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Volume 1.11, Number It
3g PER CENT REDUCTION
IN PEACH COL STY WEL FARE
Number of Persons Receiving Benefits
Must Be Drastically Reduced,
Welfare Bo#rd States.
The Peach county board of public
welfare, composed of Rev. M. D. Reed,
chairman, H. A. Mathews, vice chair¬
man, E. M. Clapp. Mrs. M. R. Murray,
R. P. Swan, and Mrs. Etta C. Hous¬
ton, secretary, met Tuesday afternoon
to consider the drastic reduction in
the number of persons receiving old
age assistance, aid to dependent
dren and aid to needy blind of Peach
county.
It was stated that this reduction -
necessary because the General Assent
bi.v failed to pass additional revenue |
measures at the regular session just
closed, and due to the lack of state |
funds, the state department of pub- J
lie welfare finds it impossible to main
tain the present monthly allotment for j
benefits. !
The regular monthly allotment to ;
Peaeh county of $1,519 has been re- j
duced to $945 monthly and will remain j
so until additional state funds
available. This is* approximately a <
38 per cent reduction and will neces
sitate discontinuance of a large nura- j
her of awards. These payments
awards must be suspended rathe*'than !
spreading the reduction in the county j
allotment over all awards. No indi
vidua! away! of less than 7:5 per cent j
of the budget deficit may be made as
federal participation is not allowed in j
any award which is for less than 75 I
per cent of the deficit in the budget.;
Budget deficit is explained to mean j
the difference between independent
income and estimated minimum sub- j
sistenee cost of individual fain- 1
an or
ily.
These awdrds will he suspended j
rather than closed, and-can be auto -1
matically reinstated when money be- |
comes available to replace these per-;
sons.
Reductions are to be made
ing to the following instructions, says i
Mis. Houston, chairman of the welfare
board for Peach county:
1. Reduce all awards now in excess
of 75 per cent of the budget deficit
if this has not yet been done.
2. Suspend awards after careful j
checking:
a. Suspend the cash of persons
reside in the homes of others where !
food and shelter would be provided.
h. Suspend ca.dh where there is
some income in the group.
e. Careful consideration must be !
given to those, groups in which there; I
is some one eligible for WPA, NYA
or CCC.
Those persons suspended will be no¬
tified when they receive their April [
check.
Members of the board state that
they regret very much that it has be¬
come necessary to take this action.
• » Honolulu^ Contin r
to Peach , April 6-1 -
Honolulu is the gayest island on ‘
Earth, and is surrounded by water, pic-! j
naturally, but “Honolulu”.....the
ture is even gayer and is surrounded
by music, dancing, comedy and beau -1
ty; a musical hurricane, as captivat- i
ing as an Hawaiian moon. I
It is a perfectly safe bet to wagei
any one you know, that he can’t keep j
his feet out of motion through the]
showing of “Honolulu at the Peach I
Theatre on April 6-7. !
The tap dancing by Eleanor Powell
and the music that accompanies it are
both'so likely that nothing less than a
cigar store Indian or an Eskimo
tern pole could resist the urge to heal
rhvthm
“Honolulu has captivated the na¬
tion with merriment and beauty.
FOUR STARS -with hundreds of
Honolulu honies. DON’T MISS IT.
50-It,!
conservatively, j
In a pasture grazed J
root growth is in balance with the
vegetative growth above ground. As
a result, there is a dense growth of
roots, holding soil while they live and
leaving it porous when they die.
Hold thought steadfastly to the en¬
during, the good, and the true, and
you will bring these into your experi
enet proportionately to their
cy of your thoughts.—Mary Baker
Eddy.
Read by thousands of people in progressive PEACI1. Houston, Macon and Cran ford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest.
L C. ENDORSES
RAMSPECK MOVE
TO REVISE RATES
South’s New Deal” in Freight Rates
Long Step Nearer.
WASHINGTON, March 28. The
South's fight against freight rate dif
forentials of a discriminatory
favorable to t.he north and east moved
another important step forward Tues
day when the Interstate Commerce
Commission gave its endorsement to
Ramspeck joint resolution,
This measure directs the eommis
to’investigate forthwith
tials in rates as between and within
classification territories, and to pro
thereafter with orders eliminate
jpg discriminations as between
tions.
