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The Leader Tribune
Published Weekly on Thursday
Established 1888
DANIEL K. GRAHL
Editor
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*#\s a Man Thinketh In His Heart, So Is He”
Official Organ for Peach County. City of Fort
Valley, and Macon Division of The Middle District
of Georgia Federal Court.
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at Fort Valley, Georgia, Under the Act of March
8. 1879.
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Thursday, April 30, 1953
Toni Linder and the
Legislators
Records have revealed that some five
members of the Georgia Legislature are
also on the payroll of the Georgia Com
missioner of Agriculture.
Now, the law does not say that this is
illegal — particularly since the five leg
islators “resign” from the agriculture posts
during sessions of the legislature. Of
course, after the session is over they are
"appointed” to the same positions.
It is certainly not difficult to see what
READ THE CLASSIFIEDS NOW!
Hostess To Club f
Mrs. B. F. Mathews I
Mrs. Ben F. Mathews was hos¬
tess to her canasta club last Tues¬
day when she entertained at a buf¬
fet luncheon at her home.
Following the luncheon several
games of canasta were played in
which Mrs. W. C. Wyatt won the
high score prize and Mrs. Elmer
Johnson was awarded low score
prize.
Present were Mrs. Charles W.
Evans, Mrs. W. R. Morell, Mrs.
Lester Bradshaw, Mrs. Lowell
Hutto, Mrs. W. H. Slappey, Mrs.
R. C. Evans, Sr., Mrs. L. A. Har¬
den, Mrs J. F. Lowe, Jr., Mrs. Red
Moore, Mrs. W. H. Allen, Mrs.
Wilbur Martin, Mrs. June Estes,
Mrs. Roger Carter, Mrs. Wyatt
and Mrs. Johnson.
St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church
Hugh Saussy, Jr., Vicar
Services next Sunday will be
the celebration of the Holy Com¬
munion at 8:00 A.M. and at 10:00
A.M. The Church School will meet
at 9:45 A.M.
The Women’s Auxiliary meets
Monday afternoon at 3:00.
The annual council of the Dio¬
cese of Atlanta will be held in
Rome May 5 and 6, at which time
the Rt. Rev. Randolph Royall Clai¬
borne, Jr., will be installed as Bish¬
op the Diocese. The annual meet¬
ing of the Women’s Auxiliary will
be held in Rome at this time also.
Delegates from St. Andrew’s
are Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wood,
Mrs. Felder Frederick, Mrs. Wil¬
liam Liipfert, III, Mrs. Stewart
Richardson, and the Rev. Hugh
Saussy, Jr.
You are cordially welcomed to
come arid join with us in our serv
ices of praise and prayer at St.
Andrews.
Soil Conservation
BY H. G. BREEDLOVE
O. C. Cochran, cooperator of
the Ocmulgee Soil Conservation
District has finished planting six
acres of coastal bermuda.
After a complete soil and water
conservation plans was made on
the farm it was that he had ton
acres of soil that is capable of
producing a good growth of coas
tal bermuda.
After a jrood seed bed was pre
pared one ton of lime and 500
pounds of complete fertilizer was i
applied per acre. Approximately I
35,000 coastal bermuda springs ;
were planted per acre with the
automatic bermuda grass planter. j
Two hundred to 300 pounds of ni-!
trate of soda or its equivalent will
be applied per acre, Mr. Cochran
said.
Other cooperators that have j 1| 1
planted coastal bermuda in 1953 1
are Charlie Chapman, Buford S. j I
Birdsey, Lehman and Frank Stem- 1
bridge.
this means when bills in which Tom
der, the Commissioner of Agriculture,
interested come up for action. He has a
strong bloc of legislators already solidly
on his side and it is believed safe to as¬
sume that the vast majority of men in
such a position will be prejudiced in fa¬
vor of their "boss. ft
Another thing which comes to our mind
and a situation which has come in for se¬
vere criticisms from many sources in the
past, is the use the Commissioner of Agri¬
culture makes of The Market Bulletin.
