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COUNTY AGENT’S
COLUMN
In many Georgia homes where
Rural Electrideation Administration
lines have recently been built, the
farmers are selling more than
enough extra produce to pay the
electric bill. With an electric re*
frigerator, almost all perishables can
be saved for some use.
Most farmers are very enthusias
tic over their electricity. The cost
of wiring is very reasonable, and
electric equipment can be made to
do almost anything on the farm.
W. S. Foster of Carroll county is
anew user of electricity from K. E.
A. lines. His home is wired with
three convenient outlets, and eight
drop cords with lights. The total
cost of wiring was only $24.50.
In Mr. Foster's opinion, rural
electrification is the greatest thing
to happen to the Georgia farmer
since the rural mail routes were in
troduced. His bill for the first
month and seven days was $3.10,
and only $2.60 for each of the sec
ond and third months. Extra but
ter milk sales alone amout to almost
twice as much as the electric bill.
This farmer’s refrigerator enables
him to sell from $lO to sl4 worth
of butter, and about $27 worth of
eggs and dairy products each month.
He said the refrigerator is hard on
his dogs and pigs, because there
isn’t anything to throw out.
After the family had used the
electric lights for a while, they
turned them off one night and
brought out the old kerosene lamps.
Foster said that until then, he had
not realized that a kerosene lamp
could make such a little light.
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Lespedeza is rapidly becoming one
of the leading soil conserving crops
in Georgia. We advise Jackson
county farmers to work this crop in
to their rotation if possible.
The time to sow lespedeza is early
spring. When this is done, and
seasons are favorable, the land is
covered by mid summer, and almost
complete protection from erosion is
given throughout the growing sea
son.
A good lespedeza stubble is one
of the best methods of protecting
the soil from washing. The dead
plants cover the land and slow up
the movement of water down slopes.
Soil particles are held together by
the dense fibrous root system, and
this holds them in place.
Even though this is an efficient
method of checking soil losses, there
is considerable loss of nitrogen by
leaching as the plants decay. This
leaching can be overcome to a large
extent if a cover crop is sown in the
fall to take up the nitrogen as it is
liberated.
It is pointed out that lespedeza
sown and fertilized with a phosphate
fertilizer, or sown on land where
the phosphate content has been
built up, gives much better results
than when sown with fertilizer.
J. W. Jackson, County Agt.
2,285 Physicians Practice In
Georgia
Georgia’s health is guarded by 2,-
286 physicians engaged in active
practice, there being one to each
1,800 population in rural areas and
ne to each 1,100 population in ur
ban areas, according to records of
the State Department of Health.
Two counties in Georgiu have neith
er dentist nor physician.
These and other interesting facts
are contained in a pamphlet com
piled by the State Department of
Health for January distributed by
the Citizens’ Fact Finding Move
ment.
Other interesting facts contained
in the pamphlet include:
Georgia has 73 hospitals with a
total of 12,892 beds, and of this
number of beds, 160 are for crip
pled children, 6,799 for mental dis
eases, 678 for tuberculosis patients,
1,731 for general service (city
bounty owned), and 3,542 for gen
eral service (privately owned).
Georgia has two class A medical
schools, the University of Georgia
Medical School, Augusta, and Emory
University Medical School, Atlanta,
and one dental college in Georgia.
Fourteen hospitals conduct training
schools for nurses and had a total
enrollment of 945 students in 1937.
There are 861 dentists in Georgia,
399 of them in five counties—Bibb,
Chatham, Fulton, Muscogee and
Richmond, and 465 dentists who re
side in the remaining 154 counties.
Four or less dentists are in 122
Georgia counties; there are 25 coun
ties with no dentists, 33 counties
having one dentist each, 27 counties
with two dentists each, 17 counties
with three dentists each, and 20
ounties having four dentists each.
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First Grade
We are enjoying our new Read
ers. We have several new pupils.