In announcing receipts of the oom
mission’s endorsement of the Ram
speck resolution. Chairman Lea
of the House Interstate Corn
metre Committee, indicated the bo-
lief that the south is just before
ning a “new deal in freight rates
said the pending railroad legisla
tion will make provision for the
vest.igation sought by Rath speck
provided for in his resolution.
Representative Ramspeck made
to conceal his satisfaction
the action of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. It places the position
freight rate bloc on high ami solid
he said, and foreshadows the
certain downward revision of inter
state rates in southern territory,
Representative Ramspeck pointed
out that if the resolution is written
into law, then any southern shipper
cat) file with the I. C. C. a
of discrimination and get an invest i
gallon at its own expense.
Under the present set-up the ship
has to hire rate experts and pee¬
pare his case at his own expense: The
1. C. C. now can, on its own motion,
make investigations of certain rates
but this does not include diserimina
as to districts, regions and terri
Lories. These words are added to in
Ramspeck resolution.
The Georgian said if the examin
decision in the southern govern
case, involving discrimination j n
commodities, is sustained by
I. C. C„ then under the language
Chairman Lea promises to write
into the new I (1 C. and Railroad
Act. the way will be open to remove
of the discriminatory rates against
south.
“When they investigate these other
rates they must say discrimination
he declared.
Under the Ramspeck resolution a
carrier is prohibited from
giving any rate preference to any ,
“region, territory or district.”
Roosevelf Starts
South Wednesday
f or 2- W eeks V isit
WASIHNGTON. March 29, Presi
Roosevelt left by special train
afternoon for a two week’s stay
Warm Springs, Ga., stopping en
visits Thursday at two Ala
schools,
His itinerary calls foi arrival at
Ala., around 10:80 Thurs
morning where he will spend
an hour motoring around the
of fuskegee Institute, a Xe
school. He also will make a brief
to the students and faculty,
He then will motor about fifteen
northward to visit Alabama
Polytechnic 1 nstitute. He expects to
an hour there and make a brief
After lunch he wifi start eastward
by automobile for Warm
pausing for a brief stop to greet
citizans at Opelika, Ala., near the
Georgia line.
The President will reach Warm
Springs around 4 p. m. (central
dard time) Thursday. He is due back
in Washington April 10 for the
egg rolling ceremony on the
House grounds.
Men give counsel; but they give not
wisdom to profit by it. To ask
wisdom of God, is the beginning of
wisdom.—Mary Baker Eddy.
FORT VALLEY, PEACH COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1939
DEEN ORDERS
DRASTIC SLASH
PENSION
Beginning With May's Cheeks, Pay¬
ments Will Be Cut from $434,000
Monthly to $270,000.
ATLANTA, March 28.—A
slash in the pension rolls of the state
Department of Public Welfare, begin¬
ning with May payments, was an¬
J nounced yesterday by Director Bras¬
well lleen.
Deen made the announcement im¬
mediately after his return from
Washington, where he conferred with
the Social Security Board several days
on the Georgia pension program.
The director said the total payments
would be cut from $434,000 a month
to $270,000 a month.
16,000 Cut Off
“This will mean the cutting off of
10,000 persons who received
during March,” Director Deen said.
“As present there are about 50,000
receiving pensions which average
$8.54 per month.”
Deen revealed the reduction in the
following announcement:
“The present allotments to counties
were based on 64 cent collection
| “ D| r us t,H f 'tnds ' current earned year’s over appropriation, from the pre
| | V1HUS llscld > eai when revenue col
-
j lections were on an 84 per cent basis,
1 | u, ’* n K the eaily months of the pen
.
011 P r °F ra,n > counties were not able
j to use their entire allotment, and a
I reserve was built up, which has al¬
lowed the allotments to be greatly in
excess of collections of current state
; appropriations. The appropriation is
j now being paid on a 56 per cent ba¬
sis, and as all resrve funds have been
exhausted, the rolls will have to be
reduced to stay within available funds.
