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PAGE EIGHT.
NEWS ARTICLE
(John L. Anderson, County Agent
Jackson County)
COUNTY WIDE FARMER’S
MEETING
On Thursday afternoon, February
27th, at 2:00 o’clock in Jefferson at
the Courthouse will be held a farm
er* meeting about farm organization.
This is important and all farmers
are urged to attend.
MATTRESS
In all previous instruction* under
the laws with reference to farm
families securing mattresses they
have set a definite interpretation of
these law's that we must follow to
comply with the regulations for giv
ing away mattresses. There has
been one or two amendments made
during the past year. On February
12th the following amendment was
published, which provides that
a family of three persons shall
be eligible to receive two mattress
es and a family of five persons shall
be eligible to receive three mattress
es.
“Section 5 of CMP-1 (SR) is here
by amended by addition of the fol
lowing proviso at the end of the first
aentence:
‘Provided, however, that a family
of three persons shall be eligible to
receive two mattresses and a family
of five persons shall be eligible to
receive three mattresses’.”
The rule has previously been that
a family of three persons could only
receive one mattress and a family of
five persons could receive only two
mattresses since Section 5 of the
Regulations and Instructions on the
1940-41 Cotton Mattress Program
stated that each family may receive
one mattress for each two persons
in the family.
CHANGE OF RESIDENCE
There is quoted below an excerpt
from a letter received from Mr. I.
W. Duggan relative to the change of
residence of a family who has made
application for mattress material.
“If the applicant family was liv
ing in the country at the time ap
plication for mattress material was
filed in the county office and the ap
plication shows that one-half or
more of the family’s income during
the latest preceding calendar year
was derived from agricultural occu
pations, the family would still be
eligible to receive the mattress ma
terial even if it moved to a village,
town, or city, immediately after the
application was filed. If the appli
cant family was living in the coun
try at the time its application for
mattress material was filed and the
application shows that less than one
half of the family’s cash income dur
ing the latest preceding calendar
year was derived from agricultural
■occupations, it should not be con
sidered as eligible to receive the
mattress material unless it is still
living in the country at the time the
mattress is to be made.”
The cotton for the mattress mak
ing is ordered once each month for
all applications taken during that
month. The December cotton for
application taken in December was
ordered last week in December and
the delivery order specified this cot
ton would be delivered the first of
February. Thus cotton lias not
come in and as soon as it does come
in it will be delivered to the centers
and the other mattresses will be
made.
The December and January orders
of cotton for Jackson County
amounted to 170 bales of cotton.
FARM MEETING
A farm meeting was held in Ath
ens, Georgia, on Tuesday, February
18. th, composed of farmers from six
counties, Jackson, Madison, Oconee,
Clarke, and Oglethorpe, and Barrow,
-at the Clarke county court house at
10 o’clock to hear a discussion on
farm organization.
A group of farmers that attended
from Jackson County stated they
enjoyed the meeting and received
some information that was of value
to them on facts about farm organiz
ation.
TECHNICAL GROUP
The monthly meeting of the Jack
son County Technical Group was
held on last Wednesday night, with
the Farm Security Administration,
with Mr. Wheeless as host, and Mrs.
Flanigan as hostess. At the meet
ing the American Legion Fair Com
mittee composed of Mr. Aderhold,
Mr. Bill White, and Mr. Kizer, met
with the Technical Group in regard
to working out plans for a fair in
the fall of 1041. The Group told
the Committee they would be de
lighted to have a fair and would
work with them along this line. It
was also agreed as to different
■policies and premiums and the com
mittee stated they would report back
i to the American Legion and let the
Technical Group know during March
whether or not the American Le
gion would sponsor the Fair.
Mias Avice Wells, Home Econom
ics Teacher from Maysville, gave s
very interesting discussion on the
kitchen and lunch room being oper
ated in the Maysville School. They
are feeding approximately 200 stu
dents at 6c per day. This seems
agreeable with parents and children.
Miss Wells spoke of the fine co-op
eration given by the people in Mays
ville in furnishing dishes and other
materials.
Mis* Genieveive Hill made an in
teresting talk on the kitchen and
lunch room they are preparing in
the Jeffen on School and that some i
of the equipment had arleady been
provided and they have already re
ceived some of the Surplus Commo
dities.
