The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, April 16, 1959, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextBrantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, April 16, 1959 HERMAN TALMADGE ill _ II Reports From M Pi ho WASHINGTON I •Bd Bi’a ® iW >S» ~ . . .V. . WWW PERHAPS THE WORST of the many bad features of the present farm program is the manner in which Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson has used its au thority to cut acreage allotments of family-size farmers below the subsistence level. Repeated cuts in the ba sic farm allot ments have reduced those of the small farmer who । constitutes the bulk of the ag- I ricultural pop- .a 4 L L, r a ulation of Georgia and the South east to the point where it is utterly impossible for him to make a living for his family ex clusively by farming. In Georgia for example, 35 per cent of all cotton allotments are five acres or less and 75 per cent of them are not more than 10 acres. Some are as small as one acre. Such small allotments form uneconomic units and farmers attempting to farm them find it necessary to supplement their income by full or part-time jobs elsewhere. * * * THE SITUATION IS further complicated by the fact that most small cotton farmers participated in the acreage reserve phase of the soil bank program and, now that it has been discontinued, find themselves economically unpre pared to resume such small-scale planting without a period of ad justment. Recognizing this dilemma, the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry has given its ap proval to a bill of which 1 am a co-sponsor to permit farmers with cotton allotments of 10 acres or less to lease them to other small farmers whose allotments (Mt prrpam or Dairymen at the Agricultural Extension Service report the av erage Georgia cow produces 4,150 pounds of milk per year, compared to 7,668 pounds for cows on Dairy Herd Improve ment Association testing. Try a want ad. AUCTION SALE SATURDAY, APRIL 25 At 2826 Reynolds Street, Brunswick, Ga. 8 room house, 4 lots, household furnishings. Property of Mrs. Emma Highsmith A. S. MIZELL INSURANCE AGENCY FIRE, THEFT, COLLISION AND LIABILITY INSURANCE. FIRE INSURANCE FOR YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HAIL INSURANCE FOR YOUR CROPS. Phone 2*2171 Nahunta, Ga. NOW! r ENJOY THE ’ FLORIDA r VACATION f YOU'VE I WANTED BUT I COULDN'T AFFORD cobi- 1 ' A ‘ . •* • * ’ 1 I ENSIGN TOURS M«l«-Tr<vd Bureau NEW YORK 14, N. V are not more than 50 acres. The measure provides that allotments could not be leased for more than one year at a time and cou|d not be leased outside the county to which they are assigned. Leases would be subject to the approval of the county ASC committees concerned. The bill would guarantee that a farmer would not lose his acre age history by leasing his allot ment and the owner of the allot ment could resume planting it upon the expiration of the period of the lease. In order that Con gress might see how such an arrangement would work before making it permanent, the initial authority for negotiating allot ment leases would be limited to the crop years of 1959, 1960 and 1961. THE ADVANTAGES OF a leasing program of this nature are obvious in that small farmers not desiring or unable to plant their allotments could realize a cash income from them and other small farmers wishing to make their farms self-supporting eco nomic units would be afforded a means of increasing their cotton acreage. It would be a particular blessing to sick, disabled or aged farmers and to widows of farmers who are not physically able to plant crops. Prospects for passage of the bill appear good and, while it is extremely doubtful that it can be enacted in time to help more than the late planters this year, it is my hope that it will be on the books substantially as recom mended by the Agriculture Com mittee in plenty of time for full utilization for the 1960 crop year. •t fOV«nMMnt WATER FOR BERMUDA . Agronomist W. H. Sell, Agri cultural Extension Service, says Coastal Bermuda produces one pound of dry matter for every 700 pounds of water used. Four teen hundred pounds of water are required for Common Ber muda to produce one pound of dry matter, he declares. ••a* I - * 1 tr^/ / ’ 1 of "* / / 1 Via I-* ~ SARASOTA, FLORIDA SUMMER-FALL SPECIAL 7 NIGHTS 8 DAYS • WITH MEALS • 7 DINNERS 7 BREAKFASTS $ 56 Double Occupancy (F»r P»r»on) $ 70 Single Occupancy $63 Double s7 ° Double SB4 Single S9B Single APRIL 16 to DECEMBER 15 Here's your top luxury vacation value! Fun-filled days and nights in one of Aorida's glamorous hotels with every facility for comfort and enjoyment. Make your reservations today. SEE YOUR LOCAL TRAVEL AGENT OR WRITE — NEW TERRACE HOTEL r. F. O. Bex 1720 — Sarasota, Florida — Tel. Rlnflil^ <-4111 ♦ ♦ ♦ FLORIDA'S GLAMOROUS 100% AIR CONDITIONED Want Ads CORN AND CORN SHELLER FOR SALE About 100 bushels of corn for sale at $1.35 per bushel. Also one corn sheller for sale. Corn and shelter are at W. K. Herrin farm near Nahunta. See Mrs. Allen Barnard, Nahunta, Ga. 4|16 TWO BED-ROOM APARTMENT FOR RENT Apartment consisting of two bed rooms, living and dining room area, kitchen and bath room. See Dan Jones, Nahunta, Georgia. 