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The Forsyth County News
Volume 33.
Wins $25 U. S. Govt.
Bond In Final Super
Suds Contest
New York City, April 17—Fortune
smiled upon Mrs. J. C. Fleming of
Route 5, Cumming today when it was
announced here that she was one of
five hundred lucky winners of a $25
United States Government Savings
Bond awarded in the sixth and final
week's sensational SIOO,OOO Super
Slogan contest sponsored by the Col
gate-Palmolive-Peet Company.
Names of other winners from all
over the United States are being
made public today. For submitting
the best twenty-five word statements
there have been awarded each week
one SI,OOO savings bond; twenty-five
SIOO bonds and 500 baby bonds of the
$25 denomination.
Every state in the Union and the
Hawaiian Islands has been represent
ed among the winners of these un
usual prizes, the proceeds of which
are helping to finance the nation s
defense program.
Navy Enlistments
Reach 197,00 Enlisted
There are approximately 197,000
enlisted regulars in the Navy today.
In addition to building up the regu
lar service the Navy Department an
nounced today that it had opened re
cruiting in classes of the Naval Re
serve that hav-e heretobefore been
closed.
For service during this emergency
•enlistments in the Naval Reserve
will be made for a period of four
years or minority. Men will be en
listed as Apprentice Seamen for sea
men and fireman ratings, yeomen,
signalman, ijpdiomen, ma<<hinist's
mates, aviation mechanics and elec
tricians. These men will be sent to
the training stations for the regular
recruit training and if found quali
fied, upon completion, will be sent to
schoots located throughout the Unit-'
ed States for ajwve specialties.
If tfley ire not qualified they will be
available for general Naval service.
Enlistments will be made between
the ages of 17 and 36; however if a
man is less than 21, he must obtain
his parents or guardians consent. The
same physical, mental and moral re
quirements for Naval Reserves will
he used as now prevail for the regu
lar Naval service.
Full details are available at all
Naval Recruiting Stations.
Annual Singing At
Friendship April 27.
Our Annual Singing will be held at
Friendship Sunday April 27. We have
the promise of several good quartets
and duets as well as other good sing
ers. Come and spend the day with us.
Everybody cordially invited.
A. E. BRAMBLETT.
QA 135 TWS Paid Washington, DC.
16 55 IP
TELEGRAM
Walter W. Brown:
Extension Director Georgia State
College of Agriculture, Athens
Secretary Wickard launches nation
wide drive to produce every possible
egg from present laying flocks this
spring and summer in a press release
today. Coal to increase egg product
ion for the whole country in the next
fifteen months about ten million
cases. Goal to be achieved partly by
ample feeding. Holding hens for a
late summer and fall production, and
filling poultry houses to capacity
with laying birds this fall Previous
department announcement to support
long term egg prices at an average of
about 22 cents Chicago basis until
June 1943. Feed supplies are plenti
ful and if necessary department will
release loan corn at the loan rate
plus certain carrying charges. Eggs
are among the foods selected for in
crased production because they are
ideal for converting every normal
granary feed into defense foods.
Recommended increase laying flocks
up to housing capacity especially in
middle western states but expansion
in permanent new housing is prob
ably not justified. Secretary urges
poultry producers to feed for more
egg production at once. Complete
press release mailed today. Advise
poultry specialist conuty agents and
extension editor.
H. W. Hochbaum, Acting Director
of Extension Work.
Official Organ of Forsyth County and City of Cumming
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHEROKEE, DAWSOtf, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES
(City Population 1,000)
Forsyth County Farm
Organization Now A
Necessity For Results
On Monday night April 21st we
had a nice meeting of some thirty
odd farmers who gathered at the
County Agent’s office here and re
ported on their progress of getting
their goal by the next meeting night
on next Monday April 28 at the same
place.
They are planning 10 nave their
goal of 100 members by next Monday
night. The membership now is 92 and
by some real hard work which they
are doing they hope to have their re
quired goal.
A big celebration is being planned
to be held in the next few weeks and
they have the promise of some very
interesting speakers which will be
announced later.
