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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-19
Paul Tabor in Progressive Farmer.


DR.. John R. Fain, professor OF ag-
ronomy, thinks that the minimum
amount of commercial fertilizer Tor
cotton should now be 800 or 4OO
pounds per acre. The best amount
for each farmer to use, he thinks de-
pends on the financial condition OF the
individual. One able to stand posi-
bic loss can easily afford to use
much larger amount OF fertilizer than
one not able to stand a loss. ne
composition of the fertilizer, DR.. tain
believes. should be large per cent
and fairly large per cent OF quickly
available nitrogen, with a small per
cent OF potash on red lands and a lair
" high per cent on sandy lands.
Professor c. A. Crabb, IN charge OF
soils and fertilizer work at Athens
agrees with DR.. FANS recommends
tions and adds that lZ-4-4 torinuia
k believed best for most conditions IN
the state with the exception OF the
corner. On red soils
he thinks that less potash would be
met as effective In northwest Geor-
ola he thinks that additional acid
6bosnbate would be profitable in the
formula. As general rule 4OO to oOU
nounds per acre is believed best,
Professor L. E. Davis, in charge OF
the fertilizer experiments from Athens,
makes the same recommendations as
Professor Crabb, but believes that
side dressing of nitrate OF soda APP
D1;ed before the squares appear VIII De
profitable in many cases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-19
GEORGIA LEADS
IN FINE PECANS
MORE PAPER SHELLS ARE
GROWN THAN IN TEXAS,
SAYS NURSERYMAN.

BROWNSVILLE, Ga.-"Pecans"
was the subject chosen for the pro-
gram at the meeting of the Rotary
club here this week and B w. Stone,
OF Townsville, was called upon to dis
cuss the subject. Mr.. Stone is one OF
the pioneers in the pecan industry in
south Georgia, both in the nursery
business and the orchard business.
Mr.. Stone, in his short discussion
OF the industry, stated that while Tex
as grew 80 per cent Of the pecans
marketed in the country Georgia led IN
the large paper shell pecanS and that
only one third OF the trees planteds in
this state Rad as yet come into bearing,
this showing that the industry is great
ly on the increase. He stated that
there were pecan orchards IN Thomas
county that could not be bought tor
$1,000 an acre because they paid more
than a fair interest on that amount.
Mr. Stone urged that the Rotarlans
and other organizations assist in
making the pecan cooperative propo-
sition a success and encourage the IN
dustry in every way.
There is a seeding pecan tree IN
ThomaSville that is over 70 years old
and has spread over 100 feet. This
year it bore 800 pounds The owners
OF seeding pecan trees have found
them quite remunerative this season,
as the nuts are greatly in demand for
planting by the nurserymen, more
being planted this year than ever be-
fore. The great demand for pecan
trees for orchard planting has about
exhausted the supply on hand and the
nurserymen are planting many OF the
seedlings in order to obtain the plants
upon which to graft the large paper
shell varieties. The planting season
is on just now and will continue for
the next week or two.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-19
PARROTT PARAGRAPHS

sympathy to the family in their be-
reavement ,..,
Funeral services for Mrs. White
who was a resident of the Worner
community, were conducted Sunday
afternoon from the WOrner Primitive
Baptist church by the Rev, c. NJ. In
finger. pastor of the Parrott Metho,,
dist church. Mrs. White is survived
bv her husband and two children.
Parrot Personals.
\ number OF PARROT people went
TO Albany on Tuesday and Friday
nights OF the past week, where they
saw "Jiggs and Maggie and Inc
Soak
Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn, OF Hele-
ma spent the weekend with Mr.
Dnnn's brother. Mr.. W. NJ. Dunn
A number OF Parrot people were
II Dawson Friday night to attend the
Dawson High Glee Club concert.
Mrs. Tohn Watkins and children, OF
Doerun, arrived Wednesday to visit
Mr. and Mrs. Curt Whaley
Miss Ruby Harris, OF Dawson
snent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
S c. Yarbrough.
Miss Nellie LANG OF Dawson, was
the guest OF Miss Bertha Lee Wed
nesday. ,uh and
Mrs. H. /. Arnold spent "Wednesday
in Albany.
Mrs. N. L. Wade and daughter,
Miss Frances Wade, were-ln Cuthoert
ThurSday
| Mi MISS So" Mary Reddick, OF Leyerette,
is visiting her uncle, Mr. L. q. Red-
Miss Patsy Arnold, OF Brooksvllle'
lis visiting Mrs. Jim Whaley.
News From the Sick Folks.
The friends OF Mr., James will learn
with regret that on account OF illness
he was absent from his school work
on Wednesday. Mrs. c. E. Ruther-
ford taught in his place. -,
The friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. l. w.
HAYES and family are glad that they
are all well again and are glad to see
them out.
The friends OF Mr. Wesley McGlll
will regret to learn OF his recent III
ness at his home on Oak street.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-19

