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PAGE TWO.
G. E. A. COMMITTEE
URGES DRIVE FOR
ADULT EDUCATION
Not only does Georgia have an
adult illiteracy group numbering
175,000, hut a second generation of
illiterates is growing up in the state
through daily attendance failure on
the part of pupils of school age, it
was charged Friday at a meeting of
the steering committee of the Geor
gia Education Association.
The meeting, held in Atlanta, as
sembled prominent educators to re
view summer activities aimed at
stimulating public interest in an im
proved educational program.
It was urged that the Georgia
Education Association, the State De
partment of Education and the WPA
eo-operate in a campaign for ad
vanced adult education which would
employ the 500 WPA teachers now
working in the state. A committee
was appointed to develop plans for
this ropject.
The Georgia Education Associa
tion will hold its nine district con
ventions beginning October 10 and
continuing through November 10, it
was announced. The meetings will
present Governor Rivers at Gaines
ville, Macor. and Americus; Dr. Wil
lis A. Sutton at AUgusta; Governor
Bibb Graves, of Alabama, at Rome;
L. W. Branch at Statesboro; Abit
Nix at Griffin; Major Clark Howell
at Albany, and Dr. S. V. Sanford
at Valdosta.
Georgia has ranked near the bot
tom in virtually every phase of ex
penditure for education in recent
years, declared Ralph L. Ramsey,
secretary of the Georgia Education
Association, and of its steering com
mittee, in reporting a comparative
study.
The state's per capita expenditure
on education has been 48.8 per cent
of the national per capita expendi
ture, and Georgia teachers have re
ceived 52.1 per cent of the national
teacher salary average. Georgia’s
per capita wealth, however, has
been only 50.8 per cent of the per
capita wealth of the nation, he
pointed out.
This state has ranked forty-fourth
in per capita cost of education based
on total population; forty-third in
expenditure per child of school age;
forty-fifth in per capita cost based
upon school enrollment; forty-fourth
in the amount it spent based upon
average daily attendance, and forty
second in daily expenditure per pu
pil.
These figures, Mr. Ramsey point
ed out, are based upon National Edu
cation Association reports for 1933-
34. He added that the increased
state appropriation for 1936-37 and
1937-38 will raise Georgia’s rank.
25-YEAR-OLD FORD ON WAY
TO N. Y. FROM WINDER, GA.
(From Hartwell Sun)
Bedecked with flags and war tro
phies, and covered with signs herald
ing to the world that the “outfit”
was en route from Winder, Ga., to
New York City, a 25-year-old model
■**T” Ford auto rolled into Hartwell
Monday morning at 11:30 on the
first leg of its 900-mile trip. A Ger
man machine gun was mounted atop
the hood.
Piloted by Allen J. Carrington, of
Winder, the party was headed for
the great metropolis to attend the
national convention of the Ameri
can Legion. Others occupying seats
were Hinton Bradbury, district news
editor of the Athens Banner-Herald,
C. C. Thomas, who was dressed as
Unde Sam (and looked the part),
and Guy Ouzts. They parked in
Hartwell for a few minutes at Le
gionnaire Howard H. Page’s service
station where they were presented
with five gallons of gasoline.
In New York the ancient flivver
will lead the Georgia parade down
Fifth Avenue. The cargo included
a pair of especially made cotton
trousers for Jack Dempsey and a
suit made in one of the Winder
plants for Mayor LaGuardia. So
limited was space with thtf four men
aboard and such paraphernalia
necessary en route, the occupants
were forced to express their per
sonal belongings. Hundreds of
copies of The Winder News are be
ing left along the way. A siren
heralds the approach to each city.
The car, owned by John W. Car
rington, Winder Ford dealer, seemed
in excellent running condition. One
spare tire for the front and one for
the rear (different sizes) were
aboard. If will attract great atten
tion without a doubt along the way.
The first night’s objective was Char
otte, N. C., where they hoped to
broadcast to the folk back down in
Georgia that the “flying” squadron
bad journeyed thus far in safety.
