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THE JACKSON HERALD
SI.BO A YEAR—IN ADVANCE
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Eat*red mt Th* Jeffr*on Postoffic*
A* Sacond-Clao Mail Mattar
Official Organ of Jacluon County
JOHN N. HOLDER
Editor A Manager
MRS. JOHN N. HOLDER
Aaaociata Editor A Manager
JEFFERSON. GA , MAY 22. 1941.
WAR REVIEW
The war now being fought in
Europe surpasses in destruction of
property, loss of vessels and freight
on the sea, carnage and death, the
last World War, or any other gory
■conflict ever fought on this earth.
Last week the Germans assaul
ted London with hundreds of bombs.
Among the thousands of incendiary
end death dealing bombs which rain
ed on London from the Nazi planes
were some which fell on Parliament
■building, Westminister Abbey and
the British Museum. This onslaught
brought death to hundreds of men,
women and children.
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At the same time, England had
sent an armada of 100 bombers
against Hamburg in Germany. This
was the second assault made in one
week by England on German cities.
Wide-spread destruction and raging
fires were left behind. Hundreds
met death. So the war goes on from
flay to day between Germany and
England.
Since Germany began the cam
paign of aggression fourteen .coun
tries have been taken and are now
under German domination and con
trol. Included in this number are
Prance, Belgium, Poland, Denmark,
Jugo 'Slavia and nine others. All
the countries overrun are small in
■area and population, except France.
No people seem to Ibe able to stop
the German army mechanized and
on wheels. It consists of tanks,
guns and other deadly war devices.
TTiis army cannot reach England be
cause of the English Channel. One
attempt to land the German army
ih "England resulted in thousands of
Germans being killed with mines
planted in the Channel. The surface
of the channel was almovst covered
with dead, bodies. No further ef
forts have been made to carry the
motorized army of Germany into
England. It is the destruction and
havoc wrought by German planes
dropping big bombs on cities in
England that have caused so much
suffering, distress and so many
deaths in that country.
The Greeks and British won vic
tory after victory over Italy. The
timely assistance of Germany to
Italy turned the tide against Greek
and British armies and resulted in
<ir rmany taking Athens, the capital j
of Greece. This, however, has not
conquered the fighting spirit of
either Greece or Britain.
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Only last week a vote was taken
in parliament in England on sus
taining or rejecting the management
of the war by Prime l ' Minister
Churchill and Cabinet, which resul
ted in an almost unanimous vote of
confidence and approval lofi the
■present cabinet. Only three votes
were cast against it. The people of
England have suffered heavy losses
of property and vessels and thous
ands of lives, but that country was
never more determined to fight on
and on than she is today.
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Last week a world sensation was
created when Rudolph Hess, one of
Adolph Hitlers two chief lieutenants,
flow to Scotland. He landed with a
broken ankle. A farmer at work in
the field where his parachute cairn
•idbtvn rushed upon him with a pitch
fork and took him prisoner. He was
carried to a hospital for treatment.
His statement was that he “came to
save humanity”. The world does
not understand him. Some think
there has been a break between him
and Hitler, while most of the press
of England and this country believe
bis mission was to try to get Scot
land to quit fighting and make terms
wjth Germany. Through an acquaint
ance and friend in Scotland, the
Duke of Hamilton, he hoped to ac
complish this. He is held fast as a
prisoner and his landing in Scotland
will be worth little, either to that
country or Germany.
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Our own United States is spen
ding billions of dollars in not only
preparing this country for defense,
but in aiding England and Greece.
Thousands of air planes, more than
a hundred naval vessels, much mu
nition* and guns, many tanks, quan
tities of food and raw material have
been sent to the two above named
countries. This government is fur
nishing everything to assist them
except men. The one important ques
tion that is still undecided by Pres
ident Roosevelt and Congress is
whether this country will send con
voys with the vessels bearing food
and war material to England. Con
voy means to accompany these ships
with sea planes mine sweepers, sub
marine destroyers, and fast naval
vessels. Wendell L. Willkie, who war
a Republican candidate for Presi
dent last November, says send the
convoys. He says there is no use
in manufacturing war equipment.,
munitions, etc., and provide food to
England and allow the vessels bear
ing all these shipments to be sunk
(by German submarines. Many Dem
ocrats hold to the same view as Mr.
Willkie. By the way, there is no
citizen of the U. S. who seems to
be more loyal to the President at
this time than Wendell Willkie.
This country is preparng to defend
itself against any invading foe.
There is only one thing that has
been hindering it in its great speed
ing up of production and that is
labor strikes. They have greatly
retarded this government in its pro
gram of preparedness. The senti
ment of the people of these U. S. is
opposed to labor’s conduct in this
matter. However, there is one thing
that meets with more universal dis
approval even than strikes and that
is when strikers for any reason de
cide they will not work themselves
is to prevent others by force from
working. This is not democracy.
One great menace to Democracy is
the use of force to prevent persons
anxious to work from making a liv
ing their own way.