They have wired Senators George
and Russell and have received a wire
from them that they are and will
keep on doing every thing for the
farmers on their parity checks.
All members and other farmers
who are interested in an increase on
parity are urged to meet with us on
Monday night April 28.
Farmer organizations have always
been desirable because highly profit
able results invariably come from
group action. But events of recent
years have brought about such tre
mendous economic and social changes
that now it is more than desirable or
important that farmers organize it
is a necessity. Without organization
the hardearned gains of agriculture
during the past decade will he wiped
out, and farming will slip backward
instead of moving forward.
This is an era noted for large, effi
ciently organized, high-pressure group
of laborers, industrialists, profession
al men, etc., and when one of these
groups speaks it talks with statistics
backed up by a solid block and a de
finite program. For this reason the
unorganized farmer has just about
the, same voice and influence in state
or national Jtffairs as, ony of his mules
Organize# farmers have in
direef fa*fo tff, the size of their mem
bership and the merits of their pro
gram.
When the World War boom spent
its force and industry began to slow
down in 1922, labor put forth the
greatest effort in its history to streng
ten its organization and hold its gains
Industry organized to cope with labor
and to maintain as much of its gains
as possible. But in that critical period
farm organization fell apart in utter
despair. Here is the result: Today
labor is receiving over 200 per cent
of parity and industry around 150
per cent, while agriculture gets only
75 per cent.
Although comparatively weak (in
numbers, farm organizations have
rendered many major services to agi-i
culture during recent years. Despite
stubborn opposion, much important,
helpful farm legislation has been en
acted, largely through efforts of the
American Farm Bureau Federation.
But there is a bigger and tougher
job ahead. Among other things, the
farmer should have full parity; tax
adjustments should be made looking
to a fair and equitable deal for own
ers of farm property; interest rates
should b|e lowered on| agricultural
loans; more and better farm-to-mark
et roads should be built, and farmers
should have more to say about state
and national farm programs.
To accomplish these and other
worthy objectives will require the
heroic effort of farm leaders backed
by a large and militant farm organi
zation, because strong, determined,
resourceful opposition must be over
come.
Farmers who are not already mem
bers can do themselves and the cause
of agriculture a big favor by joining
and taking an active, earnest part in
the work ahead.
PREACHING SUNDAY AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH
The Rev. W. J. Deßatdeleben of
Atlanta, will preach here Sunday. He
is one of the best Preachers in North
Georgia Conference. He will preach
also at Bethel view at 3:30 p. m. The
public is cordially invited to hear him
J. W. COFFMAN, Pastor.
Miss Ima Pruitt who has been in
Piedmont Hospital for the past five
months has returned home for sever
al weeks.
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, April 24, 1941.
Farmers Should Not
Be On WPA Roils
Unless By Fraud
Harry E. Harman, Jr., Georgia
WPA Administrator, made the fol
lowing statement to the people of
Georgia:
We should like to make perfectly
clear that under the system of operat
ion followed by the WPA in Georgia,
there is no possibility of any agricul
tural worker needed for farm work
being on the WPA rolls, unless he is
there by fraud or error.
This is the system which has been
in effect for several years;
Every person on the WPA rolls, or
awaiting assignment to a WPA job,
is classified according to his usual
occupation. A large percentage of
these, naturally, are classified as
agricultural workers.
Each spring, before farming operat
ions begin, every person classified
as an agricultural worker is notified
that he is to be removed from the
WPA rolls. These persons are then
removed automatically, in accordance
with the fundamental policy of the
WPA to constantly encourage return
to private employment.
No person so released is returned
to WPA until it is shown that he
was unable to find private employ
ment. If, after a reasonable period,
he reapplies for a WPA job, stating
that he is unable to find farm' work,
this statement is checked carefully
before he become eligible for re
assignment to the WPA.
The only way an agricultural work
er can return to the WPA rolls when
he is needed for farm work is by
falsifying his statements to WPA and
the county welfare workers.
If the citizens knows of such a
case, he has only to notify the near
est WPA district office and we will
take immediate action. Distrifltoffiees
are located conveniently in the follow'
ing cities: Marietta, Gainesville, At
lanta, Augusta, Msjjon, Savannah,
and* Albany.
