The Forsyth County news. (Cumming, Ga.) 19??-current, August 01, 1940, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Forsyth County News Volume 32. State Repudiates “False Prophets”, Roberts Asserts Warm Springs Mayor Calls Roberts “Standard Bearer of Roosevelt Democracy in Georgia”. Warm Springs, Ga Georgia tobac co farmers’ vote in favor of crop con trol for the next three years is final repudiation of the “false prophets” whose bad advice has cost Georgia millions of dollars, Commissioner of Agriculture Columbus Roberts assert ed to a hugh crowd at a political rally Saturday in this, President Roose velt’s “Georgia home-town". “The overwhelming vote of the tob acco farmers last Saturday was ring ing endorsement of the Roosevelt ad ministration’s farm policy,” the farm er-businessman candidate for gover nor declared. Commissioner Roberts recalled the opposition to the Roosevelt farm be nefit program led in Georgia by Eu gene Talmadge during his previous term as governor and since. Mr. Roberts was introduced by the Rev. Woodfin G. Harry, mayor of Warm Springs and pastor of the Warm Springs Presbyterian church, who described Mr. Roberts as the “standard bearer of Roosevelt Demo cracy in Georgia,, Mr. Harry review ed Mr. Roberts career as a private citizens, a loyal church worker, a liberal contributor 'to education and other worthy causes, and as a public official who had cooperated consist ently in President Roosevelt’s pro gram to improve conditions of life in Geortgia. Mr. Roberts lashed ou't at the “par don racket” in Georgia which has “resulted in hardened criminals being turned loose to praye upon our peo ple”. “Only a few days ago the newspap ers reported the pardoning of former Atlanta police officers who had been convicted of bribery—accepting mon ey to shield crime,” he said. “Any system which permits such a thing to happen fs all wrong and I’m against it.” Mr. Roberts discussed his program for doubling Georgia’s average farm income to put it on a level with the country as a whole. Farm to market roads and daily cash markets for everything the Georgia farmer raises were listed as first steps in the pro gram. Local Safety Workers Urged To Attend School Because the annual National In stitute for Traffic Safety Training is to be held in the South this summer. Public Safety Commissioner Lon Sullivan urged Georgia safety work ers to make “every effort’ to attend. The two weeks Institute will open August 12 at the University of Tenn essee in Knoxville with a tuition of S2O for both weeks or $lO either week per student. Major Sullivan said it generally is held in the North, hut for the special convenience of South ern safety workers it is being brought to 'their section this summer. The Commissioner said he recam* mends the Institute “very highly” and that all courses will toe taught by ex perts in their field. Major Sullivan pointed out 'the need for more trained safety workers in Georgia and said by sending men and women for “this specialized Instruction Georgia will reap the benefits in lower accident rates/* Engineers, state, city and coun'ty enforcement officers, safety directors in private industrial concerns, public school teachers and local safety council officials will find courses suited 'to their individual needs, Ma jor Sullivan said. Courses will include! for the first week—Traffic Safety Fundamentals; in the second week— Safety Organi zation and Public Education; Traffic Accident Reports and Records; Ve hicle Fleet Safety; and In both weeks Traffic Engineering; Traffic Law En forcement; Advanced Methods of Adult Driver Training; Traffic Safety Education in Elementary Schools; Traffic Safety Education in Second ard Schools. Additional information may be obtained by writing J. Sidney Williams, National Safety Council, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illnois Alfalfa in the United States is pri marily a hap crop, but also is excel lent in mixed pastures Official Organ of Forsyth County and City of Cumming DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHEROKEE. DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES (City Population 1,000) Nickel-A-Bale War Chest For New Cotton Cotton Council Calls For Universal Service, For More Consumption Cotton firms and cotton farmers of the Valley and surrounding area