The United States is not in war in
the technical sense, but it is raising
a big army and making all necessary
preparations for war. Thousands of
men are being drafted for service in
the army and in the course of a
few more months the U. S. will have
the largest and best equipped army
of any country on this old earth.
REAL CO-OPERATION
BEGINS
Everywhere you look today you
see signs that people are beginning
to take the defense emergney seri
ously. It’s about time, too.
The entire motor industry has
willingly accepted an initial 20 per
cent reduction in production of
motor vehicles for the model year
which begins August 1, and is either
reducing or eliminating model
changes entirely. That means more
man-power, more machines, more
materials, facilities and management
for the defense load.
All manufacturers of brass pipe
are discontinuing production of yel
low brass pipe, and are making red
brass pipe instead, just as good for
most purposes. Why? Red brass
contains only 15 per cent of zinc;
yellow brass 30 or 40. Extra Zinc
thus made available for defense
equal 25,000,000 pounds of cartridge
brass.
This sort of thing is going on all
through industry in an ncreasing
wave. And in the meantime, labor,
too, seems to be settling down. Co
director Sidney Hillman of the Office
of Producton Management believes
that strikes in defense industries
are dwindling, and that “labor is be
coming increasingly aware of the
need for co-operation.”
In the meantime taxpayers (and
that is •practically everybody these
days) are way ahead of Congress in
their willingness to bear the money
burden in proportion to ability. If
there was ever a time in history
when the prospect of drastic new
taxes was faced so calmly, we don’t
remember it.
As the German legions pound
southward in the last act of the
Greek tragedy, and as the Japanese
invaders draw tighter the strangle
hold they have on Chilli, more
Americans every day begin to think
what ultimate success of these ad
ventures means to them. Both have
given ample proof that their aims go
far beyond readjustment of local
boundaries.
They have made the world a place
in which only the strong can hope to
preserve their rights, their livng
space, their way of life. And Europe
has added the lesson that none is
strong enough to fight alone.
Industry, labor, soldier and sailor,
man and woman, America is begin
ning to fall into step in a marching
cadence which means strength, the
only safety for the future.
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
FRESH VEGETABLES
VITAL TO U. S.
DEFENSE
In the present national emerg
ency, it is necessary to give serious
consideration to food production,
particularly of fresh vegetables.
There are about 320,000 farm
families in Georgia and something
like 10 percent of these farms do
not have home gardens. Of those
planting gardens aibout 75 percent
do not manage them so as to supply
the family needs for fresh vegetables
and for canning and storing for
winter use.
More food for the family can be
grown on one-fourth of an acre than
can be bought with the cotton from
two acres under the average pro
duction for the state at present
market prices.
Under the present situation, the
chances are that food prices will ad
vance much more than some of the
money crops, of which there already
is a surplus.
Home defense and national de
fense are very important at this
time and a garden may play a more
important part in these than we
realize. It may be possible that
some fresh and canned vegetables
may become very scarce, or even un
obtainable in the present emergency.
The main point in a better gard
ening program are:
First, a larger variety in the list
of vegetables planted. Second,
planting and cultivating some vege
table crops every month in the year
instead of a short period in the
spring. Third, good preparation and
fertilization of the garden. Fourth,
controlling diseases and insects on
the garden crops by the use of the
most improved methods and materi
als. Fifth, canning and storing all
surplus vegetables from the garden
during the growing season.
’Families participating in the food
conservation and supplementary cot
ton stamp plan will be assisted with
their gardens by the Triple-A. Such
families will be allowed $3 if certain
requirements are met in the storing
and canning of vegetables for home
use.
AID AT HAND
America is a land of travelers.
The wanderlust is firmly imbedded
in our national character. The
typical American wants to go places
and see things, and he does on every
possible occasion.
JVe Americans, as a result, have
the finest transportation plant in the
world. The number of motor cars
we possess, for instance, is the envy
and wonder of other peoples. A car
is a rich man’s luxury in most coun
tries—here it s an ordinary man’s
necessity. The great bulk of Ameri
cans do all their traveling at home.
One unfortunate consequence of
this vast amount of motor travel is
our high accident rate. We skid
into ditches. We hit other cars. We
run over pedestrians. We collide
with trains. The result is hundreds
of thousands of injuries each year.
But in spite of the carelessness of
American citizen, he gets a break in
the form of the finest and most com
prehensive medical service the world
knows. No matter how remote the
area, the chances are that a doctor
can be on the scene of an accident
within a few minutes. And he will
be a capable doctor, who will go
quietly and swiftly and efficiently
about the job of treating wounds
and whatever else is necessary. Out
standing medical technique is the
rule, not the exception, in this land
of ours.
There is a qualified physician in
this country for each 767 people, on
the average. That is a higher pro
portion than in any other nation.
Whether you’re in a big city or a
tiny village or driving through the
open country, you c&n be sure a
doctor isn t far away. He’s ready
to serve if the need arises. And it
may be that he will save your life.