They are: Garnett Chapman, Bertha
Massey, Claudine Echols, Charles
1 Pruett and Joan Hill. Those mak
i ing the Honor Roll for Derember,
I were: Lois Harrison, Frances Wood,
C. P. Lord, Julian Ellison.
Second Grade
j We arc studying Eskimoes this
| month. On our bulletin board we
• have "Eskimo Land,” with Eskimoes
| dressed in furs; and also polar bears.
| Our board is decorated with snow
• men, trees ard birds. Last week
our teacher rca ! a very interesting
book. The n;:.,ie of it was “Lil’ Ab
er In New York.” We had so
! much fun. This week we are en-
I joying books about Uncle Wiggily.
Those on the Honor Roll for Decem
ber, are: Anne Vandiver, J. C. Sav
age, Virlyn Crisler, Billy Davidson,
Bobby Stephens.
Third Grade
We are making New Year’s reso
lutions. We put them across the
front of the board. At the back
of the room we have snow men, and
other pictures. They look very
neat. We have one pupil on the
Honor Roll for December, Roy Dale.
Fourth Grade
The A Section has finished the
"Child-Story Reader.” They will
now take up the “Webster” Reader.
The B Section finished the "Web
ster” Reader, and will now read the
“Child-Story” Reader.
Fifth Grade
The fifth grade gave the chapel
program last Friday. The title of
the play was, “Children, Be Care
ful.” The fifth grade members of
the Honor Roll for December, were:
Dorothy Hill, Elmer Myers, Hoke
Yarbrough, George Webb, Margaret
Morris.
Sixth Grade
The sixth grade is having a Health
Contest and English Club. In the
Health Contest, there are two sides.
Each side has a captain, and twelve
members. Doris Hill and Camp
Mooney are the coptains. A discus
cion of some article in a magazine
is given every day, along with health
posters. In the English Club, Sid
ney Telford is chairman, and Nellie
Mae Walls, secretary and treasurer.
The sixth grade is also practicing a
play for chapel, which will be given
next Friday.
Seventh Grade
The seventh grade has a Spelling
Contest for the school year 1938.
Everyone that makes a hundred
every day gets a prize at the end of
the contest. The seventh grade is
corresponding with other schools in
the United States. We have ulready
received letters from many States.
When we get letters, we put them on
a map of the United States from
the State they are sent. We now
have a map almost covered with let
ters. The ones who made the Hon
or Roll for December, are: Alva
Webb, J. B. McElreath, Donald
Haulbrook, Ruth Boone and Mar
garet Furr.
High School
We have been hard at work last
week with mid-term exams. Basket
ball is back in full swing again. The
girls won their first game from Air
line, Tuesday night, here. The boys
lost by five points, but they played
a fast and furious game. Both
teams are looking forward to play
ing Statham, at Statham, Tuesday
night, January 18th. The eighth
giade girls are very interested in
studying and preparing different
foods in Home Ec. The ninth grade
is completing Silas Mainer. This
has been a very interesting study.
We have two new pupils in the ninth
grade. They are Frances and Mag
dolene Chapman.
COMMERCE HERD OF JERSEYS
PLACED ON OFFICIAL TEST
New York, N. Y.—Forty-three
head of purebred Jersey cows in the
herd of J. B. Hardman, Sunnycrest
Farm, Commerce, Ga., has been
placed upon official herd improve
ment registry test of the American
Jersey Cattle Club for the coming
year.
Jersey herd tests are being con
ducted throughout the nation in
representative herds for the purpose
of obtaining records of milk and
butterfat production as part of a
national program to improve the
Jersey breed. The Sunnycrest Farm
herd is participating in this project.
All registered Jersey cows in the
herd that have ever come into milk
are included in the test which will
cover a period of 365 days. Once
each month, under supervision of
the state superintendent for official
testing, the milk produced by these
Jersey animals will be weighed and
tested for butterfat content.
THE JACKSON HERALD. JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
Roosevelts' Cook "Memmy” For
“Gone With The Wind"
New York.—Stars fell on the
White House —or rather, a star fell
out of it.
