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iVolume 38
High-Chair Training
Is Seen As Solution
For High Crime Rate
Chairman Edward B. Everett of
the State Board of Pardons and Par
oles believes that ‘“concentration on
the high chair can take the emphas
is off the electric chair” in this state
Addressing the Methodist Men's
Club luncheon in Atlanta, Everett
pointed out that Georgia has the
record of ieading the country in
number of executions for capital
crimes. He pointed out that the re
cord of capital crime commission is
lowest in the six States which do
not permit the death penalty—and
highest in Georgia where executions
are most frequent.
“Most crimes begin in youth,’ he
said, “Concentration on the high
chair can very well take the emphas
is off the electric chair, here.’
Game Commission
Working On Movie
The Georgia State Game and Fish
Commission announced today that
preliminary work on its film “safety
Afield With Guns,’ and “How To
Handle A Small Boat Safely,’ has
been completed, and shooting will
begin on location about August Ist.
The film will star the winners of
the State essay contest, and will em
phasize safe methods in field and
stream. Charles Elliott, Director of
the Commission, pointing to the an
nual tragic toll of unfortunate acci
dents, stated: “If our educational
program can save one life, or avoid
on tragic avoidable accident, it will
have been worth while.’
Annual June Singing
Our Annual June Singing will be
held at New Harmony Baptist
Church on Sunday June 15.
You are cordially invited to attend
We will have loud speakers for the
comfort of all, so that you may en
joy the services from the grounds.
There will be dinner on the grounds
so make your arrangements to be
with us on this day.
ALONZO FOWLER, President
WILLIE ELLIS, V-President
Soil Conservation News
FORSYTH COUNTY
According to Verne E. Davison,
chief of the regional biology divi
son, Soil Conservation Service,
Spartanburg, S. C., there are five
essential things that must be done
to have the best fishing in farm
ponds. They are: 1. It is essential
to begin with approximately 100
bass and 1000 to 1500 bluegills per
acre. A few adults won’t do, and no
other kinds of fish can be managed
very successfully, according to pre
sent experience.
2. It is essential to fertilize pond
water. Submerged water-weeds and
mosquitoes can thus be kept oui.
Fertilize waters produce a heavy
yield of fish, and make fishing more
successful. Between 500 and 1500
pounds of 8-8-4 chemical fertilizer
will be required per acre annually.
3. It is essential to protect a pond
from becoming muddy and from ex
cess water. Silt prevents economic
fertilization; and since pond manage
ment is chiefly water management
a farmer finds fertilization a hope
less task if the pond continually re
fills with fresh water and washes
out that which has been fertilized.
4. It is essential to maintain a
pond free from weeds, grass, brush
trees, and other debris or obstruct
ion.
5. It is essential that the pond be
fished— removing usable fish by
hook and line fishing—with out re
gard for spawning season,size, kind
*r numbers.
Hogging-Off System
Georgia’s climatic conditions per
mit the development of year-round
grazing and hogging-off systems.
Advantages of such plans include
lower cost of production, healthier
hogs, freedom from worms, increas
ed soil fertility, continuous land cov
er and better distribution of labor
and income.
Oats are the safest of all grains
for feeding horses and mules, wheth
er fed alone or with other grains.
The Forsyth County News
(City Population 1,500)
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF FORSYTH COUNTY & CITY OF CUMMING
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FORSYTH, FULTON, CHERO KEE, DAWSON, LUMPKIN, HALL AND GWINNETT COUNTIES.
Modernizing The
Perma-Stone Way
For Better Homes
The Perma-Stone way makes new ]
structures of old buildings and adds
value equal to several times the
cost of improvement. In addition,
the Fire Protection, the saving in
Fuel and paint, and the moderate
first cost makeb the Perma-Stone
truly economical.
Perma-Stone is easily installed
over weath board, shingles, stucco,
concrete, old brick, tile or concrete
block and does not require footings,
changing of windows or other ex
pensive alterations.
