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ALVAH J. CULPEPPER
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M. C. JONES, Tr»R*iirer
Official Organ of Peach County, City or
Valley and Macon Division of the
Middle t>f«lrirt of Georgia
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THURSDAY, JUNE 25. 1942
War Forces Many
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We are at last beginning to feel
the colossal changes war has forced
on the economic and social life of the
nation. And, in the next six months
or so, changes in a far greater degree
than anything we have yet experi¬
enced will inevitably take place.
It should be clear to everyone by
now that the American standard of
living, which has been infinitely lux¬
urious by comparison with that of
most of the rest of the world, will be
largely abandoned for the duration.
This year, our national income will
be the largest in our history. But
the amount of money which the people
will have to spend for goods and ser¬
vices will be down to the lowest de¬
pression levels and perhaps lower.
There are three principal reasons for
that. First, and most important, is
the tax burden, which will be felt in
the lowest income groups, and will
reach staggering proportions in the
middle and high income groups. Sec¬
ond, War Bond purchases, whether
voluntary or enforced, will take a sub
stahtia! part of everyone’s remaining
income. Third, the price level is far
above that of 1932 and 1933.
For the most part, we have not yet
felt any particular lack of “luxury
goods.” While manufacture of such
goods was stopped some time ago in
most lines, stocks on hand have kept
store inventories adequate. Soon it
will be impossible to buy a refriger¬
ator, an automatic heating plant, a
radio, an office machine, and ten
thousand and one other items, unless
you have a first-class priority rating,
and the item is needed for a purpose
directly connected with the war.
Rationing of public transportation
services may make pleasure travel
impossible. And it is generally ex¬
pected (bat a card-rationing system,
similar to that now in effect for sugar,,
will be extended to other foods, to
clothes and to many adidtional neces¬
sities.
Whole professions are being virtu¬
ally wiped out. For example, there
is the plight of the salesman. There 1
dustry is no need is engaged for his services in if his in- If j |
war work,
his industry is not in war work, its
production is swiftly declining and he
has less and less to sell. These peo¬
ple are beng absorbed by war indus¬
try, for the. most part. After the
war they will face another difficult
problem of readjustment.
Whole industries are in the same
position. The mortality, for instance,
in the businesses which have been
built up about the automobile—serv¬
ice stations, repair shops, roadside
restaurants, resorts, etc.—is great,
and before long it will be tremendous.
All their proprietors and employees
can do is to dose shop and get a war
job. There is no place for their bus¬
inesses in the war picture.
The face of American communities
of all sizes is changing swiftly. Gi¬
gantic war plants are being developed
in sections where there was little in¬
dustry before. In many defense are¬
as, population growths—unprecedent¬
ed in its rapidity—has created an ex¬
ceedingly severe housing and trans¬
portation problem. These problems
have not yet been adequately solved,
and they will grow worse. They con¬
stitute a major headache to govern¬
mental authorities.
The population trend from country
to city is intense. Agricultural work¬
ers, attracted by the big wages paid
by war industry, are literally leaving
the farms in droves. The farm op¬
erator can’t get enough labor, and,
even when he can, he must offer
wages that in many cases are beyond
his ability to pay. This has offset
a good part of the benefits of in¬
creased farm income.
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The foregoing simply illustrates a
few o£ the almost revolutionary
changes that are occurring ift this
country. And they illustrate, by in-
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Southerners on the Home
know how to heed the trumpet’s
When President Roosevelt asked
nation for a whirlwind rubber
vage drive, they went to work.
From giant truck tires to the baby’s
mite—a rubber nipple—they
the precious stuff to filling stations.
In pounds, the Southern rubber scrap
pile totalled millions. More surpris¬
ing, of 5,000 tons which the nation’s
dealers stood ready to ship early in
the drive, 2,000 were from Southern
towns.
Figure that out in terms of patrio¬
tism, folks, and stick out your chest.
For every three pounds offered by
dealers in the north and west and east,
two pounds were offered by Southern
dealers.
