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VOLUME XXV.
Thomson, McDuffie county, Georgia, Friday, may 9, 192.
NUMBER 20.
MEETING OF THE TENTH DISTRICT
FEDERATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS
Thomson has the pleasure of en
tertaining the eleventh annual gath-
ei*ing of the Women’s Federated
Clubs of the Tenth District today.
Some of the brainiest women of the
State are our guests on this occasion.
Guests begun to arrive Thursday at
noon and by the time the progrum
was to begin at 6 o’clock in the af
ternoon there was a goodly repre
sentation of women present from
throughout the district.. The activi
ties of the Federation while in Thom
son will be found elsewhere in this
paper.
Following is the list of the host
esses with the names of their dele
gates:
Mrs. M. W. Dunn—Miss Mary Bell
McMillan, Mrs. Edith Miller Gibson.
Mrs. J. 0. Shields—Mrs. Jack Beas
ley, Mrs. Gunn.
Mrs. Roy Johnson—MVs. Starnes
Johnson, Mrs. Maude Malone.
Mrs. J. S. Boyd—Mrs. Alonzo Rich
ardson, Mrs. H. G. Hastings.
Mrs. Eva Hardaway—Mrs. Jack
Harris, Mrs. Fred Rawlings.
Mrs. Ben Johnson—Mrs. A. A.
Rawlings, Mrs. Hugh Cason.
Mrs. Ira Brinkley—Mrs. Rozar,
Mrs. Pottle.
Mrs. J. A. Davey—Mrs. Colon Ses
sions, Mrs. Louise Brown.
Mrs. A. G. Porter—Mrs. Melton,
Mrs. Beeson.
Mrs. W. S. Mobley—Mrs. Longino.
Miss Floride Allen, Mrs. Firman Pen-
uel.
Mrs. J. E. Wilkerson— Mrs. Lula
Wright.
Mrs. C. F. Hunt—Mrs. Wilhoit,
Mrs. Shurley.
Mrs. J. T. Robins—Mrs. Edmund
Shurley, Mrs. Pierce Wood.
Mrs. J. T. Neal—Miss Alice Smith.
Mrs. E. M. Miles—Mrs. R. Lee
Smith, Miss Emmie Johnson.
Miss Bessie Usry—Miss Aleander
Tarver, Miss Blanche Staley.
Mrs. II. T. Clary—Mrs. J. M New
man, Mrs. A. R. Wright.
Mrs. M. W Moseley—Mrs. J. L.
Champion, Mrs. Ben R. Tanner, Mrs.
A. W. Evans.
Miss Ruby Willingham—Mrs. Bass
Brown, Mrs. E. II. Nelson.
Mrs. 0. P. Hunt—Mrs. Macon
Warthen, Miss Warthen.
Mrs. G. W. Jordan—Mrs. Platt,
Mrs. Burum.
Mrs. Mary Martin—Miss Annie
Sanchen. Mrs. Von Camp.
Mrs. W. \V. Downing—Mrs. W. H.
Donovan, Mrs. James Hubbard.
Mrs. Mollie Bennett—Mrs. J. M.
Caldwell.
Knox Hotel—Mrs. E. R. Hines,
Mrs. II. D. Russell, Mrs. Holt, Mrs.
Brantley, Mrs. Lamar Rucker, Mrs.
Sanford, Mrs. Pierce Wood.
Mrs. H C. McCorkle—Mrs. Shell-
nut.
Mrs. Paul Bowden—Mrs. Bowden.
Quite a number of delegates ex
pected to attend did not arrive, and
several hostesses were disappointed
by failure of their guests to get here.
IMPROVEMENTS AT
THE COTTON MILL
Messrs. Walter Candler and George
Murphy, officials of the Lullwater
Manufacturing Co., were in Thomson
this week making arrangements for
extensive improvements at the cotton
mill here.
It is understood the mill will be
closed down the latter part of next
week, and will remain closed until
the work of renovating has been com
pleted.
Among the improvements to be
made first will be a new flooring
throughout the mill. Recently the
work of putting on a new roofing
was finished.
After the flooring is put in, all the
old machinery ihat does not meet
present requirements will be taken
out and replaced with more modern
equipment, making the mil) up to
date in every respect.
Mothers’ Day At Meth
odist Church.
The Chautauqua Closed
Friday Evening.
Song, “America,” School.
Recitation, “My Sweetheart,” Eliz-
beth Hobbs.
Chorus, “Trust Your Mother.”