were called on by President Oscar John ston of the National Cotton Council for “100 per cent allegiance in cot ton’s total war for increased consump tion.” In a message addressed to local producers throughout the county Pre sident Johnston declared that “the raw cotton industry is arming as nev er before in its history to smash down the blitzkritig of substitutes, surplus, and foreign competition.” The message came simultaneously with National Cotton Council’s an nouncement of a “universial service’ plan 'to provide funds with wAich to carry on the fight during the coming year. The new plan, to go into effect August 1, calls for a defense fund of five cents on every bale of lint and three cents on every ton of seed, mobolized with the help of each of the five primary raw cotton interests. Under the new plan, arrangements have been perfected enabling the pro ducer to make his nickel-a-bale con tribution at the first point of sale, either to the cotton merchant, large or small, or the ginner of warehouse man acting as merchant. This contri bution is carried on from merchant to compressor, who remits the accu mulated funds to the Council when the bale is first compressed, or from merchant to textile mill which re mits on uncompressed cotton. Similarly, contributions on seed, which are made by the ginner and crusher, are assembled and remitted to the war chest by the oil mills. “For fifty years we cotton farmers have been talking about an organiza tion like the National Cotton Council to defend jour markets and find new ones through judicious advertising, intelligent' ’ ~ -arch, aiud organized opposition to restrictive legislation. At last we have it, and in two years, equipped with modern weapons, it has accomplished more than any of us thought was possible in so short a period. Four Star Singers To Meet At Bethelview Sunday August 4th. The Four Star Singing class met with Haw Creek Sunday ni|gkt was well attended and some good singing. This same class will meet at Beth elview Church Sunday August 4th, at 2 o’clock E. S. T. We are expecting several good singers to be with us. Prof. S. L. Wallace and wife, Ellis Trio, Buford Quartett, Shady Grove quartet, also other Duets, Trio and Solos. Lets every body come out and make this the best singing of the season. Emory Hansard, President. Thornes. Thornhill, Vice-Pres. Herschel Holbrook, Secretary Twenty Ton X-Ray Is World’s Largest Scientists Testing Machine Says It Is Capable of Generating 1,500,000 Volts. The world’s largest X-Ray machine weighing over 20 tons and capable of generating more than 1,500,000 volts is being assembled and tested by scientists at the Bureau of Standards in Washington. The machine is intended primarily to assist in determining potentailities of high voltajge rays in the treatment of cancer and other tjfpes of X-ray therapy. An indication of the power of the machine-and its economy is pained by comparing it with an equally effect ive amount of cradium. Where the X-ray machine cost approximately $500,000, the amount of radium neces sary to create the same voltage would cost in excess of sso,ooo,ooo—and pro bably could not be gathered in one place, even if the money were avail able. The laboratory in which ’the mach ine will be housed is 60 feet tall, com pletely cooper-lined and fitted with 12-inch concrete walls to prevent ra dio reactions from disrupting the rays When making observations, bureau scientists will be enclosed in a small anteroom surrounded by 16-inch con crete walls. Cumming Georgia, Thursday { August 1, 1940. Commerce Plans Greatest Day In Honor Of Abit Nix f 'vw;zw' v vy^y.- j&ggjggaß Old Home Town Invites Thousands To Free Barbecue and Speech a|.! Gubernatorial Candidate COMMERCE, GA The greatest crowd ever to assemble in Commerce is expected here Saturday, August 3, to welcome Abit Nix to his native county; to eat free barbecue, and to hear the gubernatorial candidate de liver a fighting address in the inter est of his campaign. Commerce will be in gala dress for this outstanding political even’t. Flags and buntii.'f, will fly from the stores and streets, and the speakers stand and barbecue grounds will be in fes tive decoration. Two bans are planned to furnish music and special enter tainments are to be featured. Promptly at 1 o’clock, Mayor Luke Davis will introduce