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A CITY
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Volume LII, Number 36
NEW BOILER INSTALLED IN
New 600 Horse Power Boiler Makes
Possible Considerable Saving
on Fuel Expanse.
Installation and testing of a new
boiler for the city’s water and light
plant was completed the first of this
week, which will considerably increase
the efficiency of operation and total
capacity of production.
The new boiler is a 600 horse power
water tube Babcock and Wilcox. It
burns pulverized coal, leaving no
clinkers or waste except small quan¬
tities of sand contained in the coal.
It is equipped with two pulverizers
and blowers which grind the already
fine coal and blow it into the com¬
bustion chamber where it burns like
gas. It has no grates to be replaced
occassionaly like the told type boil¬
ers.
Use of the new boiler, it is expected, j I
will save from 10 to 15 per cent of the
expense on coal.
This brings the rated boiler capac¬
ity of the plant to 1500 horse power.
The generating capactiy in kilowatt
hours is 1,125.
It was stated by W. M. Wright,
chairman of the water and light board,
that no long term indebtedness was
incurred in installing the new boiler,
but that it was paid for, except for a
small amount, with money on hand.
The total cost was approximately
135,000.
R. M. JOHNSON ,
VETERAN , DEAD
Reese Melvin Johnson, former Fort
Valley mail carrier and World War
veteran, died at 4 o’clock Wednesday
afternoon in the government hospital
in Atlanta after a month’s illness.
He was 49 years old, was a mem¬
ber of the American Legion and Wood¬
men of the World.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ef
fie Poole Johnson; his father, A. R.
Johnson; two sisters Mrs. G.
Thames, Fort Valley, Mrs. George
Walton, Macon; three brothers, Stan
cil arid Robert Johnson of Fort Val
ley and John Johnson of Macon.
Funeral services w'ere heldj at 3
o’clock this afternoon in the Fort
Valley Baptist church, with the pas¬
tor, Rev, M. D. Reed, officiating. In
terment was in Oaklawn cemetery.
Pallbearers were B. A. Young, Dr.
W. L. Nance, S. M. Mathews, Dr. R.
C. Smisson, Paul Young and Frank
Y’oung.
REV. CARL WILSON
ANNOUNCES SUBJECT
Rev. Carl Wilson, Four-Square
evangelist, who is holding services in
the old Congregational church on the
corner of Persons and Miller streets,
announces that his topic for the Sun
day evening service will be “Why Are
Our Young People Criminals?”
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11 o’clock, with
Wirt M. Felts speaking.
GEORGIA DOVE SEASON
TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 15
ATLANTA.—According to State
Wildlife Director Charles N. Elliot,
Secretary Harold L. Ickes has an¬
nounced the mourning dove season for
Georgia as follows:
“In Troup, Meriwether, Pike, La¬
mar, Monroe, Jones, Baldwin, Wash- j j
ington, Jefferson and Burke counties ;
and all counties north thereof Septem
ber 15 „ A to October ,, 14 and , December! r , ,
20 to January 31. In remainder of
state November 20 to January 31.”
The season in Georgia opens on
September 15, instead of September
1, this year on the basis of research
information gathered during the past
few years, showing that many young
doves ane still in the nest September
1, and the opening date change is to
protect these nestlings.
Mr. Elliot has sent a notice to all
license agents announcing the change.
He says, “Federal regulations on mi¬
gratory birds take precedence over
state regulations and hunters are ad¬
vised not to go into the field until
September 15.
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She geaher-Sritmne
Read by thousands of people in progressive PEACH, Houston, Macon and Crawford Counties, where Nature smiles her brightest.
LEGION LEADER
TO SPEAK HERE
FRIDAY
Hoyt C. Brown, state
elect of the Georgia division of
American Legion has accepted an
vitation of the Frederick Withoft
to be present and speak at a public
meeting at the court house
night at 7:30.
Mr. Brown is chief division engi¬
neer of the State Highway Depart¬
ment with headquarters in Macon. He
is a well informed man and has long
taken a great deal of interest in the
affaii's of the Legion, and is a gifted
speaker.
He will discuss the Ideals, Prin¬
ciples and Activities of The American
Legion, touching on such points as
the Legion’s position on Americanism
and national defense. The public is
invited to the meeting as Mr. Brown's
speech is expected to be of much in¬
terest to everyone.