Scripture Reading—Clayton Gools-
y, Frank Morris, Neal Dunn.
Prayer.
Male Quartet, “That Wonderful
lother of Mine.”
Reading—Mrs. Adrian Morris.
Roll Call.
Lesson Period.
Song, “My Mother’s Bible,” School.
Reports.
Solo, “That Mother O’ Mine,” Mr.
i. V. Curtis.
Reading—Mrs. Cluese Watson.
“Our Mother’s Songs.”
Benediction.
The Radclifl'e Ch;. itauqua, which
gave a series of en' tainments and
lectures in Thomso.; beginning Fri
day, closed its engagement here Mon
day evening.
From the first concert on Friday
afternoon by the Plymouth Male
Quartet, to the final lecture on Mon
day night by Dr. A. M. Hyde, the
Chautauqua program was greatly en
joyed.
The series of evening lectures on
the history of mankind was almost
as good as a university course in his
tory. The afternoon lectures were
all inspirational.
“If our civilization is to be saved
materially, it must be saved spiritual
ly.”
That was the keynote of the even
ing lectures. Home, school and church
and their value in the scheme of hu
man relations were stressed in every
lecture.
Dr. Harry Hibscliman, who spoke
on Friday, on “That Something
Within,” gave many examples of men
who had been down and out, and re
claimed themselves. He made a spe
cial plea that the helping hand be ex
tended to those folks whom misfor
tune throws backward.
His evening lecture on “Broken
Barriers,” was a real intellectual
treat. Starting back with early man
who shivered and shook in his cave
home, surrounded by barriers of ig
norance, Dr. llibschman traced his
history to the beginning of civiliza
tion.
Dr. ‘ Dan H. Martin, Saturday’s
speaker, is a man of broad vision and
boundless sympathy. He made one
ponder the question “Are we really
civilized ? ”
“One state alone,” declared Dr.
Martin, “spends more money raising
hogs than it does educating its chil
dren.”
What is in the pot of gold at the
foot of the rainbow ? Love, says Dr.
Martin. His afternoon lecture on
“The End of the Rainbow” empha
sized it again and again.
In his lecture on “That Old Gang
of Mine,” Dr. A. M. Hyde on Monday
made a plea for better schools, better
entertainment, and better environ
ment for young people. He scored
the evil effects of gambling, and vici
ous motion pictures. lie urged es
pecially that all boys and girls strive
for a college education.
“When I started college,” said Dr.
Hyde, “I had exactly nine dollars in
my pockets.”
In the evening in a pungent, spark
ling lecture, Dr. Hyde, optomistically
painted a glorious future ahead lor
the race. His subject was, “The
Better Tomorrow.”
Three men of vision and intelli
gence, forceful, lucid speakers all.
As for the entertainment features
of the Chautauqua, a varied program
of music and dramatics was offered.
The Plymouth Male Quartet gave a
finished program of displaying much
versatility. Each member posesses
an unusually good voice, and the
blending of the four voices was fine.
As instrumentalists the boys made a
big hit. Bob Davison, leader, Cyrl
Harvey, Bill Payne, and Leo Sulli
van are certainly to be commended
for their part in making the Chautau
qua a success.
The Sprague Players’ performance
of Rip Van Winkle would be hard to
beat. Mr. Herbert Sprague is the
rippingest Rip ever seen, and left no
doubt but that he was a fitting suc
cessor to the famous Joe Jefferson.
Floy Mahan Sprague, as the scold
ing Gretchen was true to life, and the
acting of John Stine and Miss Eu
nice Differ was well done.
On Monday Edith M. Clarke and
Miss Irene Soule were much enjoyed.
Miss Clarke is said to be one of the
few women playing a set of Swiss
Handbells alone. Her performance
on the musical lyre, and xylophone
were A-l. Miss Soule is the posses
sor of a lovely lyric soprano voice.
All in all the Chautauqua was a
success.
Reducing Death Rate
From Tuberculosis.
Mother’s Day Program
At Baptist Church.
The Baptist Sunday School will
iserve the following “Mother’s Day”
ngram Sunday:
Solo—Master Cleveland Kiser.
Pageant—“Crowning Mother” —
rs. Houston’s class.
Prayer.
Duet—Mrs. Hadaway and Mr.
ser.
Reading—Miss Ellington.
Solo-Miss Jewett.
Atlanta, Ga., May 8.—Georgia is
the first southern state to reduce its
death rate from tuberculosis to be
low 90 per 100,000, according to J.
