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Cumming, Georgia
The Country Preacher
--By-
Rev. Newton Wise
Recently one of the leading physi
cians in Georgia passed away. It was
Dr. Stewart Roberts of Atlanta. His
ability as a doctor was recognized by
all the medical world and his friends
were many.
I heard a beautiful story about bis
life just before he died which I want
to tell. It inspired me so much to try
to understand folks better.
While he was in a state of comma,
his brother Col. Warren Roberts from
Macon, Ga came to be with him Col.
Roberts said that a while before the
great doctor passed away, he aroused
from his state of comma to say one
sentence: “The greatest achievement
of man is to understand his fellow
man.”
Although we all know this, I have
never heard it expressed just like he
said it. He was a man who gave his
life trying to understand his fellow
man. He tried to understand what
made his patients sick and why they
were worried. Many times he found
that worrying had caused their bodies
to be sick.
It was my pleasure to be with Dr.
Roberts once in the country of his
friend, Dr. Grady Clay, one of the
south’s best oculists. While talking
with Dr. Roberts, I noticed how inte
rested he was. He seemed to have
eyes that penetrated beyond the mere
surface in a man’s life and could see
the very heart of a man. He made
you feel that you had a friend in him
and you were confident that he was
sincere.
Just think what a difference it
would make in the way we dealt
with our fellowman if we understood
him. We would notfeel insulted w'hen
a person who was quick tempered,
spoke short to us. We could just
figure that it was his way and he
couldn’t help it. When a person who
was very stingy tried to beat us out
of money of goods, we could just re
alize that it was his way of thinking
and living and that he was to be pit
ied.
If someone spoke uncomplement
ary about us or to us and if they
were just by nature blunt, we would
no longer be offended, we would see
beyond their mere words and see
the reason for them.
I believe we could see some good
in every living person—if we just
understood them. I dont believe we
would be so anxious to criticize them.
Many times there is so many things
back of a persons life that causes
them to behave and think as they do
that it is surprising how they do as
well as they do. I heard of a man
once who would toke a few steps and
stop right quick and look back. His
neighbors began to investigate what
caused it and found that he had shot
a man many years ago and was
haunted by the memory of it.
The insight Jesus had into a per
son’s life was remarkable. He could
just look at a person and know the
inmost secrets of his heart. I believe
that is one reason why He loved
everyone so much and why He was
willing to give Himself that they
might be saved from 1 their sins. God,
Help me as a preacher to be able
to truly understand all the people
with whom I workfrom the smallest
baby to the oldest person.
Important Farm News
Representatives of various state and
Federal agricultural agencies will
meet with officials of WSB, Atlanta,
on May 28, and 29, to talk over plans
for the ensuing year of the "Dixie
Farm Hour,” which celebrates its firs
anniversary on June 17.
Discussions will be held to study
what has been accomplished in the
way of aiding and benefitting farmers
in the raising and marketing of their
crops and in improving general agri
cultural conditions in this section.
Plans will be made for expansion of
re-allocating time to various cooper
ating agencies will be decided.
It is planned to have John Merry
field, farm director of WHAS, Louis
ville, Ky., here to tell of his programs
and the cooperation he is carrying on
with the various agricultural and re
lated agencies in his region. If pos
sible, a representative from the Infor
mation Division of tlie Department of
Agriculture in Washington will also
attend to report on the way stations
over the country are serving the rural
people.
During its first year over WSB, the
“Dixie Farm Hour” has presented pro.
grams from all over the statt. Visits
have been made to various fairs, festi
vals and auctions. Scores of shows
have featured successful farmers, who
have told of their experiences in grow
ing crops, raising livestock, managing
timberlands and other important agri
cultural work.
The “Dixie Farm Hour” is heard
each week-day from 5:00—G: 15 A. M.
GEOP|GIA MOTORISTS HEAR
GASOLINE TAXES ARE TOO HIGH
Georgia motorists will be pleased
to know that two of Uncle Sam’s lead
ing economic and financial advisers—
Leon Henderson, administratior of
price control, and Marriner S. Eccles,
chairman of Federal Reserve Board,
told Congress that gasoline taxes al
ready are too high, Neil W. Printup,
Secretary of Georgia Petroleum In
dustries Committee pointed out today
These two government officials voic
ed their vigorous opposition to any
increase in the federal gasoline tax
at hearings before the Ways and
Means Committee in Washington.
“Because gasoline is not a luxury,
is available in ample quantities to
meet both the civilian and military
needs of the nation, and because
motor fuel already is heavily over
taxed by the federal and state govern
ments, Henderson, Eccles and many
other prominent men have advised
Congress that additional taxation of
motor fuel would be unsound,” said
Mr. Printup.
“Witnesses before the Congression
al hearings now being held in Wash
ington have pointed out that nearly
two-thirds of all the gasoline consum
ed in the United States is used in
connection with earning a livelihood.
About one-quarter of al) motor fuel
is used in the trucks of farmers, manu
facturers, merchants and other men
in carrying on their business purpose
It is estimated that nearly 10,000,000
persons daily get to and from their
jobs by means of motor vehicles.
