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Cumming, Georgia
Training Institute
For Rural Youth To
Be Held In Athens
A training institute for rural youth
will be held on the University of Geor
gia campus, July 21-30, as a means of
helping older rural boys and girls be
come better prepared for effective
leadership in the farm communities
of Georgia, Dean Paul W. Chapman,
of the College of Agriculture, announ
ced this week.
A staff of outstanding leaders in
leadership woik among rural youth
has been secured for the 10-day short
courses, some of whom include J. O.
Howard, Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics, U.S. D. A„ Washington, D. C.
Miss Mary Mims, Extension rural so
ciologist, Louisiana State University;
and Mrs. Bonnie Wells Turner, Sav
annah, president of the Georgia Home
Economics Association.
Dean Chapman announced that 100
five-dollar scholarships have been
made available for selected delegates
to the conference. Total cost for the
institute is estimated at $lO per per
son and the scholarships are designed
to defray part of expenses for inter
ested rural youth in Georggia, Dean
Chapman said.
The training institute is a sponsor
ed activity of the Georgia Rural
Youth Council in cooperation with all
interested youth groups, the Agricul
tural Extension Service, various Geor
gia colleges, and other organizations
and agencies. Students of Georgia col
leges and young people from rural
communities compose the Rural
Youth Council.
Dean Chapman called attention to
the tact that any rural Georgia boy or
girl between the ages of 16 and 26
is eligible to attend the short course.
Anyone interested is urged to write
Dean Chapman, College of Agricul
ture, for detailed information.
State AAA Offices
Prapare To Move
Into New Quarters
Georgia’s state offices of the Agri
tural Adjustment Administration this
week prepared to move into new
quarters here, a handsome brick
veneer and concrete-tile structure
just completed at a cost of approxi
mately $50,000.
T. R. Breedyove, administrative of
ficer in charge, said the move is ex
pected to be completed by early July
State offices now are housed in two
downtown buildings.
Dedication ceremonies, Breedliove
said have been set for August 12, and
Secretary of Agricultue Claude Wick
ard has been invited to deliver the
principal address. Others who have
indicated their intention to be pres
ent include AAA Administrator R.
M. Evans and Southern Division Di
rector I. W. Duggan, both of Wash
ington.
The new AAA building occupies a
site on Carlton street, adjoining the
Georgia Agricultural Extension Serv
ice building on College of Agricultur
property. It was erected with funds
pprovided by the City of Athens,
Clarke County, Extension Service,
Board of Regents of the University
System of Georgia, and local private
contributions.
“These people and organizations,”
Breedlove said, “have performed a
very real service to the farmers of
Georgia, the personnel of AAA, and
their government. They have made
possible a building and facilities
which are certain to bring about a
speedier and more effective hondling
of AAA work, with a resluting bene
fit to the farmers of the state.”
The structure, 200 feet long by 42
feet wide.p rovides a working floor
space of more than 18,000 square feet
in its two floors and basement, ’ex
clusive of its eight foot concrete
corridors which extend through all
three floors.
Corridors, offices and six 2,000
square foot workrooms are finished
in whit concrete-tile and plaster.
Workrooms and many of the offices
have fluorescent lighting, anil ample
electric outlets have been provided
to power the scores of machines
necessary for high-speed mathemati
cal computations and for other tasks
Modern heating equipment has been
installed to provide comfortable work
ing conditions during the winter
months.
Plans have been announced for the
landscaping of the grounds and for
the provision of ample parking space
adjacent to the building within the
next six weeks.
The building was designed and
built by an Athens architect and con
tractor (W. A. Ma'this.)
The administrative and general ac
counting offices of the AAA employ
from’ 225 to about 270 persons, with
an average monthly payroll of be
tween $26,000 and $30,000.
Farmers Support
Defense Efforts
In Plans For 1942
I lovisions which place agricultures
strength behind defense, place more
emphasis on conservation, and in
crease the benefits to small farmers,
have been recommended for the 1942
agricultural conservation program, S.
Ernest Statham, chairman of the
Georgia Agricultural Adjustment Ad -
ministration committee, reported on
his return from the national AAA con
ference in Washington.
