The Forsyth County news. (Cumming, Ga.) 19??-current, August 15, 1940, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Forsyth County News Volume 32. Farmers Urged To Keep Hogs Cool In Hot Weather County Agent B. H. Kinney this week offered special precautions for Forsyth county farmers to exercise in preventing needless suffering and loss among hogs from overheating during hot summer months. “It is essential that plenty of cool, clean water be provided, since hogs do not prespire,” the agent pointed out. “Swine can be provided with water by using a barrel arrangement wherever piped water or clean swift running streams are not available. Oil drums are more satisfactory than wooden barrels. “During hot weather, hogs like to wallow, but if plenty of drinking water is supplied, a wallow is not essential,” he continued. “Worm-free hogs cannot be produced when mud holes are present in the swine lot.” For best results, a free circulation or air should pass over the hogs as they rest in the shade, Mr. Kinney explained. Oftentimes hogs suffer from heat, even though shade is present, because they are confined to small pens made of board or pole sides which cut off circulation of air. A structure of four-foot poles covered over with straw’ or similar material will provide sufficient shade and at the same time, allow' free circulation of air. “Ground where animals are ac cus'tomed to rest should be watched to see that it does not become too dry and dusty,” the county agent said “Water sprinkled occasionally on these spots will help keep down dust Mr. Kinney asserted that farmers would do well to avoid over feeding of heat-producing grain, such as corn during hot weather. Hogs, he said, carry a larger proportion of fat than other farm animals, which added to their inability to prespire, makes them very sensitive to hot weather. This County Makes Traffic Honor Roll This county was one of 53 in Geor gia to make the traffic accident “no death” honor koII during the first six months of 1940, Department of Pub lic Safety records show. Corporal W. P. Grinstead, command ing officer of the State Patrol district headquarters in Gainesville, said no deaths were recorded in 'the semi annual period last year. Throughout the state as a whole, there was a 7 per cent decrease. At ■the end of June last year, 343 deaths had been recorded and this year only 319 were reported. Major Lon Sulli can, commissioner of Public Safety, said that upward trends were noted, howevdr, in the upper Southwest and Jkmtheast portions of the state. \He commended this county for its “fine record”, and challenged local residents to “equal it during the bal ance of 1940.” Of the 319 fatalities in Georgia this year, 99 were pedes'trains, 28 of whom were children. Further analysis of the semi-annual summary shows 75 per cent of all fatal victims were involv ed in passenger car accidents, 22 in truck or truck-trailer mishaps and 2 per cent in taxicabs, buses or motor cycle collisions. He said also that only 33 per cent of the deaths were within city or town limits and 67 per cent on the highways. Speed was the principal contributor toward the high way deaths, he said. “For that reason Troopers are strictly enforcing the state 55-mil* limit,” the Commissioner said. Senate Confirms Appointment Of Robert L. Russell The United States Senate last Thursday confirmed the appointment of Robert L. Russell, Winder, Ga„ attorney, to be a United States Judge for the Northern Georgia District. Russell, forty-year old Georgia jurist, is a son of the late Chief Justice Richard B. Russell, Sr., and a brother of Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr. He is married and has four children. NOTICE All who have friends and loved ones buried at Sharon, are requested to meet and clean off the cemetery, Friday August 16th. Toy E. Settle One good thing about the advice that edftors pass out, nobody has to take it 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) Grand And Petit Jurors Drawn For August Term, 1940 GRAND JURY 1. J. M. Cantrell 2. Berry Bennett 3. P. W. Tribble 4. Jas. M. Corn 5. N. R. Brogdon 6. J. L. Hansard 7. R. A. Ingram 8. H. G. Barnett 9. S. J. Smith 10. S. G. Clement, Sr. 11. Carl Holbrook 12. Clarence Waidrip 13. John W. Hughes (1351) 14. J. B. Lamb 15. A. E. Bennett 16. J. L. Sewell 17. iS. M. Garrett 18. L. A. Groover 19. Jno. M. Rogers 