We started with a bang, and the
South won’t let the President down—
we’ll finish this rubber business with
a bang.
FAT CAMPAIGN
Insiders say there’ll he a new cam¬
paign added to the drives for scrap
metal, rubber, rags and paper. This
will be a campaign to replace the
loss of fats and oils from the Far
East.
Japan has grabbed nine-tenths of
the world’s supply of rubber, and es¬
sential oils come from those same
Nippon-conquered lands. Now WPB
hopes to nmk ' up for the shortage by
collecting half a billion pounds of
cooking fats now thrown out of out
serving as Centers for collection.
NEW OAKEN BUCKET
A WPB order encourages the manu¬
facture of wooden pails and tubs to
save metal—Remember the old oaken
bucket?
Non-stop busses won’t whiz past
you when you try to flag them at
the cross roads after July 1. ODT
has ordered all “limited” bus schedules
to operate on a local flag-stop basis.
It also asked the postponement of
state ami county fairs for the dura¬
tion.
GOLD CROSSES
Chalices and other religious articles
can’t be made of brass any more.
Chaplains in the army are using gold
plated iron chalices.
If you want to send gift boxes con¬
taining tooth paste or shaving cream
directly from a store to a man in
service, you don’t need to turn in an
empty tube any more.
Farm workers may follow the
harvest in the gasoline rationed states,
says OPA. They will be given enough
gas to travel from job to job.
Terence, what our post-war problems
will be. Authorities in both business
and government seem convinced that
none of the problems are insoluble.
They know that there will be many
mistake's many errors in judgment.
But they believe that, after the war,
this nation’s incredible industrial plant
will be able to provide jobs for all em¬
ployables, and will in time bring the
general standard of living to a level
well beyond anything we have known.
It is a healthy sign that, even as
we grapple with the immense prob
lems of war, we are also thinking
ahead to the peace to come.
BENEVOLENCES OF
METHODIST CHURCH
INCREASE $157,888
ATLANTA. - Bishop Arthur J.
Moore, resident bishop of the Atlan¬
ta area and president of the Board
of Missions and Church Extension of
The Methodist Church, received word
this week of an increase in the de¬
nomination’s benevolent giving for the
year just closed. Reporting on the
financial year ending May 31 Dr. Or
rin W. Auman, treasurer of the
General Commission on World Serv¬
ice and Finance, indicated to Bishop
Moore thut receipts had reached
$4,324,150. This is an advance of
$157,888, over last year. It repre¬
sents an increase, also, of $23,745 over
the pre-unification giving for these
purposes by the merging Methodisms.
This fund supports the missionary
work of the church, domestic and for¬
eign, educational work, the program
of temperance education, lay activi¬
ties, and other philanthropic and be¬
nevolent work. Not included are an¬
nual conference benevolences, money
raised locally for hospitals, homes,
schools and colleges and the fund pro¬
vided by women’s societies for wom¬
en’s mission projects.
By humility and the fear of the
Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLET, GA., THURSDAY. JUNE 25, 1942
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GEN. CHIANG KAI-SHEK
ONE OF WORLD’S MOST
OUTSTANDING LEADERS
One of the outstanding leaders of
the world today is Generalissimo
Chiang Kai-shek of China. He is now
well known as a Christian general.
But at one time he was the leader of
those who used such slogans as
“Down with Imperialism!” “Return
All Concessions to China”; “Abolish
All Unequal Treaties”; “Boost the
Power of the Kuomintang (the peo¬
ple’s party) Above All Else”; and he
established a military academy for the
training of a modern army and pro¬
moted a violent anti-foreign cam¬
paign.
What brought about the change in
General Chiang? The remarkable
story of the transformation in his life
will be told in the July 4th issue of
The Sunday School Times, Philadel¬
phia, by the Rev, William Henry
Webb, a missionary of the China In¬
land Mission, who on several occa¬
sions was invited by Madame Chiang
Kai-shek to speak in their home to
a group of China’s government offi¬
cials. “Ye must be born again” was
the text provided for him.
