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THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS
Established 1908
Circulation over Forsyth, Fulton, Cherokee, Dawson
Lumpkin, Hall and Gwinnett Counties
The Paper That Appreciates
Your Patronage
Published Every Thursday at Cumming, Georgia.
Roy P. Otwell ....Editor and Owner
James L. Reeves ...Associate Editor
A. L. Henderson ....Associate Editor
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Entered at the Post Office at Curamlng, Ga., August 10,
1910, as mail matter of the second class.
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Official Organ of Forsyth County
and City of Cumming
Hitler is using airplanes to get there “fust
est with the mostest men.”
Loafing becomes respectable when the
doctor tells you it is necessary.
Americans, in 1941, can celebrate their
freedom and may hold it without fighting.
Discrimination is the rare element of per
sonality that is lacking in your acquaintances.
Who can remember the days when the
highest compliment was to call a man a “good
provider?”
Whenever we hear an old person, lambast
ing youth, we wonder what kind of a young
ster he was.
Thanksgiving, 1942, will be Old Style, un
less the governors of some States insist upon
being different.
Americanism: Newspaper editor yelling
for the Fourth Estate and publishing free pub
licity by the ton.
Cantary to most Shining examples it is
possible for an individual to be healthy,
wealthy and wise.
People who owe money to Cumming mer
chants rarely appreciate the credit that has
been given them.
The Pollyanna-yarns have 'nothing on
some of the write-ups that are published about
“successful executives.”
There are people in the United States who
still believe that we can have pace if we will
just leave Mr. Hitler alone.
An elderly citizen is a man who can remem
ber when it did not matter whether a iady wore
silk, or cotton, hose.
It may be a pity but nevertheless the aver
age citizen acquires no extra intelligence when
he acquires a public position.
Bombs rain upon the British Lies but mo
tor vehicles have a more devasting effect upon
the people of the United States.
The people of this country will soon give
up the worship of wealth, either through the
grace of God or the power of Herr Hitler.
In case Americans forget, there was a time
when the nation went to war with Great Britain
to protect the freedom of the seas.
Human beings include two classes: (1)
those who want to see their names in print and
(2) those who must see it on the society page.
One of the tragedies about a college edu
cation is that many graduates will not know
what to do for a livelihood after commence
ment.
There is no use to advertise in The News
unless you have up-to-date merchandise to sell
our readers. They are not fools.
Speaking about usless signs, what about
the business czar who had framed on the walls
of each subordinate’s office, the one word,
“Think.”
Why should America worry? When Ger
many controls the Atlantic and Japan bosses
the Pacific we won’t need merchant ships to
handle our trade.
Business men who refuse to cooperate with
the government by pushing defense production
are just as rotten as laborers that call unjusti
fied strikes.
America is a place where the farms are
peopled by men wanting to get to the city and
the cities are filled with men anxious to get out
on the farm.
It’s just human nature to put the blame
for everything on somebody else, but a man
begins to make progress when he blames his
shortcomings on the proper person.
The Forsyth County News
Key Points In World Control
Four of these points are controlled by the
British Empire—Gibraltar, Suez, Singapore,
and the island on which England is located.
The other two—Panama and Wawaii are
controlled by the United States.
Mr. Wickard explains that three of these
control-points are now under attack as the
for the growing generation.
Six key military locations “control the
world,” says Secretary of Agriculture Claude
Wickard, in an address delivered at Raleigh,
N. C.
Axis attempts to acquire complete control of
Europe and Africa. He urges us to see that food
and munitions reach the British “safely and
in time.”
The Secretary of Agriculture believes that
if the United States acts quickly enough the
striking force of this country and the British
Empire can check Hitler. “If we are too late,
the striking force of the rest of the world,
under Hitler domination, is likely to converge
upon us.”
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84-Day Aerial Battle
The British Air Ministry has given an offi
cial account of the eighty-four-day battle for
air superemacy over the British Isles in the fall
of 1939.
According to the figures of the Air Minis
try, the Battle of Britain cost the Germans
2 ,375 airplanes in the eighty-four-day period.
The R. A. F., in its defense, lost 275 pilots killed
and 358 wounded.