The speaker will be introduced by
S. M. Mathews.
Hearing to Be Held
on Discontinuance of
Central of Ga. Train
The Georgia Public Service
mission announces that the Central
of Georgia Railway has made appli
cation for authority to discontinue the
operation of passenger trains Nos. 1
and 2 between Macon and Columbus,
on the ground that the revenue re¬
ceived for the months of September
and December 1938, and March, June
and July, 1939, was $12,402.60, and
that the operation expenses for the
same period amounted to $20,636.82.
No. 1 passes through Fort Valley,
going to Columbus at 12:45 p. m., and
No. 2 at 2:15, going to Macon.
The application has been assigned
hearing before the commission,
218 State (Capitol, Atlanta, at ten
o’clock a. m., Central daylight saving
time, September 13, 1939.
Library I Vill Award
Reading Cert if icates
Vacation Reading club certificates
will be awarded to those who have
their rainbow Saturday
at ten o’clock at the library.
A full attendance is expected.
The roses sent by the Garden Club
made the library a very attractive
and they were enjoyed by many
Mrs. W. G. Brisendine and Miss
Wilson kindly contributed
Books recently added:
Not Peace but a Sword—Sheean.
The Brandons, by Trikell.
The Priory, by Whipple.
Arizona, by Kelland.
The Clayton Clan, by Heathfield.
Thread of Scarlet, by Williams.
Who Killed Aunt Maggie—Field.
Get Pay Under
Work Insurance
Unemployed workers in Peach
were paid $157.23 in benefits
the Bureau of Unemployment Com
during the week-ending Au-
19, 1939, it was announced this
Number of payments was re
at 35.
Total payments x to . Georgia „ . workers ,
„„„
1 ' y
week , amounted to $i3,353.77, 7
by 11,577 checks which
into 136 counties of the state.
Two hundred forty-eight payments
$2,051.68 to workers in other
who previously had established
credits in Georgia, swelled the
to $75,405.45.
Number and amount of checks
by the bureau ranged from one
for $1.01 in Jeff Davis county
2,739 checks for $22,|38.14 in the
area, which embraces Fulton
DeKalb counties.
Not for hefself was woman first
nor yet to be man’s idol, but
mate.—Mrs. Norton.
FORT VALLEY, PEACH COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1939
Roberta Citizens
Are Honor Guests
Of Kiwanis
Last Friday’s luncheon meeting of
the Kiwanis club was made one
happy comradeship and neighborly
spirit long to be remembered by
wanians and their honor guests of
a group of prominent Roberta
Kiwanis President Homer J. Avera
'gave a cordial welcome to the visitors
> n the language of Kiwanis Interna
tional by reading the list of perma
nent objectives of Kiwanis us an’ in
stitution of service. Added
was given to the welcome by sincere
remarks of friendship and mutual
terests of the communities from May
or A. C. Riley and Judge M. C. Mos
ley, ordinary of Peach county.
Roberta s response was delivered by
Superintendent D. Donaldson of
Roberta schools, who paid high trib
ute to the objectives of Kiwanis and
spoke with impressive logic of the
particular fundamental importance
individuals, communities and
of the first objective, “To give
niacy to the human and spiritual
rather than the material values of
. life.”
i Responsive introductions of all per
] sons present were made by President
Avera for the club and W. F.
drews for the Roberta visitors.
\ This get-together meeting was one
of much significance in its evidence
of a cooperative spirit for the promo¬
tion of the peculiar common interests
the two adjoining communities,
j
J Unemployed Paid
Over Two Millions
In about seven and a half months
of benefit paying operations, the Bu
real of Unemployment Compensation
Wednesday, August 16 reached the
two million dollar mark in payments
of unemployment Compensation law.
The check which brought the cumu
iative total to that figure was num
bered around 337,000.
Disbursement of the first million
dollars in benefits was reached May
15, about four months after Govern¬
or E. D. Rivers personally presented,
on January 26, the first check issued
by the bureau to James E. Long, an
unemployed Decatur worker.
Practically all of the payments were
made to unemployed men and’women
living in Georgia and every county in
the state shared in them. A com¬
paratively small amount was paid to
workers in other states but who previ¬
ously had established wage credits in
Georgia.
Among the counties which shared
largely in the payments were Fulton,
DeKalb, Bibb, Richmond, Muscogee,
Floyd, Chatham, Dougherty, Spald¬
ing, Troup and Whitfield.
March was the peak month in pay¬
ments of benefits when over $340,
000 was disbursed among eligible un¬
employed. Since then, payments have
practically leveled off.