20. A. L. Corn 21. C. C. Francis, Sr. 22. T. W. Barron 1 ***"’* 23. J. H. Tallant 24. C. M. Jones 25. Tbos. A. Pilgrim 26. Arthur C. Smith 27. D. F. Howard PETIT JURY 1. Ansel Poole 2. L. O. Hammond 3. J. L. Holbrook 4. A. C. Kennemore 5. Hubert Roper 6. Clyde W. Banister 7. Paul C. Forrist 8. Joe Bramblett 9. Colbert Buice 10. Clint Thompson 11. R. H. Bramblett 12. J. M. Hendrix 13. G. L. Andrews 14. Ralph Williams 15. Robt. M. Hamby 16. Adgar Pritchard 17. H. C. Youngblood 18. J. I. Holbrook 19. J. B. Carruth 20. S. P. Pruitt 21. Dean Barrett 22. Jasper N. (Martin (880) 23. Wm. M. Cowart 24. Julian Brice 25. Newton Bearden 26. C. B. Gazaway 27. Oren J. Cochran 28. John H. Duran 29. D. R. Mathis 30. T. J. Davis 31. D. D. Buice 32. W. E. Tallant 33. Ottis C. Bottoms 34. Ira Cowart 35. S. C. Brannon 36. J. W. Stripland 37. T. M. Lewis 38. O. H. Willard 39. Filmore Samples 40. Oford B. Fagan 41. Emmitt Childers 42. Odell Vernon 43. Geo. W. Phillips 44. M. M. Mullinax 45. Marcus Mashburn 46. H. W. Orr 47. Minor E. Millwood 48. Emmitt Williams 49. Joel Yarbrough 50. Wallace Kennemore 51. Robt. B. Bagwell 52. Fred Karr 53. E. W. Bramblett 54. John C. Orr 55. Toy M. Pruitt 56. W. S. Turner 57. T. R. Brice 58. Steve Collett Southern Dairies To Cooperate With Defense Program At a meeting of the directors of Southern Dairies, held at Myrtle Beach, S. C., July 25th and 26th, approval was given to a plan to pro vide compensation to members of the organization during periods of mili tary training. A decision was reach ed to reserve jobs for pelrmanenit employees who are conscripted for service. Souther Dairies will also supplement the money paid by the government during the three weeks National Guard training period, so that the employee will receive his average weekly wages. Salaried Em ployees will also be paid on this basis. Group insurance will be maintained for i#l employees during their mili tary training service. The greatest problem of 1940, to some minds, is how to make more fish bite. Cumming Georgia, Thursday, August 15, 1940. Public Safety Urges School Buses To Be In A-l Condition. With the opening of school less than a month away, Major Lon Sul livan, safety commissioner, today urged that school buses be put in “first class condition.” Inspection made by Troopers du ring the 1939-1940 term revealed that more than a sixth of the children transported in buses traveled in un safe machines. Of the 2,160 vehicles inspected, 943 were checked "OK"; 1,068 were found to be in need of repair and 149 were actually unsafe, Major Sullivan said. He explained that TVoopers can make inspections and recommend ations only but that action requiring repairs is left, by law, ai'th school authorities. He said the buses travel ed 93,006 miles daily, 78,420 miles of which were over dirt roads. More than two thirds of the machines were privately owned, and 990 were home made jobs. “Fortunately, there were no serious accidents involving a school child’s death or serious injury,” Major Sulli van said. “But that was due, undoubt edly, to cautiousness on the part of drivers. But regardless of how care ful a driver is, he should have safe and sound vehicle in which to thans port school children.” Almost 500 machines were found to have bad breaks; 120 had unsound tires; 479 had no windshield wipers; 2,104 were unequipped with fire ex tinguishers; 1,882 lacked “stop” signs painted on the rear; 1,489 were not equipped with safety glass; 4G lacked good clutches; 105 had gas tank leak ages; 283 were not free of gas fumes; 156 had defective steering gears; 67 had unsafe chassis, and 445 lacked emergency exits. Moreover, there was a total seating capacity of only 106,- 701 for ’the 132,297 children who rode the buses. Colors of Rainbow Aids Farmers Crops Demonstrations of Co'ors Prove (Great Aid to Many Growing Crops How the colors of the rainbow aid the farmer in producing better crops and better cattle occupied the at tention of spectroscopists a(t Mas sachusette Institute of Technology. From the earliest use of this in strument in mentallurgical fields its value has been extended until it enters into practically every phase of modern business.