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ffffffffffffffffff Volume 38 Dr. W. E. Burdine Says Legion Can Be Of Greater Service Dr. W. E. Burdine, of Blue Ridge, World War II veteran and candidate for Commander of the Georgia De partment of the American Legion stated this week that in his opinion the Legion has greater opportuni ties than any other veterans organi zation or civic club to be of service to the nation as a whole. He said “Contact with Legion naires throughout the state has con vinced me that, potentially, the American Legion has a greater sphere of activity and resourses than any other Veterans organiza tion or civic club. We have our pick of the nation’s leaders, yet we have failed to take the lead due to our ignorance and lack of education as to our own program. We have failed to take our proper place as a Vet arens and Civic organization. “The reasons for this are many, but in my opinion the most import ant reasons our programs are sty mied is because we spend our time bickering and feucding at both per sonal and group levels. We grind too many axes at the expense of the individual Legionnairs. In cor recting these faults I shall make mistakes, but with the help of all Legionnaires these mistakes will be kept at a minimum. “I am a member of no political group in the Department of Georgia and do not intend to become part of any group. I have made no promises or commitments and shall make none prior to election, other than the program I advocate. If elected appointments will be made on ab ility and interest in Legion welfare. They will not be made on political promises. “My solution to these problems is one of education from Depart ment to Post levels, and this pro gram shall be made public in de tail.” 9 - ’*9 VFW To Meet Friday Night May 9 at Lake Alice The Veterans of Foreign Wars of Forsyth County will meet at Lake Alice near Cumming, Friday night May 9, at 8 o’clock. This will be the sixth regular meeting of the post. Some important business which should warrant the attention of every Veteran who has fought out side the continintal United States will be discussed. Especially mem bers should want to be a part of this discussion. Refreshments will be served again at this meeting. All members who have been attending have had an enjoyable time at the gatherings of the Veterans. The VFW is the only organization exclusively for Veterans whose mili tary duties have taken them outside the United States. The local post needs the support of every person eligible to become a member. We now have 81 members, but there are about 370 others who should attend the next meeting and decide if they wish to join. Remember the time, the place and the date, 8:00 oclock at Lake Alice on Friday, May 9. ATTRACTIVE FARM HOMES Good looking farm homes are an index of prosperity, according to H. W. Harvey, londscape specialist of the State Extension Service, and 4-H club boys and girls are helping lead the way in home beautification work in Georgia. Harvey said this week that five times during the past 10 years a Georgia club member has won a national chapionship in a 4-H home beautification project. In 1946 around 2,000 Four-H club members attended short courses in home beautification work and there is much interest in this project in 1947. FROZEN—FOOD PACKAGES To meet the requirement for suc cessful packaging, the carton or wrapping paper used in freezing foods must be moisture and vapor proof, should not absorb water, blood oil or grease and should not impart flavor or odors to the pro duct. The Forsyth County News (City Population 1,500) Cumming Georgia, Thursday, May Bth, 1947. Soil Conservation News FORSYTH COUNTY Norman Pilcher in cooperation with the Upper Chattahoochee Riv er Soil District had terrace lines run by the Soil Conservation Service per sonnel last week. Banjamin Turner had terrace lines run last week. Incidently Mr. Turner is making use of his good spring pasture by milking fourteen head of cows and selling Grade A milk to the milk cooperative in Mar ietta. Farmers who have pastures with Ladino clover in the pasture mix ture and who were visited by the SCS personnel last week were: John Collins, T. M. Lewis, W. M. McGin nis R. A. Herring and Charlie Bol ing'. Farmers who had the opportunity to visit the Kentucky 31 fescue grass patch on the Williom Orr farm last week were: Toy Watson L. L. Merritt, Norman Pilcher, R. B. Tajlant, L. D. Stephens, Otis Mash burn, Tom Pilgrim, Jewel Davis, and Mr. Hambree. Farmers from Dawson, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall and Lumpkin