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ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM OFFICE OF
THE COUNTY AGENT -:-
IMPORTANT MEETING OF
COMMITTEEMEN—
Increased war food production
through greater use of AAA funds
available for carrying out soil-build
ing practices will top the discussion
slate when AAA county and com
munity committeemen of Early coun
ty gather for an all-day session at
the AAA office here Tuesday, July
28th.
Felix P. Davis, chairman of the
Early County AAA committee, will
preside. Among other major partic
ipants will be Mr. S. Ernest Statham,
of Cobb, chairman of the State AAA
committee.
During the afternoon session,
starting at 2:30 o’clock, the commit
teemen will hold a round-table dis
cussion of soil-building needs, with a
representative of the Soil Conserva
tion Service employing a model
farm exhibit to illustrate the' ad
vantages of approved land use. The
morning session, beginning at 9:30
o’clock, will be devoted to field study
of such land uses on a nearby farm.
“Last year,” Chairman Felix P.
Davis said this week, “Early county
farmers had $40,043.39 available for
carrying out soil-building practices.
Os this amount, only $15,689.98 was
used. The remainder represents a
loss in potentially greater soil fertil
ity and consequently increased
yields.”
As example of the growing
need for soil-building practices on
the farm, Chairman Davis cited a
war-born shortage of nitrate im
ports. He called special attention to
the fact tha AAA will have available
winter legume seed and phosphate
with which farmers can grow the
nitrates which will not be available
in the form of soda in 1943.
The one-day session will spotlight
the increasing duties being assigned
to AAA community committeemen,
and their increased opportunities to
render greater service to the farm
ers in their respective counties.
PEANUT PICKER OPERATORS
TO MEET—
Roy E. Parrish, manager of the G.
A. F. Peanut Association, has called
a meeting of representative peanut
picker operators from each county,
and has invited the county agents to
meet in Camilla Friday, July 24, at
2:30 p. m.
The main topic will be to discuss
the costs of picking peanuts in 1942.
Any peanut picker operators who
want to attend this meeting might
see your County Agent and arrange
a cooperative trip.
MARKET HOGS EARLY—
With prospects of about one
fourth more hogs to market this fall
and winter, it looks like good judg
ment to fatten and market as many
as early as we can. A lot of corn
AjA fa* -
Friday & Saturday, July 17-18
Heinz Baby Food 2 for 15c
1 pkg. Grape Nut Flakes and 1 pkg. Raisin Bran— 15c
Jelly Glasses 1 doz. 50c
Seven-Day Coffee (we grind it) —Lb. 22c
Fancy Fig Preserves—l-lb. jar _ 25c
Gulf Spray—l quart 45c
Clowhite —1 pint
5c Salt 3 for 10c
Cherrioats —Package _ 15c
Pasteurized Milk—Quart
IW
CRISCO 7 3 lbs. 80c
Northern Tissue Linenized 2 for 15c
.... MEATS ....
Dressed Hens—Lb. 35c
Steak —Choice cuts, lb. 40c
Wieners, skinless—Lb. 25c
Rib and Chuck Roast—Lb. 28c
Kraft Cheese 2 lbs. 59c
Wisconsin Cheese—Lb. No. 127 c
SEVOLA JONES MARKET AND GROCERY
Phone 111 Blakely, Ga.
is ready to hog off now. Don’t turn
in too big an acreage at once. It’s
better to move the fence.
EARLY COUNTY FARMERS
ARE LOOKING AHEAD—
The inquiries that have been made
for phosphate fertilizer to be fi
nanced through the AAA have been
coming in pretty good. A good
many have been asking about winter
legume seed, too.
Those fellows don’t want to run
into another case of “Too little, too
late.”
4-H CLUB CAMP-
52 girls and boys from every
community in Early county are
camping this week at “Camp Saw
yer,” a regular 4-H Club Camp on
Spring creek, in Decatur county.
Chaperones on the camp are Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Reid; Miss Bina
Smith, of Cedar Springs; Mrs. Emma
Lee Murkerson, of Springfield; Miss
Ted Phelps; Mr. E. A. Cannon, and
Mr. Mark Brownlee. The 4-H camp
ers from Lee and Baker counties are
also camping with these from Early
county.
BROILERS AND FRYERS NEW
VICTORY FOOD SPECAL—
.Since the supply of broilers and
fryers which are coming off the
farms this year has reached an all
time high, the Agricultural Market
ing Administration has designated
broilers and fryers a national Vic
tory Food Special from July 16 to
25. This is the fourth Victory Food
Special to be featured by stores in
this area. Previous specials have
centered around lettuce, onions and
tomatoes.