The state chairman declared that
the conference, which was dominated
by consideration for the needs of
national defense, gave a practical de
monstration of the unity of agricul-
ture.
The conference heard adfresses by
Vice-President Henry A. Wallace,
Secretary of Agriculture Claude R.
Wickard, AAA Administrator R. M.
Evans, and other leaders. Present at
the conference from Georgia were:
T. R. Breedlove, administrative of
ficer in charge; J. Banks Young, as
chargesistant administrative officer;
Chairman Statham, of Sumpter coun ;
ty; Commi'tteman Robie Gray, of
Jenkins county, and Walter S. Brown
director of the Georgia Agriculturral
Extension Service.
JThe conference adopted a number
of resolutions relating to defense, in
cluding a recommendation that farm
ers avoid speculative expansion and
reduce debts and build up reserves of
cash and farm commodities during
'the present period of industrial act
ivity. As measures to prevent inflat
ion, the conference urged higher tax
es on excess profits, incomes, and
luxury items, and more intensive
efforts to sell defense bonds and
stamps. It also urged that, due to
shortage of farm labor in some areas,
priority be given to production of
farm machinery and parts, and that
a balance be maintained between
farm and industrial prices..
The national conference proposed a
change inthe method of computing
farm payments, which would elimi
nate the payment made on certain
general crops, and would make funds
formerly used fort his purpose avail
able for carry ing out additional soil
conservation work. However, farmers
would still receive acreage allot
ments on such crops as wheat, cotton,
corn, and tobacco, and earn payments
for planting within their allotment
as at present.
The conference also recommended
the strengthening of the Ever-Normal
Granary and marketing quota pro
visions of the national farm program.
New soilbuilding pratices were pro
posed, including a special practice by
which low-income families may re
ceive seeds, plants, and fertilizers
for use in increasing home food pro
duction. The cost of the materials
would be deducted from the payments
earned by such families. Under the
practice, low-income families also
could earn additional payments for
live-at-home practices.
Spring Creek News
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Kelley spent
Sunday with Mr. Homer Gilstrap
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Westbrook and
son spent awhile one day last week
with Mr. and Mrs. Guy Patterson
Miss Lillie Wood spent one after
noon last week with Miss Allean
Mooney
Messrs Marcus and Albert Fowler
spent Saturday nigh’twith Mr. John
Wood
Mr. Clay Townley spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Townley
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Day spent
Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs.
James Mooney.
Mr. Keefer Gravitt and family visit
ed Mr. Lint Gravitt recently
Miss. Mae Johnson spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Almon Mullinax
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Townley was a
guest of Mr. Lee Townley at Dawson
ville recently )
Miss Edna Kelley spent last week
with Mr. Homer Gilstrap and family
Remember Sunday school at this
place Sunday morning also services
Sunday night
ROUTE 5
Mr. A. J. Green spent last week-end
with his daughter Mr. and Mrs. Lu
cine Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cox and family
spent last week-end with his mother
Mr. Leon Cox of CCC camp is spend
ing several days with his parents
Mrs. Lura Bennett spent last Sat
urday afternoon with Mrs. Minnie
Saine
Mr. Durell Bennett and wife of At
lanta spent last Sunday with his par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bennett
Miss Grace Bennett spent last Sat
urday afternoon with Mrs. Pearl Cox
Concentrate feeds are not as im
portant for the breeding cows as they
are for beef herd bull and young
calves
The Forsyth County News
Brandywine News
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Webb spent Sat
urday night with Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Dinsmore and
family spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Dock Glover
Mr. and Mrs. Ered Darnell and lit
tle daughter Sandra spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stone visited
Mrs. W. B. Jones Sunday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Luke McClure visited
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Richard Sunday
The visitors at Mr. Tom Stone’s
Sunday were Mr. Earl Stone and fam
ily, Mr. Holbert Hall and family, Mr.
Steve James and family, Mrs. Grady
Bearden and baby and Mrs. V. B.
Bagley.
Mr. Dock Glover and family spent
until bedtime Saturday night and al
so Sunday night at Mr. Jim Webb’s
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bagwell and
children spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. L .M. James
J. T. Davis spent Saturday night
and Sunday with Byron and Garland
Anderson.