counties have visited the Kentucky 31 fescue grass patch on Mr. Orr or Mr. Howard Holland’s far mthe only two patches in this county. Schedule For Renewing Of Drivers Licenses Troopers of the State Patrol will be here on the dates named below for the purpose of renewing drivers licenses through the Validating Machine, which will save an appli cant the trouble of ordering thru the mail, as the license will be run through the machine and given back to the applicant. Obtain your 1948 drivers license by meeting the Calidating Machine on o date sched uled here. This is a special service the Department of Public Safety is rendering to expedite the renewing of drivers licenses. Wednesday, May 28—10 to 6. Wednesday, June 4th—2 to 6. Saturday, June 14—10 to 6. Groves New Welfare Director Acting Gov. M. E. Thompson cele brated his 44th birthday last week by attending a luncheon in his hon or tendered by the employees of the Executive Department and by ful filling a campaign promise—remov ing Judge A. J. Hartley as director of the State Department of Welfare Effective next Monday, May 12, Asst .Attorney-General L. C. (Tiny) Groves, of Lincolnton, becomes State Welfare Director by executive order and Judge Hartley, because he had become “a political issue” is assigned as an assistant to At torney-General Eugene Cook. The switch in positions gives Groves a $2,000-a-year increase and Judge Hartley a corresponding de crease. The salary of the V/elfare Director is $7,000 a year, Assistant Attorneys-General receive $5,000, annually. Dr. Paty, Bitter Over Legislature, Hits Funds Lack “I did not come back to Georgia with the expectation of presiding over the liquidation of the Univer sity System.” With these bitter words of disillu sionment, Dr. Raymond R. Paty, chancellor of the State Board of Re gents, expressed his dismay over the failure of the legislature to pro vide sufficient funds for the expand ed operations of the state colleges. He had just returned, last week, af ter two months in Germany inspect ing the schools and, ironically, re commending how democracy might be installed in the shattered univer sities of that war-torn country. Dr. Paty said that members of both houses of legislature had as sured him, before he accepted his federal assignment, that increased funds would be appropriated to meet the doubled student enrtll ment, overcrowded conditions and generally inflated prices. "The present appropriation falls far short of our needs,” he declared "Schools which are attempting to care for veterans may be facing a crisis in a few short weeks.” OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON. CHERO KEE. DAWSON. LUMPKIN. HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES. mm, g 1 1 ii ilHiJf ll i"iT 1 ‘w mmmßzm ■•vj> ' . x >-'- s .. \s-t- '■ ; A - ;,r ‘v || ' ’! • SL, 'I MZztiBMBNHUsuBk M jiSg -., Jilt , and pfEji Jm * i |jj* ' #v . * *”* { ’* > - , by Turner liters GOVERNOR THOMPSON ADDRESSES CONVENTION— Standing symbolically beneath a large picture of President Truman, national Party chief, Acting Governor M. E. Thomp son, titular head of the Democratic Party in Georgia ad dresses the huge crowd of Democratic leaders which at tended the Macon convention last week. State Homemakers Observe National HD Week May 4-11 Farm women are ir. the spotlight this week as the Nation observes the second annual National Home Demonstration Week from May 4 to 11 and recognizes home demon stration club members who trans plant dub work and study into com fortable homes, nturitious meals, healthful living and pleasant com munities. “Nothing is so good that it can not be made better; better in terms of the family’s health, comfort, edu cation happiness and understand ing. Under the leadership of the home demonstration agents of the Extension Service, the farm women of America will continue to make daily home tasks easier, to improve their homes and communities and to bring about happier and more wholesome living in rural America. Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson declared in a letter to America’s home demonstration club Today’s Home Builds Tomorrow’s World is the theme of the week long observance, according to Miss Lurline Collier. State home demon stration leader for the Extensicon Service. The 46,000 members of Georgia’s 1,338 home demonstration clubs will participate in locally-plan ned special programs, teas, exhibits and tours featuring 30 ygars of pro gress in family and community liv ing since the program was initiated Georgia home demonstration agents made nearly 64,000 visits to 34,000 different farms and homes in conducting their work during 1946, Miss Collier revealed. More than 3,- 500,000 rural women will participate in the nation-wide observance. CLOSING NOTICE Beginning Wednesday afternoon May 14 all stores and filling stations in Cumming will be closed after 1 P. M. Ten Farm Pillars Listed In Newest Georgia Bulletin Ten principles of farm organiza tion and management that srould be applied in the most practicable manner possible by Georgia farm ers in developing their systems of farming are described in the newest Agricultural Extension Service pub lication, Pillars of Profitable Farm ing Written by J, William Fanning, economist of the Extension Service, the bulletin, Number 536, discusses each of the ten principles and sum marizes the general changes in Geor gia agriculture during the past 25 years. The ten principles that Mr. Fanning lists in the bulletin include high yields, production of food and feed, distribution of labor, distribut ion of income, full use of land re sources, adequate capital, economy of operation, wise buying and sell ing, adequate reserve and records. The 20-page three-color bulletin is being distributed this week by coun ty agents throughout Georgia, the Extension Service reports. “The years immediately ahead will be es pecially significant in the agricul tural development of this state,” Mr Fanning declared. "New systems of farming must be more profitable than those of the past. This can be assured by building these new sys tems around those principles of farm organization and management which successful farmers have found over the years to be the basis for the largest and most consistent profits." Many demonstrations and examp les are cited in setting up the ten pillars of profitable farming. The system of fanning which is follow ed, the bulletin points out should be selected on the basis of its abi lity to return the largest annual profits consistent with the wise use of all land, labor and capital. (County Population 15,000) PRACTICAL TO GO ALL ELECTRICAL AND SAVE! By CECIL S. MIZE Few of us realize that we can cook for example, with electricity at about the same cost of the lights we burn in the average home. For that reason, we have become accus tomed to using the word “lights” when actually we mean the many other economical services of “elec trical power.” We notice by a chart that on a representative Cooperative we can buy 25-KWH more for the second $1.50 than for the first. After using lights for 25-KWH at a cost of $1.50 one can buy 50-KWH for the same amount. In the average home 50- KWH will operate a water pump, and a small radio; or a larger radio and refrigerator, plus small mis cellaneous appliances such as fans. Not many people would contract to draw and carry all the water that is needed in and around a farm home fore one month for $1.50. And besides the economy of-the pump, there is water under pressure for the kitchen, bathroom, chicken hous es, and the barnyard. After appliances which use 75- KWH for $3 per month has been added, an additional 751 KWH can be gotten for the same sl.so—three times as much as you got when you paid for lights. Just think of what can be done with 75-KWH per month! The water pump, refriger ator, radio, small appliances such as fans, heating pads, room space heaters for the cool—but not cold— mornings, chicken house lights, and toaster can all be used now. And most of them for that same $1.50 it took to put a moderate amount of lights in each room. After these labor saving applian ces are doing their work 24 hours a day every day of the month, and one is beginning to really enjoy and appreciate electricity, the axe can be thrown aWay, and the wood shed torn down, because for the same amount $1.50 cooking can de done with electricity. And don’t think that you are the only one who gains by throwing away the axe, either, because the homemaker will enjoy heat by the turn of a knob, without the sooty business of firing up the old range. And it’s not as hot in summer, either. When fruits are ripe, and vegetables ready to be canned no one has to declare a holi day or get up in the morning dread ing the hot drudgery waiting for them in that sultry kitchen. It’s cool it clean, and it’s cheap as cheap as those lights back there for the first $1.50. But before cooking is started and the work of the day begun, a hot bath is the pause that really refresh es. The water heater that has been installed with the pump and bath room has already heated the water. State Receives Priceless Relic From Floridian A priceless relic of the War Be