Tax Collector ]. O. Russell, OF
Dawson. had his registration books
omen at the tea room in Parrot on
Saturday night We understand lld'
quite number of ladies ava1led them
selves OF this opportunity and regis,
tered. 1t is predicted that the political
NOT will boil a little faster since the
fair sex have entered the arena. as
Won know women-they keep things
on the jump.
Dinner Party Given by Domestic
Science Girls.
The domestic science club OF the
Parrot school entertained at SIX
o'clock dinner Thursday evening
complimentary to Mr. ]. 0. Martin,
State school supervisor, and Mr., ]. {:
Dukes. superintendent OF the errell
county schools. Covers were LAID 1or
fourteen. Mrs. w. R. Pinkston, char
man of the home economies commit
tee acted as hostess for the girls and
Mrs. w. s. Flowers as toast mistress
The seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth
Grade girls constitute the club, and
these girls prepared and served the
entire fve-course dinner. Everything
was delightfully."- pepared and served
with all ease and grace, rejecting
credit on our school, the domestic
science class and Mrs. Gurr, who has
so faithfully labored with them, DO
nestle arts are accomplishments 10
anv woman. Girls. we are proud OF
YOU. and we see our efforts have not
been in vain. Mrs N. NJ. Woods,
president of the Woman's club gave
a report Of the activities OF this club
The club was organized SIX or seven
wears ago but no records were kept
mill the presidency OF Mrs. I. L.
Rutherford three years ago. during
Mrs. Rutherford's term OF office and
the terms following the club has spent
s.. 900 for the uplift OF the town, ed
ucational purposes, teachers supplies,
domestic science and art equipment
playground equipment n other
things beneficial to the town and chill
dren.
Death Takes Two.
After an illness of only two weeks
Mrs. Jim Moore died at the home OF
her son. Mr.. Tom Moore, on Saturday.
She was 81 years of age. Funeral ser
vices were conducted Sunday alter
noon by the Rev. T J. Herring, pas
tor OF the Parrott Baptist church. In
terment was in Poplar Springs ceme-
terry. Mrs. Moore moved to this sec,
ton four score years ago, and had
resided here since. She was mem
Der OF the Primitive Baptist church at
Turkey creek. She is survived by SIX
children-Bob Moore, Tom Moore,
Colquitt Moore, Mrs. Ella Chambers,
Miss Willie Moore and Mrs. Matte
Morris. The deceased was held in
high esteem by a large circle OF
friends who extend their heartfelt
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-19
TAKING CENSUS OF OCEAN.

The study OF the sea and its inhabi-
tants, science given the formidable
title OF "Oceanographical Research" "
demands many strange devices and un
limited patience.
The principal object of this branch
OF study apart from charting currents
and laying out the topography, is the
study of the fish, particularly the food
varieties, as to habitat, migration and
transportation.
To make accurate findings the most
detailed tests are used According to
the New York World bottles contain
ing cards in many languages are sealed
and set adrift; their discoverer is ask
ed to notify the bureau of fisheries as
to the date and place of their recovery,
thus giving a fairly close approxima-
ton of the movements OF the surface
water.
Samples of Bottom.
By means OF similar bottles, weight
ed so as to sink and equipped with a
long wire tail to prevent actually set
Ting to the bottom, a study OF under
water drift is made. The bottles are
! recovered in the course OF dredging or
deep water traWling.
To obtain samples OF the bottom a
special dragnet is used equipped with
strainers and a double mesh so as to
entrap the smallest OF the ocean life.
This is particularly valuable in deter
mining the fish spawning grounds
which may be estimated by the num-
Der OF eggs OF various sorts drawn up
bv the net
To avoid the eggs being forced out
of the net by its moving too rapidly
through the water a counter-weight is
attached to the net line so that it is
drawn to the surface very slowly.
Automatic Bottles.
By the use OF a bottle which may be
closed automatically at any desired
depth, samples OF water from any level
may be obtained.
The bottle, which is a cylinder open
at both ends and equipped with valves,
is sent down on a wire: when it reach
es the depth desired brass weight is
slid down the wire, which strikes a
trigger and releases a powerful spring
which snaps the valves shut. The bot
tie is then drawn to the surface and its
contents analysed.
The leads used for sounding are
equipped with dials actuated by the
lead line as it runs out, which accurate
" records the depth. There is also
current meter and a drift meter attach
ed to the dials, which facilitate careful
calculation of the actual depth to
which the lead has sunk
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-19
EIGHT AND HALF MILLION
FEMININE TOILERS IN U.