Thus, more than two-thirds ofall
motor fuel is used in earning a living.
“Of the remaining one-third of the
motor fuel consumed, it serves to take
the family to church, the children to
school, the mother shopping. It pro
vides needed recreation, at small cost,
to the entire family. Such enjoyment
is wholesome and socially desirable,
and is different from the pleasures
derived from the selfish indulgence
of many luxries,” continued Mr.
Printup.
“This country faces no scarcity of
motor fuel. The petroleum industry
is discovering new oil supplies faster
than the country is consuming petro
leum products The U. S. Bureau of
Mines recently stated that within the
confines of this country there are re
sources ample to assure an adequate
supply of motor fuel for at least 3,000
year-s. The petroleum industry has a
productive eapactiy to meet any de
mands that will be placed upon it.
These facts have been placed before
Congress t° show that high taxes to
restrict the use of petroleum are not
needed. Petroleum stands among the
few major materials vital to civilian
standards of living and military ef
ficiency that is available now- in
ample amounts. For that reason, the
experts pointed out to Congress, there
is no need for the imposition of high
levies to restrict and control use of
petroleum products.
“The heavy burden of taxation now
carried by gasoline was also stressed
a't the Congressional hearings,” con
tinued Mr. Printup. “Motho fuel now
is subjected to double taxation by the
federal government. In 1932 an emer
gency depression tax on gasoline was
enacted by Congress. That tax, origin
ally intended to run only a year or
tw-o, repeatedly has been extended.
Last year Congress added another tax
for defense purposes, to run until 1915
These tw-o federal taxes amount to 12 (
percent of the average retail price of
gasoline.
“These federal taxes are collected
in addition to the heavy imposts of
the states, which amount the country
over to 35 percent of the retail price.
“If excessive federal taxes on motor
fuel are undesireable, the same may
be said of state gasoline taxes. Rep
resentatives of both federal and state
governments are coming 'to the reali
zation that the public welfare will be
served best by maintaining miotor fue 11
tax rates at reasonable levels.”
Brandywine News
The miscelleanous Shower given at
the home of Mrs. Corenthea Jones in
honor of Mrs. Sary Bolden was en
joyed by a large crowd
Mr. Leonard Stone andfamily were
the bedtime visitors of Mr. Mitchel
White Sunday night.
Those visiting Mr. Homer Jones
Sunday were Mr. William Jones and
family and Ms. and Mrs. Boyd Bolden
Mrs. R. L. Bagley and son Loy vis
ited in this part Sunday
Those visiting Mrs. H. V. Jones
and daughter Gertrude recently were
Mrs. Irene Forster and Mrs. Hipp of
Marietta, Mrs. Ben Glover and fam
ily of Atlanta and Mr. Shirley Kelley
Mr. J. P. Hitt and family were the
bedtime guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. L.
Stone Sunday night
Mrs. Carroll Moss and sons Johnnie
and Truitt spent awhile Saturday af
ternoon with Mrs. Joe Miller
Misses Myra and Vera McFarland
The Forsyth County News
spent Friday afternoon with Misses
Ethel and Helen McGinnis
Mrs. Lola Brannon visited Mrs. Es
telle Hitt Thursday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bowen and two
daughters spent Monday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Steve James
Miss Winnie Jones visited Mrs.
Corinthia Jones awhile Friday after
noon
Mr. and Mrs. Ben McKenney and
family of Atlanta were visiting rela
tives here Sunday
Miss Jewell Jones of Atlanta is
spending a few days wit hher parents
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Jones
Miss Dorothea Jean Stone spent
Friday afternoon with Miss Geneal
James
Mr. and Mrs. James Hitt and daugh
ter Sara spent awhile Friday with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dodd near Alpha
retta
Mr. and Mrs. Red Tidwell were the
bedtime visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Martin Saturday night
Mr. Hub Miller and family and Mrs
Edith Herring spent Sunday after
noon with friends in Atlanta
Miss Irene Smith of Roswell spent
Saturday night with her sister Mrs
Herby Stancel
Mr. George Eubanks and family of
Cumming spent Sunday with Mr. Edd
Eubanks
Mrs. G. W. Stone visited Mrs. Cor
■ene White awhile Friday night
Midway News
Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis enter
tained their children and grandchil
dren at a six o’clock dinner Sunday
night
Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers and Mr.
A. W. odd spent Sunday with Mrs.
Carl Bettis and family at Bethelhem
Mr. Luster Holbrook and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Junior Lance spent
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Holbrook and children at Marietta
Mr. and Mrs. Ruel Guthrie and chil
dren spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs
Julius Waters and children at Alpha
retta
Mr. C. A. Francis spent Sunday
with his brother Mr. I. T. Francis at
Alpharetta
Mr. and Mrs. Arburn Gravitt of
Silver City, Mr. and Mrs. Gaines Ben
nett of Atlanta and Mr. Sam Boyd of
Gainesville were the Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lint Gravitt
Mrs. Lee Thomas of Martin spent
Sunday with her daughter Mrs. H. L.