Under the Georgia law, benefit pay¬
ments are made during limited peri¬
ods of unemployment to certain work¬
ers who usually have jobs. Benefits
are payable to those workers who have
worked in covered employment at
some time during the current or pre¬
ceding calendar year and have earned
wages within the first three out of
the last four calendar quarters equal
sixteen times their weekly benefit
amount.
Eligible workers receive approxi
mately one-half of their average full
time weekly wage but not more than
$15.00 per week nor more than $240
within any twelve months.
JACK SHEPARD TO BE
PRINCIPAL IN DALTON
AMERICUS, Aug. 29.—Jack D.
Shepard, for five years principal of
the Arithony high school here, has ac¬
cepted an offer to become principal of
the Dalton high school.
He assumed his duties at Dalton
Monday. Mr. Shepard was cashier at
the Citizens bank a year and was
special agent for the Prudential In¬
surance Company for a year after
leaving the teaching profession here.
His wife and two daughters will fol¬
low hin> to Dalton in the next several
weeks.
COTTON MEN TO
\ ORGANIZE HERE
B. F. Archer, Jr., field director of
the Georgia unit of the National Cot
t on Council, visited Peach county last
,week and started an organization of
a permanent county committee.
Through its local committee, com
j p 0se( i 0 f William Marehman, chair
jRobert man> j} ave j >ane) Houser Davidson
■
Tharpe, Russell Pearson, Gene
[ [p Burnett and Leighton Shepard, Jr.,
eac h county will shortly begin full
1 participation in the nation-wide
ac _
j [director tivities of said, the cotton adding council, its the field
support to
the council’s one goal of “Increasing
( the domestic and foreign
American cotton, cottonseed, and
the products thereof.”
The committee members were chos
en by the chairman of the state unit
^and will represent the county in
'state organization. In turn the
j units, embracing 19 states, are
combined to form the National Cotton
Council of America which extends j n
every county of the Cotton Belt.
“The Cotton Council is making giant
strides every week toward the
pletion of its nation-wide organiza
tion,” the field director said. “We are
I moving forward under the active di
rection of the cotton industry’s
capable leaders, in a great fight for
I the common interests of us all.”
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Biggest U. S. Liner
Ready to Launch
NEW YORK, Aug. 28. The
Atlantic luxury liner America, largest
i passenger ship ever constructed in the
United States, will be launched at
Newport News, Va., Thursday with
Mrs. Franklin D. . Roosevelt as its.
sponsor.
The $17,000,000 liner, costliest and
most important vessel built so far
in the maritime commission’s program
for restoring this country’s merchant
to first place amoung the mar
itime nations of the world, will enter
the trans-Atlantic service of the Unit¬
ed States lines next spring.
The ship will be a running mate to
the liners Manhattan and Washington
in operation between New York, Eng-!
Hsh Channel ports, France and Ger
many, She will have accommodations
for 1,219 passengers in cabin, tourist
and third classes, and will carry a
crew of 639.
The keel of the 34,000-ton vessel
was laid August 22, 1938, at the yards
of the Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock Company.
The America, larger than the Man¬
hattan and the Washington, is 723
feet long, has a 93-foot beam, and
nine decks with eight elevators serv¬
ing various sections of the ship. She
will have a completely glass enclosed
promendde with windows extending
from ceiling to deck.
GEORGIA WILL SHARE
FREE LUNCH PROGRAM
FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
Braswell Deen, director of the State
Department of Public Welfare, an¬
nounced that Georgia would partici¬
pate to the fullest in the free school
lunch program being sponsored by
the Federal Surplus Commodities Cor¬
poration.
The quota for Georgia for the next
year will be 126,000 school children,”
Mr. Deen stated, “and based on esti¬
mates of the value of surplus commod
ities, this will mean that Georgia will
receive $9,620,000.00 in surplus com
mo dities for the free school lunch
program.”
“This will almost double the sur¬
plus commodities that were received
in Georgia last year,” Mr. Deen point¬
ed out, “and it is expected that sur¬
plus commodities for relief families
will also be substantially increased.”
The free school lunch program will
be sponsored by local civic organiza¬
tions and parent-teacher’s associa¬
tion through the cooperation of the
Works Project Administration, who
will furnish persons to prepare and
serve the lunches. The county de¬
partments of public welfare will, after
the school lunch project has been
formulated, certify the project for
surplus commodities.
“The lunches, of course,” Mr. Deen
stated, “will be served free of charge
to children who come from families in
the low-income brackets. M
A. M. ANDERSON
MADE JUDGE ON
MACON
A. M. (Phil) Anderson, of
who had been serving as
treasurer of the state penal board,
appointed last Saturday judge of
1 Macon superior court circuit
1 Solicitor General Charles H.
Macon, declined to accept the
Governor Rivers announced the
pomtment of the 31-year-old
county lawyer and immediately
,ministered the oath of office.
