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DIONNE QUINTS
CHARM RULERS
Toronto.—The Dionne quintuplets,
dressed in their prettiest clothes
and wide-eyed in amazement at see
ing the outside world for the first
time, came to Toronto and met the
king and queen.
The five sheltered little girls, who
■ever before had been away from
their nursery home in northern On
tario, made during the day a sur
prise appearance before 100 of the
province’s notables in the legislative
chamber and scored a terrific hit in
this, their fi--* re-1 public showing.
’ r He had come aboard
tlieo* special seven-car train “Quint
land” primarily to meet King George
and Queen Elizabeth, and this they
did with grace and charm in a pri
vate audience in the legislative
chambers.
The quints curtsied to the queen.
Earh took her turn without a trace
of nervousness, and they ail came
off without toppling over. Queen
Elizabeth stood in admiring wonder.
Hug, Ki* Royalty
They hugged and kissed both the
king and queen, gave them their au
tographs and pictures, called the
queen beautiful and presented her
vHth bouquets of flowers. And then
the king and queen talked to them
at length—the meetings lasted a full
19 minutes, a long time for one
•vent in the swift-moving royal
tour.
Their majesties also met the par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliva Dionne,
Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, the attending
physician who became world famous
with the birth of the babieß, and
three nurses who helped bring the
little girls here.
After it all was over the queen re
marked: “What beautiful children
—they are among the moat beauti
ful children I ever have seen.”
Legislators See Them
Then came the surprise, the un
scheduled appearance before the
staid legislative gathering.
With the saying of good byes to
the king and queen the children
were rounded up for the show, which
was arranged by Premier Mitchell
F. Hepburn of Ontario.
In the chamber the speaker of the
house, Janies A. Clark, garbed in a
long black robe and wearing a tri
corne hat, made this announcement:
“Ladies and gentlemen, you have
seen the king and queen. Now you
will see five queens, the world’s darl
ings.”
He said that Dr. Dafoe had asked
the assembly to remain seated and
silent. No applause or demonstra
tion was to be Riven. The quints
were just on their way from the
royal party and would pass through
the chamber. They were not to be
frightened.
In Court Dress
Then they came, in a charming
procession through a door at the
right of the speaker’s dais; Papa and
Mama Dionne with two between
them, then the three nurses each
with a quint by the hand.
Each child Marie, Cecile, Emilie,
Annette and Yvonne—was dressed
in a little long court dress of or
ganza, with a white poke bonnet
tied under the chin and falling back
from the head, accentuating their
brown hair. They wore, mesh mit
tens tied with little ribbons, patent
leather slippers and white socks.
They looked around at all the
people in as much wonder and
amazement as did those whose eyes
centered upon them. Their long
dresses just permitted the toe of
their shiny new slippers to be seen,
and their little bonnets bobbed on
their shoulders as they walked.
The fourth quint in the procession
threw some kisses at the behest of
their nurse. The fifth little girl—
someone said it was Marie—was told
to do the same, but she evidently
misunderstood and thought she had
been told to use her hankie. This
she did, pinching her nose with her
tiny fingers as she tripped along.
Solons Are Excited
The assemblage, which had been
formal and staid during the preced
ing royal appearance and attending
official presentations, sat with sup
pressed excitement.
Back together to their train they
went, to play with their toys until
bedtime.
Dr. Dafoe, telling of the royal au
dience later, said that Marie, the
tiniest asked the king to give their
love to his daughters, Princesses
Elizabeth and Margaret Rose.
“The children talked so much and
ao quickly,” he said, “that they scar
cely gave the king and queen a
chance to get a word in. They each
carried a bouquet, but they decided
her majesty should have them and
they gave them to her.”
The striking appearance of the
■queen in her blue ensemble did not
A THIRD OF “GONE WITH
THE WIND” IS COMPLETED,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT
Hollywood, Calif.—lf you are one
of the thousands who said that
“Gone With the Wind,” Margaret
Mitchell's best seller, would never
reach the screen, you won't be ab!a
to tell your r.ighbor, “I told you
•q.”