4 23 SALESMAN WANTED Want to make sls to $25 in a day? We will train and finance dependable man or woman, over 21, for part or full time McNess Route Work. Write McNESS CO., Box 2766, DeSoto Sta. Memphis 2, Tenn. 4|16 HOUSE FOR RENT AT WAVERLY Two houses for rent at Waver ly, Ga. One house two bedrooms and bath, other house has three bedrooms and two baths. See K. E. Kelly, Phone HO 2-2145, Waynesville, Ga. 4|16 SPIN REEL SALE South Bend Norseman, regular $29.95, sale price $24.95. Zebco 33, regularly $19.50, sate price $12.95. Johnson Century, regular $17.- 95, sate price $11.95. Limited supply. Moody Bros. Furniture Company, Phone 2- 2185, Nahunta, Ga. 4|23 Platform Rockers for Sale Two for the price of one sate. Two large platform rockers, $39.50 for both. Moody Bros. Furniture Company, Phone 2- 2185, Nahunta, Ga. 4|23 I WANT TO TALK TO A RELIABLE MAN Will set you up in a sound One-Man Business without capi tal investment. Watkins Dealer needed in Brantley County. Pro ducts Nationally Advertised. No co-signers required. Must have good character references, also car or light truck. Can easily earn SSOOO per year with 5 days per week on routes. Write Mr. Camp, 659 West Peachtree St., kE., Atlanta 8, Georgia. 4|23 FOR SALE — Holland and Bemis transplanters, one and two row, new and used. Blackshear Tractor and Implement Co., Phone Hickory 9-3891, Black shear. ts RADIO and TV SERVICE For expert service on radios, TV’s, electric ranges, percolators, irons and other electrical ap pliances, call Albert Purdom, Phone 2-3631, Nahunta, Ga. 4|16 FISH BAIT Worms and crickets for sale at Purdom’s Service Station. Phone 2-3631, Nahunta, Ga. 4|30 ATTENTION FISHERMEN See the new Clinton air-cooled outboard motor, 5-horse power, remote tank, weighs only 33 lbs., Moody Bros. Furniture Co., Na hunta, Ga. 4116 FOR SALE — Used Farmall Tractors. Priced from $395 to $995. Blackshear Tractor & Im plement Co., Phone Hickory 9- 3891, Blackshear. ts Subscribe to the BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE Two-Headed Calf Is Born on Pierce County Dairy Farm A livestock oddity has occurr ed in Pierce county with the birth of a two-headed heifer calf on the dairy farm of Carroll Callahan between Blackshear and Bristol. The calf was born early Mon day morning to a Holstein dairy cow in the Callahan herd. It has a well-developed body and is said to have weighed a bout So pounds. The unusual “critter” has a large head and only two ears, but two snouts protrude from the head with two noses, two mouths and two tongues. The calf can drink milk from a bottle with either head and apparently can bleat out of each mouth at the same time. Dr. H. S. Tally, Blackshear veterinarian, said it was the second two head ed calf he had seen during seve ral years of practice in Pierce county. The other was a few years ago on the farm of the late Lonnie B. Smith. Dr. Tally said the birth of such a two-headed animal occurs occasionally, but it is rare for such a specimen to live more than a few hours. The calf born on the Callahan farm was still alive Tuesday. It has been moved, however, to the dairy farm of James Byrd just north of Blackshear where it is being fed regularly from a bot tle. Library Week Is Proclaimed “From April 12-18, 1959, the United States is celebrating the second National Library Week— a.concerted, nation-wide effort to focus attention on the importance of reading and libraries in our na tional life. “Everywhere in America there is concern over the quality of our intellectural life. Today, more than ever before, we need to read in order to renew our spiritual and cultural heritage, to enlarge our knowledge and understanding of the other peo ples of the world, to expand our mastery of the scientific revolu tion in which we live and to give us intellectual vigor to face our problems. A “better read, better inform ed America’ is imperative. The printed word is a basic necessity for keeping us in watchful readi ness to exercise t responsible ci tizenship. Therefore, Nahunta HD Club Holds Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the