These reductions will apply to old age
pensions, aid to the blind, and aid to
<1 epeadept chi 1 dren,
“As the country’s administrative ex¬
pense budget is based on the amount
"* Pension lends allotted to the eoun
drastic reductions will be neees
sar v 111 t '* K> amoun t of money paid to
-
the counties for administrative ex¬
ponses in the welfare offices.
“Persons on the rolls at present will
he paid for the month of April, but j
j those cut off will be notified when
they receive their checks on April
Y'G’big Letters them have of gone the to reduction the counties in their no- |
[ aHotments and advising the counties
payments oi awards must be sus~ i
.
!,, " vn wread the reduc- i
,lon 111 coul) fy allotment ovei all
[ P ens * ons in the county.
H' The reason for this is that under
federal regulations, payment to indi
i viduals must " ot bt ‘ than 75 per
[cent of the budget deficit as arrived at
under federal rules and regulations,
i This wi]1 c ' utlin K off the rolls
, approximately 16,000 persons who re
ceived checks during March,
“The present pension allotment to
all counties is $434,000 per month, the
reduction in allotments is $164,000,
reducing the pension rolls in the en¬
tire state to $270,000 per month.
SCHOOL HOARDS URGE
OI DELINQUENT TAXES
WHEREAS, The State Board of Education has informed (he Peach
County Board of Education that no more state lunds are available lor the
! schools of ('each County during the remainder of the school year 1938- 39,
I and
j WHEREAS, There are not. sufficient funds in the treasury to complete
■
sai<| (< , rm and \
• j i WHEREAS, There is said to be a large amount of unpaid taxes on
; the people who these taxes
■ 1he books of the tax collector, and that owe
I j could, and would be willing to pay those taxes in order to keep open the
1 schools of ’each County, and
■ I WHEREAS, It would be a great loss to children and parents to have
' (w c j ose Si. •howls at this time thereby causing pupils to miss their grades
and graduation, and 1
• WHEREAS, Teachers’ salaries and bus drivers’ salaries, as well as
other expenses, are necessary to keep the schools open.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
(1) That this hod), composed of Peach County Board ol Education, j
! Beards of Trustees of Byron Consolidated Schools ami Port Valley Con- :
soiidated Schools apprise the public at large of the conditions existing j
. and call upon the people owing taxes to pay some, if possible, in order that j
the long record of uninlerrupted service and prompt payment of teachers
may be maintained.
(2) That we call upon the tax-collecting officials and general public
to cooperate with us to this end.
( 3 ) That a copy of these resolutions be published in The Leader
Tribune and a copy be placed on minutes of boards.
Kitratiians Hour
Ashury «.
>. ■
By \VM. C. SISTAR
The K iwanis Club had a
feature entertainment program at
meeting on Friday. Leighton
ard, Jr., program chairman
motion pictures, which lie made
self, of the club members coming
and departing from the Womans’
house last Friday. Kiwanian
ard then presented the
a male quartet from Ashury
Wilmoie, Ky. The quartet
the club with Negro spirituals,
ligious songs, and several piano solos.
Quartet members were Messrs.
liam, Culver, Crouse and Seamands,
of Michigan, India, China and Ken¬
tucky respectively.
The program this week will be in
charge of Jonas G. Hillyer.
HIRAM MATHEWS
DIES LAST FRIDA Y
ROBERTA, March 25. Funeral
services for Hiram P. Mathews, 68,
well-known Crawford county farmer,
who died yesterday morning at his
home after a long illness, were held
this afternoon at 30 o'clock.
Interment was in the Roberta cem
etery.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Ella B. Mathews; a daughter, Miss
Sadie Mathews, and four sons, B .W.
Mathews and W. P. Mathews of Fort
Valley and Virgil W. Mathews and
W. D. Mathews of Roberta; two sis¬
ters, Mrs. Mattie Mitchell, Atlanta,
and Mrs. J. W. Andrews of Roberta,
and a brother, W. A. Mathews of
Rome.
Siveeping Iikju ir y
WPA Is Ordered
on Plea of Cox
WASHINGTON, March 28.- A
sweeping investigation of the Works
Progress Administration was voted by
the House today.