You may have the Perma-Stone
Contracting Company of 102 North
Green Street, Gainesville Georgia
give you an estimate. The McGehee
brothers Charles and Glynn are the
boys who will be glad to give you
an estimate free of charge and no
obligations. You may reach them at
Telephone 2063, Gainesville.
4-H Club Leaders,
Members To Attend
Camp In Virginia
State 4-H club leaders and repre
sentatives of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture will discuss the con
trol of juvenile delinquency, the nat
ional 4-H health program, the 4-H
club in rural housing, 4-H and older
youth workshops, new 4-H club
movies and magazines, and better
4-H publicity at the State 4-H Club
Leaders’ Conferenece at Arlington
Farms, Va., June 11-18, according to
Walter S .Brown, director of the
Georgia Extension Service.
W. A. Sutton, Georgia 4-H club
leader and chairman of the 4-H club
subcommittee of the Extension or
ganization and policy committee of
the Land Grant College Associa
tion, and Mrs. Martha Harrison, as
sistant state 4-H. club leader, will
represent Georgia. The conference
will be held in conjunction with the
17th annual National 4-H Club
Camp near Washington, D. C., Mr.
Brown asserted this week
Four Georgia 4-H club members,
Billy Benson, Chatham County;
Joyce Hamby, Chattooga; Jeyneil
Hardy, Bibb, and Lawrence William
son, Ben Hill, will attend the camp.
The Georgia 4-H club members se
lected to attend the national camp
were chosen because of leadership
in club work in their counties.
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton
P. Anderson will address the com
bined conference of leaders and 4-H
delegates from thoughout the Nat
ion on June 12. The Agricultural Re
search Center at nearby Beltsville,
Mr., will be visited during the week
conference. Mr. Sutton will preside
when the 1948 chairman and new
members to the subcommittee are
elected June 13-and again June 17
when the 26th National 4-H Club
Congress is discussecd and commit
tee assignments made.
Georgia Legion
Endorses Guard
During last week’s American Le
gion state convention in Macon, at
which Dr. W. E. Burdine of Blue
Ridge was elected the first World
War II Department Commander, a
resolution was adopted endorsing
the current recruiting campaign of
the Georgia National Guard.
The resolution was introduced af
ter Acting Gov. Thompson paid an
unscheduled visit to the convening
delegates and reminded them that
the new National Guard was depend
ing upon the interest of ex-service
men to aid in its reorganization.
Georgia’s Agriculture
Records show many changes in
Georgia’s agriculture since 1935.
Yields per acre of all crops on 718
farjns increased over 75 percent.
Cotton yields in 1935 averaged 268
pounds and in 1945 the average was
491 pounds. Corn climbed from 20.3
bushels to 40.3 wheat from 10.5 to
22.1 and oats from 11.7 to 42.9.
ANNUAL JUNE SINGING
Annual June Singing will be held
in Cumming Sunday June 29th. All
day singing with lot of good sing
ers. Everyone come and be sure
and bring your song books.
E. E. BANNISTER
Cumming Georgia, Thursday, June 12, 1947.
FATHERS’ DAY
SUNDAY JUNE 15
He’s a grand Guy That Dad
of yours and June 15th is His
day.
He probably won’t admit his plea
sure over what you get him, but
deep down inside where he thinks
no one can see, he’ll be thrilled. So!
on June 15th, surprise him
show him you remember those
things he’s always done bring
ing in the bacon, seeing that you
got’ what you wanted and needed
Whatever you do don’t forget Fath
ers’ Day. If you cannot think of
things to remember him with, read
the ads in the Forsyth County News
and you’ll find plenty of ideas for
making this Father’s Day the best
ever for your Dad.
800 l Weevils Make
Heavy Inroads On
1947 Cotton Crop
801 l weevils have put in their ap
pearance in Georgia cotton fields
and in larger numbers than usual
for this time of the year, E. C. West
brook, cotton specialist of the State
Extensionsion Service warend this
week.
