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WASHINGTON - Govern-,
m«nt official* foresee. NO let
up in the ere wded school situa
tion.
They glamor report that the
huge post-war baby boom is
beginning to boomerang inso
far as ths nation s educational
ow<soob is oonce rned.
Their statistics indicate that
Ihe elementary schools aren t in
shape to even begin to meet
the overcrowded situation this
year and the proiblem will grow
worse in coming .years.
They say that only an unex
pected spurt in the enrol Im ant
at teacher colleges and a sharp
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stepup. in new school oonstruc
; tion can alleviate the difficulties.
Here is the outlook;
The lower grades will have to
take care of about 1.600.000 more
pupils this year than they did
in 1951, and for 1953 an addition
al 1.400,000 new-comers are anti
cipated.
This means according to fed
eral experts that there should
be at least 200,000 new teachers
ready to step into schoolrooms
next September and there just
won’t be that many.
In terms of new construction,
they warn there should be 600,-
I 006 new classrooms built by
, 1960.
• « • *
REGISTER AND VOTE—
There is ample reason for the
non-partisan drive that civic
organizations are making to have
residents in their communities
; register and vote.
I The United States, with all its
I democratic virtues, probably has
I the worst voting record of any
of the free countries.
In 1948, only 51 percent of
। those eligible to vote went to
! the polls m the presidential
. election.
Here are some figures from
! recent elections in foreign
| countires: Belgium, 90 percent;
J Italy 89 percent; Great Britian
j 83 percent; Sweden 80 percent;
1 France and Canada, 75 percent,
! and Japan 73 percent.
Even more distressing is the
fact that voting in the United I
States has declined over the
years. In 1880, 78 percent of the
eligible voters cast their ballots
while in 1900. 73 percent went
ho the polls.
• » * •
NEW ERA—The departure of
Mississippi’s John Rankin from
the congressional scene means
harmony and peace will precaH
for the first time in years on
the House Veterans Affairs Com
mittee.
Rankin as chairman and
ranking Democrat of the group, '
was embroiled frequently and [
bitterly in a series of clashes
with its members, particularly i
the World War II veterans.
He was accused more than;
once of high-handed tactics. In j
1949, seven younger members
walked out of a session in an
effort to block approval of a
veteran’s bonus bill sponsored
by Rankin.
Despite the walkout, the chair
man declared the bill approved
and sent it to the House floor,
where it was beaten.
With Rankin gone, chairman
ship of the committee is ex
pected to pass either to Rep.
Olin Teague of Texas, if the ■
Democrats win the House, and
to Rep. Edith Nourse Rogers,
Mass., if the GOP is victorious.
* * • •
OLD AGE—No man has ever
died of old age!
That, at least is the unusual
contention of two gerontologists
—Raphael Ginzberg and V. Ols
vary of the staff of Mental
Health Institute at Cherokee,
lowa.
The -two scientists explained
that it is unquestionable whether
death from oid age is possible.
THE COVINGTOM NEWS
Fescue Pastures
Need Fertilizer
Says Agronomist
Georgia farmers who have
pastures of tall fescue-clover
mixtures or of tall fescue alone
! should stimulate these pastures
ito greater growth before cold
weather begins by fertilizing
J them now.
This is the advice of J. R.
; Johnson, agronomist of the Uni
-1 versity of Georgia Agricultural
; Extension Service, who says that
' application of 500 pounds of 4-
12-12 per acre in September is
needed to get maximum produc
tion on the more than 400,000
acres in Georgia which are de
voted to this type of pasture.
On the stands of tall fescue
alone where Ladino clover is
desired, Johnson says that now
is the time to seed the Ladino
clover. These areas of tall fes
cue should be grazed close, lime
needs met, and 500 pounds of 4-
12-12 applied per acre. This land
should then be harrowed and
two pounds of Ladino clover
Seeded per acre. This land
should be rolled with a culti
packer or roller to firm the i
seedbed, according to the agro
nomist.
“If the fescue is kept grazed
down in the spring rather than
allowed to produce seed, Ladino
’ clover can more 'easily be kept
in the stand,” Johnson explains.
He adds that production of the
pasture can be maintained at a
high level by keeping clover
in the stand. Johnson says that
a balance of grass and clover
may be encouraged by proper
fertilization. Nitrogen will stim
ulate grass growth and phos
phorus and potash will encour
age growth of the clover. He
explains that regulations of the
amounts of these materials will
aid in controlling the amount
of clover or grass present.
According to Johnson the best
land for Ladino-fescue is that
along streams where better
moisture prevails since both
plants have relatively high
moisture requirements. He ex
plains that Ladino-fescue is pri
marily for winter grazing and
They said this is so because one
or more of the many diseases
which afflict the human body
takes its toll before-hand.
Thus they added, death from
disease precludes a determ ina-
I tion of the number of years man
I may possibly live.
that such pastures as common
Bermuda, Coastal Bermuda, and
Dallis grass should be supplied
for summer grazing.
Times Have Changed
• There was a time when a fel
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the boss —now he asks the fin
ance company, too.
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self the price goes up.
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County Drives
For 4-H Center
Are Organized
Enthusiasm over the State 4-
H Club Center at Rock Eagle
Park was growing this week as
counties all over the state pre
pared to launch fund-raising
campaigns for the project.
District and county organiza
tions are being set up to head
county- wide drives from October
6 to 19.
S. C. Chandler, district agent
for the University of Georgia
Agricultural Extension Service
and chairman of the Rock Eagle
information committee, reports
that drives are already under
way in several counties.
County and home demonstra
tion agents in Northeast Georgia
held a district organizational
meeting in Athens last Tuesday,
then conducted three group
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