The WPA will instantly remorse
from its rolls any person who has
refused private employment at a
reasonable compensation.
4-H Achievement Day
To Be Held In April
The Annual 4-H Achievement Day
will be held April 30.
The Council has asked Mr. Jessie
James, 4-H Leader in Cobb County
to make a talk to the 4-H Club mem
bers. The president of the County
Council in Cobb County will be with
Mr. James.
A picnic lunch will be served at
noon.
After lunch there will be the pre
sentation of medals won by the Club
members and then a moving picture
in the school auditorium.
All Club members are invited to
attend.
Chance Of A Lifetime
Yes, and this chance to \enter the
United States Navy FOR THE PER
IOD OF THE EMERGENCY may be
withdrawn within a very few' months.
Through this plan, the Navy w T ill
get the recruits we need within 60 or
90 days—Then return to the full 6
year term of enlistment.
Here is YOUR CHANCE to get
SPECIAL TRAINING in aviation me
chanics, electricity, machinists, phar
macy, radio in the Nation’s greatest
school. SEE THE NEAREST NAVY
RECRUITING OFFICER for full de
tails.
ji ; ;
NOTICE TO VOTERS
The Board of Registrars will meet
from time to time between now and
June 3rd to perfect the voters books
for the June 3rd election. All voters
who have moved from the district
where they last voted will have to be
transferred to the district where th ;y
now live to be eligible to vote in the
above said election.
All voters who have failed to pay
for 1940 poll tax will be left off the
voters books, both men and women.
If you wish to vote, see the the Tax
Commissioner at once and pay up.
T. P. THOMAS
M. A. SMITH
A. C. BENSON
Board of Registrars
Constitution Editor
To Address Meeting
Of Scholastic Press
ATHENS, GA— W. M. Hines, city
editor of the Atlanta Constitution,
will be one of the principal speakers
at the 14th annual meeting of the
Georgia Scholastic Press Association
to be held at the University of Geor
gia, Friday, May 2, alcording to an
nounlement of John E. Drewry. Dean
of the Henry W. Grady School of
Journalism.
Among other speakers at the meet
ing will be Attorney.-Genleral Ellis
Arnall; Quimby Melton, publisher of
the Griffin News; and Elmer Ran
som, author of “The Last Trumpeters.
The addresses will be followed by
announcement of the winners of var
ious trophies awarded annually in
contests of the Georgia Scholastic
Press Association.
A round table discussion of high
school phblication work will he held
in the afternoon with sessions for
both students and faculty.
Produce More Eggs
For Food Reserves,
Farmers Are Urged
A nationwide drive to produce
every possible egg from present lay
ing flocks this spring and summer
has been launched. The effort is a
part of the nation’s determination to
assure ajirple food supplies for the
United 'States, Great 'Rsjtain. and,
other nations resisting aggression,
and should increase egg production
for the whole country in the next
15 months by about 6 percent, or
about 10 million cases of 30 dozen
eggs each.
The goal can be achieved, poultry
specialists say, partly by ample feed
ing, beginning immediately—and part
ly by filling -up Ibf nation’s poultry
houses to capacity wljh laying birds
•this fall. Fegd supplies are plentiful,
an| n £'ce A moderate, and IhV pepfert
ment of Agriculture has announced
it will support long term egg prices
at an average of about 22 cent3
(Chicago basis) until June, 1943, a
figure which should make egg pro
duction profitable.
Also, to fill poultry houses to capa
city this fall and next spring with
laying hens, the Department says an
increase of around 15 percent in
chicks raised over the number in
194(1 is advisable. The hatchery in
dustry is geared to take care of this
increase. According to Department
experts, supported prices should en
able producers to go ahead with plans
for feeding for maximum egg produc
tion and increasing the size of flocks
“To produce these eggs”, says Se
cretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wick
ard, "flock owners will need to feed
heavily to get every possible egg from
laying hens on hand this spring and
summer. They will need to save over
every good layer for next fall and
winter’s egg production. They should,
in addition, hatch or buy enough
chicks this spring, and save enough
pullets, to fill the laying houses of
America to capacity for next spring’s
production.
