The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05
FOURTH WARD CHOSEN
FOR ANT ERADICATION
Money Subscribed to Be Spent As
Dsmonstration-Not Sufficient
For Entire City.

AT the City hall, last Friday al
ternoon, there was a meeting Of the
Ant Campaign Committee, composed
of representatives from the various
organizations of the town. The old
ant, committee of the clubs represent
ed by: The Climbers, Mrs. McMullen
and Mrs. Walker; The Peripatetics,
Mrs Eugene Mccormick. With the
addition of the League of Women Vo-
ters, represented by Mrs. Hobbs, Mrs.
Brady and Miss Annie Burns. On
the committee was also the Mayor,
representing the City Council; Mr..
c. B. Perkins, the Kiwanis Club, and
Mr.. r. B. Wall, the Boy Scouts.
This committee, after discussing
every detail of the possibility Of re-
medying the present condition of the
town, already infested with ants, de-
cided that all that could be done this
spring, with the amount of money in
hand ,-$283. .60-collected last year,
would be only sort of demonstra-
tion of what the poison made up by
the Government formula will do to-
ward keeping the ants out Of the
houses. There is not enough money
to perfect an eradication of the ants,
which have to be continually fed
out doors with the poison put in> lit
tie closed cans, placed where they can
gain easy access to 1t. AS long as
the poison lasts In the cans they will
eat it and remain out of doors; some
will die and gradually the number
will be diminished. But the commit
tee has not money enough to keep It
up long enough to kill them all out.
All that can be hoped for is to show
the people that the ants will not
come in the house as long as they can
get this particular stuff to eat out
side. But as long as the money lasts
there will be some good done by the
distribution.
Now, the plan Of distribution is as
follows:-
The poison has to be made up with
honey and sugar; arsenate of soda
and tartaric acid. Mr.. Perkins has
secured the donation of a barrel of
sugar from the Southern Wholesale
Grocery Co., and Mr.. Sam Abrams has
promised so pounds. The committee
will make up as much as they can
get honey for in the first batch. This
first amount will be distributed from
the Court House Saturday morning,
April 8th from a. M, to 1900; on
ly to those in the 4th ward who con-
tributed money toward the ant fund
last year. The distribution is limit
ed to the 4th ward because it is bet
ter to begin the distribution in lin
tied area rather than scatter it out
here and there all over town. The
next weeks distribution will be made
to those who have contributed in
some other ward and so on until all
the money has been used up in max
ing up the poison. We wish there
would be enough to give everybody;
but those who gave the money must
be considered first.
Each person must furnish her own
tin cans. Baking powder cans with
tops will do, but open cans will not
do, since rain water dilutes the poi
son, and the ants will not eat it. Mr..
Perkins will order one thousand cans
which can be had at his store at cost
for those who have no other cans.
So let those of the Fourth Ward
who have contributed come with a
pint can, or quart can, or some
small can to receive their apportion-
ment of the made up poison, and get
instruction as to how to put it out
so that the initial effort at the ants
may begin next Saturday morning at
the Court House.
Ant Campaign Committee.
Mrs. Eugene Mccormick,
Chairman.
Mrs. S. D. McMullen,
Miss Annie Burns.
Mrs. Thos. Brady.