tween the States was presented to the Georgia Department of Archiv es and History last week by Dr. Nelson Black of Miami, Fla. It is a Confederate War picolo, retrieved for Dr. Black’s father from a Feder al wagon train by Gen. Nelson A. Miles, of the First Division, Second Army Corps, Army of the Potomac. The flute was originally owned by William Neyle Habersham of Savannah, member of the disting uished family for whom Habersham County was named. It is believed one of his sons lost the instrument during the battle of Atlanta. Naval Reserve Week Endorsed Acting Gov. M. E. Thompson has “heartily agreed” to proclaim the week of May 18 25 as Naval Reserve Week. He endorsed the plan for re cruiting Naval Reserve personnel in Georgia proposed by Rear Admiral L. T. Dubose, commaidant of the 6th Naval District, in a conference with Naval Reserve officials last week. Co-operation with the drive by civic organizations was urged by the governor. Peanuts, the most important hog fattening crop in south Georgia, on good land will produce good pork. Number 19. and it’s ready with a turn of the hand for use—steaming hot and plentiful. Washing dishes, washing clothes, cooking the dinner on the electric range is all more pleasant and can be done much faster. May be the hot water will cost some more than the $1.50 we paid for lights, but it’s really wonderful and plenty cheap -and besides it won’t cost much more. Let’s stop this talk about cost now and get down to real business mak ing money with electricity to pay for those luxuries that are being enjoyed. And remember a penny saved is a penny made. First let’s SAVE by preserving the meat, those parts of chickens that are usually thrown away, those green vegetables that have spoiled in the past years, and those peaches strawberries, and other fruits that are so good when they were in sea son. With a home freezer the sea son will last the year around. They will be good and won’t spoil, and cost very little. A home freezer will do this for the thrifty farm family and keep butter ready for the mark et -a few more dollars for the farm purse. Outside lights are around the barn water is plentiful for the stock to enjoy and to help produce more eggs for the market. But the corn, wheat, oats barley and hay are hard to handle. Besides, the stock waste a lot of it. What could be bet ter than to grind the roughage and make it taste better, too. Hay driers keep the hay clean, and preserve the food value. Some hay can be sold at better prices because it is a higher grade. Pig, lamb and chicken brooders soon pay for themselves by helping the young to grow faster with less food, and more will reach the mark et because they are kept warm and dry. It all costs about 1.5 cents per KWH too, because this farm floes everything with electricity. After we have stopped to think, have really done some planning, and figured this thing but, we won der why REA wasn’t “invented” a long time ago, because anything can be done around the farm home with electricity, and it is the only thing we can get that will make lights, cook, hea water, pump water run motors to make working a pleasure—any of the 300 uses of electricity on a farm and in a home. But the best part about electricity is that the more that it is used, the cheaper it is. If water heating and cooking are done by some other fuel, then its costs more to pump water and run motors. The only thing to do is GO ALL ELECTRICAL and do any and everything with electricity. Georgia Support Of VA Fund Bill Assured Cheatham Georgia’s two Senators and ten Congressmen are unanimously pled ged to support the national Deficlen cy Bill when it comes to a vote in Washington. In letters to C. Arthur Cheatham, state veterans service director, the law makers have de clared they will vote in favor of the legislation which will provide the funds necessary for a continuation of services to ex-servicemen by the Veterans Administration. The VA is currently faced with the prospect of insufficient money with which to carry on its hugh nat ionwide program. The Deficiency Bill has been devised to relieve the situation by the assignment of "emergency" funds. Cheatham, aware of the situation, alerted the Georgia Congressional delegation on the urgency of the temporary legislation. BASEBALL The Cumming Boys will play the Lathemtown boys at Lathemtown Saturday afternoon at 3:30. Buford will play Cumming here Sunday afternoon at 3:30. Everyone is invited to come out and help the boys win. We will have our schedule printed in a few days so be on the lookout for it in the News. fffffffffff