Mr. Nix in a very few words, so as to give practi cally all of the radio time to the candidate. The address will be broad cast over Station WBB, beginning at 1 P. M., Eastern Stanard Time. At 1:30 P. M. the free barbecue will be served. Several motorcades will come into Commerce from nearby cities. Athens is planning a ‘cade of several scores of cars, and many motorists are ex pected from Atlanta. Hundreds of) farmers from Jackson and adjoining counties will be in the crowd, as well as those from other walks of life. Mr. Nix will leave Commerce in time to make an appearance the same afternoon in DeKalb County. He will speak at Buena Vista Lake, on Mc- Afee Road, where all candidates for the governorship have been invited. The week following the Commerce celebration will be a full schedule for Mr. Nix. On Monday, August 5, he wilt make a radio address at 7:15 P. M., from. Atlanta over Station WGST. Stations in Macon and in Sa vannah also will broadcast this ad dress. Webster Farmers Stop Forest Fires Through Organized Protection PRESTON, Ga August I—Volun tary action by 34 Webster county farmers to protect their woodlands from fire this past seascto practically put fire damage out of business. Only one fire was started and i't burned leas than 25 acres. These tracts of fire-protected tim ber land contain more than 33.000 acres, or approximately one-fourth of Webster county. The area is in a solid body, since the 34 landowners are located in one section of the county. County Agent J. T. Bailie said plans are underway for a county-wide for est fire protection program, with for est and wildlife conservation being the ultimate objective. He said Web ster county receives a large portion of its income from forest products. Two sawmills which ship seven cars of lumber daily are operating in the county at present. The county agricultural agent said 24 Four-H cluh hoys sowed forest seed beds this past season. In addi tion, 28 other 4-H boys planted forest trees. Good sausage contains no meat other than pork, and should consist of about three parts lean to one part fat pork James A. Otwell Jr. invites you to give him a call when you are in the market for a used or new car. His announcement appears elsewhere in this paper. . . ~ , Thousands To Attend Redwine Reunion Famous Hall County Celebration To Be Greatest Event o' the Summer The program is complete for the greater*, crowd ever assembled at, Hpdwino-. when the annual Reunion fot Veterans of all Wars meets at the old historic church in Hall County six miles south of Gainesville on Sat urday and Sunday, August 3rd and 4th. . Complete program for Saturday August 3rd is as follows: t0:30_ll:00 Singing, Invocation, Ad dress of Welcome. 11—11:30 Address by Silicitor G. Fred Kelley 11:30—12:30 Address by Honorable Eugene Talmadge 12:30—1:30 Noon Recess 1:30—2:00 Music and Singing 2:00 2:30 Address by Hon. William G. Mcßae 2:30—3:00 Address by Chief Justice Charles S. Reid. 3:00—2:30 Address by Slate Treas., George Hamilton S:30—4:00 Address by Hon. Arlie D. Tucker 4:00—4:30 Address by Dr. W. J. Jones 4:30—5:00 Address by Hon. T. Grady Head 5:00—5:30 Address by Hon. L. T. Mitchell. The program Tor Sunday, August 4tfi will consist mainly of singing and music. The singing will be un der the supervision of Mr. Coleman P. Sheffield, widely known to all people of North Georgia song leaders from every county in North Georgia and Atlanta will be present. Several widely famed quartets will sing dur ing 'the day. The program for Sunday will be as follows: 10:30—11:00 Music and Singing 11 -00 -11:45 Hon. Abit Nix will lect ture on the Sunday school lesson 11:45 12:00 Sermon by Dr. M. D. .(J ‘ins, State Superintendent of oi WW *o'ois. I*V i_l: 30 Noon Recess 1^30—2:30 Singing 2:30—3:00 Patrfftic Address by Hon. Hugh Howell 3:00 4:00 Music, Quartets, Singing by all song leaders. There will be enormous crowds on both Saturday and Sunday, August 3rd and 4th. Everybodcy is cordially invited; but it is urged that all who come bring well filled baskets. The bringing of dinner on both days is very important, for the old time country spread at the noon hour is perhaps the most important part of the Reunion, certainly the most en joyable. Churches of all denominations are urged to send delegations ’to hear Hon. Abit Nix on Sunday, August 