Mr. I. W. Wheeless reported on
Farm Security work and the work
they were doing with reference to
a co-op they were planning for a
number of local /families together
with clients and work on the Ten
ant Purchase Plan.
Mr. J. H. Smith. Vocational Teach
er from Commerce, made a very in
| tereating talk on his work and spoke
j of the work they are doing on the
National Defense Program in train
: ing youth in and out of school. Mr.
Smith is doing fine work in the
Commerce school and is a co-oper
ative and popular member of the
faculty.
Mr. R. J. Kelly made a very in
teresting report on the REA project,
the number of customers being serv
ed and the number being added.
Mr. Kelly also spoke with refrence
to the policies being work out in
the State for all of the REA co
operatives with refrence to the tax.
This is a problem that has bother
j ed the REA project and we are very
glad that the State is getting this
worked out on a satisfactory basis.
Other states have had similar trou
ble and have arrived at a satisfac
tory solution. Among these were,
lowa and other western and south
era states. The REA is doing a
good job and making electricity
availalble on if arms. Farmers are
finding that this can be profitable
and economical and they make it
pay the same as they can a tractor
and other improved machinery un
der certain conditions. In addition
to the valuable improvements, the
addition to the home, it increases
the standard of living. Those at
tending the meeting were the follow
ing: Mr. Kizer, Mr. Aderhold, Mr.
White. Mr. Kelly, Mr. Louis Skin
ner, Mr. Howard James, Mr. I. W.
Wheeless, Miss Genieveive Hill, Miss
Avice Wells, Mrs. Eva Flanigan,
Miss Elsie Bowman, Miss Jones, Mr.
John L. Anderson, Mr. J. H. Smith,
and Miss Vera Culberson, secretary.
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REDUCTION OF FIRES
At this season of the year when
farmers are burning bushes and
brush, it is very essential that par
ticular care be taken in order that
spring fires will not start which re
sults in the death of many young
trees. Spring fires usually occur
about the time trees are preparing
for the growing season. If the
young tender buds are killed, growth
is materially affected for the entire
year.
In addition to being a menace to
timberland, fires are harmful to
cropland. Piling and burning of
stubble results in loss of organic
matter and nitrogen, and although
phosphoric acid and potash are not
lost, their benefits are concentrated
on the area where burned.
LESPEDEZA
Approximately 500,000 acres of
Georgia cropland is today growing
lespedeza in contrast with only 275,-
000 in 1938. This is 1-2 million
acres.
Home production of espedeza
seed is one that should be carried
out in 1941. This is a splendid
crop for soil building, hay, and for
pastures and one well adapted to
this section of the State.
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SEED CLEANING EQUIPMENT
We are very glad that a local firm
has installed seed cleaning equip
ment. Most counties are securing
these now and Clarke county has
two, Madison has one, Gwinnett, one
and many others.
A total of 859 4-H club members
from 37 counties participated in the
egg marketing and leadership dem
onstration contest in 1940 and han
dled 10 cars of eggs. In 1939 only
16 counties with 360 club members
participated and 5 and one-half cars
were shipped. 325 demonstrations
were given and 6,975 people were
reached. Th local market value was
$17,895 and the value of the eggs
after grading was $21,360.
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
ATHENS INSTITUTION PASSES
THREE-QUARTER CENTURY
MARK
Athens, Ga. —One of the outstan
ding institutions of Athens and this
section will mark completion of near
ly a century of service when the
National Bank of Athens celebrate*
its 75th anniversary Thursday.
An open house will be held by
the bank from 8 to 10 p. m., Thurs
day, with officers nad directors of
the bank and their wives, members
of the staff and their wives, receiv
ing.
RADIO’S ‘MARGE’
Englewood, N. J.—Mrs. Peter
Fick, “Marge,” of the radio show,
“Myrt and Marge l ,” died early Sat
urday in childbirth.
The child—a boy—lived.
Friday morning “Marge” broad
cast as usual. There was no hint
that she expected a child, but she
was taken to Englewood Hospital
immediately after the broadcast.
For 10 years “Marge” and her
mother, “Myrt,” who is Myrtle Vail
in real life, portrayed a mother and
daughter drama that closely parall
eled their own careers. “Myrt”
wrote the scripts with “Marge’s”
help.