There are $4,000 women employed
in the industries of the United States,
according to Census Bureau statistics.
This is an increase Of $4,000 during
the last ten years. The number OF
women domestic servants is deCreas-
ing, however. In 1900 the number was
2,095,0 while last year there were
only few more than million
The Washington times., 1924-10-08

The Overland price increase
foreshadowed last week has been
definitely announced and ranges
from $50 to $55 per ear, accord
ing to the model involved.
The Washington times., 1924-10-08
TRAFFIC RULES.
SHOULD Be
REVISED
Cars Design and Durability
Ought to Be Considered,
Says Captain Horton

In ignoring the wide difference
lin performance, safety and relia-
bility Of different makes Of cars. the
motor vehicle authorities are en-
couraging many hazards and offer
ing the greatest stumbling block to
q reduction In the automobile acct
dent rate, in the opinion Of Captain
Harry ". Horton, local Stutz and
Duesehberg dealer
One rule. he says, will not suffice
Tor all cars so long az there are
cars sold at varying prices and
built up to different standards
Captain Horton points to what he
terms the absurdity Of present-day
accident prevention methods In the
news from Chicago, TO the effect
that motorists are being encouraged
to abide by the rule that twenty
Is plenty as q city speed for motor
vehicles. He declares that twenty
Is too great q speed for q large
number of cars that do not stop
quickly or handle easily, and that
there are other makes of cars that
are just 1as safe at a speed Of
thirty miles an hour.
Rules are formulated as though
the same conditions applied to each
AlObOE utAAt anu IAAD We 11AA xSs3tl9-
Iation actually encouraging hazards, =
he says. .'All drivers are instructed
to drive according to certain stipu-
lations just as though they were
all Of the same mentality, all
driving cars OF the same make and
all equally careful as to the condi-
ton Of their machines.
The problem has reached a point
where a consideration Of the varia-
| ton in mentality OF drivers IL be-
You'd the authorities, but the varia
ton In the reliability, power and
control OF makes OF cars il a mat
ter of record. The facts are gem
orally known and cannot easily be-
overlooked They must be faced
II material progress in accident pre-
vention Il to be q reality"
The Washington times., 1924-10-08

out any. pain, 50 Hight would the
rear Of the car seem to be.
Suppose that at the time the body
Is s..uIH you cut the wheels q little
too sharply. to the left again in order
to regain che crown OF the road.
Isn't it obvious that the wheels
would have, hardly any traction and
that D skid would be the imme date
result !?
When the weight Ais taken Off the
rear wheels the. tires stand up with
& mifir1ufllN sag. which means that
they offer b minimum OF traction
and safety. Thus, II the brakes
were suddenly applied the, wheels,
being almost free Of the road. would
stop turning, lock and slide, all with
very little brake force. Then IL the
car were sliding sideways the sud-
den return OF the body weight to the
wheels would have the effect Of a
thrust, serving to send the car swirl
iing Into the ditch.
Safety Device.
From this picture Of common
cause Of slSidding It Is evident that
IL the body could be kept from swing
ing away from the axies the wheels
would at all times be in better con,
tact with the ground. even though
they would b free to bounce In Or
der to accommodate themselves to
the road inequalities. Thus the first
point in safety from the standpoint
Of the wheels is to equip the car with
one Of the several devices which
either check both the compression
and rebound Of the springs or the -.
bound alone.
use Of these devices on the rear
alone, however, will not be full as
surance Of relief from slkidding. It
must be remembered that the front
wheels must have traction in order
for steering to bel effective. The
experienced driver knows that his
steering Is q vital factor in prevent,
ing skidding and in checking a skid
that has started, and he can anpre.
ciate the necessity Of preventing
the weight from being suddenly re-
moved from the front wheels. In
order to grip the road and so that
slight change In the direction Of
the wheels win result in . CORE.
spending change in the direction Of
the car It Is Necessary that the nor
NAL amount of weight be on the
front wheels.
In this connection 1t is interest.
ing to note how four wheel brakes
assist the wheels in steering &C.
curately. The motorist who knows
the little tip about setting the
The Washington times., 1924-10-08