After three years, the picture is
one-third in the can already, which
means that that much has been com
pletely completed and could be
shown today or tomorrow if anyone
wanted to see just one-third of the
picture.
Sidney Howard, who wrote the
original script, in busy now revising
the revisions on his original efforts.
The script is 200 pages long and the
final product is expected to be made
'l2 reels, or about one and a half
times as long as the regular Grade
A feature movie.
While 115 persons were actually
tested (not counting the thousands
of Southern belles who were fooled
into believing they were to be given
a real chance to play Scarlet) for
roles. Twenty-nine of them had
their hearts set on Scarlett.
Of the principal characters, only
Clark Gable wasn’t tested. The pub
lic as well as officials immediately
saw Gable as the Rhett Butler of
the book and the movie-goers would
have been indignant if he hadn’t
been given the role.
Actually the task was to persuade
Gable to accept the role because he
didn’t want it.
Ten thousand costumes were made
for GWTW. However, that doesn’t
mean that there will be that many
persons in the film, as several of the
characters wear as many as twenty
editions of the same costume, as
some of them had to be made in
varying degree of wear and tear to
fit the plot.
According to the Gallups poll,
56,500,000 persons are practically
standing in line already waiting for
the movie, or at least that many
persons reported that they were
when the poll was taken.
Figuring the average ticket as
costing 22 cents, $12,430,000 will be
the gross from “Gone With the
Wind” with the producer and exhib
itor getting 40 per cent of that.
Which will leave a two million
dollar melon for MGM, Myron Selz
nick and the producer to split.
When will the picture reach the
screen? That hasn’t been settled
yet, but one-third of it could be
shown now.
MILLER DEFENDS CONVICT
LABOR
Defense of the system of giving
counties road contracts which they
fulfill by use of convict lubor was
offered Tuesday by W. L. Miller,
chairman of the State Highway
Board.
In a letter to the Economy Com
mittee, Mr. Miller said the use of
convicts by the counties was the
most practical plan to care for them.
The state is unable to support its
convicts without this aid from the
counties, he said. Although the
state is paying slightly more to the
counties than the same work could
be done by private contractors, the
state profits by having its convicts
cared for, Mr. Miller pointed out.
Syrup left over from spiced fruits
makes an excellent basting for ham,
pork and veal roasts and steaks.
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Boiled frosting often becomes
grainy because of overcooking or
stirring while cooking. Add one
teaspoon of vinegar for each cup of
sugar and cook the mixture only
until a fine thread forms when a
portion is poured from a spoon.
escape the view of the children, and
Annette, her eyes turned upward
in admiration, said "Le Belle Reine”
(the beautiful queen).
The others joined her and repeat
ed the tribute several times.
‘Voila Une Chapeau*
The blue naval uniform of the
king was a big attraction for Cecile,
and she wanted to feel the brass but
tons and medals.
Even Dr. Dafoe’s dress had been
noted —the little girls saw him for
the first time in a top hat, “voila
une chapeau,” ((that’s some hat)
quipped Yvonne, and the headpiece
created much laughter.
As the little girls presented their
bouquets to the queen, one after the
other, she had all she could hold
after the fourth because she already
carried a large bouquet presented to
her in the legislative chambers. Lit
tle Marie, the fifth child, turned
abruptly to King George and sur
prised him with hers.
Queen Elizabeth presented each of
the girls with little white coats she
had brought from London.
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
World Spending
A Billion a Month
On Armaments
The Bank for International Set
tlement* estimated Friday that the
n >.id is spending $1,000,000,000 a
month on armament*.
Based on statistics which the bank
Haid were incomplete but neverthe
less showed the trend of defense ex
penditures, a resume said the total
cost of war implements during 1938
was six times that of 1928.
Citing Great Britain's 1939-1940
defense budget of at least 630,000,-
000 pounds (currently $2,948,400,-
000), the hank said that it represent
ed approximately 14 per cent of the
national income.