Mrs. Van Bagwell who is attending
summer school at G. S. C. W. at Mil
ledgeville spent the week-end at home
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Brooks of Ocee
were the dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Martin Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Martin visited
relatives at Marietta Sunday after
noon
Mr. Elmer Stancel and family vis
ited Mr. J. H. Stancil Saturday after
noon
Mr. Leonard Stone and family spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
L. M. James
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Herring spent
awhile Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stone visited Mr.
Tom Stone awhile Sunday
Mr. and Mr3. James Hitt and Miss
es Carolyn and Sarah were bedtime
visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Seaph Bran
non Saturday night
Mrs. Evans and children spent the
week-end with Mr. Mitchel White and
family
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Dodd and family
and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hitt spent
Wednesday with Mr. J. P. Hitt
Misses Evelyn and Shirley Jean
Jones of Roswell spent the week-end
with their grandmother Mrs. W. V.
Jones
Miss Winnie Jones spent Saturday
KOW TO BE YOIIR
OWN DECORATOR
By
Director, Good Housekeeping Studio
What About Your Floors - <
No matter how modern you have become, how efficient the daily
rounds of the vacuum cleaner, there is still something about April
that impells spring cleaning. Personally, I think it’s the spring itself
and the bright sunshine which penetrates even dark
1 s ? ots and shows them up as needing cleaning. All
<f| the world is fresh and you want to get outdoors,
§§ but as its still too cold in many parts of the country,
Sgrl we turn indoors and want to renovate and renew
our interiors. O
_®| And why not a Spring Cleaning, mentally as
well as physically? Look at your house or your
> MO#!? 9 apartment with a keen eye. Realize that for five
fe&mWfMr months or more you’ll have warm weather and sun
j and air sweeping through your house and that it
should be made as comfortable for hot weather as
Helen koues y ou made it for cold weather.
Director ot Two things especially are affected by the
Good Housekeeping weather: the draperies and the floors. Lots of us
studio like summer draperies, I do for one, but they ought
to be suitable for the summer, not heavy and stuffy.
What seems cozy in the winter may be oppressive in the summer. This
is true of floors also. Thick, heavy carpets and rugs are a delight in
the winter but
Hwhen spring
comes, lighter
rugs and fewer
of them are
easier to care
for and cooler.
And this brings
me to the sub
ject in hand,
linoleum as
flooring floor
ing for your hall, (
living room and
bedroom as well
as those estab
lished spots
where it has be
come standard.
One of the,
nice things about
today’s decorat-,
ing is color. We
are using it so
much more bold
and you’ll find a
new point of
view. There is no
special reason
Marblcixed Linoleum with Plain Border is Smart why floors should
be brown or tan.
They are the colors of woods, but in summer the brown earth turns green,
and I see many a now and ab hall which could well have a deep green
linoleum floor, with a border of black with, perhaps, a decorative motif
in lighter green in the center. In a hall, a floor attractive enough to be
without rugs for the summer is a blessing.
While the hall need not match the living room or dining room, it
should harmonize, and in small houses it is often wiser to have the
floor match as this gives spaciousness. For this reason solid colors are
excellent: brown, green, blue, terracotta, in light as well as dark
shades. Choose the colors to suit your particular decorative scheme.
<T In a small country house I know, where the floors were in poor
condition, a soft plain light gray-green was put over the entire second
floor, in bedrooms where the walls or wallpapers varied from pale
blue, to cream with oink roses in the paper. It went well with every
thing. You might t.
afternoon with Mrs. Dollie Hitt
Mr. and Mrs. Linton Dodd and chil
dren were the supper guests of Mr.
James Hitt and family Wednesday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Bearden and
son Wendell spent Sunday with Mr.
Tom Stone
Mrs. Sallie Stancel and several oth
er friends attended the funeral of Mr
Iverson Summerour of Dawson county
Tuesday
Mr. J. P Hitt and family visited her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Heard Hansard
Sunday
FSA Family Health
To Be Improved By
Nutrition Program
“Pood for Denfense’’, the campaign
in which the U. S. Department of Ag
riculture has applied an all-out effort,
was guided into new directions today
as the Farm Security Administration
in the Fifth Region (Georgia, Alaba
ma, Florida, and South Carolina) mov
ed to link anticipated larger produc
tion of eggs, milk, pork and vegetab
les with a plan of enriching the diets
of more than 80,000 low income fam
ilies, 400,000 persons, who are on its
program.