COUNTY AGENT S
COLUMN
Lot* From Leaching Can Be Checked
By Winter Cover Crop
A legume crop plowed under in
the fall on a sandy soil decompose
rapidly and inuch of the plant food
which it contains leaches out before
time to plant a crop the following
spring. This loss may be held to a
minimum by planting a winter
cover crop.
Tests conducted by the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture in co
operation with the Sandhill Experi
ment Station in South Carolina
showed heavy losses of nitrogen,
calcium, and magnesium when there
is no winter cover crop. Potash
losses arc not so serious and phos
phorus docs not appear to leach.
The roots of a winter cover crop
—such as rye, wheat, or vetch—ab
sorb most of the plant food which
otherwise would leach away and al
so are a protection against surface
run-off. When in the spring the
winter crop is plowed under, the ab
sorbed plant food is returned to the
soil.
In addition to the value of winter
legumes as a means of protecting
and improving the soil, the seeding
of these legumes is an approved soil
building practice under the 1937
Agricultural Conservation Program.
Any co-operator whose soil-building
allowance permits, may receive a
class 2 payment for seeding these
legumes, provided the legumes are
adapted to the area and are seeded
in accordance with good farming
practices for the area.
Lime, Fertilizer Practices Assist
Winter Legumes
Jackson County farmers who are
co-operating in the 1937 agricultural
conservation program are urged to
take full advantage of the oppor
tunity to apply lime and fertilizer on
land to be used for winter legume
crops in order to obtain the best
results.
The application of lime and ferti
lizer on winter legume crops is an
approved soil-building practice of
the 1937 Agricultural Conservation
Program, for which any co-operating
farmer whose soil-biulding allowance
permits, may receive Class 2 soil
building payment, provided the prac
tice is carried out in accordance with
specifications of the program.
“On the heavier types of soils win
ter legumes,” often fail without the
addition of lime because of acid
soil. Lime makes the soil more al
kaline, hastens maturity of legumes,
produces a favorable condition in
the soil for bacteria to thrive, and
makes a satisfactory change in the
structures of many soils, especially
the clays.
“Experiments conducted in Geor
gia and other Southern States show
that application of superphosphate
helps to increase the yield of green
matter and hay, and in many other
ways contributes to preserving and
increasing the fertility of the soil.
“It must be borne in mind that if
legumes are removed from the land
as hay, a potash deficiency results
frequently and it may be necessary
to use fertilizer containing potash
as well as phosphate.”
J. W. Jackson, County Agt.
RECIPE FOR LIFE GIVEN BY
DOCTOR FOR GEORGIANS
Atlanta.—To live longer, eat light
ly at night and sleep from eight to
10 hours, with a good, two-hour bed
rest after lunch.
The prescription is by Dr. E. A.
Bancker, Jr., Atlanta specialist,
writing in the current issue of the
Journal of the Georgia Medical As
sociation.
His advice was directed particu
larly to persons susceptible to hyper
tensive diseases, particularly pre
valent in cities and which cause a
fourth of all deaths among persons
more than 50 years of age.
Dr. Bancker gave as good point-
ers :
Eat your lightest meal at night,
and the heaviest at noon.
Sleep from eight to 10 hours
nightly, with two hours of bed rest
after lunch.
Go light on proteins stimulating
the heart and above all, relieve the
heart of all unnecessary effort.
Fat persons may increase heart
efficiency through medically super
vised dietary control, he said.
The Illinois Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
made up of 83 churches, which met
recently at Odin, Illinois, voted in
favor of the union of the three lead
ing Methodist churches. The pas
tors’ vote was 20 to 9 and the lay
delegates’ 10 to 6 in favor of unifi
cation.