—even farming, as Prof. L. H. Rogers of the Uni versity of Florida demonstrated to the meeting. He told members of the eighth summer conference that an alysis of plant materials disclosed by the spectroscope as tiny portions are burned at very high temperature, show plants need or make use of some 57 of the 92 elements in the table of atoms. Though ten elements, including carbon, hydrogen, potassium, oxygen and phosphorus, lead the list of those essential to practically all plants, traces of many others, such as mo lybdenum, sodium, cobalt, manganese boron, etc., are needed in small quantities. These Professor Rogers labeled "trace elements.” Specifically, he told of discouraged farmers who had poor results raising tung trees when they were first in troduced to the United States from China. Valuable o the paint industry, tung oil is required in large quanti ties, not so easily available with war in the Far East. Research with the spectroscope showed that the many American grown tung trees suffering from bronzed leaves were really lack ing in zinc. Whelchel Offers Bill To Take Colonies For Debt A hill to take over strategic Vest ern Hemisphere possessions as pay ment of World War debts from de faulting nations, was offered last Thursday by Representative B. Frank Whelchel, of the Ninth Congression al district of Georgia. Representative Whelchel in a re cent open letter to his constituents stated that he was definitely for non intervention and that he believed out greatest saftey was in adequate nat ional defense. SPEAKING ANNOUNCEMENT Hon. Fred Kelley. Candidate For Congress will address the voters here at the Court House Monday August 19 at 11:30. Everybody invited. Roberts Suggests Way To Get More Money For Cotton Commissioner of Agriculture Col umbus Roberts today issued a warn ing to Georgia farmers that ginning of cotton while it is wet or very damp lowers the grade and is costly to the farmer. “Farmers will do well to see that heir cotton is throughly dry before they have it ginned,” Commissioner Roberts said. “This may he done by keeping it in the sun, spread it out on sheets or floors. '.■ “Much cotton is damaged because it is picked early in the morning while the dew is still on it, then packed in baskets or trucks and has no chance to dry out,” he explained. “The farmer will get more for his cotton if he will see that the seed cotton is throughly dry before he has ft ginned. 'Rough' ginned cotton, as it is called, cuts the grade and brings a lower price than dry-ginned cotton” The practice of drying cotton be fore ginning, w'hen generally follow’ed wdll mean a difference of many 'thousands of dollars a year in the Georgia farm cash income and is an important item among many in Commissioner Robert’s program to increase the average farm income of Georgia to the level of other rich farming states, he said. Highway Marking Warning Of Safety To All Drivers ATLANTA—In an attempt to cheat Death, as he lurks around curves or over hillcrests, the Division of Traf fic and Safety of the State Highway department has inaugurated a pro gram of lining the roads so that mot orists will receive plain and ample warn ng of the danger that lies ahead Cejßer-lines are being put dawn so ibat the driver will snow at a.l times he is on his ride of the road ■rhiition, on dangerous curves and hil/ls. the center-lire is being parallel ed with a yellow stripe painted on the driver’s side of the center-line. Thus the driver wnl know when he sees the yellow line on his side of the center-line, it is dangerous to pass aio her vehicle tie veiling in he same direct’ou. Frequently, it is found that clear vision ahead is restricted in two dir ections in the same section of the road, so that it is necessary to have yellow lines on both sides of the cen ter-line. In such cases, it means that it is dangerous for cars travelling in either direction to pass other vehicles moving in the same direction they are. To assist motorists in interpreting the meaning of the lines correctly, the Division of Traffic and Safety, in cooperation with the Maintenance division, will install signs that will explain the lines. For instance, at the beginning of a yeliovv li le on the driver’s side of the road, a sign bear ing the legend, "No Passing Zone’’, will be placed. At the end of the yel low line will be another sign reading, “End No Passing Zone”. In the more mountainous and roll ing sections of the State, where there are frequent curves and hills, these signs will not he used at every zone set up for no passing. Instead, larger signs, spaced at ten-mile