Elisabeth McDuffie, “hcavywei~ht"
of the colored kitchen help of the
While House, is to play the role of
“Mammy” in the filming of “Gone
With the Wind,” it was learned.
Selection of Elizabeth was made
after a play recently given in the
White House by the kitchen help, in
which Elizabeth had a part.
Among the guests assembled by
the Roosevelts to see the show wzs a
prominent movie executive, who
wiii-d David O. Selznick:
“I have found Mammy!”
Mrs. Roosevelt paid Mammy’s
fare to New Y'ork, where she was
given a screen test that clinched her
contract.
Dublin’s Co-Operative Hog Sale
Brings $2,521
Dublin, Ga.—Farmers of Laurens
and adjoining counties received $2,-
521.04 for hogs at their co-operative
sale here last week, according to
figures compiled by County Agent J.
F. Hart. Top price was 7.10 cents,
paid for No. Is.
A total of 37,080 pounds was sold,
17,880 pounds being No. 1 grade,
which brought $1,269.48. Only one
other co-operative sale here this
season has exceeded this one in
amount of money paid out.
Moit “Shine” Seized At Georgia's
Stills, U. S. Figures Show
Atlanta.—Georgia, the only dry
state in the Sixth District, led others
in the amount of illicit liquor seized
and number of arrests made by the
Alcohol Tax Unit of the Internal
Revenue Bureau in 1937.
District headquarters Thursday
announced the four states under its
jurisdiction yielded 4,040 stills and
83,066 gallons of illicit liquor dur
ing the year. Arrests totaled 6,-
454. A-gents seized 1,130 automo
biles. The value of property seized
was estimated at $751,075.
While the figures showed Alabama
with the largest number of stills,
agents found 1,150,000 gallons of
mash at the Georgia stills, compared
to only 631,000 gallons seized in
Alabama.
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140,000 Youths Seek Places On
CCC Rolls
Washington. Despite President
Roosevelt’s budget-balancing pro
gram calling for a reduction in the
Civilian Conservation Corps, the La
bor Department reported 140,000
youths have filed application for en
rollment.
W. Frank Persons, speaking for
Secretary of Labor Perkins, advised
CCC Director Robert Fechner most
of the applicants are boys 17, 18
and 19.
Persons said:
“The Civilian Conservation Corps
continues to provide to a large
number of young men the first real
opportunity to gain work-experience
and training. To some extent the
corps is, of course, a stop-gap for
young men during time of tempor
ary unemployment or industrial re
cession.”
15 Alabama Convicts Fail To Return
Montgomery, Ala.—Fifteen con
victs, granted “word of honor” pa
roles for Christmas by Governor
Bibb Graves of Alabama, have not
returned, llamp Draper, head of the
Convict Department, announced.
Draper said this was the largest
number that has failed to return
since the plan was inaugurated 10
years ago. Last year only seven
failed to return, and during the 10-
year period only about 20 have fail
ed to keep their promise.
A total of 544 convicts, including
several life-termers, were released
shortly before Christmas by Gover
nor Graves. When they returned,
some were exhausted and had to be
picked up from the roadside and
carried to the prison.
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Drivers’ License Time Extended
Until February
Atlanta. Time for obtaining
drivers’ licenses without examination
has been extended to February 1,
Major Phil Brewster, commissioner
of public safety, announced, follow
ing legislative approval of a reso
lution asking that the deadline be
postponed two weeks.
The final date had been set for
January 15, but legislators said
many thousands of persons in the
state have not yet obtained their
licenses, and that it was the wish of
the administration for all to get the
licenses without the necessity of
taking a driver’s examination.
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G. A. MEETING
The Girls Auxiliary of the Baptist
W. M. S. met Tuesday afternoon,
January 11, in the home of their
counselor, Mrs. R. M. Rigdon.
This was the first meeting of the
New Year, and the new officers were
in charge. Mildred Gause, the new
president, presided over the busi
ness session. Meeting opened with
G. A. song, ‘“We’ve a Storey To Tell
To The Nations,” followed by G. A.
