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Jackson County Home
Demonstration News
(By Eugenia Boone)
Child Health Day
The Agricultural Extenaion Ser
vice ia co-operating with the State
Board of Health in the celebration
of Child Health Day in many coun
ties during the month of May.
Child Health rally daya, child
Health and Development Institutes,
programs at Home Demonatration
and 4-H Club meetings on some
p.uuu of Nutrition, and Health and
Child Development are being feat
ured. At these meetings publications
on child health from the Agricultur
al Exter ri on fcrvice, State Board
of Health and Children’s Bureau will
be available.
The following publications may be
secured from the State Board of
Health, State Capitol, Atlanta, Geor
gia: The Georgia Baby Book and the
new bulletin on Maternal Care.
The Home Demonstration Agent
can supply the following bulletins
and leaflets:
Build and Protect Your .Teeth.
Infant Feeding.
Pre-School Feeding.
How to Spend Your Food Money.
Toys and Play Equipment.
Furniture for Young Children.
The Children’s Bureau, U. S. De
partment of Labor, will send free on
request single copies of the follow
ing bulletins for parents:
Prenatal Care, Pub. No. 4.
Infant Care, Pub. No. 8.
The Child from One to Six, Pub.
No. 30.
Child Management, Pub. No. 143.
Are You Training Your Child to
be Happy? Pub. No. 219.
Good Posture in the Little Child,
Pub. No. 225.
Guiding the Adolescent, Pub. No.
225.
Home Play and Play Equipment
for the Pre-School Child, Pub. No.
238.
Many of the Children’s Bureau
publications you may secure from
your Home Demonstration Agent.
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Hint* On Washing Clothes
In buying materials and garments,
the consumer should read the labels
to find whether the material is sun
fast, eolorfast, or has been pre
shrunk. The fiber and weave of
material determine the best method
to us in cleaning the fabric. Manu
facturers are the surest source of
information on special handling
needed for the newer materials.
However, it is true that the home
maker who knows how to use equip
ment and washing preparations can
not only save fabric wear and tenr,
but also help stretch the family dol
lar.
The first step in getting the cloth
es ready to wash is to sort them in
to individual piles. Separate into:
cotton and linens, hosiery, silks and
rayon, woolens, curtains, blankets,
etc., and special articles. Also, it is
best to separate white fabrics from
colored and very dirty from slightly
soiled. Turn all garments inside
out. Mend the tears and remove
the stains.
For stubborn stains, hydrogen
peroxide is an effective bleach added
to water in proportion of one pint to
• gallon. Oxalis acid used in pro
portion of one ounce per gallon of
water, is effective for ink or rust
■tains. Avery common household
bleach is “Jauelle Water,” made by
dissolving one pound of washing
soda in a quart of boiling water,
cooling, and adding a half pound of
bleaching powder (Chloride of lime)
dissolved in two quarts of water.
After the mixture has settled, strain
and store in tightly closed bottles.
Use pint of the solution to a gallon of
cold or lukewarm water; do not al
low white clothes to stay longer than
one half hour in the liquid, and
never soak silk, wool, or printed
fabrics in this bleach.
Soaking white cottons and linens
in soft lukewarm soapy water helps
to loosen dirt, lessen wear and tear,
•nd is a time saver.
After soaking the clothes, remove
from the water and wash by hand
<or machine in hot soapy water. Do
not wash too many clotheae at one
time, and change the water as fre
quently as necessary. Soap flakes,
chips, jelly, or soap solution (made
by dissolving a cake of soap in 3
quarts of hot water) all have a de
cided advantage over a box of soap
as for making suds easily and ef
ficiently is concerned. Hand rub
bing on a wash board should not be
too severe.
Boil clothes only if they are to be
dfisenfected; or if they are real dirty
white clothes, boiled longer than 10
Minutes will tend to turn yellow.