Madame Chiang is a brilliant Chris¬
tian woman, having been graduated
in 1917 from Wellesley, where she ma¬
jored in English literature. In her
senior year she was named a Durant
scholar, the highest academic distinc¬
tion conferred by the college, and only
this year was elected an alumnae of
Phi Beta Kappa. She is a member
of the famous Soong Family, which
includes among its members one of
China’s leading bankers.
Mr. Webb will tell the story of the
romance of General and Madame
Chiang Kai-shek, which is closely re¬
lated to his conversion. China’s two
leaders today are earnest, humble
Christians, faithful in personal Bible
study and prayer and in family wor¬
ship, and praying eontinually that
God will grant victory to China and
the United Nations in this present
terrible conflict. The General him¬
self has given three Christian broad¬
casts to the nation, in which he spoke
on these topics: What Good Friday
Means to Me, What the Bible Means
to Me, and What Jesus Christ Means
to Me.
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Have Better Pastures
By eliminating weeds that compete
with desirable pasture grasses for
plant food and moisture, farmers can
develop a better sod and produce more
grazing for their livestock, Jack C.
Miller, assistant soil conservationist
for Peach county, said this week.
This is especially desirable in view
of the need for increased grazing in
the “food for freedom” program,
Miller said. Weeds compete for space,
plant food ami moisture, and in case
of large weeds, shade out the small¬
er growing plants or reduce their
growth to the extent that little graz¬
ing is provided.
Early mowing is desirable, but one
mowing won’t do the job. Weeds
come in cycles and must be mowed
several times during the growing sea¬
son to prevent reseeding.
The best time to mow is when the
bloom first appears, Miller pointed
out. At this stage the food reserve
() f weeds is at its lowest point, and
there is no danger of scattering seed
by the mowiyg operation. Hand pull¬
ing or cutting will control weeds on
areas which cannot be reached with a
mower.
Weeds in pastures compete with
desirable pasture grasses just as
weeds on cultivated land compete
with row crops. Elimination of these
weeds is an operation that will pay
good returns in improved grazing and
the development of a more desirable
sod from an erosion control stand¬
point.
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radio WSB station
SATURDAY, 10:15 P. M.
June 27th
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Products by Canning
Putting up a taste of summer to
flavor next winter’s meals—that’s
what many a thrifty home-maker is
doing these days. By means of tin
cans or glass jars she’s busy keeping
surplus garden stuff from going to
waste.
* * The importance of a well-planned
canning program cannot be empha¬
sized too strongly,” says Dr. Louise
Stanley, chief of the Department of
Agriculture's Bureau of Home Eeo
nomics. •. Survey after survey has
shown that home canning as part of
a wise home production program can
make the difference between diets
that are good from the standpoint of
nutrition and diets that are poor.
Home produced, home canned food
helps provide better diets with fewer
food dollars.”
Always a busy canning time—July
should be busier than ever this year
in view of the nation-wide campaign
to save food for emergency needs.
In nearly every locality, it is pointed
out, supplies of vegetables and fruits
go to waste each year because they
are not gathered and distributed for
immediate use—or not stored or pre
served.
Since the quality of canned vege¬
tables can be no higher than the raw
vegetables that go into the cans—
select good fresh vegetables in prime
condition. Try to get the same de¬
gree of maturity throughout the food
to be canned, but avoid over ripe
food. A good rule to follow is “two
hours from garden to can.” If that
is impossible, the vegetables may be
stored for a short time in small lots
in a cool, well ventilated place until
you are ready to put them up. The
same is true of fruit canning.
Some of this season’s
vegetables and fruits of this commu¬
nity recommended for canning by the
local nutrition council are snap beans,
butter beans, field peas, corn,
toes, berries, peaches, carrots.
For complete canning details, with
handy time and temperature labels
for processing, the council refers you
to our county agent, R. P. Swan.
Each Thursday, and if necessary
other days will be reserved for white
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the low rate of interest paid on securities in
which banks are permitted to invest their
funds, and increased operating expenses this
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interest paid on Savings Accounts from 2 per
July 1912. Sr
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