After less than an hour’s debate, it
pat d a resolution by Representative
E. K. Cox, Democrat, Georgia, direct
ing the appropriations committee ot
members to conduct the inquiry.
Even conservative Democrats sup
ported the measure, believing it might
pave the way for complete revamping
<d fedeial rein i )>ok\.
1 he House administia .ion I-" sl
man, Majoi it.y wa< ( i vd> iuin, to <
the membeis that he was lor t t m
vestigation “because I think it will
reflect credit on WPA.
House Minority Leader Martin told
the chamber that the American people,
“including those on relief themselves,”
art • demanding “a house-cleaning.”
Representative Cox declared that he
had offered the measure "because of
widespread charges of maladministra¬
tion which led me to the conclusion
that if there is anything wrong, it
o ight to be made known to the pub¬
lic.”
I 1 MATHEWS WILL
) SPEAK ON ARMY
DAY PROGRAM
Samuel M. Mathews will he the
speaker next Sunday afternoon at 3
o’clock at the Baptist church when
Army Day will be observed with n
program, sponsored by the Frederick
Withoft Chapter Service Star Legion.
April (5 is the national day observed
throughout the United States as the
day on which this country entered the
World War.
After twenty years, with war clouds
gathering again, the message brought
by Mr. Mathews will be of especial
interest on this occasion.
The local chapter always observes
a program on Sunday afternoon, near¬
est to the sixth of April, so this year
the day falls on Sunday, April 2.
Mrs. G. W. Spear, remembrance
chairman of the local chapter, is urg¬
ing a large attendance.
There will be special music and
readings.
The public is cordially invited to ;
: be present.
J. C. EOYD DIES
AT LAGRANGE
The death of Janies Carl Loyd Sat¬
urday at the home of his sister, Mrs.
J. O. Kimbrough, at Gabbetville, near
LaGrange, brought sadness. to the
hearts of many friends here. He had
been in declining health for several
months. A few weeks ago he had
gone with Mrs. Loyd to the home of
his sister, Mrs. Kimbrough, where be 1
became worse and died Saturday.
Mr. Loyd was a native of Troup
county and had lived here a good many j
years, being connected with the Almon
Implement and Manufacturing Com¬
pany. He was a member of the Fort
Valiey Presbyterian church, and was |
a graduate from Georgia School oi
Technology as a mechanical engineer. |
’I’lie funeral was held at the Kim-i !
brough home at 2 o’clock Monday af¬ ,
,
ternoon, with Kev. Win. C. Sistar, pas¬
tor of the Fort Valley Presbyterian [ 1
church, officiating. Burial wis vv <*s 111 in ■
Loyds churchyard. :
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mat
tie Greene Loyd; a daughter, Missj
Carolyn Loyd, of Washington, D. C.; >i 1
another sister, Mrs. Sarah Dozier, La- -' ■
Grange, and three brothers, E. H. j j
Loyd and Walter Loyd, of LaGrange,
and 0. If. Loyd, of Jacksonville, Fla. l
.ft lift 1\* S >• IwlJ RUSSI IjIj IL
in.ljri 111 IP H /I if IN XI I IPtlflll tv1 1//I 4 V I
----
Mrs. Riley Bussell, 35, died in a
Milledgeville hospital early last Fri
day morning after a long Rucks. She j
had been under treatment there for j
about a month.
Mrs. Bussell was the wife of Riley
Bussell, an employee of the Fort Val
ley Motor Company. She was the ;
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. j
Yaughn, Fort Valley, who survive her.;
Other survivors are two sons, James ;
and Edward Bussell; two Bussell, daughters, an<l | j
Hthel Mae and Wyntdle
two sisters, Mrs. L. Allen, Foil, Val- [
ley, and Mrs. P. B. Jennings, Fort;
Valley. the! I i
Funeral services wen held at
residence on Anderson avenue at 3
o’clock last. Saturday afternoon, with
Rev. M I). Reed, pastor of the Fort
Valley Baptist church, officiating.
