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©ljr lOcafor - AND PEACHLAND JOURNAL ESTABLISHED IMS Innurrf ET»rr Thur»d»y bf THE LEADEK-TRIBIJNE, INC. ALVAH J. CULPEPPER President and Editor 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 Federal Court. Entered a* •ccond-el**« matter at the poat office at Fort Valley, Ga., under the act of March 8. 1879. SUBSCRIPTION PRICES I Te»r------ II. 50 « Month,-- $0.71 • Month*--.-----—— *0 50 Oatatda Gear (I*. Minimum 1 Year 12.00 ADVERTISING RATES t 40e per Column Inch. Dl»pl»f ' Thanka, Obituaries. Resolution#, Card* of Etc., lc per Word t4*rat Advertisements Strictly Cash In Advance r. M ffBER, THURSDAY, JUNE 25. 1942 War Forces Many IF Chan ges 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. _ The foregoing simply illustrates a few o£ the almost revolutionary changes that are occurring ift this country. And they illustrate, by in- L® \ t $ HOME FRONT OFF1C* FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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 BALANCING IT THE HARD WAY m KHg gdSSSS-'is^:' “ c ~ ■ ■U*Vf —r.-yj- ‘"* r as* - ^SS; ;K<s isr* "' V AM*«4 < •a *.**>■ ■ gas ^55S»- $5^ Wm Wm M* ,T-rrr Its MtK £Zm ^0 *1 ;^S8ab5i*a»r' 5*2___ WfTssXZ--^ Jli* *. °a t j X ■s***4.: S'. fee® "V COH&P Ar* • US' ^ SBmJP 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. A dime out of every •AY dollar we earn % IS OUR QUOTA for VICTORY with U. 5. WAR BONDS ■ :: - ■* i McDaniel Jewelry Company • . ;; 464 Cherry Street Macon. Ga. ;; > ■ ■ • ■« - > DIAMONDS ■ « WATCHES SILVER WATCH - JEWELRY REPAIRING ***** t M M » M > > I Eliminate Weeds and 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. Hear ELLIS ARNALL radio WSB station SATURDAY, 10:15 P. M. June 27th ★ ★★★★★★ Come to NEWNAN, JULY 4t!i For an Afternoon of BAND MUSIC-POLITICS BARBECUE for ALL A mail's Speech will he Broadcast over WSB—2 to 3 P. M. Save Surplus • 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 Jo C^666 Relieve ijs# Misery of M J _ PRINTING 1' JE ■mm mm * S' -:7}v p*e<rf IouauTt ROMO** WHAT YOU W AIST, W HEN YOU W ANT IT! QUALITY PRINTING at REASONABLE PRICES OFFICE FORMS LETTER HEADS BILL HEADS STATEMENTS ENVELOPES BUSINESS CARDS 1 BOOKLETS FOLDERS CIRCULARS If it is quality printing you want, at a cost no greater than you might pay for inferior work, then you will give us the oppor¬ tunity of making an estimate on your next order for printed mat¬ ter. No job too large or too small. Our service department is at your call to help with layout, type selection and form of presen¬ tation. There is no extra charge for such service. . Simplv . . phone 119. The Leader ■ Tribune ™* re « ”” «*** for the use of this cannery except a small fee for fuel used, You should bring your jars and labor and pro j duce. Cans may be bought at the can ' nery. Someone will be present at all times to supervise. 4W++ ^+++4+ ^ +4 ..y***J H+ *^**MW************** * * ** + * + «• NOTICE * * TO SAVINGS DEPOSITORS Due to the decreased demand for loans, the low rate of interest paid on securities in which banks are permitted to invest their funds, and increased operating expenses this hank finds it necessary to reduce the rate of interest paid on Savings Accounts from 2 per July 1912. Sr c< *nt to 1 y 2 per cent, effective 1. No interest ill he paid account * w on any t the balance of which is less than Si0.00. 1 his « is m line with the policy being adopted* by most banks. | j Bank of Fort Valley V * * V DEPOSITS UP TO $5,000 FULLY INSURED BY FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION j ♦ ♦ — * t FOR K & L EXPRESS SERVICE 4 T 4 + * 4 Call 9121 * X MAYO 4 LACEY * I,oral Agent * at : SING OIL STATION M aeon Street Our Job Is to Save Dollars Buy War Bonds (_\i Ever/ Pay Day