While the world is slow to realize the fact,
the heroic defense of the British Isles by the
Rioyal Air Force was responsible for saving
the civilization of democratic nations every
where. The failure of Germany to acquire
aerial control undoubtedly prevented an at
tempt to invade England.
Jurors Should Convict Them
We have been asked to call attention to the
importance of punishing individuals who op
erate motor vehicles while under the influence
of alcoholic beverages, with some emphases
upon the failure of responsible jurors to do
their duty in such cases.
It seems that defendants have been acquit
ted under circumstances that indicate a ver
dict dictated by sympathy raher than law en
forcement, or any comprehension of the enor
mity of the offense of such drivers, w r ho place
in dire peril every other person who happens
to be using the public highway.
We have no hesitation in suggestion that
every citizen, if and when called to serve on
a jury, engaged in trying a defendant on a
charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated,
satisfy himself upon only one question, that is,
was the defendant under the infl lenee of intox
icants when he operated the motor vehicle. If
the answer is in the affirmative, vote for a con
viction, regardless of who the defendant hap
pens to be.
Farm Relief Necessary
There has been much wailing in metropol
itan areas over the action of Congress in pro
viding increased income for agriculture
through the mechanism of larger loans on
major crops.
The House vote was 27 5 to 63 and the Sen
ate majority overwhelming, 75 to 2.
The intent of the farm legislation is to es
stablish parity prices which are those neces
sary to give he producers the same purchasing
power in terms of other commodities that they
had from 1909 to 1914.
The reader should bear in mind that the
agricultural portion of our population, in the
years between 1909 and 1941. did not enjoy an
income equal to that enjoyed by other econom
mic groups. Moreover the plight of agriculture
is largely due to national policies that have
destroyed the export market of the producer.
Whether the plan of the Congressmen is
right, or wrong, we do not say; all we assert
is that the nation cannot have a balanced eco
nomic structure unless agriculture gets a larger
share of the national income.
It is highly important that the people of
the South understand the vital importance of
increasing the income of farm producers. The
results will not only be reflected in the wealth
of this section but also in richer and fuller lives
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War As A Source Of Plunder
In case some Americans have overlooked
the German methodof warfare, we call atten
tion to the news from Serbia which says that
the German Armany “is conducting a syste
matic campaign of looting and confiscation and
unauthorized seizure of homes and property
belonging to Serbians an dforeigners, includ
ing Americans.”
The dispatch comes from Ray Brock, New
York Times correspondent, who adds “Homes,
apartments and villas throughout Belgrade
and in scores of resorts in northern and central
Serbia and in Bosnia, have been sacked by
Germans down to the last stick of furniture,
the last shred of clothing, the last potato and
the last loaf of bread.”
There are other details, but the quotations
above indicate that the German idea of war
is about the same as the pirates’ idea of plun
der and loot. In fact, it is not too much to say
that without the confiscation of property,
amounting to the sealing of private possessions,
the Nazi regime in Germany would have col
lapsed long ago.
France Joins The Nazis
France, it seems, has entered upon full
fledged colloboration with Germany, throwing
the weight of its empire against the British.
France, sorely stricken and sadly tried,
could not resist the lure of German proffers
the way is ouen for France to become the
and French leaders undoubtedly believe that
junior partner of Hitler, replacing the incom
petent Italians.
There is nothing to be gained by denounc
ing the French people. They have been the
victims of incompetent leaders, who lost the
war, and of greedy successors, who are willing
to sell the nation’s birthright for a mess qf pot
tage. It remains to be seen whether the people
of France will follow the Petain government
or seek to save the honor of France by revo
lution, as soon as the opportunity presents itself.
Europe’s Bird Of Prey
News dispatches indicate that Soviet Rus
sia is moving troops towards the Caucasus area,
seemingly to be ready to seize a portion of the
Near East if the British have to leave that area
as a result of German attacks.
The Soviet has long yearned for the oil
fields of Iran and a port on the Persian Gulf,
It has not dared to challenge Herr Hitler. But
Joseph Stalin, like a bird of prey, hovers
around, ready to feast upon the spoils leffron
the field of battle by brave men.
Says Mr. Winant
John G. Winant, American Ambassador to
Great Britain, declares that “on the wise use
of the navies of the world may hang the des
tinies of free peoples of the world.”