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON. GEORGIA
RICH AND DON’T KNOW IT
People are reminded less often
nowadays than a generation ago to
count their blessings. It is still
worth while to stop now and then
and remember what the real riches
are. As Dr. J. W. Holland says in
The Progressive Farmer:
“Have we gotten so blinded with
electric lights that we have forgot
ten the stars? Has the emphasis
Americarfs have for three gener
ations put on material success ob
scured for us the better gold of the
Golden Rule?
“I am telling you that regardless
of your purse you may be rich to
day. If you have moderate heath,
you are a billionaire. If you have
a few friends, then envy no lonely
man his store of gold. If you are
permitted to work at chosen tasks,
no artist should be more happy than
you are. If you have ‘the peace
that passes knowledge’ so that no
earthly storms can upset your life
boat, no one can pile currency high
enough to equal your riches.
“So many of us are rich and
don’t know it. And so many others,
alas! could be rich- and don’t realize
it.”
FOR SALE
Hasting’s 100 to 1 and Coker’s
Smut Resistant Seed Oats. See G.
H. Martin, at Jefferson Motor Cos.
DAILY PROGRAM AND FIREWORKS
OF ATLANTA CENTENNIAL
1937 Fair
THURSDAY—OCTOBER 7th—PREMIERE OPENING DAY
FRIDAY—OCTOBER Bth—CITY SCHOOL DAY
Portrait of First City School.
FIREWORKS Portrait of First City Superintendent.
DISPLAY Portrait of Newest City School.
Portrait of Present Superintendent.
SATURDAY—OCTOBER 9th—GEORGIA PRESS DAY
AUTO RACE DAY
FIREWORKS First Newspaper and Press.
Modern Newspaper Plant and names of three Atlanta
DISPLAY papers over same.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 10th—“ROCK OF AGES’’ and “ANGELUS”
MONDAY—OCTOBER 11th—ATLANTA DAY
AUTO RACE DAY
FIREWORKS Portrait of First Mayor, Early Railroad Scene.
DISPLAY Portrait of Present Mayor, Modern Scene.
TUESDAY—OCTOBER 12th—GOVERNOR’S DAY
FIREWORKS Portrait of First Governor.
DISPLAY Portrait of Present Governor
WEDNESDAY—OCTOBER 13th—4-H CLUB, FARMERS’ DAY
AUTO RACE DAY
FIREWORKS Early Ploughing and Farm Scene.
DISPLAY Modern Farm, Tractor and Gang Plow.
THURSDAY—OCTOBER 14th—PIONEER’S DAY
FIREWORKS oldest Citizen—Covered Wagon, etc.
DISPLAY
FRIDAY—OCTOBER 15th—COUNTY SCHOOL DAY
First County School.
FIREWORKS First County School Superintendent.
DISPLAY Newest School. /** l \
Present Superintendent. 1 .
SATURDAY—OCTOBER 16th—“CENTURY OF PROGRESS’’
The “Battle of Atlanta” —periodical historical scenes interwoven.
AUTO RACE DAY
The main spectacle for each night’s program to be a Grand Finale of
The Battle of Atlanta —periodical historical scenes Interwoven.
RUBIN AND CHERRY SHOWS ON MIDWAY
24 SHOWS and 24 RIDES
Free Grandstand Show Every Night, 9 O’Clock
8 Acts, Thrills and Amusement
Neelds Concert Band
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Last Week’s Locals.
Miss Julia Nell Turner of Atlanta
was visiting here the past week, the
guest of relatives.
Grady Rice of Atlanta was a visit
or here the past week, where he was
the guest of friends.
Will McElhannon of Lakeland,
Fla., was visiting J. T. McElhannon
one day last week.
Mrs. Carolyn Turner of Miami,
Fla., is visiting here among relatives
and friends.
B. T. Carithers and family were
visiting relatives and friends in Com
merce over the week-end.
Otis Edwards of Commerce was
visiting here awhile Saturday after
noon with relatives.
A baptismal service was held at
the old Cabin Creek pool Sunday
morning by Rev. B. O. McClain.
Prof. Claud Tolbert of Atlanta
was visiting here over the week-end,
the guest of relatives.