The campaigns have given home
makers the opportunity to serve
nutritious foods at a cost much low
er than usual. Merchants and cus
tomers, by cooperating with the gov
ernment, are helping to make full
use of the nation’s food and prevent
ing waste of supplies in abundance.
Large numbers of broilers and
fryers will show up this year on
consumer markets. This is a result
of expansion in poultry production
to meet wartime needs. Poultry in
plentiful quantities is nothing but
good news to the woman who sets
before her family three good meals
a day. For chicken —fried or broil
ed—is not only good food, but it is
one of America’s favorites for sum
mertime eating.
REVIVAL SERVICES
Revival services are in progress at
Mt. Ararat church this week, with
the Rev. T. W. Jones, of Atlanta,
conducting the services. The reviv
al will continue through Friday
night and everyone is invited to at
tend. Rev. Mr. Jones is a brother
to Mr. Sevola Jones, of this city.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
Downs Two Zeros
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» Johnny Foley, who cabled home
on arrival in Australia, “I am here
and ready for action,” is shown
above. Then Johnny made his first
bomber mission and shot down two
Jap Zeros, as rear gunner for bomb
er pilot Lieut. W. Kreil. When
asked why he did not report his
score he remarked, “I was afraid
I would catch hell from the squad
ron commander for shooting with
out orders.”
Chief Food Inspector
Makes Report First
Months of 1942
A. D. Harris, chief food inspector
of the department of agriculture,
has filed the following report of his
work for the first six months with
Commissioner of Agriculture Tom
Linder:
Inspection on foods and feeds,
10,468.
Withholds issued, 335.
Samples taken to be analyzed,
387.
Abatements issued to improve
sanitary conditions, 104.
Eggs inspected for federal govern
ment, 139,538 dozen.
The following foods and feeds
were withheld from sale:
Eggs, 62,373 dozen; Butter, 122
lbs.; Oleomargarine, 21 lbs.; Cane
Syrup, 130 gallons; Maple Syrup, 70
gallons; Imitation Flavoring, 15 bot
tles; Filled Milk, 545 cans; Canned
Milk, 9 cans; Cherry Beverage, 13
gallons; Sauce, 24 bottles; Tomatoes,
33 cans; Canned Goods (misc.) ; 73
cans; Bottle Drinks (misc.), 1,408
cans; Beans (canned, withheld for
investigation), 9,671 cans; Turnip
Greens (canned, withheld for inves
tigation), 37,593 cans; Seed, 145
bags; Corn Meal, 201 bags; Feed,
1,568 bags.
The following foods were destroy
ed—unfit for human consumption:
Eggs, 91 doz.; Jelly, 20 glasses;
Chickens, 10 lbs.; Turkeys, 53 lbs.;
Beef, 132 lbs.; Hamburger Meat, 101
lbs.; Weiners, 10 lbs.; Pork Meat,
230 lbs.; Sausage, 158 lbs.; Oysters,
3 qts.; Fish, 223 lbs.; Liver, 15 lbs.;
Meat Bones, 25 lbs.; Bacon, 55 lbs.;
Ham, 107 lbs.; Backbone, 25 lbs.;
Spareribs, 40 lbs.; Meat Preserva
tive, 60 lbs.; Lamb, 50 lbs.; Oxtail,
28 bottles; Irish Potatoes, 6,933
lbs.; Corn, 27 crates; Turnip Greens,
3,753 bushels; Strawberries, 324
qts.; English Peas, 201 bus.; Squash,
874 bus.; Radishes, 362 bus.; Bell
Peppers, 14 bus.; String Beans, 597
bus.; Spinach, 279 bus.; Kale, 69
bus.; Mustard Greens, 365 bus.; Egg
Plant, 124 bus.; Onions, 280 bags;
Turnips, 40 doz. bunches; Asparagus,
2 crates; Hot Peppers, 11 bus.; Peas,
27 bus.; Peaches, 102 bus.; Pineap
ple, 8 bus.; Okra, 23 crates; Rhu
barb, 3 boxes; Currants, 20 qts.; Cu
cumbers, 16 bus.; Blueberries, 70
qts.; Collards, 1,885 doz. bunches;
Lima Beans, 7 bus.; Crowder Peas,
32 bus.; Cantaloupes, 8 crates; Ru
tabaga Turnips, 14,400 lbs.; Lettuce,
3,475 doz. heads; Carrots, 10 bus.;
Sweet Potatoes, 25 bus.; Cauliflow
er, 227 doz.; Tomatoes, 13 crates;
Limes, 12 bus.; Avacado Pears, 25
crates; Grapes, 12 bus.; Oranges, 65
bags; Apples, 45 bus.
The following plants were destroy
ed, unfit for planting:
Cabbage Plants, 184,314; Tomato
Plants, 45,314; Pepper Plants, 3
bundles.