Anderson will go on the bench
morrow -
The Governor said he had
'he appointment to Solicitor
j Garrett, who has been the
Iprosecutor more than 20 years,
that Mr. Garrett had informed
bbab could not accept.
“Mr. Garrett explained that he
a ' a, 'g e docket of criminal cases
P ar °d for prosecution and that if
appointment to the court
have to disqualify himself
resi<le over these cases,” the
ernor ex l )la ined. “Visiting
woulcl have to be asked to go into
circuit and it would take a year
cI ” an up the docket.”
ma king the Anderson
men t> Governor Rivers also
that Grover Byers, of Rome,
man of the penal board, had
membership on the board and
elected secretary-director to
Judge Anderson. The Governor
ferred with Vice Chairman
of Quitman, and Dr. John
Lewis, of Louisville, board
before accepting Byers’ resignation.
Judge Anderson is a native 0
Houston county and three times
mayor of Perry. Ile is chairman
of th Houston County
Exeef rive Committee, a post which
said -yesterday he will relinquish,
The new judge attended the
sity of Georgia and was
Mercer University’s School
Law. He formerly taught school and
for several years was an athletic
in the Hart county system.
F. D. I. C. REPORTS
DEPOSIT INCREASE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.— The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora- ^
tion reported / , , today . that its
*
insured hanks , , had , a record , .. high to
tal of $52,327,900,000 of deposits
June 30.
This was 10 per cent higher than
a year ago. The corporation said the
gain was spread over individual, cor
poration and other types of deposits.
Assets of the insured banks also
reached a new high of
or 9 per cent more than a year ago.
Of the banks’ assets, 33 per cent
were held in cash, and 30 per cent
in government obligations.
Loans and discounts, which totaled
$16,040,000,000 were two per cent
higher than a year ago.
Holdings of federal state and local
bonds increased sharply during the
year.
PEACH
THEATRE
Saturday, September 2
BOB BAKER in
.. GHOST TOWN RIDERS”
Owl Show—
it YOU CAN’T GET AWAY
WITH MURDER
Monday, September 4
RITZ BROTHERS in
a THE GORILLA
Tuesday, September 5
SIDNEY TOLER in
CHARLIE CHAN IN RENO
Wednesday, September 6
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS in
THE SUN NEVER SETS
Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 7, 8
CLAUDCTTE COLBERT, JAMES
STEWART in
“ITS A WONDER¬
FUL WORLD”
COURT OPENS
HERE MONDAY
Peach county superior court will
convene on Monday, Sept. 4. with
Judge Malcolm D. Jones on the bench
to hear civil cases during the first
week.
The grand jury will be in session
during the first, week of this term.
Judge A. M. Anderson, appointed to
fill the unexpired term of the late
Judge W. A. McClellan, will be in
charge of the criminal section the
second week.
5-Per-Cent Down
To Build Homes
Approved By EH A
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—The Fed
eral Housing Administration announ
ces a plan for financing construction
of small homes which will require the
purchaser to make only a 5 per cent
“down payment” on a house costing
no more than $2,500.
Stewart McDonald, Federal IIous
ing Administrator, said regulations
making the program effective Sep
Itemb'er 1 already had been mailed to
banks and other lending institutions.
The FHA does not lend money itself,
but insures contsruction loans made
by private institutions.
At $17 a Month
The FHA said families with incomes
ranging from $900 to $1,500 annually
should be in a position to take advan
tage of its new financing plan. Month
ly payments on a home valued at
$2,000, it said, would be a little less
than $17 a month, not including taxes
and fire insurance.
“Its greatest use,” the announce
nient added, “will probably be found in
the smaller cities and towns and in
| thosj: places where land values are
relatively low.”
] An official added informally that
it was expected the program would
be particularly well received in the
South and in other sections where
building costs are relatively low be¬
cause the climate permits construc¬
tion without the insulation and more
expensive heating system necessary
where th e wint f rs a ru se ; ere ’
Limitea , . to r Low Cost
1 The nc w plan wl11 be limited to
, low-cost homes—none , financed under
1
it ., may cost , more than $2,500— and , not
affect , the ,, present . FHA ., TT . program of e
financing: ... , higher-cost . , . , homes on a , has
<)f 1Q per cent minimum down
payment and a 4M> per cent mort
'gage, plus a one-half per cent iusur
'ance premium,
Under the new plan, loans will be
made at a discount rate of $3.50 per
$100 borrowed. Officials said this
slightly higher on a true in¬
terest basis than the interest rate on
: FHA-insured mortgages. 1 he
present
Pl an requires, however, that the lend¬
ing institution pay the insurance pre¬
mium of one-half per cent per year
of the face value of the loan, instead
of passing this charge on to the bor
rower.