4th. Mr. Nix is the Sunday school Superintendent of the First Baptist Church of Athens, and he is widely known as a great lay leader of his church. His address will be long re membered by the thousands who hear The best singing ever heard in North Georgia will be enjoyed Sun day when the great array of song leaders are heard. Don’t miss North Geoqgia’s great est celebration. Follow the crowds to Redwine both Saturday and Sunday, August 3rd, and 4th. Roberts To Begin ‘Breakfast Talks' Columbus Roberts will take his campaign for governor onto the radio beginning Saturday, August 3 when he launches a series of “breakfast table chats” to be made over Station WSB every Saturday morning at 7 o’clock Atlanta time (6 a. m. C. S. TANARUS.) Mr. Roberts will discuss fundamen tal issues of the campaign in the ser ies. They are to be made at the early hour, he said, because they will deal with serious problems affecting the welfare of the people of Georgia. He will discuss them at the hour when, psychologists say, the listeners’ mind is most active and alert. The series will continue each Sat urday morning through August. FREE MOVING PICTURE There will be a free moving picture shown at Ducktown School House on Friday night, August 2, sponsored by The Etowah Game and Fish Club. All interested in the preservation of fish and game are cordially invited. ETOWAH GAME & FISfl CLUB .(County Population 12,000) Overnight Hike Is Staged As Wind-Up For CMTC Trainees Business and Professional Men Pre pare to Break Camp After Strenuous 30-day Program Fort McPherson, Ga., Civilian leaders from eight southern states took off Wednesday on a strenuous overnight march as they climaxed their thirty days of training at a special C. M. T. C. here and prepared to break camp next Tuesday. Carrying full pack, including shel ter tents and blankets to sleep on, the men left in the early morning for an X-niile hike to the Black Rock Country Club. They will retrace their stepd Thursday mortuit(B, and will hold final parades and closing exer cises Friday and Saturday. The men, many of them wearing their first pair of heavy army shoes, were in good condition for the inarch, according "to Lieutenant Colonel Clif ford R. Jones, camp commander. Marching in drills and practic hikes have been items on the daily schedule, and feet, blistered during the first few days, have hardened and most of them In condition to withstand the heavy duty required for the march. Colonel Jones put out the order there would be no exceptions, officers of men, to the march order. No pri vate cars were allowed at the camp ing place. Men with energy left to do It, had golfing, swimming, at*d fishing priveleges at the club after their arrival. Awards will he made on “Visitors’ Day” next Friday, August 2nd. The Reserve Officers Association and the Atlanta Kiwanis Club are offering medals for the best trainees. There will be a regimental parade and the Fort McPherson band will play. Wood Urge* Public To Lend Active Aid In Beer “Clean-Up” State Director of Industry Committee Explains Program in Speeches Before Three Civic Groups A plea for the whole-hearted co operation of the citizens of Georgia in the “cleanup or close up” cam paign of the Brewers and Beer Dis tributors Committee of Georgia was voiced this week by Judge John S. Wood, its state director, in talks be fore three civic organizations. Judge Wood made two appearances at Dalton last Tuesday, addressing the Rotary Club at noon and the Lions Club at a dinner meeting hi the evening, and spoke Friday before the Business Men’s Club of Fitz- Igerald “The public can play a very definite part in our work of eliminat ing those few retailers whose operat ions are inimical to the public wel fare,” said Judge Wood. “First of all, private citizens can aid our campaign immeasurably by refusing to patro nize the ‘honky tonk’ and the ‘jook joint,’ w’hose beer licentie is used merely as a blind behind which illegal and unwholesome practices are engaged in. Secondly, they can help by giving us the names and locations of any 'hot spots they might know about, so that we can follow up with an investigation of our own. If conditions warrant it. and the retailer persists in his anti social operations, we are prepared to take drastic measures against him' Judge Wood pointed out that since