Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-30
STING OF DEATH SHOWERED
ON WEEVIL BY AIRPLANES
IN CORDELE DEMONSTRATION
Senators, Agricultural EX-
pertS, Farmers and Other
Visitors ReveI in Crisp
County Hospitality
BY ERNEST ROGERS
staff Correspondent of The Journal

CORDELE Ca, Aug. 2S.-Further
evidence of the impending doom of
the boil weevil sWooped out of the
clear skies of Crisp county here Fri
day in the form Of two giant govern.
ment airplanes leaving in tkeir wake
a poisonous white cloud which set
tied down on the cotton plants of the
Wheeler plantation-on the south
west edge of Cordele-with the sting
Of death in the white particles.
A tErong. practically as large and
equally as enthusiastic as the gather
ing at Athens on Tuesday, viewed
with wonder the miracle wrought by
the air monsters from the delta la
oratories, at Tallulah, La, working
in cooperation with the State Col.
lege of Agriculture, Of Athens.
From all sections of south Georgia
there were gathered farmers, agri.
cultural leaders and business men
vitality interested in the demonstra.
ton. When the clouds of powder
had settled, they viewed with pleas
uraole amazement the thorOughness
with Whlck the plants had been dust
ed, leaving no possible avenue of
vantage for the ''scourge of the cot.
ton belt"
Barbecue
Following the demonstration the
lnfong repaired to Williams park
"Eefe sumptuous barbecue. fur
hlShed by the citizens of Crisp coIn.
ty was served.
This delightful repast was followed
by u number of short talks in which
agricultural leaders and leaders in
me state spoke in commentator or
the spectacle just viewed.
DE-. George A. Malonev. personal
representative of DR.. r. r Coad Of
the Delta Orarories-whose sneecb
was feature of the Athens demon.
stfdtlon-again told the people of
GeUISIa the menace lurking In rub.
msh and wooded cIumps where the
"eeVIi 1lhds place to hibernate for
the winter. III
Drive the weevil into the open.
SAID Or. Maloney, and slay him as
you would any other invading
enemy Don't give him chance to
lufk near the cotton to wreak his
destruction the following vear.4
Senators Speak
United States Senator William r
t1aFrls and Walter F. George were
CaIIed on for talks and thew voiced
hIsh praise for the airplane method
VI distributing calcium arsenate and
impressed on those present the na.
cesslty for radical measures in fiqbt.
ing the bug. Among others "a sneal
We're Congressman Charles Crisn
j, d. brown, commissioner of ae.rt.
culture for Georgia; DR.. r PHI
campbell, head of the extension d.
pdflnent of the State College or a.
rlcuItdre, and others.
nose Attending the demonstration
ana barbecue were recipients of tbe
grounding hospitality of Crisp conn.
- John w. Greer, secretary of the
CordeIe board of trade. was chair.
man OF the local committee and was
lIShiy efficient in attending to the
comfort OF the visitors. The enter. |
talnment committee of the board IF
trade headed by E. P. Tison. the
Ways ana means committee, headed
os .. =. Williams, and the publicity
headed by c. NJ. McKen. |
ne, aISo ADDED to the comfort of the |
$500 IGoIo ana tne orderly manner in |
which the affair was carried oIt "
Thomas H. Huff, head of the Huff
Daland Aeroplane Co. nannfac+ ,,r
7TS OF the demonstration planes vSss
present with George B. Post and
Roy L. Mitchell, of TaIlulah Ia
VINO operated the machines.
A, b. & a. Special Car
< n
Ct.H were largely instrumental in |
2IIilEIhs the throng to CordeIe, and
-of the convenience of the speakers
ana others interested attached a |
special Pullman to the Atlanta train