P. Faulkner, managing director of
the Georgia Tuberculosis association,
who today announced that the United
States census figures for 1922 show
that the yearly death rate from tu
berculosis in Georgia is 88 per 100,-
7)00. •
The effective fight against the
“great white plague” that is being
made by health authorities in this
state has served to increase interest
in the twentieth annual meeting for
the National Tuberculosis association
to be held here May G to 10, Mr.
Faulkner said.
Georgia health authorities are
planning to take fuff advantage of
the opportunity offered by the tuber
culosis meeting to get information
and inspiration for a further reduc
tion in the death rate.
Mr. Kaulkner pointed out that
sneaker;-, of prominence in every
phase of tuberculosis work will ad
dress the gathering and offer sug-
I gestions which whi be valuable in the
liaht against the plague.
Washington, D. C., May 8.
WANT CONGRESS TO QUIT.
The politics regarding early Con
gressional adjournment may be stated
about this way: The Republicans
claim they cannot make progress be
cause the Democrats and their allies
have blocked the legislative machin
ery. The Democrats retort thas this
is a “do-nothing Congress," and that
the administration party must always
shoulder the blame. The President
finds Congress unmanageable under
all conditions, and thinks that the
members might just as well go home
as to dwadle around Washington.
The investigations have all ceased to
be interesting, and aside from the
political suds that can be squeezed
out of them, the observers who know
Washington and its ways arc quite
convinced that the courts ought to
finish the jobs started by the Sen
ators.
POLITICS AND CONGRESS.
There are plenty of signs in Wash
ington that big business interests of
the country want Congress to finish
its work and go home. The long de
lay in handling the tax biff has been
rather unnerving, but the determi
nation of a fixed policy appears to be
about settled. The suggested repeal
of the so-called guarantee clause of
the railroad law has caused some
worry to investors in securities, and
if Congress adjourns soon enough the
transportation act. is apt to remain
intact. Dissatisfaction exists regard
ing the McNary-Hnugen biff to ex
tend financial aid and credits to farm
ers, besides helping their marketing
methods. While the purpose of the
hill is admittedly very good, it is
regarded by many, including its
friends anil supporters, as economi
cally unsound.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
It is understood at the National
Capitol that the rivers and harbors
biff is among the measures that will
not be taken up at this session of
Congress. The biff carries about
$89,000,000 in appropriations, and it
will have to wait till after election,
as part of the “economy program.”
EMBARGOES AND QUARAN
TINES.
State and Federal officers have been
in conference in Washington seeking
to determine principles governing the
necessity for embargoes and quaran
tines. The measures refer particu-
lraly to plants and shrubbery.
BETTER POSTAL PAY.
Increases favored by the joint com
mittee of Congress regarding postal
pay, include $T3,114,000 for city let
ter carriers; $15,000,000 for rural
mail carriers, and $8,200,000 for rail
way mail clerks.
PEACE WILL PREVAIL.
The United Medicine Manufactur
ers of America recently held their
annual convention in Washington, D.
C. A number of public officials in
charge of the administration of the
Federal food and drugs act addressed
the meetings, and praised the work
being done by the organization in as
sisting to bring about a clearer pub
lic understanding of the laws, rules
and regulations. The principal pat
ent medicine manufacturers are using
their best endeavors to induce all
those engaged in their industry, to
conform in every respect to the ex
isting laws. Peace apparently pre
vails between the Government and a
large part of the patent medicine in
dustry, largely as a result of the
splendid work of such organizations
as that mentioned above.
SHIPS HAVE BORROWING
VALUE.
Shipping Commissioner Plummer
recently related that financial inter
ests had hampered the business of
owners by refusals to make moderate
loans on the ships. “My message Is
that American ships have not become
stabilized as actual property,” said
Mr. Plummer. “Banks can afford to
look upon them with friendly eyes
and thus do much to benefit not mere
ly the shipping business but the gen
eral commerce of the United States.”
GOVERNMENT LOGGING
PRIVILEGE. ,
The Department of the Interior will
receive IVds for logging rights on
two units of tribal timber, mostly
yellow pine in New Mexico. It is
estimated that the timber contains
2,100,000 feet. No bid of less than
$3 per thousand feet board measure
for yellow pine and Douglas fir, and
50c per thousand board measure for
all other species will be considered
for the timber on either of the tracts.
FRESH PORK FOR FRANCE.