National D. A. R.
Session Indorses
Aid To British
WASHINGTON ,D. C.—The Daugh
ters of the American Revolution, in
session here last week for their nat
ional convention, indorsed in a two
fold resolution, “aal material aid to
to Britain and other countries fight
ing for democratic principles” but
went on record as opposing “all pro
posals for world political union, such
as the movement known as ‘Union
Now.*”
“Union Now” is a movement head
ed by author Clarence Streit, who has
been advocating that English-speak
ing people unite.
An additional resolution was pass
ed urging that “all text books in use
in local schools be carefully review
•ed and that persistant effort be made
to eliminate any which are un-Ameri
can in content in order that sound
Americanism and ideals of our Ame
rican government be taught ”
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace, wife of the
Vice-President, acted as hostess at a
White House reception for the con
vention, in the absence of Mrs. Roose
velt.
(County Population 12,000)
4-H Homemaking
Girls Seek All-
Around Records
More than 140,000 rural girls in
this and 39 other states are now
busy as beavers building up their
4-H projects’ records, seeking to win
coveted awards for outstanding “all
round” homtmaking achievements.
The incentive is the 19th National
Girls’ Record competition, in which
awards are provided by Montgomery
Ward. The Extension Service, it is
announced, will furnish information
and suggestions for carrying on this
activity, and help participants in
reaching its objectives.
It is pointed out that the project
is particularly timely this year from
a naional defense standpoint, as it
■encourages girls to gain a broad
understanding of the major phases of
homemaking by learning to buy wise
lyand use farm and family resources
intelligently. This training serves to
develop housekeeping skill and mana
gerial duties that make for a comfort
able, efficiently conducted home.
Indicative of what girls accomplish
in this activity are the achievements
of last year’s national blue award
group winners. This sextette, com-
prised of receipients of State honors
in Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missis
sippi, Montana, Oklahoma and Ore,
gon, collectively canned 16,346 pints
and 5,954 pounds of foods, sewed 494
garments, prepared 1,226 meals and
5,448 special dishes, and baked 5,711
batches of bread, cookies and cakes.
They also handled 47 lambs and 832
chickens, made 197 articles for home
improvement, planted 483 trees, bush-
es and plants, as well as participated
in 841 exhibits, 227 public demon
strations, 127 judging contests, and
51 dress revues. Total value of their
project work was $10,049.85, including
$1,068.37 in cash awards on exhibits.
The girl having the best record in
each county participating this year
will receive a gold medal, and the
State .winner will be awarded an all
estfebs? trip to the Naltanul lili Club
Congress in Chicago next November.
At the Congress a blue award group
of six girls will be selected from the
state winners to receive S2OO college
schlarship.
Forrester Revokes
Two Beer Licenses
As Drive Is Pushed
ATLANTA, April 19—Two addition
al retail beer licenses were revoked
today, as Jack M. Forrester, Georgia's
new State Revenuie Comanlssiirmler,
demonstrated his cooperation with
the “clean up or close up” campaign
of the Brewers and Beer Distributors
Committee of Georgia, and his approv
al of the principles of self-regulation.
Permits cancelled by the Commis
sioner on the recommendation of
Judge John S. Wood, state director
of the committee, were those held by
C. C. Ansley, whose outlet was locat
ed at Boneville, McDuffie county, and
the Blue Eagle, near Swainsboro, in
Emanuel county.
The committee’s petition to Com
missioner Forrester for the revocat
ion of the licenses cited imimoral
conditions and general disorder, and
the charges were substantiated by
state revenue agents, who made inde
pendent investigations of th places.
Today’s action brings to 42 the tot
al number of retail beer licenses
which have been revoked by the State
Revenue Department at the commit
tee’s request. Investigators jpf ((lie
committee have inspected the opera
tions of 2,149 retail places, located in
110 counties of the state.