Allegiance and Lord’s Prayer. Min
utes of the December meeting read
and approved, and treasurer’s re
port given. The 1937 annual treas
urer’s report made, as following:
Co-operative program, $5.00; Mar
garet fund and training school,
$1.50; Home missions, special offer
ing $1.25; State missions, special,
$1.00; Foreign missions, special of
fering, SI.OO.
A motion was made and carried
that our gifts be increased 10%
this year.
It was suggested by counselor,
and approved by girls, that a social
be held at end of each quarter,
when the apportionment has been
fully met. Frances Bryan and Bet
ty Aderhold, social chairmen, will
plan the socials.
Louise Moore was program chair
man for the afternoon, and a very
interesting program given on “Some
Missionary Beginnings and Jubilee
Plans.” The following girls were
present, and enjoyed refreshments:
Myra Purcell, Mildred Gause, Betty
Aderhold, Barbara Beatty, Marian
Hardy, Frances Bryan, Louise
Moore, and one new member, Betty
Jane Hardy, who was gladly wel
comed into the Auxiliary. Three G.
A. members, Mary Purcell, Johnny
Ruth Hardy and Carolyn Lord, have
been promoted into the Y. W. A.’s,
and are greatly missed in the G.
A.’s.
COUNTIES GIVEN QUOTAS IN
FIGHT AGAINST PARALYSIS
Gainesville, Ga.—A quota of sl,-
050.00 for Jackson county in this
year’s campaign for funds to battle
infantile paralysis has been set by
the state committee for the cele
bration of the President’s Birthday,
January 29.
J his quota is based on only five
cents per person in the 1930 census
and corresponds with that fixed for
every other county in the state. If
the full quota is made by each it
will mean that thfc, year Georgia will
contribute $141,395 toward the
President’s new foundation to con
quer the mysterious disease which
already has stricken 600,000 in the
nation.
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CENTER METHODIST CHURCH
MISSIONARY SOCIETY HOLDS
FIRST MEETING OF YEAR
The Missionary Society of the
Center Methodist church met with
Mrs. M. W. Mathews. The devotion
al was given by Mrs. J. R. Jarrett
followed by the minutes of the last
meeting which were read by Mrs.
Fred Anthony, secretary arid treas
urer. The financial report showed
that all pledges for the past year had
been met.
Special selection of the Scripture
were given to each member by Mrs.
G. S. Wright. The Scripture was
read and answered during the roll
call. Following this the pledge cards
were signed, and a prayer offered
that the pledges and resolutions
made for 1938 may redown to the
Glory of God. The meeting closed
with the song, “Blessed Be the Tie
That Binds.”
Following the meeting a miscel
laneous shower was given in honor
of Mrs. Walter Adams, a recent
bride. As the honor guest entered
with Mrs. A. L. Stone and Mrs. Mor
gan Adams, “Here Comes the Bride”
was played.
Mrs. Adams, who w r as before her
marriage Miss Emma Smith opened
the packages, after which refresh
ments were served.
Those present included: Mrs. G. S.
Wright, Mrs. Fannie Black, Mrs.
Walter Cox, Mrs. Mamie Rylee,
Mrs. Rember Adams, Miss Laura
Adams, Mrs. E. A. Crawford, Mrs.
Doyle Acree, Miss Ruth Hardy, Mrs.
Frank Thornton, Mrs. Morgan Ad
ams, Mrs. Fred Anthony, Mrs.
George O’Kelley, Mrs. A. L. Stone,
Mrs. M. W. Mathews, Mrs. Annie
Sue Johnson, Mrs. J. R. Jarrett,
Mrs. Walter Adams and Miss Mildred
Daily. Sincere regret was expressed
that the marriage of the honor guest
will take her from near Center to
the farm of Mr. Adams near Bogart.
