubbish, fill through July, but roost of them conic out in May and Juno. Hand picking of the wt evils can be facilitated by the use of bags attach¬ ed to barrel hoops. This bag shouid be about 20 inches in diameter at the top, and smaller at the bottom. Thu cloth used should he unbleached sheet iiig, drilling or duck. In using the hoop and sa^k outfit, the hoop can be grasped in the hand and held on the ground close to the base of the plant. Then the plant should be bent forward into the open ! mouth of the rack, and shaken vigor- ously so as to rnalce the weevils fall off into the bag. The first picking of weevils should be made at the time the first squares appear, the second picking about ten days after the first bloom apt-ears. and thereafter every five or six days. Farmers should practice rapid and shallow cultivation of their cotton. and continue this cultivation until tiro cotton is ready to pick. Cultivation should he about one and one-halt inches below the surface of the soil. It is well to arrange to plow at least, once a week where possible, and the cotton should be made to put on a good erop of bolls just a r, quickly us can be done, These methods will prove of material value in the making of a fair crop even under boll weevil conditions.