the committee was organized last February its investigators have in spected the operations of more than 1.100 retail beer outlets in the state, and that 159 of them were found to be operating in such a manner as to warrant a warning lettey. Thirty one licenses have been revoked by Rev enue Commissioner T. Grady Head on recommendation of State Director Wood. "It is most encouraging to be able to report.” said Judge Wood, “that of the 159 places we have warned, later rechecks reveah/ that 76 of them have heeded our advice and have eliminated all of the objection able features we complained of. This is a most hopeful indication. WATER SYSTEM I have a Harris Fresh Water Sys tem complete. This system is guaran teed and in A—l Condition. CLAUDE WHEELER Number 31. Farm Security Urges Home Grown Food For Tables and Stock “Farm Security Administration bor rowers in Forsyth County are laying special emphasis on the production of food for their table, feed for their livestock and proper crop diversifi cation in their 194(1 plans for farm and home operations, Joe E. Rober son, County Supervisor for this fed eral agency said here this week. “The farmers who come to us for rehabilitation loans", Mr. Roberson said, “are realizing that production of their own feed and food is an im portant factor in the successful oper ation of any farm.” He said tremendous strides have been made also in crop diversifica tion which means that a similar gain has been made in the adoption of soil conserving practices because the two go hand in hand. Bigger and more properly planned, gardens are growing this year on the farms of FSA borrowers, according to Miss Sarah Petty, Home Management Supervisor. Not only will these gard ens help keep down living costs, but they will result in better diets arid improved health for the families. Miss Petty said 320 FSA borrower families in Forsyth County produced 75 per cent of their living at home last year, and they plan this year to produce 80 per cent of their living at home. Defense Corps Leaders Meet With Ryburn Clay District commander,s. appointed Thursday, met here Friday with State Commander Ryburn Clay to select 159 county commanders and to perfect final plans for mustering the State Defense Corps, a semi-military organ ization which may supplant the state militia in time of war. Commander Clay Thursday an nounced appointment of 25 district and the nelectilon of Hughes Spalding, Atlanta attorney, as judge advocate of the corps. Among ’the speakers were Governor Rivers, who administered the oath of office to the district commanders and Mr. Spalding, newly appointed judge advocate; Commander Clay, Public Safety Commissioner Lon Sullivan and R. G. Danner, head of the Atlanta office of FT3I. Capt. J. G. Kelley, adjutant of the corps, explained that the organization al set up will be similar to that of the National Guard. Captains, lieu tenants and non-commissioned person will be named. District commanders are: H. C. Hosch, Gainesville, John G. Butler, Savannah; Scott Candler, Decatur; Major J. M. Exley, Brunswick; Harry Thorton, Elberton; L. W. Smith, Albany; George Hins, Augusta; Judge A K. Maddox, GHffin; M. C. Blakcom, Macon; ClifT Kimsey, Cor nelia; Judge R. Eve, Tifton; J. L. Newbern, Valdosta; Branch Lee, Waycross; Charles R. Crisp, Aineri cus; Bentley Chappell, Columbus; J. M. Clark, Thomasville; and W. H. Arnall, Milledgeville. FORD, 77, See* Greatest Era Of Prosperity auto magnate continues his NORMAL ROUTINE ON BIRTHDAY DETROIT, July 30. Henry Ford, who has sometimes been called the world’s leading optimist as well as one of its outstanding mechanical geniuses, observed his 77th birthday anniversary today with a normal rou tine interrupted only long enough for him to reiterate his conviction that the future will bring a prosperity “greater than any we have known in the past.” “It will come,” he said, “when we all real lie that the things worth while and the thi.jgs worth having are worth working for.” He also reiterated his assertion that “politics presents the greatest obstacle to a true development of so cial, economic and industrial pros perity.” East year, about this time, a ma jority of Congressmen were convin ced there would be no war in Europe. This gives a general idea of what a majority in Congress knows about world conditions.