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REP. BELL EXPLAINS
NEW BOND
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cal standpoint than a promissory note
if there is no money in the
and the unlimited right to issue
rants .creates unlimited possibilities j
for public financial distress.
“So, my constitutional amendment j
provides that after the warrant in
debtedness is retired by the bonds, j
the county shall thereafter be operat-l
ed on a strictly cash basis, with all!
bills or claims to be paid off by is in check the j
issued only after the money
bank. The amendment expressly de-j
dares that all warrants or orders for;
future payment thereafter issued shall j
be null, and void, and under the act
the county authorities must operate
from day to day, from month to month
and from year to year on the cash
coming in.
“At first blush, it might be
that this plan would have a tendency
to unduly strait-jacket the county au
thorities in conducting the affairs of
the county, but I am convinced that
this apprehension is not justified. Im
mediately prior to the time the bonds
are issued and the warrants retired,
it can be arranged to have a small
surplus accumulate in the treasury,
which Will be carried into the cash
operating period to serve as a reserve
and operating fund to tide the coun
ty over the lean period of each year.
It is likely that this amendment will
be voted on in June of this year, and
if approved, the bonds would be is
sued in July. Starting from that time
of the year, a small amount of cash
should carry the county through until
fall taxes begin to come in, and there
after from year to year, with proper
management, the cash basis plan
should, in my opinion, work satisfac
torily.
“In support of the statement just
made, it should be noted that the
county is now getting around $2,300
00 each month from the gas tax, and
this regular income should serve as a
safety valve to keep up absolutely in
dispensable operations even in the
leanest periods.
“•Furthermore, under my amend
ment which preserves a right given in
another provision of the constitution,
the county authorities can borrow one
fifth of one per cent of the taxable
values of the county at any particular
time as a temporary loan to meet
emergencies, and under this provision
the county could borrow around $5,
000.00 as a temporary loan if the go
ing got too tough in any particular
year and at any particular time. Per
sonally, I doubt if it should ever be
come necessary for the county to have
to avail itself of this right, certain
ly not unless something extraordinary
should occur.
“One safety factor which should
prove of great value in the set-up
proposed by my amendment is this: If
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Prepared Mustard, 9 oz. jar 9c
CO CO NOG, can......17c
Sparkle Desserts, 3 pkgs. 10c
IONA {With Pork) No. 1 Cans
Beans, 4 cans 15c
70-80 Size 6 lbs. for
Prunes, 2SC
WILSON’S CANNED MEAT
Potted Meat, 3 cans .... 10c
Sliced Beef, 3'/2-oz. jar . . 15c
Chil Con Carne, 10 oz. can 10c
Corned Beef, 1 lb. can . . 15c
Palmolive SOAP, 3 for . . 17c
Octagon Chips, sm., 3 for 25c
Octagon Chips, large .... 18c
SUPER SUDS, small, 2 for 15c
SUPER SUDS, large 15c
Oct. Toilet Soap, 6 for . . 25c
Octagon Cleanser, 3 for . . 13c
Octagon SOAP or
POWDER, 5 small.....10c
Fresh String Beans, 1b. . . 10c
Large BANANAS, 4 tbs. 15c
Large Grapefruit, 3 for . . 8c
IRISH 10 LBS.
Potatoes, 19c
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Washington, D. C.—A Senate Judic
j,ary subcommtitee quickly approved
the nomination of William 0. Doug
las to be an Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court here this week. Left
Governor Flies To
Washing-ton
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Gov. Harlan Bushfield, of South
Dakota (left), is shoWn with his per
sonal attorney, Rogers Campbell, as
they boarded a plane for Washington
last week. Gov Bushfield was the
principal speaker at the Republican
Congressional dinner held there on
Thursday. His subject was Repub
beans on the March. While in Wash
ington they conferred with govern
ment officials on health problems and
new road^ for South Dakota.
there were no money in the treasury,
the bills Would pile up in the Com
missioners’ office, and if they did pile
up, those who were not paid would
put up such a howl that the county
authorities would be compelled, by the
force of public opinion if< for no other
reason, to cut down on expenses un
til the past due bills Were paid. In
my own personal experience, the fact
that I had unpaid bills outstanding
has caused me many times to forego
something which I would otherwise
have bought.
“The amendment further provides
that the county authorities may bud
get the various departments of the
county other than the courts and ex
penses incident to courts. This right
is indispensable, because if the auth
orities cannot have some control over
(Slpending, then it might prove im
possible to maintain a balance between
revenue and expenses. There certain
ly should be a co-ordination and some
centralized control as to spending. I
am sure that if this amendment is
approved the county authorities will
be reasonably cooperative with the
other officers and departments and
that they will not insist upon or ap
prove a budget that will actually
cripple a department in its essential
functions.
“I submitted this bill to the Board
of Commissioners in February, 1 ex
plaining its purposes and effect ful
ly, and they unanimously approved it
it writing. In sponsoring this bill, I
have ought to draw- on my own ex
perience as a county and public em
ployee and to put through something
that would help this county and its
people. I have no personal pride or
interest in the matter. My official
connection with the county will like
ly continue but little longer. I am
convinced that the amendment em
bodies a step which Will be of last
ing benefit to the county and its peo
ple, and I trust that others will agree
with me, so that we can all get be
hind this amendment and put it over
when it is voted on by the people of
the state.”
Never Ending Marathon.
Mr. Hibbs—“My wife always has
the last word.”
Mr. Nibbs—“You’re lucky, Mine
never can find the last one.”