Pledging his cooperation to the
brewing industry’s movement to eli
minate the small minority of retail
ers who persist in anti-social activi
ties, Commissioner Forrester wrote
the committee: “I would like to take
this opportunity of extending to your
organization the appreciation of this
Department for the work you are
doing in assisting us 'n improving
conditions surround’’ g the retail sale
of beer. This will give you our as
surance that at all Hines this Depai •
rnent will cooperate with you in your
undertakings ”
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Matthews spent
Tuesday night with Rev. and Mrs. W.
M. Blackwell in Atlanta, attended
services conducted by Dr. Truett and
they also attended the Sunday School
Convention at LaGrange Wednesday.
Number 17.
Farm Families Plan
Better Kitchens As
Results Of Clinics
There should be model streamline
kitchens in at least 17 Georgia' count
ies this year.
Just how those modern kitchens
can replace the outworn, back break
ing model of 100 years ago was shown
810 farm men, women, boys and girls
by the County Home Demonstration
,Council and the Georgia Agricultural
Extension Service during February
and March at Kitchen clinics held in
these counties.
The procedure was as follows :i
Farmers and their wives spent the
day at the various county seats learn
ing how to make kitchen cabinets,
install kitchen sinks, and to make tin.
kitchen attractive with curtain, lin
oleum, paint, and other accessories.
"The 4-H club boys and girls par
ticularly were fascinated with the
models for wood boxes and a kitchen
business center.” declares Mis Willie
Vie Dowdy, Extension home improve
ment specialist. “Asa matter of fact,
many of them have already started
to build equipment for their mothers’
kitchen.” <
Miss Dowdy said that even the old
method of dish washing la being dis
carded for the modern method of
using a dish drainer which saves ap
proximately 45 minutes per day for
the homemaker.
The home improvement specialist
also announced today that in October
and November result demonstrations
in kitchen improvement will be open
to the public. The Extension Service
is also planning to sponsor kitchen
improvement campaigns, contests
and tours in a number of Georgia
counties.
FSA Families Spent
Nearly Million For
Clothing Last Year
Georgia’s 20,677 Farm Security Ad
ministration families spent $911,02V
for clothing last year, it was announ
ced today by Miss Ruby Thompson,
associate state director of the FSA
in charge of home management.
This represents a family average
of slightly over $44. Miss Thompson
pointed out, and has done much to
stimulate business in every Georgia
county. Though this average may
seem low, she explained, it must be
remembered that before acceptance
on the FSA program most of the fam
ilies would have been unable to buy
a pair of overalls for cash, let alone
spending nearly SSO for clothing.
District Nine, comprised of Gwin
nett, Fayette, Spalding, Clayton, Hen
ry, DeKalb, Butts, Rockdale, Newton.
Walton. Morgan and Barrow counties,
with headquarters in Athens, led
Georgia’s 13 districts with a clothing
expenditure per family of $58.20. Dis
trict Two .with headquarters in Tif
ton, placed second with an average
of $56,70.
Gross 1940 Farm
Production On Thos.
J. Pirkle Farm
11,070 Pounds Lint Cotton sold
for $1055.68
17,269 Pounds Cotton Seed at $1.50
$ 259.03
46,890 Pounds Corn in Shuck at'7se
$ 351,67
8,051 Bundles Fodder, at SI.OO
$ 80.51
711 Gallons Sorghum Syrup, at 75c
$ 533.25
91 Bushels Wheat, at SI.OO $ 91.00
318 Bushels Oats, at 50c .. $ 159.00
Butter Beans, Peas and Green
Corn sold $ 70.67
Cane Seed estimated .... $ 50.00
Hay Crop estimated .... $ 50.00
Parity and Government payments
$ 302.45
TOTAL $3,003.26
7 acres Sweet Potatoes total lows
November Freeze $1,000.00
TOTAL $4,003.26
This farm' advertised to be sold at
Public Sale on First Tuesday in May.
1941 before Court House Door in Cum
ming.
THOS. J. PIRKLE.
HAW CREEK TO CELEBRATE
100th ANIVERSARY
Haw r Creek will celebrate the 100th
Aniversary the 3rd Sunday in May.
The porgram will be published later.