GARY COOPER TOPS THE LIST
IN PAY
Washington.—The 10 movie and
radio stars receiving the largest to
tal compensation from United States
corporotions in 1936, as reported by
the Treasury to Congress, are:
Gary Cooper, $370,214.
Ronald Colman, $362,500.
Claudette Colbert, $350,833.
Mae West, $323,333.
Madeleine Carroll, $287,913.
Warner Baxter, $284,384'.
Marlene Dietrich, $269,333.
Ruth Chatterton, $349,500.
Charles Boyer, $249,145.
Rudy Vallee, $238,744.
Nine officials of General Motors
received in excess of $300,000 each
for the year, the two highest being
Alfred P. Sloan, $561,311; and Wil
liam S. Knudsen, $459,878.
DANGEROUS
It it dangerous to sell a SUBSTI
TUTE for 666 just to make three or
four cents more. Customers are your
best assets; lose them and you lose
your business. 666 is worth three or
four times as much as a SUBSTI
TUTE.
When sandpapering surfaces that
are to be painted the work is made
much easier if the sandpaper is fold
ed over a block of wood.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1938.
CIRCLE NUMBER ONE, BAPTIST
W. M. S.
Circle Number One of the Baptist
W. M. S. met with Mrs. T. T. Ben
ton, Monday afternoon, January
third. Meeting opened with devo
tional, led by Mrs. R. M. Rigdon,
followed by program in Royal Ser
vice, # “Sheaves With Rejoicing.”
This was given in a very interesting
and instructive way by Mrs. H. E.
Aderhold. Mrs. E. E. Martin read
to the circle a letter of New Year
Greeting from Mrs. Y. D. Maddox,
president of the W. M. S., in which
she commended each member for
the splendid spirit of co-operation
through the past year, and a chal
lenge that we press forward to even
greater goals through the ' New
Year.
New tithers were solicited in the
business session. A splendid an
nual report was made by Mrs. Ben
ton, treasurer; and financial plans
for the New Year discussed. It was
decided to follow closely the plans
of last year to make birthday offer
ings, and rainy day penny offerings.
Mrs. Aderhold, who is on the
Orphan Home Committee, asked that
each circle member either bring or
send an offering for a box to be
packed to the next reguar W. M. S.
meeting, or to the Pastorium, by the
last of January.
This being the first meeting of
the year, the election of officers to
serve through this year was in or
der. This was done from the floor,
with following result: No change
was made in circle treasurer, who is
Mrs. T. T. Benton. Secretary, Mrs.
John Hardy. The leader will be
elected in the February meeting,
after which more definite plans for
the year’s work will be mapped out.
The following members were pres
ent, and enjoyed the hospitality of
the hostess, Mrs. Benton: Mesdames
Cox, Deaton, Elrod, Martin, Ader
hold and Rigdon.
A movement begun to change
some of the wording of the Star
Spangled Banner, America’s nation
al anthem, has not made much head
way, in fact is meeting with strong
opposition. The main objection to
the anthem is some of the words,
among them being “rockets’ red
glare”, “bombs bursting in the air”.
It is alleged by the sponsors of the
movement that the foregoing words
are too militaristic, and for that
reason anew anthem should be
adopted, with different words and a
more pacific tune.
Sentinels
of Health
Don’t Neglect Them I
Nsturs designed the kidneys te do a
marvelous job. Thslr task It to keep the
flowlss bleed stream free of an excess ot
toxic Impurities. The act el living--11/s
ussy Is constantly producing waste
metier the kidneys must remove Irons
tbs bloody If fond health Is to endure,
When the kidneys lail to function as
Nature intended, there la retention of
waste that may reuse body-wide dis
trait. One may suffer nagging backache,
perelstent headache, attacks of diastases,
getting up nlghte, swelling, puffinem
under the eyes—feet tired, nervous, all
worn out.
Frequent, scanty or burning passages
may b* further evidence of ltidncy or
bladder disturbance.
The recognised and proper treatmeat
■ • diuretic medicine to help the kidneys
get rid of excess poisonous body waste.
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