$15,000 FIRE HITS BUILDINGS
IN LYONS
Lyons, Ga.—Fire of undetermined
origin destroyed the Pal Theatre,
wrecked the Plaza Hotel and Cafe,
and damaged the office of the Lyons
printing shop Friday night.
Damage was estimated between
$15,000 and $20,000, an exact esti
mate not being available.
The 10-room “hotel in the upper
story of the Plaza building was gut
ted and the guests’ clothes were
burned. The cafe in the lower part
of the building was damaged by wat
er and smoke.
OIL TESTS DROPPED IN TREUT
LEN COUNTY
Soperton, Ga.—Treutlen county’s
oil “bubble” appeared finally burst
with announcement that promoters’
drilling equipment will be sold to
satisfy creditors’ claims.
Drilling of a test well was started
last September in the Rosemont sec
tion of the county, and slight traces
of oil were reported late in October
from a depth of around 2,000 feet.
However, report of a representa
tive from the state division of mines
and mining failed to give encour
agement to the prospect of oil in
commercial quantities, and opera
tions were shut down.
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104 UNIVERSITY GRADS TO
ENTER ARMY IN JUNE
Athens. Ga.—One hundred and
four University of Georgia advanced
R. 0. T. C. seniors will receive or
ders for one year’s enlistment in
the regular Army upon graduation
in June, according to plans released
by the War Department.
All cadet officers will be commis
sioned as second lieutenants and will
be stationed at Army cantonments
to be announced later. Students un
der 21 will be deferred.
ATHENS TO (CO-OPERATE IN
GETTING COAST-TO-COAST
HIGHWAY
Athens, Ga.—Athens has been
asked to co-operate in a drive to ob
tain anew bridge across the Miss
issippi river near Clarksdale, Miss.,
completing a coast-to-coast highway
that runs almost in a straight line
from Charleston, S. C., to Los An
geles, California.
Chamber of Commerce Secretary
Joel A. Weir said this morning he
had been requested to send a rep
resentative to a mass meeting at
Oxford, Miss., at which time the pos
sibilities of construction of the
bridge will be discussed.
The recent issue of the Jersey
Bulletin, official Ibreed publication,
credits two Georgia registered Jer
sey cows with leading all cows in
their age class in the United States
in butterfat production for one
month. One of these cwos is a three
year old and produced 74.91 pounds
of butterfat in a month, and the
other, a four-year-old, produced
91.71 pounds. Both cows are owned
by Melrose plantation near Thomas
ville, Ga., and they are half sisters.
Only one cow in a list of 603 exceed
ed the production of this Georgia
four-year-old and she was a mature
cow. Georgia Jerseys rank with the
best in the nation.
Every one is cordially invited to
attend the Barrow and Clarke coun
ty singing choirs which will meet in
joint session, February 23rd, at Win
der’s Second Baptist church, begin
ning promptly at 1.30 o’clock p. m.
Many good singers are expected, in
cluding some of the Henson singers.
NOTICE
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Dr. L. N. Huff, of Atlanta, Specialist in eye
refractions for over thirty years, will be in Jef
ferson for one day only, Wednesday, Feb. 26th.
World War Veterans
Called To Register
Milo J. Warner, National Com
mander of the American Legion, has
■issued a proclamation urging all
, veterans of the World War to reg
! ister. Members of Albert Gordon
! Post are requested to register Feb
-1 ruary 22 at the Selective Service
office in the Randolph building, E.
H. Crooks in charge. Questionnaires
and forms will be found at this of
fice. These forms were prepared by
the National organization of the
American Legion for all their mem
bership and for such other World
War veterans who may desire to
participate.
Cotton Farmers Can
Aid In Defense By
Growing More Food
Georgia cotton farmers can best,
prepare for home defense through
production of additional food and
feed on the acreage taken out of
cotton due to increased yields of lint
per acre.
Cotton growers have steadily in
creased their per-<acre yields of cot
ton through use of pure disease
free seed, control of boll weevil, and
other recommended practices which
have tended to decrease the total
acreage of cotton on the farm. This
has left additional land for produc
tion of food and feed.
Cotton farmers who make the
best use of soil improvement crops,
as well as judicious use of well
balanced fertilizers, will have the
best chance to produce profitable
yields. A large amount of fertility
is saved by running rows on the
contour, and adequate terracing aids
in conserving the land.