The most desirable method of
ing smoked hams at ordinary air tern
perature is to wrap them in
ment paper and then in fly-proof
muslin bags.
The wise men say that function
makes faculty, which means that we
learn by doing.
THE CAIRO MESSENGER, F RIDAY, MARCH 31ST, 1939.
to right: Senator William E. Borah;
Attorney-General Frank Murphy;
William O. Douglas; and Senator
Carl A. Hatch, chairman of the sub
committee.
HOME ECONOMICS
NOTES
By Miss Dorris Nichols, Co.
Home Demonstration Agent.
EGGS ARE PLENTIFUL.
Eggs are always a welcome addi
tion to the menu, either at breakfast,
dinner, or supper, and right now, they
are plentiful and prices are low.
(Eggs are richer than most foods in
■some of the minerals and vitamins
the body needs. Since much of the min
eral and vitamin content is concen
trated in the yolk, this part is es
pecially valuable. That is why it is one
of the first foods added to the baby’s
milk diet.
Eggs are particularly needed for
their iron, vitamin A, and for their
“efficient” protein. They are also
rich in phosphorus and are a good
source of calcium. Besides vitamin A,
eggs are an excellent source of vita
mins G and E, and the yolks are one
of the relatively few good natural
sources of vitamin D.
Eggs are considered one of the best
foods to help promote growth in
children. Every child should have 4
to 5 eggs every week, or better still
one every day. Adults also need to
eat at least 3 or 4 eggs a week,
Slow cooking at a low, even heat
is the secret of success for all egg
dishes. When you cook an omelet, use
a thick pan over a low flame. If the
dish is to be a soft custard, use sim
mering rather than boiling water in
the lbwer part of' the double boiler.
Set custards for baking in a pan of
hot water and do not allow the oven
temperature to go above moderate
(350 degrees) heat.
Fruit whips and meringues made
with egg whites only require an even
lower, more steady heat than the
whole-egg mixture. Poach eggs in
plenty of water below the boiling
point; fry them in fat that is not
too hot. When you cook eggs in the
shell, start the cooking in cold water
and then bring it to a simmering tem
perature (185 degrees).
PRUNING SHRUBS AND
ORNAMENTALS.
Spring is in the air, and many of
us have shrubs and ornamentals which
need to be pruned at this time of the
year.
The object of pruning is to remove
dead Wood and weak growth. As a
result, the removal of the unnecessary
branches stimulates the development
of new wood and promotes flowering
and fruiting of the plants.
Since spring flowering shrubs pro
duce next year’s flower buds in the
late summer, these plants should be
pruned immediately after the flower
ing period. Spring flowering shrubs
include sweet shrubs, red bud, deut
zia, weigelia, exochorda, forsythia,
jasmine, Christmas honeysuckle, dog
wood, rosemary, common spireas, li
lae, snowball, and Wisteria.
Pruning should never be done to
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shape a plant into some grotesque,
unnatural form. All large branches
should be cut with a saw as close to
the tree as possible, and the exposed
tissue covered with elastic
Sharp pruning shears or knives may
be used for the smaller limbs.
iSpecimen trees should be planted
where they will grow naturally with
out pruning, except f*or the
of dead wood. Since pruning of shrubs
depends on the time of blooming
fruiting, a loss of beauty in flowers,
fruits or foliage may result, if the
habits of the plants are not taken into
consideration.
Summer blooming shrubs may be
pruned any time after the flowering
season is past. Some of the summer
shrubs are abelia, false indigo, but
terfly bush, French mulberry, sil
ver bell, althea, hydrangea, crape
myrtle, oleander, English dogWood,
elder pink spireas, coralberry, ever
green viburnum, and spice bush.
as azalea, mountain
laurel, rhododendron, barberry, gray
beard, pyracantha, tatarian, honey
suckle, cherry laurel, and hercules club,
do not need to be pruned. A few her
baceous plants, however, are pruned
for the sake of exceptionally large
flowers by pinching out all the buds
but one.
Some shru&s need to pruning ex
cept the removal of dead wood and
old stems that are rough and scragg
ly, and, in many instances, the pinch
ing back of new shoots keeps the
shrubs in shape.
SHE COMES AGAIN.
One of the fine things about the
word “Opportunity” is the fact that
so much has been written about it and
said about it that is not true. The
Word itself is intangible 1 , elusive, mys
terious, charming, and has inspired
poets, artists and w-riters for centu
ries.
No greater fallacy has been written
than that “Opportunity knocks once at
every man’s door.” Opportunity not
only knocks at the door once, but she
knocks again and again. She knocks
on the windows, walks by one’s side
and is as constant a companion as one’s
shadow.
Look not for Opportunity to come as
a flaming meteor winging its way
across the sky in a stream of light
when least expected. Look not for her
as a shining angel that suddenly
awakes you from your sleep With a
trumpet call of good tidings. Mourn
not, once you have dismissed her, for
she will return again.
Opportunity is not what may come
to us tomorrow, but what We make out
of today.—West Town News.
Before “putting off until tomorrow”
check and see if you did yesterday’s
job today.
LAST NOTICE TO
TAXPAYERS!
YOU HAVE ONLY TWO MORE DAIS
IN WHICH TO FILE YOUR 1939
Tax Returns, With Request For
Homestead and Personal Prop
erty Tax Exemption For 1939!
Act NOW-As Saturday, April 1st, is
Positively the Last Day!
T 1. r. F rKULIUK, PPOfTOP TAX Grady COMMISSIONER Ga.
County,