Dirty or very yellow clothes can be
whitened by mixing one to six table-
Tift County Boy Pronounced
A Mathematical Prodigy
Down in Tift County, where
Willis Dysart lives, the tobacco
dealers say that if the boy would
stay at the warehouses they wouldn’t
need any adding machines.
With little more than two years
of formal education in the country
schools, Willis has astounded not
only teachers and friends in south
Georgia, but Atlanta college teach
ers with his remarkable mathemati
cal prowess.
He can tell you what 689 times
538 is fastqr than most of us can
light a cigert ♦*'•. He can give you
the square r ot of 32,467,204 quick
er than—-well--before you’ve finish
ed your ice cream cone, anyway. He
works them all in his head, without
pencil or paper. Addition, subtrac
tion, division—it’s all equal fun for
Willis.
Thursday he was examined by
two Emory University professors
who pronounced him a “mathemati
cal genius and prodigy.” A Georgia
Tech professor, who examined him
previously was less enthusiastic, but
expressed surprise at his inordinate
“mathematical interest.”
Willis confesses he thinks about
numbers and calculations “most of
the time.” He says he often walks
about “talking numbers” to himself
just as though he were conversing
with another person.
The boy claims he received his
mathematical skill as a gift in a
dream on the night of his mother’s
death ten years ago.
Dean Johnson of Emory Universi
ty says the boy’s facility was due
mainly to a highly retentive memory
for numbers and rapid thought re
sponses. Dr. Martin said that, psy
chologically, his development might
be termed ‘compensatory,” in which
the boy, blocked from expression in
certain endeavors, has turned his in
terest to other channels, where he
discovered he had a certain ability
and developed it to an unusual de
gree.
Professor R. A. Hefner, of Geor
gia Tech, said the boy’s methods of
calculation are all mathematical
short-cuts already known to mathe
maticians, but rarely used because
of the retentive memory required to
employ them. He expressed his be
lief that Willis’ skill was more a
matter of training than a gift. “It
is simply that the boy has thought
of little else but numbers, and has
taKen enough interest to discover
mathematical short-cuts for himself
and train himself to calculate rapid
ly,” the professor declared.
KEEP CAMPS ANOTHER YEAR
The Civilian Conservation Corps
will operate 1,501 camps for anoth
er year.
The camps will be continued in
their present locations, with the ex
ception of 31, which will be moved
from army reservations to other
sites. .
Started slightly more than five
years ago as Mr. Roosevelt’s first re
covery project, the CCC has given
employment to approximately 2,-
200,000 persons at various times.
When the president suggested the
corps, he said he wanted to change
disheartened, hopeless youths into
self supporting, independent mem
bers of society.
During the quarter ended Sep
tember 30, 1937, 3,799 enrolees ob
tained private jobs because of train
ing received in camp.
When restringing beads use two
strands of dental floss instead of
one. Beads are not likely to cut
through two strands.
spoons of kerosene or turpentine
with boilerful of water. A more
expensive, but easier, is to use the
juice of one or two lemons to a
boilerful of water.
Be sure to rinse the clothes in
plenty of hot, clear, soft water;
wring clothes thoroughly before
hanging out to dry.
Woolens, silks, and rayons should
be washed and rinsed in lukewarm
water, using only good soap. These
fabrics should not be rubbed, but
should be squeezed and worked in
an abundance of lukewarm suds.
Measure knitted garments before
they are washed, in order to be
able to stretch them later in case
they shrink. Place wool materials
on a flat place to dry. Use only a
medium hot iron for silks. A silght
ly dampened cloth is best for silks
and woolens. Always iron on the
wrong side.
Farmers Bulletin No. 1497, “Meth
ods and Equipment for Home Laun
dering, may be secured from Sup
terintendent of Documents, Wash
ington, D. C., for 5 cents.
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
NOTES FROM THE NATIONAL
CAPITOL
(By E. B. Betts)
The Woman's National Demo
cratic Club of the District of Colum
bia heard an able address at 11
o’clock April 28, on the present tax
bill in the House, by Hon. J. D.