“Similar proportions are found in
some other countries as well,” the
bank’s analysis said.
“Moreover, the burden threatens
to be higher because one aspect of
present armaments is the rising
amount required for maintance and
replacements, modern materials—
airplanes, guns and ships—being
very expensive while in addition,
running costs are high and much of
the material soon becomes obsolete.”
The bank said that mounting de
fense expenditures also are “be
coming a predominant influence in
every sphere of economic life and
raise problems of a fundamental na
ture which must be faced in all
countries, whatever their political or
economic orientation.
“The same problems are present
everywhere and it depends on the
stage of development whether they
make themselves felt as present dif
ficulties or in the future.”
BENTON HIGH SCHOOL
VALEDICTORIAN WINS AWARD
Frank Cain, superintendent of
Benton High school, announces that
the coveted Reader’s Digest Award
for Scholastic Achievement has been
won by Miss Margaret Kesler, Nich
olson, Georgia, valedictorian of the
class of 1939.
She will receive an engrossed
parchment certificate upon gradu
ation.
The Reader’s Digest confers this
annual award as encouragement to
young men anfl women throughout
the nation who, by their scholastic
achievement, give promise of grow
ing into leadership in their commu
nities.
/iaaut —
ELECTRIC RATES GO DOWN!
Popular “FREE ELECTRICITY” Plan Boosts Savings
IMMEDIATELY effective, beginning with meter
readings of June 1, your residential electric rates
take another drop —to the lowest point in all this
Company’s history.
Already Georgia is known from coast to coast for its
cheap electricity. The Georgia homes we serve now buy
their electricity at an average price of 2.9 cents a kilo
watt hour, 30 per cent lower than the national average.
Asa result, they are able to enjoy many electrical com
forts and conveniences which the average American
household cannot afford.
NOW EVEN CHEAPER
ELECTRICITY HAS ARRIVED!
It will pay you to find out how 1939’s extra-low rate
makes possible the electrical modernization rf YOUR
home. It is the same type of rate you have had for five
years only BETTER because it is LOWER so very
much lower than the old one that it offers potential
savings of $520,000 a year to our residential customers.
In a nutshell, the new rate does these two things:
(1) It offers you actual “FREE ELECTRICITY,” a
certain number of kilowatt hours which you may use
in addition to your established normal use without in
creasing your bill one penny; and then (2) when your
“free electricity” is used up, any additional electricity
you may want for anew electric refrigerator, range,
washing machine or some other home improvement
“But,” You Ask, “How Does the New Rate Help ME?”
Say, for example, your family lias been
paving (under the old rate) from 52.50 to
$2.75 a month for lights, iron, toaster, per
colator, fan and maybe other small appli
ances. Now under the new rate you can
add the elertric refrigerator you’ve wanted,
and the additional elcetrieity to run it will
cost only about 2\'. cents a day.
Maybe you already have an electrical re
frigerator but the hot weather has made you
yearn for the coolness of electric cookery.
Your monthly bill, under the old rate, has
been about $4.15 a month, f:r example, now
under the new rate you can add the
electric range you want for a cost for elec
tricity of about fife cents a day —and that's
economical rooking in anybody’s language.
In other eases, the current cost for elertric
cookery goes as low as three cents a day for
■ mod-sized family’s three square meals.
Legislature Only Can
Provide Funds
Georgia must make up its mind
whether to support, drastically cur
tail, or abandon its program of as
sistance to the aged, needy blind and
dependent children, Braswell Deen,
state director of public welfare, de
clared in an address.
Citing the fact that the legislature
two years ago adopted a $21,000,-
000 appropriation bill, still in exis
tence and that only $12,000,000 in
revenue is possible for the general
fund annually under existing reve
nue measures, Mr. Deen said it is
an impossibility for the state to con
tinue operation under such condi
tions.
While he is not an advocate of a
sales tax, exclusively over any other
method of raising needed revenues,
Mr. Deen said it is his personal
opinion that adoption of a sales tax
as early as possible by the legisla
ture seems the only practical plan by
which to immediately finance the
school, health and public welfare
programs. .