ALL-DAY SING AT
BETHEL CHURCH SUNDAY
It has been announced that there
will be an all-day sing at Bethel
church next Sunday. This is Bethel’s
annual sing and promises to be one
of the best of all times. The Vaughn-
Union quartet, a well-known and
highly-entertaining group of singers
of Panama City, Fla., will be present,
it was announced. '
LIBERTY HILL CEMETERY
All who are interested in the Lib
erty Hill cemetery are asked to meet
| there Friday morning, July 17, for
j the purpose of cleaning off the
’grounds and doing other repair work.
WANTED WANTED
Men between the ages of
18 and 50 to serve in the Geor
gia State Guard in Early Coun
ty, Unit 124.
Volunteer now for service in
the Signal Corps.
Volunteer now for service in
the Medical Corps.
Volunteer now for service in
the Rifle Section.
Volunteer now for service in
the Shot Gun Section.
“What are you afraid of?”
Training, offered in Signal Corps
is as follows:
Radio—Maintenance; sending and
receiving; construction.
Telegraph—Code; sending and re
ceiving.
Field Telephone—Operation, hook
up.
Line Work—Stringing wire; ca
bles.
Courier Service Message car
riers, etc.
Maps—Making and reading.
Training offered in Medical Corps
is as follows:
First Aid—Treatment of shock,
hemorrhage, fractures; general han
dling of sick and injured.
Training offered in Rifle and Shot-
Gun Section is as follows:
General basic training; marks
manship; first aid; guard duty; dem
olition; physical training.
Sign up for the duration.
Prepare yourselves to defend vital
installations, your homes, your loved
ones. Talk it over with yourself.
Where is your place? What is your
duty?
What are you waiting for?
you, Too,
CAN SINK U-BOATS
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The above map of Georgia shows the War Bond
quotas, by counties, for the month of July, 1942. Total
War Bond quota for the state is $9,797,C00. With the
National quota total placed at a billion dollars, the
nation goes into high gear in its support of the War
financing and to give our fighting forces adequate im
plements of war which will bring ultimate Victory.
Sandpile," War Style
These children of U. S. navy enlisted men, whose families live in
1,300-home housing unit at Norfolk, Va., play in a sandpile against a
backdrop of protecting sandbags. The sandbags are part of the settle-’
ment’s model air raid protection. , ,
Forest Fires Hamper War Work
Forest protection is national pro
tection. Now, as never before in
America’s history, our forest re
sources must be guarded against fire.
The demand for lumber to be used
in connection with war industries
and activities is taxing the South’s
woodlands so heavily that, even with
the utmost <’are, they will be greatly
depleted by the end of the present
crisis.
Each acre of merchantable timber
destroyed by fire is a loss that th?
South cannot afford to bear, and
each acre of young growth burned
leaves a smaller growing stock to
meet post-war demands. Every man
hour spent in fighting fires means an
hour that could have been devoted
to building planes or ships or to
producing needed farm products. In
addition, smoke from forest fires in
interferes with artillery and aviation
training and the detection of enemy
planes and submarines.
In the South, Regional Forester
Joseph C. Kircher, of the U. S. For
est Service, says some 95 per cent
of all forest fires are man-caused.
Any fire that man causes man can
prevent. Most of the South’s fires
are caused by careless or incendiar-
■ COrvitlCHT >y WAND MS NALLY • CO. CMICACO
| American Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen are
on every front. They are giving 100 percent for their
country. What are we doing here on the home front?
Are we lending at least ten percent of income to help
them? It’s very little. But to fight this war success.
■ fully our country needs a billion dollars in War Boyds
, every month from us—the People. Let’s Go, America.
U. 5. 1 reasury Departnu ■■
ism. The smoker, camper, hunter,
or fisherman, by taking simple pre
cautions, can easily avoid setting
the woods on fire. He can be sure
his match is out before throwing it
down, and that his pipe heel or cigar
or cigarette butt is dead. He can
take care to build his campfire well
away from inflammable material
and to see that it is out—dead out
—before leaving it.
Farmers should make it a rule
never to burn brush when the wind
is high and always to be sure that
plenty of help and fire fighting tools
are on hand. The forest firebug
must pause to remember that his
action would give aid and comfort
to the enemy, that every acre he
burns helps Hitler and Hirohito.
Unburned forests, by conserving
rainfall, help provide abundant and
steady supplies of water for indus
trial and power purposes. They aid
in preventing destructive floods and
erosion of valuable farmland. They
provide shelter for wildlife and op
portunities for healthful recreation.
The forests of the South are vital
to the present war efforts and to
future prosperity. They can and
must be protected against their arch
enemy, the red fire wolf.