Dingell, of the Fifteenth District of
Michigan. Mr. Dingell is an able
orator, and a fine man.
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Funeral services for Col. John B.
Christian was held April 29, at 2
p. m. in Arlington National Ceme
tery, the cemetery of the Nation’s
heroic dead. He was a graduate of
West Point, and a native of the
State of California, a brother of
Hon. S. M. Christian of the State of
Washington.
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The Elections Committee No. 3, of
the House, voted on April 28, by a
vote of 5 to 4, against to unseat
Hon. A. B. Jenks, of the First Dis
trict of New Hampshire, and give
his position to Hon. Alphane Ray,
Democrat. Mr. Jenks is a Republi
can. This contest has been pending
since November, 1936. It now goes
to the House, to be voted on as who
fs entitled to his seat in Congress,
the Republican standard bearer, or
the Democratic standard bearer,
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Governor Walter Hoxman, of
Kansas, was a prominent visitor at
the National Capitol May 4. He is
from the Sun Flower State of the
Union.
In the Illinois State Democratic
primary in April, Hon. Thomas J.
O’Brien, of the Sixth District of
said State, who has been a member
of the House since the 73rd Con
gress, was elected Sheriff of Cook
County, Illinois, of which Chicago
is the county seat, by three hundred
and eighty thousand majority, which
he richly deserves. He is a fine
man, indeed, and a Democrat of
which Illinois and the United States
should be proud. We predict for
him many years of usefulness to
Cook county and in the political
arena of America. He is very popu
lar on Capitol Hill, in Democratic
and Republican circles.
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Hon. Claude Pepper was nominat
ed for the United States Senate in
the Florida State primary on May
3rd, over Hon. J. Mark Wilcox and
Ex-Governor David Sholtz. The
vote for Senator Pepper was: 212,-
404; Wilcox, 100,693; Sholtz, 44,908.
Senator Pepper will take seat for
the six year term January 3, 1939.
He was serving out the unexpired
term of the late Hon. Duncan V.
Fletcher.
NEW BISHOPS ELECTED BY
METHODISTS
Dr. Ivan Lee' Holt, St. Louis,
Missouri.
Dr. William Walter Peele, Greens
boro, N. C.
Dr. Clare Purcell, Gadesden, Ala
bama.
Dr. Charles C. Selecman, presi
dent of Southern Methodist Univer
sity, Dallas, Texas.
Dr. J. L. Decall, Jackson, Miss.
Dr. W. C. Martin, Dallas.
Dr. W. T. Watkins, Emory Uni
versity, Atlanta.
Addition of seven bishops is an
unusual enlargement of the episco
pacy. However, none has been elect
ed since 1930 and of the present col
lege, .smallest to face a quadren
nium, four bishops are at retirement
age and another has been granted
retirement bceause of illness.
The four bishops at retirement
age of 72 are Senior Bishops John
M. Moore, Janies Cannon, Jr., Wash
ington, D. C.; Hiram A. Boaz, Fort
Worth, and Sam R. Hay, Houston.
Bishop W. N. Ainsworth, Macon,
Ga., asked and received permission
to retire because of illness. All re
tirements are effective with adjourn
ment of the present conference.
Bishop Darlington will become
senior episcopate with retirement of
Bishop John M. Moore.
Fertilizer Sale* Continue To Drop
Atlanta, Ga.—The decrease in
fertilizer tag sales continued through
April, but was not so marked as in
previous months, according to Co
lumbus Roberts, commissioner of
agriculture.
The April sales this year were
133,105 tons compared to 175,309
tons in April, 1937. Sales thus far
this year have been 637,971 tons, a
decrease of 155,283 tons from the
sales during the same four months
in 1937.
The total fertilizer sales for 1937,
chiefly during the first five months
of the year, were 866,360 tons.