He adds, “The freedom-loving peoples of
the earth are coming to realize that this is not
Britain’s fight alone.”
Mr. Winant’s first statement is, in our opin
ion, correct; whether his second assertion is
justified, only time will tell.
4-H CONTESTS
Da'tes and places for district 4-H
club contests have been announced
by G. V. Cunningham, state 4-H lead
er. Southwest Georgia club members
will vie for district honors at Tifton
July 8-10, while 4-H boys and girls
in the southeast section will go to
Douglas July 10-12. In northeast
Georgia, the place is Athens. July
14-16, and in northwest, the host city
is Carrollton, July 17-19. District
winners will compete at a state con
test later in the year for free trips
to out-of-state events and for other
prizes
how £ to be.your
OWN DECORATOR
By
! Director, Good Housekeeping Studio
February Furniture Displays Often A Treasure House
February is a nice month of the year to me—it's what I ca.lf an !
i ant , ici P ation m °nth. There are the great furniture sales where you can
I find so many good pieces you really do need; the seed catalogues all'
I-.—.—- —-——. come, and you can begin to think about the flowers
m ? or the summer; if you are on a farm, spring activity
jUP? - |§ ' s P* anne d, the chickens lay more eggs, and perhaps
\Jfmm IpJS es *- of all, warm sunny days come along to cheer you,
j ||§j||lU ’gattl and the snow drops come up.
Wsw*W ’MH But as decorating is the subject in hand, let’s
JF - Wlj discuss this question of furniture sales. If you were;
vBBHfcTT -JbM *? behind the scenes you would find that froln
November, plans had been made, new good furniture
nOSs- SW* had been bought, and some fine pieces in stock, per
haps one of a kind, were given anew, lower price tag.
The decorating shop which so many of the larger
stores have today, has been preparing in the same
HELEN KOUES way, assembling furniture, lamps, rugs, draperies and
Good Housekeeping > ares in harmonious grouping which can be the
institute greatest help to you, either in new fumißhmg or in
fx-eshening up. ,
Even if you don’t intend to buy, its very worthwhile to visit your ’
good shops this month to keep abreast of the times in furniture and
t decorating trends. You may find there is something quite worthwhile
or , you ’ w hich
Early American Feeling is Carried *, U r ” f U C as
Out in Furniture, Hug, and Drapes Early American,
or 18th Century,
or what have you.
Just for a minute let’s consider the value of carrying out a period
feeling completely, whether it’s Modern or whether it’s Early American
maple, in a pine panelled room. As I have often said, creating an atmos
phere in a room is like making a cake. If you want a chocolate cake
you put chocolate in it. If you want a cocoanut cake, you put cocoanut
in it. You would be surprised at the women who want an Early American
room, and only put half enough “Early American” in it. Perhaps they
buy or use the furniture and stop there. They are disappointed. Of course.
The room needs the icing, the Early American background, rugs, chintz,
ornaments.
Dining rooms are often neglected so let’s visualize one. The same
principles would be true in living room or bedroom. Knotty pine panelling
is first choice for all or part of the background or wall of room. Next
a wall paper or plain straw colored paint. Rug within twelve to eighteen
inches from wall in Early American pattern, and curtains in a quaint
pattern. Here is where your shop will help you. If you are not familiar
with patterns of a given period, ask to see them, and you’ll easily find
what you want.
Pads for the rush seats of maple chairs made of the materials of the
curtains or a harmonizing material, in a pattern or solid color, give a
lot of atmosphere as well as comfort, as well as Toby jugs and brass
candlesticks on the mantel, a coaching print in a maple frame over it,
and old china and pewter on the shelves of the open dresser. */ j
Thursday, June sth, 1941,
FOOD AND FEED
Too much stress can't be placed on
food and feed crops, says Director
Walter S. Brown, of the Agricultural
Extension Service, who points out
that Georgia farmers can increase
their food supplies by growing more
products at home. "Sometimes people
think we talk too much about the
live-at-home program,” the Extension
head decclared, “but I don’t think so.
During these times of world distress
and uncertainty we must grow our
own food and feed supplies if we ex
pect to continue as a healthy nation”
Strong and alert people are built
by abundant and well-balanced diets.