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FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1924.
THE McDUFFIE PROGRESS, THOMSON, GA.
Since
the introduction
of it’s 1924 models,
Buieh has broken
all production records
including it’s own,
for the manufacture
of t fine motor
v cars
A. H. CURTIS & SON
Thomson, Ga.
When better automobiles a e built, Buick will build them
Cut?j t'ieuiji or most'
saerrd o&Jtgations cat &~
/&r ttic c/~c<is?t
M ONEY cannot buy love or affec
tion but it can make them feel
at home. The best thing you can
say about a man’s business conduct
is that he transacts his business by
check and steadily adds to his bal
ance in the hank.
first National lank
THOMSON, GA.
OOFINGS
—Are made largely of Asphalt, As
bestos, Wool Felt and mineral
surfacing materials. Now the
Carey factories get their Asbestos
direct from Carey owned mines.
They use Asphalt and Slate in
many products and in enormous quantities, enabling them
to buy at minimum prices. They manufacture their own
felts.
Turning out millions of dollars’ worth of roll roofing
annually makes it possible to employ cost saving methods
not possible in a smaller plant. You get the benefit in
lower prices.
So we oifer you roll roofings at a wide range of price, to
afford whatever length of service you wish to get at the
lowest possible cost for that sc: vice. There are Slate sur
faced, Mica surfaced and Rock surfaced roll roofings and
Asbestos Built-up roofs, each to meet a particular need. •
Thomson Hdw. Co.
Thomson, Ga.
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NOTES FROM m
COUNTY AGENT
CLUB BOYS AND GIRLS CAMP.
A good bunch of boys and girls at
tended the college short com e last
summer and had the advantages of
information which only the college
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eroned the boys and girls and they
slept in ten ’’’hi 0 ea°or it will he
different, a Mr. John Williams, of
Athens, ha donated a large sum of
money with which to buiid a camp
for boys and girls. There will be
reading rooms, a dining room, gym
nasium, and pool in addition to sleep
ing quarters and there will he close
to 2000 ooys and girls in attendance.
The total cost for board, c , will be
u ;:ly $7.00 and we shout* be able to
get trucks to go in for same cost as
last. I should say that the whole ex
pense would not exceed $10.00. We
are allowed 20 boys and girls and 1
must know by May 25th h i v many
will go. Let me have your name at
once if you want to make the trip.
G. C. DANIEL
SURPRISE FOR THE PROGRESS - NOW
TO MAKE MONEY IN COTTON
THIS YEAR.
By G. C. Daniel.
It does not now appear probable
that cotton production in 1924 will
exceed, if it equals, the world’s nor
mal demand. It is altogether unlike
ly that we shall have a burdensome
surplus, such as we had from 1920 to
1922, for some years.
At the same time the experience of
the last two years of short supply
shows clearly that in the uctual con
sumption of dry goods there is a price
point beyond which the consumer re
fuses to buy. Mills are compelled to
curtail manufacturing at this time
because they cannot sell their pro
ducts in the usual volume though
they offer them at substantially lower
prices than last year when cotton was
cheaper than it is now. For several
weeks in April and early May cotton
was more than a cent a pound higher
and print cloth more than a cent a
pound lower than at the same time
last year.
These facts suggest:
1. We should be able to sell this
years production at favoranle prices
compared with last but we should not
expect substantially higher prices.
2. There is no profit at present
prices for cotton that yields no more
per acre than last year.
?. The assurance of profit lies in
producing more cotton to th” acre a',
the same cost of cultivation.
To this end boll weevil control is
highly important. It will mean, in
communities of weevil infestation,
the difference between profit and loss.
Control by poison is practicable. It
has been proved for several seasons.
It is not an expense but an invest
ment.
FOOD FOR THE BOLL WEEVIL.
(By Keeton Arnett, for the National
Boll Weevil Control Association.)
New Orleans, La., May 15.—Vari
ous appeals to “feed the starving
people of European countries” have
been made in the United States and
according to reports the appeals have
met with generous response. An
other appeal is being made to “feed
the surviving members of the boll
weevil tribe” and it is also expected
that this appeal will be met with
generous response.
The appeals differ, however, in that
the former were for the purpose of
saving life while the latter is for the
purpose of taking life and at the
same time offering profitable pro
duction of the main money crop of
the Southern farmer.