Farm experts advise the use of
pure seed of approved varieties to
produce economic yields of cotton,
and urge treatment of seed with
ceresan to obtain good stands of
healthy plants. And the farm needs
some cash enterprise, other than
cotton, to help pay expenses and
keep the farm in a sound financial
condition.
Cotton farmers who produce plen
ty of food and feed in addition to
their cotton will have the smallest
expenses for farm operations.
Administration forces in the house
of representatives met defeat for
the first time during the present
session Friday when the house split
on a constitutional amendment to
curb the pardoning power of the
Governor and the measure failed by
29 votes to obtain a two-thirds ma
jority. The amendment was design
ed to give the general assembly the
right to pass laws regulating grant
ing of pardons.
Use “Figaro” on your
home-made meat. Now is
the time to apply it.—N. N.
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ATHENS, GA.
550 FLOCKS TESTED
Some 550 poultry flocks in Geor
gia have been officially selected and
blood tested for pulktrum tirsease
under the National Poultry Improve
ment Plan. Each hen that meetn
the specifications is banded with a
special numbered aluminum leg
band. The flocks are then inspec
ted by the state inspector, Dr. C. C.
Shivers, who is assistant state vet
erinarian and Record of Perfor
mance supervisor. Arthur Gannon,
Extension poultryman, points out
that through the co-operation of the
state veterinarian with the Georgia
Poultry Improvement Board, much
progress has been made in the poul
try industry during the past few
years He says farmers are now able
to buy U. S. Certified and U. S. Ap
proved chicks of the highest quality
without going out of the state.
THE C. C. C. RECORD
Critics of the New Deal have
found cause to deride many of its
innovations, but the Civilian Con
servation Corps is not one of them.
Republicans and anti-administration
democrats are in agreement as to
the value of this organization. While
evaluating the CCC the human val
ues have of course been considered
paramount, but its material services
can<not be overlooked.
Since its organization in 1933,
the corps has planted more than
2,000.000 trees and saved millions
of dollars in fighting forest fires.
The boys have built enough roads
and trails to stretch around the earth
at its equator four times. Five mil
lion small dams have been built by
them in every flood and drought
threatened area of the country.
These workers have planted grass,
vines and shrubs on 700,000 acres of
eroded or waste land. And too they
have built in the national parks and
forests lines of communication that
would stretch from New York to
San Francisco twenty five times.
Verily the OCC organization has
justified its cost and will not likely
become a political football.
“My Bees Need Me,”
Selectee Pleads
Law and regulations seek to make
plain the reasons for which regis
trants may be deferred from Selec
tive Service training on grounds of
“dependency” or “occupation.” But
occasionally a request for deferment
would seem to stretch these defini
tions somewhat beyond the limit of
elasticity.
For example, a selectee recently
wrote:
“I believe I should be given a de
ferred classification. I own an or
chard and some bees. The bees re
quire my close attention at all
times.”
Truth brings the elements of
liberty—Love is the liberator.—
Mary Baker Eddy.
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MENTHO-MULSION ■
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State Collects $2,385, 51®
In Liquor Taxes
The state of Georgia
collected a total of
whiskey taxes and hqu ■ ■
censes, the State Depart**
Revenue reported.
In the state s 39 wet
quor sales amounted ■
a gallon for every P erso^ s n9 l
as statistics show th* J
of whiskey were sold at ■
of $13,114,380. M
The department rep
tenths of the cost 0 state ■
Georgia is conl '^ t ’ < federd l g M
federal taxes. , g4l re vfl
ment alone expects a
of $1,475,000 frmn J
through a specia , of the stfl
tax. More than a f ro m H
whisky revenue conl
actual “bottle’ tax conie s
stamps. Othei re jj ce nses fl
distillers stoU ' 9
warehouse receipts- ——fl
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For the convenient gta M
are required by la * Ttf
an t‘ i ol l T BG' 8 G' i * tk
an Agent of tne JaC kson
of Revenue will be G a„ ■
ty Court House t 0 J
February 28, afte the ir
tax payers in for thi fl
No charge will be th e M
vice. The matter f|
returns should e avo id pu>9
attention in order |
sr.d interest. ■