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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-31
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR MARKETING

ALBANL, Ca, Aug. 27.--With
the harvest season for peanuts al
most at hand, and actually in pro-
gress in some sections of the belt,
the Georgia Peanut Growers Co
operative Association has about
completed plans for marketing
this important crop. With more
than 100000 of the $4,000 acres
of commercial Spanish peanuts
planted in Georgia this year under
contract to the new cooperative
marketing organization, the associa-
tion will easily be the largest single
factor in the world in the market
for white Spanish peanuts. Due to
the fact that the association has
probably the bulk of the choice
peanuts of the state under contract
in it's total of more than 100000
acres, it is estimated that fully 80
per cent of the states total output
of white Spanish, which is the larg-
est of any states will pass through
the cooperative association.
At a bankers meeting held in AL
bany Wednesday, attended by some
of the foremost financial experts of
the state, arrangements were made
for all of the short-term credit re-
quirements of the Association.
Longer-term credits will be handled
through the United States interme-
date credit banks.
While gathering season for the
bulk of the states peanuts in not
yet at hand, there are forward pea
nuts in many sections that are ready
for harvesting and are actually be-
ing harvested in many cases. Of
ficers of the association this week
again emphasized their warnings
against digging peanuts too soon;
against curing them in windows, in
stead of shock curing them, and
against threshing them instead of
picking them with regular peanut
picker. "These warnings were not
issued idly or for the sake off hav-
ing something to say" Colonel
Robert E. L. Spence, president and
General manager of the Peanut AS
sociation, declared. "They repre-
sent the mature judgment and
careful investigation of all the ex-
perts we have consulted, and rest on
reliable human experience. If we
expect our peanuts to bring higher
prices than ordinary peanuts-and
that is one of our firm expectations
we must use care in gathering and
preparing them for the market as
well as in growing them. Peanuts
gathered too soon will certainly
grade as inferior peanuts, and /
hope our members will realize this.
Sun-cured peanuts will suffer in
comparison with shdck-cured ones
and the man who delivers shock
cured peanuts will receive his re-
ward in better prices, just as will
the man who picks his peanuts with
picking machine, instead of thresh-
ing them. Don't let anybody tell
you otherwise"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-31
FERTILIZERS NOT RE-
SPONSIBLE FOR WHITE
HEART IN WATERMELONS

For some years watermelon grow
ers, and more especially water melon
buyers, in some Of the watermelon
shipping districts have thought that
certain kinds of heterogeneous ferti-
lizers used had very direct bearing
on the degree of white-heart found
in the ripe melons.
(The term "white-heart" is used
to denote an unripe or white streak
in the heart of the melon after it
ripens.)
The Georgia Experiment Station
has been making some investiga-
tons to determine the cause of
white-heart.
One set of field plats were located
at the Experiment Station, Expert
ment, Ga, while the others were To-
Gated at Brooklet, Ga. In addition
to the use of several brands or kinds
of fertilizers, singly and in combina-
ton, careful records of rainfall,
atmospheric and soil temperatures,
ETC., were kept.
The work has not been completed,
but some results from the use of
fertilizers have been secured that
may be Of general interest to water
melon growers.
The fertilizer mixtures used con-
tanned nitrogen from several
sources, including nitrate of soda,
dried blood, sulphate of ammonia,
and nitrate of lime. These nitro
genous fertilizers were used in the
different mixtures applied before the
seeds were planted. In addition
some of the plats received side
application of these ingredients sep
arately after the vines had begun to
run.
When the crop ripened at Brook
let, the melons from each plate were
counted and weighed. Average
specimen melons from these were
selected and cut. A committee of
judges and about 25 local citizens
sampled the melons and came to a
has been making some investiga-
fertilizer used had no important
bearing on the amount of white
heart or the quality. White heart
and quality of watermelons seem to
be determined largely by weather
conditions and by variety.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-31
BOBBED HAIR, LIP
STICK, SHORT SKIRTS