He uses it constantly for a personal polit¬
ical newspaper. Since the publication is
subsidized by state funds that seems to
us to be exceedingly wrong.
Governor Talmadge, by using his in¬
fluence with legislators and by use of nor¬
mal prerogatives of the governor’s ch/tir,
is the only man who can clip the commis¬
sioner down to his rightful size and work.
If he doesn’t move to do that soon it will
be too late.
Certainly, steps should be taken im¬
mediately to make it unlawful for any leg¬
islator to serve in any other state capacity
during the entire term of his office. We
strongly recommend the passage of such
a law.
We Must Add Our Goodbye J
We remember with many ’feelings of
enjoyment the tremendously funny and
semi-tragic comedies of Charlie Chaplin,
The Little Tramp. Until not too many years
ago he occupied a niche in our hearts
which no other could take.
^ me „ now tra ni»hed to such
an extent that W e can no longer hold any
feeling for Chaplin except contempt and
revulsion. His red leanings, his arraign
ment on morals charges, and his refusal
through the years to apply for American
citizenship all combine to make his de
cision not to re-apply for entry into the
United States one which we applaud with
eagerness.
We hope that England enjoys him.
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For the Convenience of The Public we are Opening an
Office and Display Room in Fort Valley. It is Located on
Main Street in a Completely Remodeled, Modem Build
mg.
You are Cordially Invited to Come in any Time and Look
Over our Complete Line of Up-to-date Ranges, Water
Heaters, Heating Systems, and that Miracle of the Modern
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We will Open our Doors to the Public Tomorrow, May 1,
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ROBERTA NEWS
News Briefs
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Jones
ed home folks in Buena Vista,
Sunday.
H. G. Breedlove, George Miller,
J. W. Lowe, Sr., Homer McGee,
Joe Seagler and Malcolm Smith
are on a visiting trip to Taveras,
Florida, where they will fish in
Lake Griffin and Lake Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillips Mathews
of Fort Valley were Sunday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Andrews
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Mathews
and Luther Slade are in Leesburg,
Fla., for a few days.
The ^lome Demonstration Coun¬
cil meeting will be held in the
county ageYit’s office, Monday af¬
ternoon.
Malcolm Allen, who is attending
Middle Georgia College, Cochran,
visited his parents over the week¬
end.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harrison, Miss
Frances Jordan, and Mrs. Annie
jp asswe ji 0 f Atlanta were visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Pierce and
Miss Daisy Jordan,
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Andrews
were shoppers in Macon Satur¬
day.
Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Rogers, phar¬
macist, arrived Sunday to make
their home in Roberta. He will
handle the prescription depart¬
ment of the Johnson Pharmacy.
Mrs. Samuel P. Johnson, Jr.,
and little daughter of Valdosta
is visiting their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. G. Wadsworth. A-1C Sam¬
uel P. Johnson will join his wife
and baby Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Mathews
are in Florida for a few days.
Mrs. Clifford Avery visited Mr.
Avery Sunday who is in an At¬
lanta hospital.
Mrs. Wilson Reeves was in
berta Sunday.
Friends of Mr. Avery will
glad to know that he has
ed home Tuesday, after being
mitted to the hospital in
ta for a few days.
Annual FFA Banquet will
held Wednesday night in the Vo¬
cational Agriculture Building.
Bobbie Lott, State FFA Officer,
will be principal speaker. Awards
will be given for honorary mem¬
bership to approximately 15 per¬
sons.
Good Earth Garden Club met
at Mrs. R. C. Murphy, April 21.
The highlights of the meeting was
an iris show. Many specimens were
shown. The culture of the iris was
studied. Mrs. Murphy had charge
of the program. Reports of the
state convention at Augusta by
Mrs. J. W. Felts, was a feature
of the business meeting, presided
over by Mrs. Jerre W. Lowe. Co¬
hostess for the meeting and as¬
sisting in serving were Mrs. L.