In Reclining Seat Air- | , .{4
Conditioned Coaches— S|
An Exclusive Seaboard
•ijL jjj J upholstered reclining Mat*; clean head rest*;
pillow seroice at nominal cost and subdued
N O other transportation give*
you so much for so little! These modern coaches on
all Seaboard through trains embody the latest devel
opments of the car-builders’ art. Plan all your trips
this way —economically—for speed, and the utmost
in safety and comfort. Look at the examples of low,
one-way, daily fares —similar fares to all other points.
Dropping of Four Trains Okayed
Atlanta, Ga. —The State Public
Service Commission announced
Thursday that the Seaboard Air Line
Railway had been authorised to dis
continue Trains Nos. 13 and 14,
running between Savannah and
Americus, and Trains Nos. 32 and
33, running between Birmingham
and Atlanta. Losses were claimed
on both lines.
Delicious Dishes
Made
With
FAS may be green, but they
need no one to defend them
when it comes to the question of
making up-to-date dishes. They
have myriads of friends, and the
only question that remains is in
what course to serve them at as
many meals as possible. Salad
courses are served at both lunch
and dinner, so here are some
salad recipes to help you serve
peas at one or both of these
meals.
Pea and Lettuce Salad: Drain
one cup of canned peas and mari
nate in two tablespoons French
dressing for at least one hour.
Add one-fourth cup chopped wal
nuts, one-fourth cup crisp shred
ded lettuce and one-fourth cup
mayonnaise, and mix lightly to
gether. This salad costs about a
quarter and serves four.
Pea and Cabbage Salad: Let one
cup finely shredded cabbage, one
cup sliced cucumbers and four
sliced radishes crisp in ice water
for about an hour. Drain and dry
thoroughly in a towel. Add four
tablespoons French dressing.
Then add one cup canned peas,
one-third cup chopped walnuts
and mayonnaise to just moisten.
Serve on lettuce. Serves six to
eight.
These Serve Eight
Potato and Pea Salad: Mari
nate the contents of a No. 2 can
peas and two cups diced boiled
potatoes in French dressing for
at least one hour. Add one-halt
cup diced pickled beets and one
tablespoon chopped onion, and
moisten with mayonnaise. Serve
in lettuce nests. Serves eight.
Pea and Apple Salad: Marinate
one cup canned peas and one cup
diced celery in French dressing
for an hour. Add one-half cup
chopped nuts and two large ap
ples, diced, and mix with mayon
naise. Serves eight.* j
<Seaboa>icl
£Railway
AIR-CONDITIONED COACHES
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
The Southern Railway’s program for air-con
ditioned coaches includes the placing of high
class air-conditioned day coaches in all princi
pal trains. They are now being received from
the shops and have at this time been placed in
the following trains:
From New Orleans and Atlanta To
Washington—New York
Trains 38 & 40
Lv. New Orleans L&N 38 __ 10.15 PM
Ar. Atlanta WP 38 12.45 PM
Lv. Atlanta So. Ry. 40 1.05 PM
Ar. Washington So. Ry. 40 7.25 AM
Lv. Washington Pa. R.R 8.00 AM
Ar. New York Pa. R.R 12.05 PM
Lv. New Orleans L&N 34 6.30 PM
Ar. Atlanta WP 34 8.10 AM
Lv. Atlanta So. Ry. 34 8.25 AM
Ar. Washington So. Ry 34 1.30 AM
Lv. Washington Pa. R.R 2.00 AM
Ar. New York Pa. R.R _______ 6.54 AM
These coaches returning are handled in
trains 33 and 35.
Air-conditioned Coaches through from New
Orleans to Washington, and connection at
Washington with Pennsylvania Railroad trains
handling air-conditioned coaches.
Southern Railway new type air-conditioned
coaches have deluxe smoking rooms for both
ladies and men containing supply of free towels
and soap, hot and cold water, especially built
comfortable seats, and full length mirrors.
All Dining Cars and Sleeping Cars Air-
Conditioned
C. T. Hunt, Assistant General Passenger Agent,
57 Luckie Street, Atanta.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
Jefferson Insurance Agency
General Insurance,
Jefferson, Georgia.
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