Interment was in Oaklawn cemetery. I
Examination lor Junior
Mcteorolof’ y < Ihservor j
Civil Service 1
The United States
Commission has announced an open;
competitive examination tor the P<-j
sition of junior observer in meleorolo- !
gy, $1,440 a year, Weather Bureau, j
Applicants must have completed a 1
4-year high-school course or 14 units
of high-school study. Those who do
not meet this requirement, but are!
otherwise qualified, will be given aj
mental test. Applicants must have j
reached their 18th but must not have |
passed their 35th birthday.
Applications must be on file with
the If. S. Civil Service Commission
not later than A.pril 17.
Full information may be obtained
from G. L. Thames, secretary of the
U. S. Civil Service. Board of Examin¬
ers, at the post office or customhouse
in this city.
LENTEN
AT ST,
St. Andrew's Episcopal church
nounces the concluding services of
Lenten season and East-ei
i service, extending a cordial
to everyone to join in these
of worship.
j On Sunday evening at 7
Palm Sunday will, be celebrated with
Holy Communion and appropriate ser¬
mon. On Good Friday, April 7, at
7:30 p. m. Rev. Walter Clem will
preach on The Last Seven Words
from the Cross. The only service
Faster day will be at: 7:30 in the
morning.
I An interesting feature recently in¬
troduced by the rector has been a five
minute talk before the sermon, devot¬
ed to instruction cm the history and
usages of the Episcopal church. 4n
connection with this is a question box,
into which the congregation and all
visitors are invited to put questions.
AAA Vann Program
Offers Phosphate to
Farmers of Georgia
Triple superphosphate that can now
be obtained by Georgia farmers as
part of their payments under the ag¬
ricultural conservation program of the
Triple-A has given remarkable in
creases in yields ot crops in coun
ties where demonstrations have been
conducted, according to County Agent
R. P. Swan.
These demonstrations have been run
by farmers in cooperation with the
Georgia Agricultural Extension
ice and the Tennessee Valley Authrtri
ty. I
From 200 tests with various crops ’
with applications varying from
100 to 125 pounds of triple superphos-,
.'tone pel' ' acre, 1 ( 1,1 the '' ner ’’ cent 1 *• ot J."’! in
'
crease in the yield per acre has been
as in j. o vs. | |
Austrian winter weight! . ,
peas, green
per cent; wheat tor gram, 87 per >
crimson clover, , green weight -i,o, 94 ,
per cent:; vetch, . green weight 118 per
lor 13.5 cent; , , les-,
rye grain, per
, hay, , 94 ... cent; . soybean , , hay,
’ '. per
100 cent; alt ... alt ... bay, , 75 cent;, . i
per a per
, for , green manure, 02 per cent.. ,
rve
tests . show that , with ... similar . ap-I ;
plications the growth ot and: .
grasses
legumes , permanent , pasture >, in
in
. two . to . three ., times as did ,., the .,
capacity ., ot the ,, pasture, , lhe
improvement in pastures was !
. . legumes . such , les- ,
increase in as
W(U , /a and white clover.
Under the Triple-A plan, farmers !
receive triple superphosphate to
to such crops as annual lespe
e za, permanent pastures, meadows,
kudzu, erotalaria, lespedeza
red, white and alsike clover,
legumes and other perennial
grasses and legumes. The triple su
will be charged against
1939 soil building allowance for
farm and will be credited as a
so i| building practice',
Soil tests show that as a rule Geor
S( ,il is deficient in phosphate for
maximum production of crops. Crop
tests show that large increases in
,, arid i yield ii arc gotten from ,. or
, inal . y rates of application of phos- Me-i
phate fertilizer per acre and that
game crops, which gather nitrogen
the air, are more responsive to
fertilizer than other crops. i •
All crops respond to nitrogen and live
, to . protein . • forage ,. which , ■ , , largely ,
come from legumes. „
“Since phosphate is so essential,” ;
county agent said, “it is hoped! j
Georgia , farmers will M take i i advari-: i
of this offer of triple superphos- '■
|}haU , fo ,. US( , in their soil conserva- | '
an( , improvement program, and!
