August 26, 1929.
County Agent Crow and a number of farmers sold a car load of sweet potatoes at a dollar a bushel in 50 pound hampers. In this car were 634 hampers to be shipped to Chicago. In another carload to Chicago held about 500 hampers. This excites renewed interest in diversified agriculture.
Farmer W. H. Holton, on the Jenkins place for 13 years and running, is a good farmer, and results show a good cotton farmer. He has 40 acres in cotton now. While he expected 25 bales, his crop will go to 28 to 30 bales. That's pre-boll weevil levels. How does he do it? He fights the weevil. He says there are three crops of the insects. The first dosen't amount to anything. The second strew the crop of weevils to do the damage and the third crop will eat it up unless you poison them or destroy in some way. He goes after all three crops of the insect. On his 40 acres he has spent $90 in poisoning. He estimates ten bales of cotton by doing so were saved.
Mr. & Mrs. Oralee Walker had a girl on August 24th. Miss Louise Tanner and Mr. Luther Manning married August 17th. She is a daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jimmie T. Tanner. Miss Ethlyn Moore, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. C. H. Moore wed Mr. Bascom C. Weill who is a traveling salesman.
Mr. Francis Shurling will attend Oglethorpe University. Miss Martha Martin and miss Florence Brinson are attending Georgia Normal School. Miss Nancy Rowland is attending GSCW at Valdosta. Miss Caroline Blount is going to the State Normal at Athens and Ethlyn Blount will teach music in Unadilla.
Mr. Henry Tharpe of Stevens Hardware Company in Dublin is going to Atlanta to work for Fridgidare. The American Legion is considering sponsoring the fall fair in October. Playing at the Idlehour Theatre is Jacquline Logan and Ina Keith in "The Lookout Girl", also Buddy Roosevelt in "Lightning Shot".
Judge W. C. Brinson, City Court judge has suspended court until November on account of the farmers gathering in their crops. Ordinary Flanders has assessed the road tax this year at $3.00 each.
Mrs. Annie Webb McAfee, daughter of the late J. D. Webb, died on August 20th. She was born December 29, 1865 and married John A. McAfee, Jr. on September 9, 1886. She a faithful member of Arline Chapel Methodist Church. Her children are Mrs. J. W. Vanlandingham, Miss Bertha McAfee, Otis, Lotis, John D. McAfee, Mrs. J. R. Williams, Mr. J. M. McAfee and Mrs. C. A. Turner. She was buried in Westview.