The cotton specialist, who pointed
out that weather conditions through
the first week of June were favor
able for boll weevil development,
urged farmers to start a viorous
control campaign. While supplies of
calcium arsenate are short, he said
there will be enough to control boll
weevils if it is distributed properly
throughout the cotton-growing sec
tions of the state.
Mr. Westbrook recommended that
farmers in south Georgia, where cot
ton is already squaring, begin con
trol of the boll weevil immediately
with two dustings about a week a
part and then wait unttil infestation
reaches five to ten percent before
making three additional calcium “Sr- 4
senate applications at five-day inter
vals.
Two weekly applications of poison
may be made in north Georgia if
weevils are present in the cotton
fields and are seriously damaging
the buds. Otherwise, poisoning is
impracticable at the present time,
he pointed out.
Instead of using a 1-1-1 mopping
mixture as with blackstrap molas
ses, water and calcium arsenate, Mr
Westbrook recommended using a
1-7-4 mixture o fcitrus molasses,
water and arsenate. This material
has been used in South Carolina for
two years. After preparing and let
ting the mixture stand for two hour
apply to bulls of the cotton with a
homemade mop, he said. Citrus mol
asses can be obtained much cheaper
than blackstrap molasses, he point
ed out.
“Cotton stands are generally good
and the crop has made very good
growth although some cotton has
died from anthracnose and seedling
root rot in north Georgia,’ West
brook declared in asserting that the
prospect is as good as could be ex
pected under prevailing weather con
ditions.
Teacher Training
Courses Announced
The State Department of Educat
ion has announced cthat 21 "work
shops” for teachers, principals and
school administrators will be held
during the Summer on various cam
puses of colleges in the University
System. Some 1,500 school repre
sentatives will be enrolled in cour
ses designed to increase their effi
ciency and broaden the scope of
their work.
Professional training for school
principals will be offered for the
first time, this year. Other courses
include Community School Opera
tion; Library Science; Ccurricu
luum; Off-Campus Activities; The
Nursery School; Health Education
and Guidance; Merchandising and
Trade Education.
COTTON CULTIVATION
Cultural practices that cause cot
ton to fruit early and help reduce
insect injury include preparing land
well, fertilization, using recommend
ed varieties planting on good land,
early plantings, close spacings, cul
tivating thoroughly and cutting the
stalks early.
Georgia “Finds”
Forgotten Suits
For Back Taxes
State Revenue Commission Glenn
Phillips and Attorney General Gene
Cook are glowing with delight these
days over their “discovery” of some
31 old law suits in which the State
of Georgia is seeking to collect
about $4000,000 worth of back taxes
from out-ofstate insurance compan
ies.
It seems that some eight years
ago, the State assessed intangible
taxes on the insurance companies
which promptly appealed to the
i State Board of Tax Appeals. When
that body was later abolished, the
suits were transferred to the Super
ior Court of Fulton County but the
State lost contact with them.
Unaware of the situation, coun
sel for one of the companies appear
ed at the Capitol last week to settle
the claim. He brought the whole
matter to light, mqph to his chagrin
Attorney General Cook says the
amounts due now are appi'oximate
ly four tinges those in the original
suits because of the accumulation
of interest.
Executive Committee
Of Wildlife Clubs
To Meet In Macon
The Executive Committee of the
Statewide Association of Wildlife
Clubs will meet again in Maconc, at
the Hotel Dempsey, Monday, June
23rd, according to Dan Rainey, the
secretary of the Association. Prev
ious meetinges have been devoted
to organization and plans, Rainey
stated, but the Macon meceting will
settle work for the coming year.
The Association plans to hire an
Executive Secretary at that time,
and organization work in all parts
of the State will be intensified. The
goal set by the Association is organ
Iszation of a county wide club in
every county in the State by July,
1948.
Study Boom in
Farm Land
Representatives of Government
and private-lending agencies and
farm leaders will hold a conference
in Washington early in June to
study means of slowing down the
boom in farm lands.