SOMERSET, Pa.-This little city
has been somersaulted into a style
class war with the bobbed haired,
lip stick-waving lappers arrayed on
one side and her more timid sisters
of long tresses and silkless stockings
on the other.
The first clash occurred yesterday
when the Parent Teacher Associa-
ton formally endorsed the "old-
fashioned grip and took steps to
petition the school board to adopt
a uniform style of dress for all
school girls. The rules would bar
her silk hose, short skirts, bobbed
hair and low neck, sleeveless dresses.
But the fiapper contingent, hear
ing of the meeting, stormed it. Their
verbal protest, delivered in rhyme,
was as short and snappy as the dress
and manner of the fapperette who
delivered it:
81 can show my shoulders,
l can show my knees;
1 am a free-born American
i And can show what l please"
With that the happers withdrew,
while the Parent-Teacher session
was turned into an indignation
meeting.
Action on the dress question will
be demanded of the school board,
the parents and teachers decided.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-31
.8,O8l,772 LBS.
TOBOCCO SOLD
FROM SOUTH GA.
Crop Sold Through Nine Ware
houses in State-Most of
Weed Good"

South Georgia farmers have sold
a total of S,OS1,772 pounds of to-
bacco though nine of the 10 ware
houses in the state thus far dur
ing 1923, according to the report
of Statistician Peter v. Rice, filed
with the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Monday.
The only warehouse from which
no report has been received is that
approximately 100000 pounds of
TIE leaf has been marketed.
The sales for last week through
the nine warehouses making re-
ports aggregated 1, 982,176 pounds;
and tie average prices for all grades
of tobacco, paid to producers, were
as follows:
Farmers Warehouse, Nashville,
25.41 cents; Farmers Warehouse,
Blackshear, 28.79 Growers Ware
house, Douglas, 22.98 Fenner &
Smith, Hahira, 22.42 Big Tobacco
Warehouse Douglas, 24.46 Morgan's
Warehouse, Blackshear, 1882 ]. R.
Hutchings & company, Vidalia, 49,
81 Planters Warehouse, Nashville,
$3.50, and Banner Warehouse,
Triton, 22.46 cents per pounds.
Most Of the tobacco was graded
"good with the amount of "medi-
UNI" being far in excess Of that
classified as Common"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-31
DEVIL HORSE EATS
= BAD B01L<WEEyILS<
sss's.4N f..s,7 III. 4zIAsz1S1e6
Recommends New Destroyer of
Pest.

If you think it is a joke about the
"devil horse" which goes after boil
weevils, see what the Bulloch Times,
at Statesboro, says about it:
Colonel Woodcock, a farmer liv-
ing six or eight miles north of
Statesboro, was displaying in the
city on Wednesday a new weevil
destroyer which promises to do more
than anything that has yet been dis
covered to combat the weevil.
"This new destroyer is nothing
less than an insect itself which lives
upon the cotton stalk and devours
the weevils as fast as it can catch
them. In other words the new de-
stroyer works for nothing and feeds
himself on the waste product. Could
anything be fairer than this?
"Mr. Woodcock was displaying in
a small bottle three of the weevil de-
stroying insects which he had taken
while they were at work among the
weevils. These new insects seemed
to be cross between spider and a
bug. The body of the largest one
was as large as a Yankee bean. The
legs were as long as SPIDERS and
it had a snout like an enlarged boil
weevil. Mr.. Woodcock declared
that he first discovered Saturday
that the new insect was feasting
upon the weevils. To prove it he
took one and placed it in fruit jar
over night with thirteen weevils.
The next morning the weevils had
disappeared and the devourer had
grown proportionately in size. He
seemed to be regular cannibal for
weevils. Mr.. Woodcock stated that
the new destroyer was almost as
prolific as the weevils. From the
first discovery of the insect Satur-
day the number had grown till there
were two hundred or more in the
field eating weevils.
"No, he hadn't offered any of
them for sale. He said he wouldn't
sell them at any price.
$50 there you are now with some
thing in the weevil line. 1t has been
generally recognized that no evil ex-
listed for which there was not rem
edy. Mr.. Woodcock believes he has
found the most effective remedy for
the boil weevil."
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-31
GEORGIA COUNCIL OF
COOPERATIVE BODIES
is FORMED