Action to this end was taken in line
with recommendations of the Nation
al Nutrition Council for Defense at its
meeting recently in Washington, at
which FSA in the Southeast was re
presented by Miss Erna E. Proctor,
chief of the home management sec
tion.
Following Miss Proctor’s report two
new projects, (1) the production of
more foods in which the diets of
Southern rural homes have been lack
ing and (2) the proper use of these
foods for healthand strength, will be
added to the farm and home plans of
participating families. As an example
of this newdirection, more than 10,-
000 hand grinders have been acquired
in Georgia, in which meat, peanuts,
soybeans, or other home grown pro
ducts rich in protective substances
can be made usable in cooked foods.
Home gardens, planned to include
nourishing and protective foods, will
be stressed. In Georgia 30 tons of
garden seed were bought cooperative
ly by the FSA farmers, enabling many
families to have vegetables never be
fore grown and in many cases un
heard of.
Some of the goals set by the FSA
for the 29,000 Georgia families on
their program will be: (1) To in
crease the consumption of yellow ve
getables by 100 percent; (2) To
change traditional and inherited food
habits, seeking to end as far as pos
sible the use of foodstuffs devitalized
by modern custom, like white flour;
(3) To induce the use of eggs, milk
and vegetables for each member of
the family; (4) To work for improve
ment and extension of school lunch
programs: (5) To link diet necessities
with fundamental needs like that of
longer tenure of laud, soil improve
ment, and improvement of living con
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Gift for Father's Day is what pretty Carmen Fitzgerald;
above, sent to her dad It's an economical glass humijar
of tobacco and Carmen wrapped it up in tissue paper
and patriotic red. white and blue ribbon One of the jjggjjjlffl
famed Power's beauties, Carmen hails from Louisville. Ky.
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Pedestrian Is Today’s
American”
The pedestrian, unless he
mends his ways, bids fair to be
come the twentieth century’s
“vanishing American,” according
to anew booklet on highway
safety just issued by The Trav
elers Insurance Company.
“When the white man first set
foot on our shores,” the booklet
says, “he was beset by many
perils, not the least of which were
the resentful Indians. Many a Pil
grim chest was pierced by an ar
row winging its way apparently
out of nowhere and many a skull
was split by an unseen toma
hawk. Yet the white race sur
vived to dominate in America.
Why? Because the white man
racogrvized danger and strove to
meet it. He learned to walk with
the stealth of his red brother, to
avoid open spaces in the forest,
to sharpen his senses, to move
quickly and surely. Then he
taught these precautions to his
children.
Thursday, June 26, 1941,
ditions generally.
“Although the campaign to improve
diets has been made a national move
ment, with every agency enlisted,"
E. S. Morgan, regional director said,
“a special obligation rests upon the
Farm Security Administration.
“Its work lies, perhaps more than
that of any other agency, among the
groups oflowest income—the ill-fed
one-third of the nation, umong whom
is likely to be found the greatest Hum
ber of persons undernourished to the
extent that an alarming number of its
youth are found unfit for military ser
vice because of dietary deficiencies.
“Something of thi3 Pilgrim
spirit and fortitude is needed
among pedestrians today. All
around them are dangers, but pe
destrians heed them not. Instead,
they cling to the out-dated idea
that they can use the streets
when and- how they please, dis
regarding the fact that their rank3
are thinned by many thousands
every year.” <
The booklet points out that 12,-
500 pedestrians were killed in
1940 and more than 290,000 others
were injured. Of the pedestrians
killed, more than 34 per cent,
and of those injured, 51 per cent
were crossing streets against the
signal, crossing between inter
sections, or coming into the street
from between parked cars.
Such figures point once more
to the major role that human
carelessness plays in the s; I
drama of the highways. TANARUS.,
shout the need for caution ; ■
those who travel afoot.