C. Chamblis, and Mrs. M. E. Byrd.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stembridge
attended the County Commission
ers Convention in Atlanta recent
ly.
Mrs. Frank Stembridge will at¬
tend the annual Hair Fashion Fo¬
rum held at the DeSota Hotel in
Savannah this weekend.
Mrs. L. D. Baggarly was in
Atlanta on business Thursday.
Cooley’s Given
Welcoming Supper
A welcoming supper was given
Dr. arid Mrs. J. B. Cooley at the
American Legion Hall Monday ev¬
ening a 8 o’clock. A delightful
basket lunch was served with ap¬
proximately 200 people enjoying
the occasion.
A group of ladies of the com
munity were co-hostess. The cokes
were furnished by merchants of
Roberta.
The program was directed by
master of ceremonies Warren H.
Willis, who gave the introduction
and welcoming address was made
by Jake Liles. The key to the town
of Roberta was presented to Dr.
Cooley by Mr. Liles who was rep¬
resenting the mayor of Roberta.
Those representing different or¬
ganizations who gave a welcome
speech were Rev. J. S. Winn, pas¬
tor of the Baptist Church; Rev.
R. L. Harris, pastor of the Metho¬
dist Church; 0. C. Cochran, Coun¬
j ty Commissioner; C. F. Hayes,
Board of Education; W. T. Jones,
Hospital Board. Others recogniz¬
ed were L. B. Baggarly, C. E.
Thaxton, C. P. Maddox, John Seag¬
ler, Mrs. Jerre Lowe, R. B. Mc
Lane Jerre Lowe and Clifford
Murphy.
{ A welcome was also extended
to Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Rogers, new
j | pharmacist and wife who Langley. will
make their home. Mrs.
mother of Mrs, J. B. Colley, was
i extended a welcome.
| Cattle Are Tested
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For Disease
According to inforamtion releas¬
ed by J. H. Daniel, County Agent
of Crawford County, there have
been 41 herds of cattle tested
in Crawford County consisting of
783 head tested for Brucellosis, or
Bang’s disease during the first
three months this year.
Brucellosis offers a serious
threat to cattle producers and
causes heavy losses to the cattle
industry every year, largely
through reduced milk production,
the loss of calves by premature
birth, and sterility in cattle.
The best method for determining
I whether or not a herd of cattle fa
infected with Bang’s disease is to
! have the tested by a representative
of the United States Department
| of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal
Industry. Anyone desiring infor¬
mation pertaining to aBng’s dis
ease should contact their County
AK en L
I According to R. F. Hicks, chair
man of Crawford PMA Committee,
! | Coastal Bermuda makes a very
good hay crop or produces abun¬
dant good grazing. Planting ma¬
terials, since coastal bermuda sel¬
dom produces seed, it must be es
stablished by planting sprigs.
There are several growers that
sprigs can be bought at very rea¬
sonable prices.
Planting is usually done in the
late winter or early spring be¬
cause of moisture conditions are
more favorable. One of the surest
ways of starting a good start is
by starting a nursery patch.
Mr. Hicks pointed out that we
have a Bermuda grass planter
(available | to the producers in the
county at a cost of $2.00 per acre
for use of it. Anyone desiring
to use this planter contact H. G.
! Breedlove,, SCS technician, who
is in charge of operations.
Mr. Hicks also pointed out that
the planter will apply fertilizer
! at the same times sprigs are plant
ed.
Crimson clover, lespedeza, can
be planted over the bermuda grass
sod thereby increasing the nitro¬
gen as well as giving good graz¬
ing.
There has been approved under
the 1953 ACP prorgram 350 acres
of coastal bermuda on 48 farms in
the county. In order to assist these
farms in carrying out their prac¬
tices, a payment of $8.00 per acre
will be made to these producers for
establishment of a satisfactory
stand of coastal bermuda sprigs.