Miss Daisy Smith lost a good cow
Sunday, which became infected with
I'abies, and had to be killed.
Ezra Rogers and Clifford Han
cock of Colbert were among the
week-end guests of friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans of Winter
ville were visiting here Sunday, the
guests of relatives.
Mrs. Velma Woodard and children
are at Midville, following a visit
here with relatives.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Choice Farms Now Available
H. H. Fenimore, representing a well known f iV
tution, announces that instructions have be U 1 >*>l insti
v '•l* jtTlVtfn t i
the very few remaining farms in Banks, Frank 1 n I,act
son and Stephens Counties upon the present j, a .1! art, T Ja( *-
IMMEDIATELY, without any obligation wh;,' , RITE
the farm in which you are interested. ' ’ '“Beating
BANKS COUNTY, GEORGIA F\r MS
GILLESPIE FARM, 460 acres, more or les> , .
1206th District, 8 miles'from Homer. 1937 in the
Cash and L. C. Roberts, et al. ants: G. c,
KESLER NO. 1 FARM, 194.7 acres, more or 1, ,
in the 284th District, Banks and F ranklin Ccunti. , *°-*ated
from Toccoa. 1937 tenant: W. O. Ragsdale. N " m 'les
FRANKLIN COUNTY, GEORGIA FARMS
ANDREWS FARM, 234 acres, more or lesr ~ .
264th District, 2 miles from Carnesville. 1937 t ‘ ‘ 'll thl
Whitlow. ant: D ' B.
McCOLLUM PLACE, 107 acres, more or less i n „
the 212th District of Franklin County (90) acre * a
267th District of Stephens County (17 acres) 7 , i), n 'r
Toccoa. 1937 tenant: J. J. Mitchell. es flon >
HART COUNTY, GEORGIA FARMS
EDWARDS FARM, 150.29 acresf more or less | M .. ato j •
Shoals Creek District, 6 miles East of Lavonia. i<m ,„ in
ants: O. C. McCurley and J. A. Walters.
JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA FARMS
McELHANNON FARM, 235 % acres, more or less, located
in Newtown District, 3 miles from Nicholson. 19;i7 t
Mrs. J. W. Pittman. ant:
STEPHENS COUNTY, GEORGIA FARMS
BAILEY FARM, 121% acres, more or less, located in the
215th District, 3% miles from Avalon. 1937 tenant: J \
Burruss.
CRAWFORD FARM, 260.2 acres, more or less, located in
the 1647th District, 9 miles from Toccoa. 1937 tenants: J. L
Watkins and W. T. Watkins, et al.
GARLAND FARM, 81.36 acres, more or less, located in
the 410th District, and 215th District, 4 miles from Toccoa.
1937 tenant: J. W. Brown.
MARTIN FARM, 133.04 acres, more or less, located in the
215th and 1647th Districts, 2 miles from Avalon. 1937 ten
ants: W. B. Wilbanks and Henry Pierce.
(Names- used only to locate and identify farms)
Also Choice Farms in Other Sections of Georgia
(Because of the number of sales being concluded, it is
necessary to say that all offerings are subject to immediate
prior .sale, and withdrawal from the market at the option of
the owner.)
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H. H. FENIMORE
519 First National Bank Bldg., Macon, Georgia
NO. 38
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22 Copperheads Killed; Finder
“Jumped” 4 Feet
Poelton, Tenn.—“l must have
jumped four feet high,” declared G.
C. Lockey.
And he had good reason to jump.
Moving the last piece of timber
from a pile, Lockey, his son and a
neighbor were greeted by a pair of
copperhead snakes.
But that wasn’t all—wriggling
slowly with the pair were twenty
“little copperheads.”
They all were killed.
THURSDAY.
Of the 7,789 American
of China, only 1,300 have
been evacuated, mostly P
ghai, which has borne tin -
the undeclared war. An- fjj
American residents of Si 11
on holiday and they ba-c
the peril so far. 1
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