The largest election ballot in
Georgia s history will be used in
the election to be held June 3. The
ballot will measure 17 inches by 44
inches. On it 'will be 68 proposed
amendents to the constitution and
one candidate for office. The voting
will be held June 3 in the last off
year general election under a law
passed during the administration of
former Gov. E. D. Rivers. The act
was repealed at the last session of
the general assembly.
Atlanta has the lowest sex ratio
—that is, the number of males per
100 females—of any of the 92 cities
of more than 100,000 population in
up statistically with a percentage of \
the United States. Atlanta stacks j
84.9 males to every 100 females.
KING COTTON’S WEEK
Old King Cotton returns to his
I throne during the coming week to
reign supreme for National Cotton
Week, May 16 to May 24, and
Georgians, together with citizens of
, the other states in the nation, will
devote those days to efforts in stimu
lating increased consumption of cot
ton goods.
Like many kings during times of
economic stress and wars, King Cot
ton has been forced to abdicate his
throne, but for one week his friendu
in the United States will do every
thing possible to restore him to hiii
throne for good.
King Cotton began to have trouble
shortly after World War I with the
advent of the boll weevil, but he
somehow managed to survive that
invasion. However, as the ’’Trouble
some Thirties” arrived, his throne be
gan to totter and in the falls of
1932 and 1933 he really lost hia
power. The depression had left him
weak as prices sagged to new low
levels and the crop control programs
were placed into effect.
With the restricted acreage pro
gram reducing his might, two new
rivals appeared upon the farm scene,
peanuts and livestock, and soon they
were really giving the once in
vincible monarch of the south a real
fight for his title.
Then came the start of the present
war in Europe, and with it the loss
of practically all the foreign mark
ets for cotton. Exports of the sta
ple dropped to the lowest levels since
the Reconstruction days. King Cot
ton was doomed, it seemed, unless
his friends in America could save
him.
Again this year National Cotton
Week is being planned, but on a
larger scale. Retail stores, chain i
and non-chains, will place added
emphasis on cotton and its many
products. Their displays will show
the beauty of modern cotton textile
and will demonstate to the women o’
America that they can confine their
costumes entirely to cotton good?
and still rival any group of women
in the world in attractive and beau
tiful appearance.
Newspapers, magazines and mo
tion pictures will be used to tell the
people of America the story of new
uses recently developed for cotton
and its products. Every effort will
be made to stimulate the use of these
products and aid and encourage cot
ton consumption. Only through
greatly increased domestic use of
cotton can we in any way offset the
loss of the foreign market. We must
all do our part if King Cotton is to
survive.
Long live King Cotton! May he
soon be restored to his rightful place
under the bright southern sun. Do
your part by buying cotton jpjods
during this year’s National Cotton
Week.—Dawson News.
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STATE HOSPITAL
HEADS SHIFTED
BY TALMADGE
Three shifts in superintendents of
state hospitals were announced by
Governor Talmadge Tuesday follow
ing a meeting of the State Board of
Public W’elfare in the Governor’s
office.
Dr. J. W. Oden, superintendent of
the Milledgeville State Hospital since
1933, was shifted back to the super
intendency of tfhe School for Mental
Defectives at Gracewood, in Rich
mond County.
Dr. L. P. Longino, clinical director
at the Milledgeville State Hospital
for many years, was appointed sup
erintendent of the institution.
Dr. Edward W. Schwoll, superin
tendent at Gracewood, was appoint
ed clinical director at Milledgeville.
Max L. Mcßea, director of ;he
marketing division of the state de
partment of agriculture, returned
from Washington with word that the
army planned to use more fresh
'Georgia frtiits and vegetables for
feeding soldiers. From the quarter
master corps, he said, he obtained
assurance that the Army would buy
Georgia snap beans, rather than use
the canned beans, rather than use
the canned beans, in making up the
menus of the thousands of soldiers
in training in Georgia and othe •
states.
TRUSTEES ELECTION
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An election for trustees for the sub-distri<H
is ordered to be held on Saturday, May ifl
1941, at the School Building, in each SchoH
District in the county. The hours for the eleH
tion have been set at 1 o’clock to 2 o’clocM
Eastern Standard Time. Let eveiy School DH
trict where a vacancy on the Board of Trusteß
exists, hold the election on this day. f
By order of the Board of Education. 1
T. T. BENTON, C. S. S. II
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think of it, one reason why V i
electrical pennies go so far is r n
that Georgia s rates are among /
the lowest statewide rates in
the Nation. They were re
duced in 1929; again in 1933; ag a,n ,n
1934; again in 1937, and again in 1 j ' |
day, they are lower than ever before .n
tory. Not only that. While the I l '.
been going down, manufacturers ba-e
steadily improving the efficiency or ‘Pf
ances, so they use less current than they
to. Today, electric service is the bigg e;
gain we get around our house. !>< ■ '
we make full use of it.
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