Food for tiie boll weevil may he
divided into two classifications. One
costs the farmer and the weevil bene
fits while the other costs the weevil its
life and the farmer profits. A farm
er may either fail to use weevil con
trol methods and let the weevil feed
on the plants or he may apply con
trol methods and let the weevil die
and every time one weevil dies it
means the prevention of thousands of
other generations coming into the
world to ravage his crop.
As explained in a previous article,
farmers should examine their fields
for boll weevils daily as soon as the
plants make their appearance. When
as many as twenty boll weevils are
found on an acre poisoning should
begin. Calcium arsenate in dust
form or in a home-mixed calcium-
arsenate-molasses mixture is recom
mended by state and government ex
perts at this stage.
When the dust is used it may be
applied either by cotton dusting ma
chinery or shaken from a bag on the
tips of the plants and from five to
seven pounds of calcium arsenate
should be used to the acre.
The molasses mixture is usually
applied with a home-made mop which
is used to sprinkle a few drops into
the tips of the plants. The contents
of the mixture are as follows:
* One pound of calcium arsenate, one
gallon of molasses and one gallon of
water, or, with extremely heavy in
festation and with frequent rains, a
stronger mixture of two pounds of .
calcium arsenate, one gallon of table ;
quality syrup and one-half gallon of
water, which may give quicker killing
and better control.
In syrup mixtures the syrup must
always be sweet, the experts say.
should be applied within twenty
four hours after mixing. The usual
application required is about one gal
lon per acre.
With a small number of weevils
emerging from hibernation treatment
of the plants by these methods in
the early stages is considered to be
a sure way to prevent a heavy in
festation with a consequent increase
of control costs later in the season.
Further information on boll weevil
control may be obtained from the
county agent, state college of agri
culture or the National Boll Weevil
Control Association, Room 220 Whit
ney Building, New Orleans, La.
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H. C. TRIM3LE,
Thomson, Ga.
merce and Labor. If you will answer
Ihese and send in to the county agent
it will be greatly appreciated by your
tale. Cut out the clipping and send
n with answers to the questions. We
want to Know what the farmers of
McDuffie think of the labor shortage j
and just how bad it is. The state
wants this information so I am carry
ing it to the farmer. Let’s have your
honest opinion by return mail.
Please give us answers to the fol
lowing questions as to your county:
Estimated number of white people
that have left your county since Sep
tember 1922 ?
Estimated number of white people
who have left the farm and engaged
in other work since September 1922?
Estimated number of negroes that
have left vour county since Septem
ber 1922?
Estimated number of negroes that
have left the farms and engaged in
other kinds of work in your county
since September 1922?
Number of acres of land in culti
vation in 1921 as compared to the
number cultivated in 1919-1920?
Remarks on general conditions.
It may be of interest to some to
learn that the last poultry car purch
ased,. 20,000 lbs. poultry, 4,000 lbs. j
more than the ear could hold. This
excess was placed in another partial
ly filled car which came down to Cov
ington from Atlanta.
MONEY TO LEND
I can quickly negotiate loans
in unlimited amounts on improved
farm lands.
Five to ten years time.
Easy payments.
Parties interested will do well
to see me at once.
J. GLENN STOVALL.
EAT AT
LABOR QUESTIONNAIRE.
The following questions are sent
out by the state department of Com-
WINFIELD NEWS
By Tet.
Mr. and Mrs. Olvin Smith and
daughter, Margaret, spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. B. L.
Neal.
Misses Ida Mae and Ruby Averett
spent Monday with Miss Louise Bas-
ton.
Messrs. Newton Averett, James
Guillebeau and Miss Ruby Averett
spent Saturday night ami Sunday at
the home of Mr. John Jordan of Leah.
Miss Louise Baston spent Sunday
night with Miss Ruby Averett
Miss Eva Tankersley is spending
a few days with her sister, Mrs. Er
nest Tankersley.
Mrs. Claude Story’s supper guests
last Friday night were Misses Mar
garet Smith and Hattie Ruth Swann,
Messrs. Gilmer and Albert Dozier and
Dr. Walter Anthony and sons, of
Macon.
Mrs. Alice Smith and son, Fred,
of Leah, spent Saturday night at the
home of Mr. E. O. Tankersley.
Mr. S. P. Shell was the pleasant
guest of Mr. L. P. Neal Monday.
Mrs. Mack Blanchard spent Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. L. E.
Averett.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tankersley and
son, Lester, of Appling, spent Satur
day night and Sunday in Winfield
visiting relatives.