and the maximum IN front wheel
control Is obtained.
Front wheel brakes in conjbina-
ton with rear wheel brakes have
another interesting effect on the
wheels. In, quick stopping with
two.wheel brakes strange things
happen to the cars weight. There
are those who say that the weight
IL thrown off the rear wheels.
thereby causing them to lose trac.
ton and skid. But motorists who
have watched cars. stop quickly
under certain conditions have no.
ticed that the rear wheels seem to
dig into the ground while the body
seems to, sink down close to them.
This cannot always be the case
for It is a known fact that race
drivers make their hair.breadth
turns by slamming on the brakes
and, making the front wheels dig in.
The explanation OF this variation
rests both with the nature Of the
drive" Of the particular car and
the behavior Of the rear wheels.
! On q track the road is smooth and
1.-THE rear wheels encounter no ir-
irregularities when the raking proc
ess is begun. The weight Of the
car goes forward, the rear Of the
body tending to pull away from
the rear wheels. On rough street
or highway, however, the wheels
may bounce up close to the body
as they are locked and, since the
car win not fly, the whole rear
end Including the wheels sinks to
the lowest point and gives the APP
! pearance OF digging in" In the
former case the lost weight II the
rear may cause q rear-end skid,
/ while in the latter case the lost
weight in the front may effect the
steering. Brakes on all four wheels
tend to obviate all this by equal
izing the weight during the stop
ping process, thus Indirectly equal
/ ling the traction.
Anyone who has driven In car
equipped with balloon tires must
have noticed that the behavior Of
| the wheels was materially changed.
I While they go through all the Gus
tomary motions the change IL such
/ as to cause wheel and car to more
AtGpAA AOnOW Liz GOAAAGo0I VA @AtC
| road as It was originally intended
| to be. The tires themselves do
| the adjusting necessary to carry
! the car over the contour 81 the
actual road.
| These balloon tires, or even the
\ balloon type tires, are going to do
/ much toward relieving wheels Of
the side thrust strain which results
from striking a curb as when turn
! ing a corner. When q cord tire
| equipped wheel strikes q curb 4
not only gets a strain similar to
/ that which would result from try
ing to move the car sideways, but
after 1t has spun In the air there
is strain at the hub when it
lands on the ground again. It will
have the same effect as starting
the car by letting In the clutch
with jolt.
When you strike . curb 1t is
also true that the wheels on the
opposite side Of the car are
strained as the machine is thrown
1
The Washington times., 1924-10-08

emergency brake partially when
trying to pull out Of mud knows
that any wheel win have more trac-
ton If It is. turned slower but surfer.
instead Of sending q lot Of speed
to the wheel when it Is spinning he
causes it to drag. by setting the
brake and then applies the power.
The wheel pull slowly but surely
invariably getting sufficient traction
to start the car.
When the front wheels are
bouncing, sliding and making slight
changes IN the position Of the
steering wheel Of little account the
front brakes II lightly applied win
steady the wheels sufficient to in
crease the effectiveness of the
steering. Instead of spinning when
IL returns to the ground in tip.
ping the edge of second rut.. a
wheel would be retarded by the
brake, causing it to act very much
as the rear wheel does when power
IL applied while its brake ii partly
applied. 1t would be rolling with
q more even speed and thus have
more traction. N
Effect on Weight.
All this applied regardless o.
whether the car IL equipped with
rebound checks or not. but Of
course the results ace doubly sat
isfactory when both front whee
brakes and rebound checks arr
used. Add 70 these balloon tirei
The Washington times., 1924-10-08
CAR.
0NENI)IIRANCE
TEST RUN
Washington win SEQ Actual
Work, Under Supervision
Of Local Editors

The National Cheyrotlet l0O-hour
economy and endurance run which
is being staged BY over 1000 deal
ere IN the United States, started at
8 q. m. Tuesday. October I.
Three Washington dealers en-
tered cars IN the rum They are
the Ourisnnai1 Chevrolet Sales Com
psny, 627 III street northeast; Barry
Tate Motor Company, 1918 Con-
fiectictit avenue. and Luttrell Chev-
rolet Sales Company, Fourteenth
and Rhode Island avenue.
The cars, which are stock models
taken from the showroom floors,
we're officially checked and started
ct the starting points by the auto
mobile editors OF the Times, Post
and Herald.
The important features Of the
10O.hour run throughout the coun-
try, according to Samuel 'Luttrell,
Will prove the Chevrolet slogan,
For Economical Transportation. =
Many manufacturers make un
usual claims tor the performance
OF their cars. but this national
contest win prove to the public by
actual test runs the superiority. 81
Chevrolet performance.
David Barry said, ''the autoino.
bile purchaser Of today demands
long life and economical operation
Of the car he purchases" Chevro.
let IL undoubtedly the most econorn.
ically operated car on the market
today In it, price class, said Benny
OurisTnan.
The cars IN the run win be easily
recognized BY the lettering on them
200 Hour Endurance Economy
Run. I" They will operate day and
night continually, throughout the
entire run. Relief drivers viii be
taken on at frequent intervals.
The rum IL being conducted under
the supervision of J, Leo Sugruc
The Washington times., 1924-10-08