At a meeting in Atlanta recently
of the managing heads representing
the five principal cooperative mar
keting associations in the State, the
Georgia Council Of Cooperative
Marketing Associations was organ
lied with election of j. e. Conwell,
of the Georgia Cotton Growers
Association, as Chairman and Viii
liam P. Billiard, of the National
Pecan Growers, Exchange of AL
bany, Georgia, as Secretary.
Other officials attending The meet
ing in addition to Mr.. Conwell and
Mr.. Billiard were I. M. Chastain,
president of the Cane Growers Co.
operative Association, Cairo. Ca,
John D. Paulk, president of the
Southwest Georgia Watermelon
Growers, Association, Abel, Ca, and
Colonel Il. e. L. Spence, president
of the Georgia Peanut Growers Co.
operative Association, Albany, Ga.
The conference followed a call
by Mr.. Conwell, Of the cotton asso-
citation, a few days ago, at which
time he suggested the ACCESSIBILITY
for representative of the co-Opera-
tives to meet from time to time to
advise with each other, not only for
mutual benefit, but for carrying
forward the movement of Organiz-
ing marketing associations for all
farm products.
AS described in the rules of or
ganization, the Council will be pure
ly voluntary association of the
managing heads of the various CO.
operative marketing associations in
the state.
Membership in the council will be
limited to the managing head Of
each of the co-operatives chartered
under the cooperative marketing
acts of Georgia of 1920 and 1921.
In speaking of the first meeting
Mr.. Conwell stated; 81 can see very
clearly that the managers of the
different associations for marketing
farm products can, by meeting to-
gether and exchanging ideas, be
able to render a better service, not
only for the cooperative marketing
movement, but for the members of
the associations already organized.
This will be a great benefit in itself,
but in addition to that, the council
expects to help the growers of the
farm products that are not organized
at this time on the cooperative plan,
to form associations for marketing
their products comparatively" All
members of the council were unanim-
Gus in their expression that to solve
this problem would mean that far
mers would then be able to solve our
problems of Investigation inasmuch
as growers will then be assured of
fair prices for their products once
they are organized on the co-opera-
tive plan.
The council will meet from time
to time and the next meeting will
be called by the chairman.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-31
SOUTH NOW FEEDS
THE NATION

BALTIMORE, Md.-A symposiac
just concluded under auspices of the
Manufacturer Record discloses
that the southern states are annual
ly shipping 100000 to 100000 car
loads Of foodstuffs to the north and
west and actually feeding the entire
American nation.
The extent to which these ship
ments are being made is indicated
in the fact that two counties in Vir-
ginia are annually shipping nearly
100000 barrels Of potatoes mainly
to northern and western markets,
even as far north as Canada; and
and that one railroad operating be-
tween the central south and the east
handled last year $4,000 carloads OF
fruits and vegetables destined for
northern and western consumption.
This industry has become of ma
tional Importance. 1t has changed
the whole character of the food sup
ply Of the country. In former years
all classes, the rich and the poor
alike, had but limited supply OF
winter vegetables and fruits, de-
pending largely upon canned goods,
or on such locally raised vegetables
as could be stored through the win
ter. Today the condition is entirely
reversed. Tens Of f1thousahds of
carloads of winter raised vegetables
produced in the south are ;distribut-
ed in nortern and western markets
to the great advantage of the health
of the people, for these vegetables
not only furnish substance to many
millions, but they give them the
kind of nourishing fd1ag SO much
needed, but which in former years
did not exist.
Food Situation Reversed.
The nations entire food situation
has been reversed, and the south to
its own great profit and to the bless
ing Of millions Of people in other
sections, is carrying on food pro-
duction campaign the magnitude OF
which is presented in this issue as
never before. This country will be
awakened by a study of the fact
Siven By railroad executives and
Special correspondence as to the in
fiuence of this industry upon the
agricultural products of the south,
upon the railroads which transport
this food, and upon the consuming
population in other sections of the
country.
To the south the development of
this industry means an increase al
most without limit of agricultural
wealth. 1t means that as the ma
TONS population increases and the
consumption of winter vegetables
grows more rapidly than population
there will be room in the south for
a vast increase in the production of
foodstuffs for winter consumption,
and of potatoes, watermelons,
peaches, pears, citrus and other
fruits for consumption in the early
spring and summer before northern
products are ready for the market.
Amid the gloom which seems ito
settle over some parts of the wheat
growing regions of the west is here
shown by contrast the wonderful
prosperity which these trucking and
fruit-growing regions are enjoying
to the good of this section and the
nation.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-31
FROM VACATION TO SCHOOL