France is a new foreign outlet for
fresh pork produced in the United
States. Heretofore France among
other foreign countries, has declined
to accept our fresh port. Methods
of exposing fresh pork to low tem
peratures, developed by the Meat-
Inspection Service of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
make the product entirely safe, even
when eaten raw, as is customary to
come extent in France and other
European countries.
NEW TRADE TREATIES.
Sweden and Switzerland, Sweden
and Russia, Denmark ajid Poland, and
reland and Spain, have concluded
lew commercial agreement; the
.xisting commercial arrangement $
between Spam and the United States
have been extended.
PUBLIC UTILITY INVESTMENT.
About seventeen billion dollars is
invested in public utility business in
the United Slates. Two billion is in
telegraphs and telephones; four bil
lion in the gas industry; and nearly
eleven billion in the electric railways
and electric power and light industry.
DEVELOPED WATER POWER.
The Geological Survey, Department
of the Interior, has just brought up
to date its record of developed water
power in the United States, which
shows that there are now about 3,200
water power plants of 100 horse pow
er or more, having a total capacity
of installed water \yheels of 9,080,958
horse power, an increase of about
1,100,000 horse power, or nearly 15
per cent over the total in 1921, which
was 7,920,958 horse power. Of the
present total 81 percent is in public-
utility plants and 19 per cent in man
ufacturing plants. New York, with
1,542,983 horse power, is stiff the
leading State in developed water
power; California, with 1,451,830
horse power, is a close second; Wash
ington, with 480,350 horse power, is
third; Maine, with 473,188 horsepow
er, is fourth; and North Carolina,:
with 431,500 horse power, is fifth,
displacing Montana, which ranked
fifth in 1921.
Water power development in the
New England, East North Central,
West North Central, and Mountain
States has not kept pace with that in
the other parts of the United States.
Washington stands first among the
States in potential water power, for
power available both 50 per cent of
the time and 90 per cent of the time.
She is closely pressed, however, by
Oregon, California, and New York
A large proportion of the potential
power in New York is available con
tinuously due to the equalization of
the flow of Niagara and St. Lawrence
rivers. The same is true of Arizona,
i whose water power resources are
mainly on Colorado river, where the
flow can be controlled.
ELECTRIFY THE BUCKSAW.
“The bucksaw has driven more
boys from the farm than any other
means of tortue ever invented,” said
Dr. John M. Thomas, president of the
| Pennsylvania State College, in a re-
| cent address on freeing the farm
I from drudgery through the use of the
j public utilities. “When a boy can let
the ‘juice’ do the work and spend his
, time in operations that require the
use of a little brain power, the farm
will be more attractice,” he asserted.
“It is not hard work that drives boys
from the farm, but work in which
there is no mental interest.”
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION.
The average daily production of
electricity by public-utility power
1 plants in March was 100,700,000 kilo-
| watt-hours, about 3 1-2 per cent less
than the average for the month of
February. This reduction was prob-
I ably due in part to seasonal effect.
SELLING TO THE ORIENT.
Sales of United States merchandise
to the Orient are showing remarkable
gains especially when compared with
those to other parts of the world.
Exports from the United States to
Asia and Oceania in the eight months
ending with February 1924, the latest
available record, chow an increase of
about 44 per cent over the same
period of last year, while those to the
remainder of the world show a gain
of but about 7 per cent in the like
period. Thi3 big gain in our exports
to the Orient, says the Trade Record
of The National City Bank of New
York, is the more interesting by rea
son of the fact that manufactures
form a very large percentage of our
exports to that part of the world.
THE UNITED STATES CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
In accordance with its practice of
centering attention upon the more
important problems, national as well
as international, confronting business
and industry, the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States has select
ed three subjects for general discus
sion at its forthcoming annual meet
ing to be held at Cleveland. Two of
these are domestic questions,—“Busi
ness and Agriculture” and “The Re
sponsibility and Integrity of Busi
ness.” The third is “European Re
adjustment” which stiff looms large
upon the business horizon. Various
aspects of these and other questions
will be dealt with in a series of ad
dresses.
OUR COLONIAL TRADE.
So much is said about our trade
with Europe, South America and oth
er countries that most> citizens do not
realize that the commerce of the
United States with Alaska, Hawaii,
Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands
in 1923 reached a total of $536,000,-
000.
SENATE SAYS IT IS
“MAH-JONGG.”
With solemn formality the Senate
! voted unanimously to change the
i spelling of “mah jong” in the revenue
j biff to “mah-jongg.” Senator Smoot,
, Chairman of the Finance Committee,
i explained “an expert informs me that
I that is correct.” Under the biff,
I manufacturers of mah-jongg sets are
.axed 10 per cent of the selling price
FGOT AND MOUTH DISEASE.