, Uu , production oi - foraB<! fo) . live . j
Leg isla In re ( ost
to Exceed $19^237
ATLANTA, March 28.- The recent
of the General Assembly al¬
has cost the people of Georgia
State Treasurer George
B. Hamilton revealed Monday.
Treasurer Hamilton stated the cost
would exceed $200,000, as sev¬
members yet have to receive their
per diem, traveling expenses, and sev¬
eral printing bills remain unpaid.
51 YEARS OF
SERVICE
Only newspaper in (he heart
of one of Aiperica’a
rich agricultural
sections.
11.50 Per Year in Advance
FUND FOR
AGRICULTURE
IS DEFEATED
House Rejects Surplus Program as
Roosevelt Calls for $15,900,000
Export Subsidy Pain.
WASHINGTON, March 28.—House
economy advocates emerged jubilant¬
ly victorious today from two hectic
affrays with that usually powerful
group, the farm bloc.
By the skimp margin of 14 votes
they succeeded in stripping from the
billion-dollar agriculture department
appropriation bill a $250,000,000 item
for “parity” payments intended to
'raise the purchasing power represent¬
ed in farm products to the 1909-1914
level.
And, wiih plenty of votes t.o spare,
they turned back a $00,000,000 appro¬
priation closely related to a new plan
advanced by President Roosevelt for
disposing of the nation's huge cotton
surplus.
Grinning at their success, they
then, in concert with most members,
voted for passage of the measure, and
turned their thoughts and plans to the
pending request of President Roose¬
velt for a supplemental appropriation
of $150,000,000 to finance work relief
until July 1.
An important element in the rejec¬
tion of the parity payment fund ap
patently was a combination of the
votes of members from city districts,
the Republican membership gen¬
erally, although in the latter there
were some defections.
Log-Rolling Fails
One faction of the urban represen¬
tation had for several days been seek¬
ing to obtain assurances of farm
vote support for the $150,000,000 re
lief appropriation requested by Mr.
Roosevelt, in return for their votes for
the parity item. Failing to obtain
the pledges thev sought, they then
voted against the fS“0»''gfottp. .
Export Program
The President, in a formal statement
recommended , , a cotton export program
which would include payment , of - %. $1.25 ., K
... hale to producers . who , release . their -
federal loan cotton to the market,
It became known, about , the same,
. the , vote recorded, , , that ,, ,
time as , was
the administration probably wotiri , at- ,
tempt to get congressional , approval ,
’ *
for „ a separate $15,000,000 , cotton ap¬
propnation . bill, designed primarily to
’ ”
bring . about , 2,000,000 reduction ... dur
a
the next , ; the present 11,*
year in
m glivemmcnt , oan
cotton.
Mr. Roosevelt’s plan would call for
a moderate payment on all cotton ex¬
ported after his plan was put into
operation.
The President announced his pro*
at a press conference. He said
it could be accomplished by a simple
one page law amending an existing
act whereby the Surplus Commodity
Corporation would be given authority
to put the plan into effect. An appro¬
priation of $15,000,000 would have to
be made to carry out the plan be¬
tween now and August 1.
Cost Would Rise
Thereafter, Mr. Roosevelt said, it
would cost between $60,000,000 and
$90,000,000 ’ and represent 1 v a definite
to he Tl f “ aRU, y over other
P th L "* lar
Mot f ho b,! Pre a f >>art<-r M,ent program sa,d ,ho plan and , wou would d
w )' > . '* f flumping. exicutne ed that t
K <n< ,l < ( e
exports would be worked out through 6
negotiation . . and would , not violate .
ex
istirig trade treaties,
He said he opposed abandoning of
, present federal . , loan policy with
1 1 J
respect to cotton.
“A cotton program at this time,
Mr. 1 Roosevelt said 'should include
the ' following objectives:
“(!) The merchandising in an or¬
derly fashion of our excess supplies
of cotton;
“(2) The maintenance of our fair
share of the world market for cotton;
“(3) The. protection of producer
income;
“(4,1 The accomplishment of our
aims with the least possible cost ,to
the Treasury.”
Import Quotas
The President said the export subsi¬
dy would “protect mill inventories by
fixing a rate at which cotton could be
released from the loan.”
The President recommended use of
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