The President is “deeply concern
ed” over prices of farm real estate
and is anxious to prevent a collapse
such as that which brought ruin to
thousands of farmers after World
War I.
The meeting has been called by
the Secretary of Agriculture at the
request of the President, who notes
that farm land values are ninety
two per cent above the 1935 39 ever
age. Moreover, the Department of
Agriculture reports that farm-land
values increased twelve per cent
during the year which ended March
31st.
President Truman bluntly states
that land prices in many areas have
reached peaks which “cannot be sus
tained by probable long-time farm
earnings.” He is concerned about
war veterans who might go heavily
into debt to purchase farms at in
flated prices and, subsequently, suf
fer loss.
Just what can be done to halt the
advance in price is prblematical.
Naturally owners of farm lands
want to sell them for as high a
price as possible, but, of course,
when farm lands sell well above a
value based upon long-time earnings
there is great danger to the stability
of agriculture.
The Government has stepped in,
upon occasion, to regulate the specu
lation in stocks by requiring buyers
to put up larger proportions of the
price of stocks bought. In 1943, Se
cretary of Agriculture Wickard rec
ommended a heavy tax on profits
made on speculative purchases and
resales of farms. This policy was
not adopted but it was backed by
sound reasoning and would be a
considerable measure of protection
against wild speculation in farm
lands.
MUSICAL AT FIRST BAPTIST
Another Musical will be given at
the First Baptist Church Sunday
night at 8 P. M. Everybody invited.
(County Population 15,000)
Veterans Service
Leaflet Boosting
Number Of Claims
The State Department of Veter
ans Service announced that it had
completed mailing the first 3000,-
000 pamphlets, "It is later than you
think’ in which time limits on filing
benefit claims by exservicemen are
detailed. Published in abbreviated,
pocket-size because of the current
economy drive, the booklet is never
the less conceded to be one of the
most complete veterans’ guides ever
published.
C. Arthur Cheatham, State Veter
ans Service Director, announced
that benefit claimls amounting to
“several million dollars in aggre
gate” have been filed with the Vet
erans Service Offices as a result of
the distribution of the pamphlet so
far.
Cheatham was interviewed while
on his way to Washington to con
fer with federal officials and pro
test at Gov. Thompson’s direction
the recent order clcosing the Veter
ons Administration’s Finney Gener
al Hospital at Thomasville.
4-H’ers Compete
For Many Awards
In Crops Project
Field crops valued at mjbre than
$2,000,000 were produced by 18,000
Georgia 4-H club members on near
ly 31,000 acre during 1946, L. R. Dun
son, assistant state 4-H club leader
for the Extension Service, said this
week iq pointing out that effidehet
crop production methods will be
taught to 4-H’ers for the third con
secutive year in the field crops pro
gram this year.
Seventy-six counties in the state
named medal winners in last year’s
4-H field crops program compared
to only 47 in 1945, the state leader
asserted in emphasizing that county
state and national * awards will be
presented to outstanding club mem
bers enrolling in the project.
Forty-four states are taking part
in the program this year, G. L. Nob
le. director of the National Commit
tee on Boys and Girls Club Work,
said this week. Last year 880 coun
ties in 43 states participated and in
1945 there were 733 counties in 42
states. “These gains reflect the
growing interest among farm youth
in learning better crop production
methods, selection of seed and pro
ficient use of available farm, mach
inery,’ Mr. Noble declared.
In addition to county recognition
of superior records in 4-H field crop
production, awards are provided by
a harvester manufacturer (Internat
ional Harvester) on state and nat
ional levels. The state winner will
receive an educational trip to the
National 4-H Club Congress in Chi
cago and four state winners will be
selected for national honors and
S2OO Fowler McCormick scholarship
Ben Cowart, Garfield, was Geor
gia winner in 1946. The project is
conducted under the direction of the
state and national Extension Ser
vices and the National Committee
on Boys and Girls Club work.