Wills
Miss Joyce Carter spent last week
with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs.
O. P. Ezzard
Miss Geraldine Honea visited Miss
es Frances and Wynelle Weatherford
during the week-end
Mr. and Mrs. Junior Lance and
Miss Annie Mae Holbrook visited Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Thompson at Holbrook
Sunday night
Mrs. Willard Little of Macon visit
ed her parents M r .and Mrs. H. L.
Wills Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Minor Martin and Mr.
Bert Martin of Atlanta spent Sunday
with Mr. Edd Martin and family
Mr. C. C. Francis Jr. was a Sunday
dinner guest of Mr. Joe Thompson
Mr. Leonard Wills of Crabapple
visited his father Mr. J. A. Wills Sun
day
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Elrod ana Mrs
J. A. Anderson spent Saturday with
relatives at Waleska
Misses Lucille, Bobbie and Avis
Holbrook visited friends at Alpharetta
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Simms of Atlanta
visited Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Francis
Sunday
Roanoke
Several from here attended services
at Haw Creek Sunday
Next Saturday and Sunday are re
gular meeting days at this place.
Those visiting Mr. Heal'd Hansard
and Mr. H. D. Hansard Sunday were
Mr. and Mrs. Early Day and Mrs.
Mollie Samples and children
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Day visited Mr.
Herbert Hansard Saturday
Miss Irene Terry spent last week
with her sister in Atlanta
Mr. Furman Samples and family
spent the week-end with Mrs. Maud
Thomas and children
Mr. Delmar Pugh and family vis
ited Mr. Melvin Pugh and Mr. Hom
er Patterson recently
Mr. Herbert Hansard and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Hoyt Day and Mr. H. W.
Samples were in Buford Saturday
Mrs. Odessa Samples and children
visited Mrs. Jim Williams Sunday
Messrs Earlr Day and William Sam
pies visited Mr. Fed Samples awhile
Sunday
Don’t forget services here Saturday
and Sunday
POTATO PLANTS FOR SALE
Plenty of well rooted Porto Rico
and a few Biinch Yam Potato plants
now ready, inspected and treated
$1.50 per 10(0 at the bed, full count
guaranteed—MlNOß J. CARNES, 2
miles East from Coal Mountain
Spring Creek News
Sunday was a beautiful day, hope
everyone enjoyed themselves in the
right way.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lowe of Lithonia
spent Sunday night with Mr. Edd
Kelley
Miss Ruth Lancaster spent Satur
day night with Miss Allean Mooney
Mr. John Wood and family visited
one day last week at Mrs. Elizabeth
Wood's
Mr. and Mrs. Lyndall Patterson
spent Sunday afternoon at Mr. Lewis
Hamby’s
Mrs. Ethel Mooney and Miss Allean
Mooney spent one day last week at
Mrs. Luther Bryants
Stage Really Knits for Britain
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of his current hit show, “Boys and Girls Together for they already knit foi Bundle, fur Britain. The inimitable
'Vynn wanted to make a race of this back-stage knitting lice, but tin. girls—Helen Devlin. Adair Dollar. Billie
Bernice. Gloria Gafl'ey, Gloria Costa and Maude Carrol' were not to be hurra .1 in theii serious work They have
contributed many knitted articles to Bundles for the armed heroes of Great Britain.
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Mrs. Lee Townley spent a few days
last week at Mr. Clyde Townley’s
Mr. and Mrs. Lint Kelley spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Edd Kelley
Mr. Rlichard Mooney, Mrs. Paul
Nix and Miss Linda Mooney visited
at James Mooney’s Sunday afternoon
Those visiting Mr. Clyde Townleys
Sunday were Mr. Gordon Roberts and
family, Mr. Herbert Slaton and fam
ily and Mr. Clay Townley
Miss Vera Fowler spent one after
noon last week with Mrs. John Wood
Misses Violet, Voncile and Dorothy
Gravitt’s sick with measels, we hope
they will soon be out again.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Hansard and
daughter attended May meeting at
Haw Creek Sunday
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Thursday, May 22, 1941.
Mrs. Willie Mooney and children
spent one afternoon last week with
Mrs. Berry Holbrook
Remember services at this place
every Sunday and Sunday night.
The number of farmers cooperating
in the AAA farm program increased
58 percent from 1937 to 1939, when
5,75(1.240 farmers qualified for conser
vation payments.
Four-H club members are helping
to augment the nation's food and
fiber supplies and will continue to do
so.
Hardwoods predominate among the
many species of trees that grow in
the mountains of Georgia.
TTAS MY WIFE con
vinccd me! Come to /j'yj/ /r
think of it, one reason why
electrical pennies go so far is
that Georgia’s rates are among m\ / wf\
the lowest statewide rates in
the Nati on. They were re
duced in 1929; again in 1933; again in
1934; again in 1937, and again in 1939. To
day, they are lower than ever before in his
tory. Not only that. While the rates have
been going down, manufacturers have been
steadily improving the efficiency of appli
ances, so they use less current than they used
to. 1 oday, electric service is the biggest bar
gain we get around our house. Believe me,
we make full use of it.