The borrowers under the new plan
also will be required to pay off the
loan in 15 years, whereas under the
regular FHA program loans may ex¬
tend for a maximum of 25 years.
An official explained that the
shorter time limit was decided on be¬
cause requirements as neighborhood
and zone restrictions would not be so
strict as for higher-priced FHA-fi
nanced construction.
Miss Wor rill Dies
In Marsh(dlville
MARSHALLVILLE, Aug. 30. —
Miss Margaret Imogene Worrill, 78,
died at the home of a niece, Mrs. Har¬
ris Gillespie, here this afternoon after
an illness of several months.
She had been making her home
here since last November.
Other survivors include a sister,
Mrs. M. W. Fitzpatrick of College
Park, five nephews and two nieces.
Funeral services were held in Thom¬
son today, where Miss Worrill was
born.
BANK HOLIDAY
The Bank of Fort Valley will be
closed Monday, Sept. 4, Labor Day,
this being a legal holiday.
51 YEARS OF
SERVICE
Only newspaper in the heart
of one of America's
rich agricultural
sections.
$1.50 Per Year in Advance
COUNTIES TOLD
TO HIKE TAXES
OR CUT COSTS
Assistance From State Cannot h<?
Expected, Is Advice of Board
to County Commissioners.
ATLANTA, Aug. 29.—Asserting
that assistance from the state ean
not be expected,” the board of man¬
agers of the Association of County
Commissioners of Georgia Monday ad¬
vised all counties to increase local
taxes for this year or reduce services
within present revenue.
The advice was contained in a letter
to all commissioners and county
clerks in the state sent by W. E.
Beverly, chairman of the board of
managers.
It was timed to arrive before the
September board meetings, at which
the ad valorem rates for the coming
years are fixed.
“We realize,” the letter states,
U that many of you are facing acute
financial problems and in our opinion
there are only three courses open to
you.” These were listed as:
1. To continue the services now be¬
ing rendered and increase tax rates.
2. Reduce the services to conform
with present revenues.
3. Continuation of present services
without increasing the tax rate, per¬
mitting the creation of a deficit to be
carried over into next year.
The letter urged county officials
choose for themselves between the
first two alternatives, but strongly
advised against the third, pointing out
that “the natural results of such pro¬
cedure will be increased cost of oper¬
ation because of the necessity of sell¬
ing warrants under such conditions at
a discount.”
“Since it very definitely appears to
us that there is at gresent no form
of relief to the counties which can
safely be counted upon-either for 1939
or 1940,” tbr letter states, “we urge
any county which may be considering
this last course (accumlating deficits
to be carried over, to abandon same.
We believe that such a course would
postpone and aggravate the
of the counties)”.
“If expenditures are kept within
revenues either by abandonment
services or by increased tax rate,”
continues, “the people of your
will be made aware of the con¬
of the county and they will de¬
of their representatives some
of relief. Until the voting pub¬
is made conscious of these ^prob¬
we do not anticipate any results
the efforts which we have been
to secure relief for the coun¬
Favor a Sales Tax
The Association of County Com
has spoken repeatedly in
months for enactment of a 3
cent general sales tax at an extra
of the Legislature.
At a recent meeting of a sub-com¬
of the organization, strong op¬
was voiced against any di¬
of highway funds to meet the
emergency. It vtas pointed
that county losses because of
and personal property ex¬
now aggregate nearly two
dollars. This sum is continu
mounting, it was contended, and
immediate passage of a sales tax
not provide present relief.
Several Georgia counties already
announced increases in their
ad valorem levies. ,/
Woodmen Plan to
Have Rifle Contest
J. W. Smith, state manager, and
W. Bergmann, district manager,
Modern Woodmen of America,-will
at the meeting of the local’ canttp*
Monday night to organize a rifle team
members of the camp.
Prizes will be given for the best
poorest shots in contests to be
that night.
All members arc urged to attend
take part.
The cheapest way to get workstock
is to grow them.
From the standpoint of cotton mills,
ginning of aotton is very es¬
cotton specialists point out.