“I Am An
American Day”
There are many sections of the
United States where the percentage
of foreign born or the children of
foreign born is at a minimum.
There are other areas in which
a large percentage of the residents
consists of persons who have come
to the United States from another
country, or t..<yr children.
We Cc.l attentio nto this fact be
cause some of the citizens who live
in areas where few foreign-born re
sidents reside do not understand the
importance of "I am An American
Day.” The celebration is very im
portant in connection with teaching
immigrants and some of their chil
dren the ideas and ideals which are
generally considered to be an Ame
rican heritage.
"I Am An American” Day is cele
brated in accordance with a pro
clamation by the President of the
United States and is particularly de
dicated to citizens who have been
naturalized in the past year. It is
the occasion for rrtuch speech-mak
ing, designed to createc and main
tain faith in democracy and in the
heritage of freedom.
Rel^H
Number 24.
Produce More Per
Worker, Economist
Urges All Farmers
With current trends toward more
production per worker, farmers
who do not increase their average
production per worker operate at a
great disadvantage because they
must pay for labor on a high pro
duction basis whether they get it or
not, according to Kenneth Treanor,
economist for the Agricultural Ex
tension Service.
“For several years,” Mr. Treanor
pointed out this week, “the amount
of farm products required to pay
for hired labor has increased at ap
proximately the same rate as the
production per worker.’
As an example, the economist cit
ed the average farm wage rate dur
ing the 1935-39 period as being 85
cents in Georgia. The average price
of corn was 73 cents per bushel.
Thus it took 1.1 bushels of corn to
pay for one day’s labor.
During 1946, he continued, the
wage rate had advanced to an aver
age of $1.90 per day and corn aver
aged $1.70 per bushel. Last year it
required 1.2 bushels of corn—or
about one-tenth more than during
the five-year prewar period.
“Simlilar increases occurred for
other farm products,’ Mr. Treanor
asserted. “Unless the farmer boosts
production per worker his margin
between production cost and selling
price will narrow considerably.
Some effective steps toward more
efficient production include being
sure the farm business is of suffi
cient size to provide as nearly as
possible full-time employment for
all workers and large enough to pro
vide for efficient use of machinery
and equipment.
“Other fundamentals discussed in
a recent Extension Service bulletin
Pillars of Profitable Farming,’ Mr.
Treanor says, “are high crop yields
and rates of livestock production,
uniform distribution of the labor
load throughout the year on the
farm, production of food and feed,
distribution of income, full use of
land resources, adequate capital,
wise buying and selling, economy of
operation, adequate reserve and
good records.
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State Agencies
Ready To Fight
Polio Epidemic
So far this year there have been
only four cases of polio in Georgia,
compared with 17 last year, but the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis is taking no chances. It
assembled some twenty nurses from
ten Georgia cities last week and
gave them an intensive course in
dealing with the disease at the Aca
demy of Medicine in Atlanta.
Dr. C. D. Bowdoin, director of the
Communicable Disease division of
the State Department of Health,
told them that no person need lack
for medical care if stricken with
polio because the March of Dimes
provides a back log of funds which
may be drawn upon if necessary.
He said a correlation of national,
state and local agencies makes it
possible to have a polio patient in
the hospital within two hours from
the time the disease is detected.
Actually few people contract the
disease, Dr. Bowdoin declared. 20
cases in a population ofIOO.OOO is
considered an epidemic. Halcf of
those afflicted recover without any
permanent crippling and the other
half, with prompt treatment and
good care extended over a long per
iod of time, stand a chance <4l re
covering with only limited cripfßing
No epidemic is anticipated In
Georgia this Summer but all health
agencies are on the alert —Just in
case.
Soil Conservation
Soil conservation farming provid
es a practical guide to greater crop
diversification and results in many
benefits. It means increased income
to the farmer and savings in seed,'
fertilizer, labor and power. It ac
counts for a high degiee of land
protection and, all in- all, means ait...
increase in production and farm in
come.