intervals, and reading, “No Passing When Yel low Line is Right of Cer:,.T Line”, will he irfctallen. Farm Groups Choose Officers At Athens Meeting Last Week Hundreds of Georgia farmers, farm women and 4-H club members have returned to their homes throughout the state determined to apply the new and improved practices that they learned while attending 'flie annual Farm and Home Week in Athens During the week they attended a number of scheduled discussions on farm and home life and listened to lectures concerning the place of agri culture in national defense and other subjects dealing with rural interests. Programs on county farm planning, growing more feed for livestock, the place of 4-H clubs in a democracy and other subjects designed to build a more permanent and satisfying life highlighted the week's event on the State College of Agriculture campus. Over 1,000 farm women and 4-H club bers, in addition to the hundreds of farmers, were in attendance at the meetings. (County Population 12,000) Hightower Baptist Association Convened August 7 and Bth. The Hightower Baptist Association composed of fifty-seven churches con vened August 7 and Bth, with Cross Roads Baptist Church, eleven miles North of Cumming, in their 105th An nual session. The election of officers resulted in the election of Rev. J. H. Boling, Moderator, Rev. M. W. Cochran a sistant moderator and Iran C. Otwell was re-elected clerk. Visitors during the session includ ed: Mr. E. C. Settle of Hapeville, Rev and Mrs. M. D. Jones of the Chatta hoochee Association, Rev. and Mrs. Walter M. Blackwell from Atlanta. Mr. J. L. Fortney and five children from the Georgia Baptist Orphans' Home. Hapeville, Rev. G. W. S. Ware of Winder who is a defendant of Rev. Alfred Webb who served forty' years as moderator; Dr. W. H. Faust from the evangelism department Atlanta, Rev. James S. Settle of Winder and Rev. M. F. Roberts of Atlanta who represented The Christian Index. During the dinner hour, on the se cond day, a great deal of excitement was created when a small child came very near choking to death on a piece of ham. Also Mr. E. G. Chambers was called to his home near by w'here*he found a couple w'aiting to get married Cross Roads Church entertained the session royally, by providing an abun dance of dinner on both days, toge ther with plenty of cold water. The next session will be held with Sharp Mountain Church two miles South of Ball Ground, Georgia on Wednesday and Thursday after the first Sunday in August 1941. Making Of Quick Breads Explained By Home Agent Wheat Flour, whole-wheat flour, and corn meal—stand-bys of the woman w ho bakes at home—are three of the foods recently declared to be in surplus by the Secretary of Agri culture. A favorite use of these three cereal products in summer, says Home Demonstration Agent Miss Helen Arrendale, is in quick breads, which may be stirred up in a hurry, baked quickly. Most quick-bread recipes using flour are worked out on the basis of all-purpose wheat flour. But whole-wheat flour may he substituted for all or part of the flour in most of these recipes. Substitute whole-wheat flour for all-purpose flour cup for cup. In muffins and griddlecakes, it is pos sible to substitute finely ground corn meal for all parts of the flour called for. But if coarsely ground corn meal is substituted, this should be done on the basis of weight. Corn meal, for the most part, works better in recipes designed especially for It. It differs from flour chiefly in that it contains no gluten— the protein that gives the elastic quality necessary for doughs. Also, it is heavier than wheat flour and needs more liquid. Much of the success of quick breads made from flour depends on the mix ing. Muffins should be stirred enough to moisten the ingredients—no more. Biscuits should be stirred until in gredients are well mixed. Then the dough may be dropped from a spoon onto a baking sheet, or patted out and cut into biscuit shapes. Or it may be kneaded a little rolled out_and cut. Batter for waffles and griddle cakes should be stirred until smooth, but not beaten. Bale For F. D. R. Brings $1 A Pound Atlanta, Ga., — A bale of cotton donated by J. E. Pilcher. Thomas countian, to President Roosevelt’s campaign fund brought one dollar a pound when auctioned herp Friday at the State Capitol. The bale weigh ing 456 pounds was bid in by W. Fred Scott of Thomasville, who wrote out a clteck to the National Demo cratic Party for $456 and immediately redonated the bale to the Democratic Party. The cotton was auctioned by Marvin Griffin, acing in the absence of Governor Rivers. A dollar a pound for the Roosevelt •otton was a considerable boost com pared to the fifteen and a half cents brought by a bale auctioned for the Republican campaign a day or eo previously. Number 33. 