Recent reports from the foot-and
mouth disease areas in California in
'-' ate that the disease is being placeii
■ Jer control by the State and Fed-
1 eral forces.
Freight Rates Are Com
ing Down, Claim.
Atlanta, Ga., May 8.—That freight
rates are coming down appreciably,
if slowly, and without drastic general
reduction or legislation is shown by
the traffic statistics made public here
today by the freight departments of
local railroad lines.
There were no very general reduc
tions in hates during last year, and
yet the nation’s freight biff was some
$248,000,000 less than it would have
been if the average rate paid to the
roads for transporting a ton one mile
had been the same as the average for
1922, and over $607,000,000 less than
would have been paid in freight
charges at the average rate of 1921.
The statistics show the average
revenue per ton mile received by the
Class 1 railroads for 1923 to have
been 1.116 cents, as compared with
1.176 in 1922 and 1.263 cents in 1921.
The latter year was the one in
which the average was the highest
it has been in recent years because
the general advance made by the In
terstate Commerce Commission in
1920 was in effect only during the
last four months of that year.
As compared with 1922, during
which year some rather general re
ductions were made both by order of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and voluntary by the railroads, the
average for 1923 represents a reduc
tion of about 5 per cent.
Some Good Values In
McDuffie Farms.
The McDuffie County Real Estate
Agency has some good values in
farms and farm lands in the county.
Some of the farmers engaged in that
business want to get out, while oth
ers with a different vision or view
point want to get in.
In the opinion of this writer, now
is the best time to buy farm lands in
this county. Those who want to sell
now might not want to sell later.
The agency has a nice little farm
near Thomson that can be bought at
a most reasonable price. In fact,
they have farms that will suit the re
quirements of any farmer, cotton,
truck, or otherwise.
Anyone desiring to investigate
farm lands and get a line on what
can be had in McDuffie county, should
see J. Q. West or II. S. Norris.
Thomson High Beats
All Comers.
ss
Last Friday the Thomson High
School baseball team went down to
Augusta and played Shamrock. The
score was 4 to 0 in favor of Thomson.
Tuesday Stapleton brought a good
team to Thomson and would have
made it interesting for the home boys
had they not lost their head and went
to pieces in the seventh inning. The
team completely frazzled out and
went home, leaving the score some
thing like 0 to 2 in favor of Thomson.
It appears the Stapleton team has
some splendid material for a base
ball team, but are woefully lacking
in head work and morale.
The home team is working nicely
and can cope with any aggregation
in these diggings. It matters not
whether the opposing team is com
posed wholly of school boys, they
will give them a run for their money.
The home fofks should patronize
the games better than they do. The
boys are giving good, clean exhibi
tions that deserve hte support of all
lovers of sport.
Shamrock is expected to come next
Tuesday for a game with the home
boys.
Building a Large To
bacco Warehouse.
Atlanta, Ga., May 8.—The tobacco
growers of Hahira,* Ga., arc now
building a tobacco warehouse, 100 by
300 feet, for handling the large
growth of tobacco, which is predicted
for tha tsection for this season, ac
cording to reports received by the
state agricultural department.
This is the second large warehouse
to be built by the tobacco growers of
Hahira for the purpose of grading
and marketing their tobacco.
The capital involved was invested
by the farmers in the Hahira section.
THOMSON PEOPLE MAKE GOOD
IN WASHINGTON, D. C.
Mr. W. D. Reynolds, who came to
Thomson to be present at the funerfll
of his father, Mr. W. B. Reynolds,
two weeks ago, left Sunday for his
home in Washington, D. C., where he
has made good in the real estate arid
building trade. He is foreman for a
large real estate firm and is rapidly
coming to the front in his profession
Miss Louise Reynolds, who wa;
also here at the burial of her father,
has a position with the U. S. Depart
ment of Commerce as field represen
tative. She is - at present traveling
Georgia gathering statistics for the
Government, and fills this responsi
ble position with much credit to her-
elf.
Miss Julia Reynolds, another sister,
who is now at home, also has a re-
ponsible position in Washington and
ixpects to leave next week to resume
her duties.
The people of (heir home town
''jHi’ii with pleasure the success o-
hese Thomson young people, and
The Progress delights to make men
tion of same.
NOTES FROM THE
COUNTY AGENT
SWEET POTATO CONTRACTS.