Nahunta Home Demon stration Club was held at the High School Library with Mrs. Emory Middleton and Mrs. Nor man Lewis as hostesses. The dress revue winners in each division were: housedress, Mrs. Avery Strickland; tailored dress, Mrs. W. C. Long; church dress, Mrs. Ben Jones; suit, Mrs. Keith Strickland. Other members present were Mrs. Allen Barnard, Mrs. Wilder Brooker, Mrs. Joe Walker and Mrs. Bob Smith. Refreshments of soft drinks, nibbiers delight and cookies were served. Southern College Os Pharmacy Has Opening for 60 More places for Georgians seek ing a college education are being made available by one of the State’s oldest private colleges next fall. Taking heed of the growing demand for college facilaties, the Board of Trustees of the South ern College of Pharmacy, 55-year old Atlanta institution, has auth orized the addition of a freshman class. This year of general college work will be in addition to the three years of professional work in pharmacy regularly offered at the college, Dr. Oliver Little john, SCP dean, said. The decision creates approx imately 60 new openings for qual ified high school graduates. Ap plications are now being accept ed to fill these openings as well as from sophomore who have completed their first year else where. Founded in 1903, the Southern College of Pharmacy now has approximately 2,200 alumni, the maior part of whom are now serving as pharmacists in some 115 Georgia counties. BETTER FEEDING Sound pasture management is one step toward a better live stock program on Georgia farms, declare livestockmen. Agricultu ral Extension Service. They rec ommend use of fattening rations consisting of a maximum of roughage and a minimum of grain, adequately supplemented with protein, minerals, vitamins and feed additives of proven value. New Publication Announced for Tobacco Industry Washington — The tobacco industry, maker of news and his tory for more than 350 years, is circulating the first edition of a new industry publication, TOB ACCO NEWS. The publication, being issued quarterly by The Tobacco Inst itute, Inc., Washington, D. C., has these stories in its first issue: James P. Richards, president of the Institute, says tobacco has had more than its share of criti cism, taxation and regulation. He notes that tobacco is a $6.1 billion annual business and that half of the price of a package of cigarettes is tax. The U. S. Government spends at least $5,000,000 unnecessarily each year to collect its rich har vest of tobacco taxes.,This is the cost of the antiquated system for printing, handling and distribut ing the blue tax stamps found on every package of cigarettes and most other tobacco products. A more efficient and less waste ful system is available. “The Story of Tobacco Needs to Be Told,” an editorial, points out that 65,000,000 Americans de rive relaxation and enjoyment from smoking, and that the to bacco industry provides .a liveli hood in whole or in part for more than 17,000,000 persons. Tobacco history, famous smok ers, singing tobacco auctioneers and the massive job entailed in the distribution of 1.2 billion ci garettes a day throughout the country also are described in words and pictures. NEWS OF YOUR HOME COUNTY EVERY WEEK IN THE BRANTLEY ENTERPRISE A tried and proven ad vertising medium—the col umns of your hometown newspaper. A small advertisement in The Brantley Enterprise will be read like news. One time 75 cents, three times $2.00. wm U I Jil if 1 81 Ji --jj||[[[|M Yes, it’s mighty hard to believe—that people will be careless with fire in the woods. Trees mean jobs, better hunting, good fishing and farm income. St. Mary's Kraft Corporation THE THINGS OUR TAXES BUY THE $26 y 2 MILLION tax bill of the Georgia Power Company for 1958 helped to pay for a lot of things: schools for your children, streets and highways to ride on, police pro tection for your family, fire protection for your home. It helped to support health pro grams, national defense and many other government functions. Twenty cents of every dollar we receive in payment for electric service goes for local, state and federal taxes. In fact, tax payments represent the largest single item of expense. Last year our tax bill was 30 per cent more than our operating payroll. It was nearly 2^ times the amount paid in dividends and interest to the thou sands of people who own the Company’s bonds and preferred stock. Since these tax payments help to meet the cost of government, you benefit from them, along with every other citizen of Georgia. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY A CITIZEN WHISfYft WB 111 V f St Marys Georgia