When school opens in the fall,
rural children thta have been play
ing or working out of doors should
be watched rather carefully. The
change from a day Of physical ac-
tivity to one of seven or more hours
of confinement is great and may
bring on an illness unless a few
precautions are taken. For short
tim act least, the school day might
well be broken up into more than
the usual number of periods and the
children given frequent recesses.
They should be advised to eat less
heartily of strong foods during the
first two weeks of school so that
the physical machine, considerably
slowed down as. it is, may have a
chance to adjust itself.
Moreover, the first assembling OF
large numbers of children from diff
ferent homes may mean bringing in
the germs of colds, measles, scarlet
fever or other diseases. Proper fore
sight on the part of school authori-
ties can nearly always keep these
from being epidemic. The school
should be the most healthful place
we have for children.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-31
HUNTERS WARNED
OF GAME SEASON
Laws Were Not Changed by Legis-
lature. State and Federal Seasons


Although a number of bills were
introduced in the legislature for the
jprpose of amending the fish and
game laws of Georgia, no act of
general application was passed, SO
Georgia hunters face the opening of
the game season under the same old
regulations, it is announced by ].
Frank Rhodes, state game and fish
commissioner.
One of the bills that failed to get
through the legislature would have
prohibited the use of pump guns in
Georgia. This measure went over to
the next session as unfinished bust
ness. Another pending bill would
reduce the open season for quail.
Efforts for the past several years
to make the state and national open
season coincide have met with fail
ure, and the state game commits
sioner has issued warning as to the
open seasons fixed by both the
United States and Georgia. The
seasons are as follows:
Quail, November 20 to March 1,
rs in one day; doves, August 1, to
81 and November 20 to March 1, %
in one day, Irrational law, November
20 and January 81, rs in one day.;
wild turkeys, November 20 to March
II, two in season; cat squirrels, Oc-
tober 1 to March l, Is in one day;
deer either sex, November l to De-
cember 81, two in season, summer
or wood duck, September 1 to jan
uary l., Is in one day, Irrational law,
November l to January 81, rs in
one day..
Migratory duck September 1 to
April 20 so in one day, national
law, November 1 to January 81, Is
in one day.; wood cock, September
/ to January 1, rs in one day, ma
tional law, November / to December
81, 60 in one day.; plovers, Novem-
Der 20 to March 1. 25 in one day,
national law, November 20 to Jan
uary 81, Is in one day.; rail or
marsh hens, 25 in one day, national
law September 1 to November 30) !;
fox, red and gray, September l to
February 1.
Law Respect Grows.
O'possum, October / to February
1; skunk, muskrat, raccoon, beaver
mink, otter, bear, wild cat, Novem-
Der 20 to March 1. Special act: On
St. Mary's river only shad can be
taken January l to April 20. Sem
ing, trapping or using any device
Eother than hook and line to catch
fish is prohibited for five years if
two grand juries SO recommend in
respective counties.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-31
TWENTY-ONE CHILDREN IN
THAT MANY YEARS; WHEE

On the day they celebrated their
twenty-frst wedding anniversary
baby No. Fl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Toman, of Johnstown, Pa.
Mr.. Toman is 81 and his wife 38.
Their eldest son has been married
five years. There are five children
in his family.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-31

Preparations are now being made
by the field service of the Peanut
Association to see that there is a
100 per cent delivery of peanuts
signed by members of the associa-
ton. Practically no difficulty is ex-
pected along this line, officers of the
association stated.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-31
Praise of the PiufuV.

There Ia no surer way Of steadfase
peace In this world than the active
exercise of pity; no happier temper Of
mind and work than the lowly watch
ing to see If we can lessen any misery
that is around us.--Francis Paget.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-08-31
OUR LITTLE FAIRY

We want tell all the children between the of
and nnety-sx about the little fairy have in our
bank
Her name is "Interest," and every time you put a
dollar in bank savings account time certh-
cate valves her magic wand and cents jumps right
up by the side of it, then have dollar and cents
where you only had a dollar before.
If you keep adding to your account, she keeps on
rolling nceIs your dollars and before hardly
realize it you have a snug bank account.
In later years she guards your welfare and keeps
poverty and from attacking you makes you ENJOY
life in pleasure and comfort, where otherwise you might
led life of drudgery misery and want in your old
age, besides being dependent relatives or charity
Deposit your dollars in bank where our little
fairy nterest" will add them regularly and make
you Independent.
BANK OF LEESBURG,
G ANEsB1T, PRESIDENT O.W STATHAM, GVIcE- PRESIDENT
T. G. THARP, CASHIER.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-08