He said Georgia must face facts.
Either it must give up its broadened
school, welfare and health programs,
curtail them drastically so as to op
erate on a $12,000,000 income basis,
or the legislature must enact meas
ures to raise the necessary money.
Referring to suspension of 16,000
pensioners in May due to lack of
funds, Mr. Deen said the responsi
bility for failure to get the money
must rest upon the legislature be
cause no other authority has power
to provide the money.
He said Georgians spend millions
of dollars for so-called luxuries, to
which the people are entitled, but in
view of this fact the state is certain
ly not too poor to keep the insane
from suffering, to improve health
conditions, save the old people from
a miserable existence in their last
days, help dependent little children
to get a chance in life, pay its
school teachers and give rural chil
dren the same school opportunities
that those who live in the city enjoy.
Director Deen said local welfare
workers as well as the state depart
ment, are doing the best they can
under existing conditions.
Those are just samples, based a averages.
In your own case, the cost might vary a lit
tle, up or down. But, in all cases, electricity
is now so cheap, its cost can be measured in
pennies-a-dav.
“Free Electricity ”
Means What It Says
Under the new rate, you ran make some
increase in your use of elcetrieity, without
increasing your elertric bill at aM. In many
instances, you can add small appliances, and
vour allotment of “free electricity” will sup
IT IS TIME NOW TO THINK ABOUT
THE BOLL WEEVIL
We have just received a carload of TRIANGLE
BRAND CALCIUM ARSENATE and a ship
ment of BOLL WEEVIL MOLASSES. See us
for PRICES before you buy. We also have for
sale:
SOY BEANS, VELVET BEANS, FIELD PEAS
FARMERS WAREHOUSE
Jefferson, Georgia.
Riverside Opens Saturday
at 2 p. m.
Riverside Swimming Pool will open at
2 p. m., Saturday, May 27, and will be
open thereafter each day at this hour
until June 9th, when it will be opened
all day.
Free Picnic Grounds. Place under new
management. John Hancock, life
saver. Will appreciate your patronage.
FRED McEVER, Mgr.
comes to you at the LOWEST rate in all our history*
The “free electricity” plan was unheard-of in Georgia
before 1934. When people learned how it actually
worked, this more-for-your-money plan started the big
gest rush toward home improvement and modernization
our state has ever known. Literally thousands of homes,
where baek-breaking drudgery was the rule five years
ago, now have electric refrigerators, electric ranges,
water heaters, water pumps, vacuum cleaners, washing
machines, better lighting for young eyes and old. Other
thousands now have electric service who couldn’t afford
it at all five years ago. In these five years, the number
of homes we serve has increased from 114,000 to 170,000.
The number of rural homes we serve has more than
doubted. The average price per kilowatt hour in the
homes en our lines has dropped from 5.16 cents to 2.9
cents —a decrease of 43 per cent. The average home we
serve now employs over 70 per cent MORE electricity
than it did five years ago —and pays LESS today for
the larger amount than it did five years ago for the
smaller!
Brighter, pleasanter homes by the thousands, all over
Georgia, are the tangible proofs of what the old rate
accomplished. But now EVEN CHEAPER electricity
has atwived! “Free Electricity” is again available to our
customers for the using. Now no family need deny itself
the ehwrtrical improvements it so long has wished for.
Find out how the netv rate will benefit you. Begin using
your “Free Electricity ” TODAY!
GEORGIA POWER
COMPANY
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1939.
J. FOSTER ECKLES
INSURANCE AGENT
JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
ply all of the current you need to run them.
But you don’t have to buy new appliances
in order to get this benefit. You can have
more lighting, or put into use appliances
that have been laid on the shelf, or merely
enjoy the peace of mind of not quarreling
with the children about “Turn off the light.”
For example The smallest “package” of
“Free Electricity” we are offering is two
kilowatt hours, and that is enough electricity
to run a good-sized electric fan for forty
hours. So, turn on the fan —— the cool breezes
are on us this time!