McDuffie county should have Httltf
trouble disposing of her potato crop
this year, and she should take ad
vantage of her opportunities as of
fered by the Yam Curing Company.
This company has contracted already
for 100 acres of potatoes, and their
proposition is simple. They agree
to buy all number ones on what
acreage the farmer plants at 60c per
bushel the day the farmer digs them
and furnishes the crates free. The
farmer agrees to plant 1, 2 or more
acres and to deliver all number ones
whether 1 oushel or 600. The farmer
has a great advantage in that he
takes no loss by shrinkage or rots,
and knows when he plants that he
is assured of a market. The quota
of 100 acres has already been reach
ed, but if there are other men who
want to contract, and if we can get
an additional 60 acres, I believe we
could contract this acreage.
While on this line it might be well
to warn the growers that they can
not expect such prices as they re
ceived last year. The hard winter
produced an abundance of rot, which
caused a shortage of potatoes result
ing in the high price. It is hoped
that our curing house here will oper
ate successfully this season and that
those who do not contract for fall
delivery will cure their potatoes.
Banked potatoes will not sell if there
are many cured potatoes for sale.
Several county agents report that
their local houses will be filled thie
season, due to prices last year. The
government reports a 19 per cent in
crease in acreage this season. The'
farmer who wants to make money
had better not take a chance with
banked potatoes except for homo use.
If you should want to contract this
year see your agent who will explain
the details.
DR. TRUMBO COMING.
On Monday, May 12th, Dr. Harry
Trumbo will be in Thomson to test
cows for Tuberculosis. This test will
require only one minute and is abso
lutely free to the owner of the COW.
Those in the town who want cows
tested have them at Edgar Wilson's
barn at 1 o’clock P. M. We have
tested 66 cows already and found
none to be infected. Many are the
children who have lost their lives
through drinking infected cows'
milk. At a certain New York Tuber
culosis hospital 75 out of 126 tuber
culosis children had the cow form of
tuberculosis. Don’t forget the date
and be on hand with old Bossie.
Farmers who want their cows test
ed and can group as many as 10 or
more should notify the county agent
at once.
Messrs. J. J. Pennington, G. F.
Rogers, H. H. Cason, R. H. Newby,
J. H. Hinton, Sterling Gibson, Jr.,
C. M. Bussey and J. R. Erwin will
please have their cows up. We will
reach you some time of the day. All
neighbors to these gentlemen bring
your cows over at these concentration
points.
POTATO CHECKS RETURNED.
The County Agent received a letter
yesterday from Mrs. H. C. McCrack
en, Baxley, with personal checks to
all who ordered potato plants at $1.00
per 1,000. She has done a great in
justice to the county agent and farm
ers who have ordered by delaying us
for more than a month. She gives
many excuses for her action, but the
main reason seems to be the fact
that she can sell these plants for
$2.00 per 1,000 now and she seems
satisfied to sacrifice business princi
ples for the sake of the almighty
dollar. Your checks await you at
ihe office.
I am making many inquiries now
for plants, but $1.50 per 1,000 is the
cheapest we can hope to get plants
now, due to bad weather conditions
which has retarded growth of slips
over the whole south.
CHICKEN SALE A SUCCESS.
The third cooperative chicken sale
proved a decided suedss. 3,512 pounds
of poultry brought to the farmers
$700.21. This shows what can be
none by cooperation. Merchants re
ported lively trade due to advertis
ing at reduced prices. We need
more advertising from more merch
ants.
Our next sale will be held June
4th and promises to be the biggest
yet. We have guarantors for 3,000
pounds tonnage and the prices will
be the best.
The poultry car has its enemies,
and the chief criticism seems to be
that the car is causing a scarcity of
poultry in the county. When you
hear somebody knocking the cause of
present high poultry prices, ask if
they are interested in ffie farmers'
welfare, or is it a selfish motive. I
dare say such persons are not pro
ducers of chickens for rale. Raise
more chickens and patronize the car,
the preserver of good prices for our
produce. It mean-: more money to
the farmer and more tiade for the
merchant. Everybody should be
boosters for a thing that brings good
to the majority.
•Don’t forget the next sale date,
June 4th. The sale begins at 1 o’clock
sharp and closes at 0 o’clock. Be
sure to remember this change of
schedule. The car stops at Harlem
in the morning and Thomson in the
afternoon.
Sand In Hla Pipes.
Frofh n story: "Charlie Doombrowu
burled hi? head on his arms and gritted
his palate.”