We are sorry to report that little
Edna Tankersley is on the sick list
at this writing, but we hope for her
a speedy recovery.
Those attending quarterly meeting
at Dunn’s Chapel from Shiloh were j
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dunn, Mrs. I
G. C. Paschal, Airs. A. D Dozier, I
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Steed, Mr. and i
Airs. Johnie Steed, Air. and Mrs. H. ;
D. Story and family, Air. Olvin Smith, |
Mr. and Airs. W. P Dozier and family,
Air. and Mrs. Albert Tankersley and
family, Mr. and Airs. L. E. Averett,
Miss Ruby Averett.Mr. and Airs. L.
P. Neal, Air. and Airs. B. L. Neal,
Mr. E. A. Tankersley, Miss Eva
Tankersley and Airs. Will Crowell.
Dr. Walter Anthony and two sons,
of Macon, and Mr. S. P. Shell spent
Friday night at the home of Mr. L.
C. Smith.
Schneider’s Restaurant
Regular Dinner 50c
Plate Lunch 25c
Short Orders served from 5 A. M. to 10 P. M.
Georgia and Florida Ry. Passenger Schedule
EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 11th, 1923.
THROUGH DAILY PULLMAN SERVICE BETWEEN AUGUSTA AND
JACKSONVILLE ON THE BON-AIR SPECIAL.
DIRECT CONNECTION MADE AT JACKSONVILLE WITH SEABOARD
AIR LINE, ATLANTIC COAST LINE AND FLORIDA EAST
COAST, FOR ALL FLORIDA POINTS.
DIRECT CONNECTION
MADE AT AUGUSTA
FOR
RICHMOND,
WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK.
Daily
Daily
Daily
Daily
8:20 AM
8:00
PM
Lv
Augusta
Ar
8:40
AM
6:10 PM
10:01 AM
*9:25
PM
Lv
St. Clair
Lv
7:10
AM
4:26 PM
10:50 AM
10:07
PM
Lv
Midville
Lv
6:29
AM
3:34 PM
11:27 AM
10:40
PM
Lv
Swainsboro
Lv
5:55
AM
2:52 PM
11:42 AM
10:53
PM
L,v
Wesley
Lv
5:42
AM
2:37 PM
12:40 PM
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PM
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Vidalia
Lv
5:00
AM
1:55 PM
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Ilazlehurst
Lv
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Douglas
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3:25 PM
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Willicoochee
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10:47 AM
4:02 PM
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Nashville
Lv
1:51
AM
10:10 AM
4:55 PM
3:40
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Valdosta
Lv
1:00
AM
9:05 AM
8:50 PM
8:00
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Ar
Jacksonville
Lv
9:05
PM
Daily
Daily
(Ex. Sun.)
Daily.
Daily
(Ex. Sun.)
5:05 PM
10:45
AM
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Valdoosta
Ar
3:30
PM
8:50 AM
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Madison
Lv
1:30
PM
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Daily
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Vidalia Ar
6:55 AM Lv
7:48 AM Lv
9:10 AM Ar Millen Lv
Connections made at Millen with the Centdal of Georgia.
Stillmore l Lv
12:35 PM
11:42 AM
10:20 AM
Daily
M Lv Augusta
Lv
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Direct connections made at Tennille with Central of Georgia for Mid-
ville, at which point connection is made with Bon-Air Special for Florida
points.
3:
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PM
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Wrens
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Gibson
7:
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Daily
10:20 AM
8:30 AM
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Shahespec r?’*- f \corrxe
Shakespeare's yeurl.v menme. to
wards the end of his life. v. ,.s equiva
lout to $25,000 in oreseut values.
Daily Ex. Sun. Sun. Only
4:45 PM 10:15 AM 10:15 AM Lv Nashville
5:17 PM 10:50 AM 10:49 AM Lv Sparks
5;30 PM 11:10 AM 10:59 AM Lv Adel
11:20 AM 11:06 AH Lv Sparks
12:35 PM 12:15 PM Ar Moultrie
Sun. only Ex. Sun. Daily
Ar 3:55 PM 4:30 PM 9:30 AM
Lv 3:18 PM 3:30 PM 8:55 AM
Lv 3:05 PM 3:15 PM 8:45 AM'
Lv 3:00 PM 2:50 PM
Lv 1:45 PM 1:15 PM
J. E. KENWORTHY, General Pass. Agent, Augusta, Ga.
Let The Progress Do Your
Job Printing.