The Ninety and Nine'' with a
special Educational comedy, aSmall
Change" will be the attraction for
Sunday evening, November II, only,
at the Caughren. ssFhe Ninety and
Nine" is one Of the strong films of
the, year, presented by an all-star
cast fs6 S. 81
There are plenty Of undisputed
historical facts concerning the events
of the Twelfth Century in Eng
land. Experts who conducted the
research work in connection with the
preparation for The making Of the
new Douglas Fairbanks screen SEN
sation, Douglas Fairbanks in Robin
Hood" a Emitted Artists release Com
ling to the SCaughren theatre next
Monday. and Tuesday evening, found
a wealth of intensely interesting data
relative to the doings, manners and
customs of the people who lived in
the greatest age of chivalry
Due to the many conflicting tradi-
tons affiliated with this romantic
name, the characterization of such a
personality by so great an exponent
of romantic drama as Douglas Fair
banks compels attention and the I'M
preston his photodranatic produc-
ton gives of the Spirit Of; EhiXaIry
as typifed by: Robin Hood ahH those
in. his sphere constitutes .veritab1e
zenith in engrossing diversion. The
perturbation of Robin Hood in
douglas. Fairbanks, in Robin Hood
belong in the same category as the
great novel possessing an historical
background. It is both Of historical
value and of traditional charm, a
charm born of delighting fiction un-
folded in mastery style by truly
distinguished actor. - -:
"Robinhood" will be presented at
the Caughren Monday and Tuesday
evenings under the auspices Of the
Senior Glass of the Sank Centre high
school. The writer saw this picture
several months ago in St. Paul and
the claim that it is the most expen-
sive and thrilling picture produced
up to that time, is entirely: reason
able. Mr.. Fairbanks kept Close to
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-11-08

Etheztext of the original story and no
expense was-yspared to carry out the
Ee1ab0fatey details. The admission
ERfice is 35c and soc. One perform
Eance only EACH evening, starting at
8:l5 p. ni.5' ~ - Z. :
Viola Dana in "The Social Code"
Metros adoption of Rita Weiman's
story, win be presented at the Caqgh-.
rem theatre Wednesday and Thurs
day is thrilling drama of Long
Island society and the sacrifice made
by a young girl to protect her. sis
ter's name. s..
Miss Dana sisp supported by ascast
that includes S Malcolm McGregor,
Huntly Gordon, FCyril Chadwick and
Miss Dana's sister, Edna Flugrath.
These players enact. the principal
roles in murder mystery story that
holds the attention every moment
that it is on the screen. There are
elaborate settings, charming s and
fashionable gowns worn by the. star
and thrills enough to satisfy even the
most rabid motion picture fan.
The Social Code is all that a
motion picture should be and has
been booked for a special presenta-
ton at the Caugnren- theatre. 1t will
undoubtedly add many to the thous-
ads who acclaim Viola Dana as
their fayorite film star.
D.
ISLANDER the Woman" Allen Hol-
ubar's First National release, star
ring Dorothy Phillips, which viii be
shown at the Caughren. Friday and
Saturday, Nov. 16 and II is one of
the strongest. indictments of gossips
and gossipingi that has ever been pro-
duced. 80 Sssssaass.:,
F. When it was first selected as Miss
Phillips starring vehicle, it was not
picked because it portrayed one of
the principal evils which confronts
society today. Rather, it was Sc
lected because it permitted an excel
lent opportunity for Miss Phillips to
display her rare emotional qualities.
However, the Indictment of gossip
ing was already in the script when it
reached Director Holubar's hands,
and he has taken advantage of every
opportunity to show what id e
tongues can do to a woman's repu-
tation.
Miss Phillips is supported by an
admirable cast. The picture: was
produced in Los Angeles and the
California mountains, and contains
some of. the most superb outdoor
snow scenes that have ever been
photographed ss ~: = :