to one side. Balloon tires take up
most Of. this sort Of strain. but the
motorist cannot afford to treat the
car roughly on grounds that when
il is equipped with balloon tires
curbs can be struck without dam
age to the wheels.
In the case Of two wheel brakes
II ID sometimes found that equal
possible. Under such circumstances
1t Ii advisable to zee that the tire
with the best tread Il always on
ing first, az that win afford the
best traction and consequently the
most safety.
The Washington times., 1924-10-08

Suppose for example, you were
driving over rough but slippery
road and wanted to make q quick
stop or turn out to pass another
car. Whether you applied the
brakes or simply steered over to
the extreme right hand side Of the
road Il ID obvious that the ineQuali-
ties III the road would cause the
wheels to bounce YOU would re.
coknize this immediately as form
Of discomfort, but would you suspect
that Il might be the means OF lead.
Ing you into 4 dangerous skid?
Causes 81 Slxiddlng.
SlEiddlne has been widely discuss.
ed but little OF real information has
ever been diffas4d. AZ lot has been
said about unequal brake adjust.
ment, smooth treads and bad steer
ing as slSidding causes, but Il con.
tributing and sometimes primary
cause or all this Id the na0kaAntary
loss Of weight III the rear az the car.
This cannot be understood unless
one considers the rear wheels as
they are bouncing over the rough
read.
When these rear wheels bounce
the syringe compress and, III re-
bounding, throw the body Of the car
up into the air. The wheels may
have regaffled their equilibrium upon
reaching smooth piece Of paving
following their bouncing but for an
instant or two the motion Of the
car body flying upward tends to re.
duce the weight on the wheels by AS
much as q thousand pounds. IL
you could put your foot under onA
Of the rear wheels while the body
was up the chances are that
the wheel would goll over II with.
The Washington times., 1924-10-08
k{5sss NASHiNGTON TIMES MID ~WEEK219A
40 AUTOMOTIVE SECTION ~
MOTOR BRIEFS
D. ALEXANDER JOIINsT0N

WHY'S. Knight engines are now
being equipped with LancheStsr
baiancers. These. devices are de-
signed to take up the unbalanced
forces which always are present IN
four.cylinder engines
The yearly model has again been
hauled up for castigation by auto
mobile. manufacturer That "a to
say some manufacturers, while
others believe firmly in the stated
yearly change. There seems to be
ia very important body Of opinion,
however. that IL the yearly model
il 70 continue, It should be brought
out every year at New York show
time, that Is to say, January J..
Our guess Is that the yearly model,
right or wrong, win continue for
some time to come, because of the
difficulty Of getting all the makers
to agree on abandoning It or to
agree on q set time for Offering
II 70 the public.
Ireland Ii reported to be worth
cultiyating market for automobile
accessories, new law in the irish
Free State makes rear view mir
rors compulsory on heavy cars
and tire pumps, Iubricating sys-
TENS. jacks, spark, plugs, batteries,
rear seat Windshield cleaners,
naotor-meters, spot lights and cleo
trio horns are said to be much in
demand. b
Fabric closed bodies have taken
France by storm. There are q
number Of such bodies on the
French market and they are
going" like hot cakes. Some
American manufacturer ought to
be able to break into the market
and make q killing.
The Overland price increase
foreshadowed last week has been
| definitely announced and ranges
from $50 70 S55 per ear, accord.
ing to the model involved.
Lexington has just gained per
manent possession of the Penrose
! trophy, which Is the prize offered
for the Pixies Peak I'M climb in
Colorado. Otto Lescho. in q Lex.
ifgto1a, won his -nird victory
thereby gaining possession Of the
trophy.
Times auto editor: 81 Grogan, Post
auto editor and Jim Yoenian, Her.
The Washington times., 1924-10-08
Wheel Knowledge Is
Safety Factor
By J. LEO SU0RUE,
Times Automobile Editor.

OF all the units of the automobile none are more important
neglected than the wheels Brakes vital accelera
ton necessary and steering essential But the wheels
the driver only contact with the safe embrace Of ma
lot can happen and does happen to wheels And this
process isn III all necessary for anything break The
most serious trouble frequently when the wheels
doing exactly what would expect Of them under the
circumstances
The Washington times., 1924-10-08

Times auto editor: 81 Grogan, Post
auto editor and Jim Yoenian, Her
aid auto editors