2,290 Jobs Filled During Week Ending July 27, Labor Dept. Wiih 2.29 jobs 1 illt.l during tbo week ending July 27, the Employment Service Division of the State Ilepart nie it of Labor brought its placement total for the year to 52,949, an In crease of 2,693 over the correspond ing period of 1939, Commissioner of Labor Ben T. Huiet announced today. Of the week's placements, Com missioner Huiet said. 1,895 were made in private employment and 247 on public works projects. Approximately 1,300 were classified as temporary and 988 as regular or of longer dur ation. The Thomasville office led iu solicited placements for the week with a total of 216. A total of 3,159 unemployed men and women registered for employ ment with local offices, while repre sentatives of the Service called on 994 employers to familiarize them with tin- services offered and to ac quire information regarding tlieir em ployment needs. Receipt of 4,612 initial and 18,060 continued claims for unemployment compensation benefits was reported. On the other hand, a total of 16,721 benefit checks amounting to f 103,482. 39 was issued. Tennessee Valley Celebration Aug 30-2. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., August 13 As the dates for the Tennessee Val ley Celebration draw rapidly nearer the work of the numerous program committees is being speeded to fur ious activity. The construction of the 10,000 seat ampatheatre on the brink of Chickamauga Lake is under way and the sound of the hammers and saws echo across the lake while the screech of a mighty crane swings the giant structure timbers into position The seats are being built on the stone ramparts immediately south of Chick amangft dam. They will face east across a six-mile stretch of lake and will command an uninterrupted view of all activities. The water carnival, float parades, speed boat races, water cad’e, airshow, stunt events, and final dedication of the great system or TVA dams and chain of lakes, when President Roosevelt is expected to preside, will all be conducted directly in front of this mounting wall of seats Ten thousand seats, however, by no means measures the accomodations for spectators at this lake. The slop ing banks above the dam sweep to the south in a great natural semi cir cular ampatheatre that provides an excellent view of the scene of acti vities. There is standing room there for fully twenty-five thousand and across the lake to the north there is standing room there for fully twenty five thousand and across the lake to the north there is ample room for ten thousand more. Both shores of the lake as well as the seats will be serviced by an enormous system of loud speakers that will pick up all events. It is therefore not necessary for anyone to purchase seat tickets except lor the convenience and com fort of being seated through the pro grams, an advantage that anyone who had attended any of the regattas on the other lakes will not underesti mate H. Clay Johnson, of Chattanooga, has been placed in charge of seat sales. Prices for the three days event inclusive have been set at $1.36 with 14c preparedness tax added, total $l - There will be 7.500 three-day tick ets available and each day a series of 2,500 single event tickets will be plan ed on sale at the gates at higher rates. The Celebration chairmen in each of the 200 cities throughout the seven states of the Valley that are taking part have been urged to make immediate reservations for whatever tickets they may require before the seats are released to the general pub lic. Corn Oats Grow On The Same Ear Elberton— Corn flakes and oat meal from the same ear. Suh is a future possibility if Clarence Booth can explain a recent vegetable phenomenon. The Elberton linotype operator bought some “roasting ears” from a local store recently and upon investigation found that he had oats as well as corn. One oar had several well fcrmed grains of oats, husks and all, growing along with Tne grains of corn.