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PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT
LEGALS
SHERIFFS SALE
GEORGIA,
NEWTON, COUNTY
Will be sold on the Ist Tues
day in February, 1961 next, at
the Court House, in Newton ■
County, within the legal hours
of sale to the highest bidder |
for CASH, the following pro
perty, to-wit: One R 4-360
Gibson electric range. One Gib
son electric refrigerator, One
three piece bedroom suit, One
settee 3 pieces and tables, One
5 piece dinette suite.
Said property levied on as
the property of Gerald Mc-
Gibboney to satisfy an execu
tion issued from the Superior
Court of.s.aid county in favor of
The Bank of Covington, against
said Gerald McGibboney.
This 3rd day of Jan. 1961.
John L. Berry
Sheriff Os Newton County
4TCJanS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
FEDERAL AID PROJECT
NO. F 035-1(4)
COUNTIES OF ROCKDALE,
NEWTON & WALTON
Sealed proposals will be re
ceived by the State Highway
Department of Georgia at the
General Office at No. 2 Capi
tol Square, Atlanta, Georgia,
until 11 A.M., Eastern Stand
ard time, February 3, 1961, and
publicly opened for furnishing
all labor, material, equipment
and other things necessary for
the construction of 7.694 miles
of grading and paving and two
bridges located in Rockdale,
Nekton and Walton Counties
on what is locally known as
the*Conyers - Walnut Grove
Road, State Route 138. Begin
ning at the Yellow River, ap
oroximately 3.5 miles northeast
if State Route 12 and extend
ng northeast to State Foute
H in Walnut Grove. The work
vill be let in one contract.
THE APPROXIMATE
QUANTITIES FOR
ROADWAY ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
13T.096 Acres Clearing and
■Grubbing Ro ad wa y—
Lump Sum
20.000 Acres Clearing and
Grubbing—Per Acre
633100 Cu. Yds. Unclassified
Excavation and Borrow,
Including Material
500 Cu. Yds. Channel Exca
vation
25905 Sta. Yds. Overhaul on
Excavation
92800 Cu. Yds. Subgrade
Treatment Material, In
cluding Material
708100 Unit Yds. Overhaul
on Subgrade Treatment
Material
7.688 Miles Special Subgrade
Compaction and Test Roll
ing
1300 Cu. Yds. Structure Ex
cavation
880 Cu. Yds. Foundation
Backfill Material, Type I
680 Cu. Yds. Foundation
Backfill Material, Type II
1064 Co. Yds. Class “A” Con
crete-Culverts and Aprons
146 Cu. Yds. Class “B” Con
crete Headwalls
132000 Lbs. Bar Reinforcing
Steel
930 Lin. Ft. 15” Pipe SD
680 Lin. Ft. 18" Pipe SD
40 Lin. Ft. 24" Pipe SD
1860 Lin. Ft. 18" Pipe CD,
1’ to 15’ Fill
220 Lin. Ft. 18" Pipe CD,
15’ to 20’ Fill
870 Lin. Ft. 24” Pipe CD. 1’
to 15’ Fill
530 Lin. Ft. 24” Pipe CD,
15’ to 20’ Fill
650 Lia. Ft. 30” Pipe CD, 1’
to 15» Fill
120 Litt Ft. 30” Pipe CD, 15’
to 20’ Fill
370 Lin. Ft. 30” Pipe CD,
20’ to 30' Fill
200 Lin. Ft. 36” Pipe CD, 1’
to 15’ Fill
no Lin. Ft 48" Pipe CD, 1’
to 15’ Fill
180 Lin. Ft. 48" Pipe CD, 15’
to 20’ Fill
3000 Lin. Ft. 6" Perforated
Pipe Underdrain
1600 Sq. Yds. Sand Cement
Bag Ditch Checks
325 Each Concrete Right of
Way Markers
209200 Sq. Yds. Seeding
84 Tons First Application
Fertilizer
13100 Lbs. Second Applica
tion Fertilizer
449 M.Gals. Water for Grass
ing
203200 Sq. Yds. Sprigging
35040 Sq. Yds. Loose Sod
8470 Cu. Yds. Plant Topsoil
17 M. Sq. Ft. Obliteration of
Old Road
1 Each Remove FAP Marker
1 Each. Reset FAP Marker
80 Lin Ft. Remove Guard
Rail
80 Lin. Ft. Reset Guard Rail
12 Each Concrete Spillways,
Standard 9013, Type 2
Modified and Type 3
4 Each Concrete Spillways,
Standard 9017-B, Type 1
(Our Advertisers Are Assured Os Results)
600 Lin. Ft. Concrete Slope
Drain
100 Lin. Ft. 10” Corrugated
Metal Pipe Slope Drain
1 Each Concrete Spring Box,
Standard 9031-L
30 Lin. Ft. 6” GI Outfall
Pipe
256 Sq. Yds. Reinforced Con- !
crete Approach Slabs
328 Lin Ft. Guard Rail
44 Lin Ft. Sawed Joints in
Existing Pavement
85460 Tons Soil Bound Ma
cadam Base and Shoulders,
Cement Stabilized
12370 Bbls. Portland Cement
44900 Gals. Cutback Asphalt
Prime
15200 Gals. Emulsified As
phalt Tack Coat, AE-0
17370 Tons Asphaltic Con
crete “A” or “B”
13030 Tons Asphaltic Con
crete “E”
452300 Gals. Asphaltic Ma
terial, AC-6 & 8
2340 Tons Aggregate for
Penetration Macadam
Shoulders
25400 Gals. Bituminous Ma
terial for Penetration Ma
cadam
14000 Cu. Yds. Selected Ma
terial Shoulders, Including
Material
3300 Cu. Yds. Selected Ma
terial Surfacing. Includ
ing Material
91200 U. Yds. Special Over
haul on Selected Material
200 Sq. Yds. 4” Concrete
Sidewalk
150 Sq. Yds. 6" Concrete
Valley Gutter, Including
Curb
305 Lin. Ft. 8" x 30” Com
bination Concrete Curb
and Gutter, Type “B”
11 Each 16” x 16 1/2” Geor
gia Shield Highway Signs
20 Each 30” Octangular
Highway Signs
33 Each 24” Square Highway
Signs
8 Each 36” Square Highway
Signs
2 Each 13” x 10” Rectangu
lar Highway Signs
3 Each 18” x 24” Rectangu
lar Highway Signs
2 Each 24” x 9” Rectangular
Highway Signs
8 Each 24” x 30” Rectangu
lar Highway Signs
2 Each 30” x 42” Rectangu
lar Highway Signs
5 Each 8’ Steel Posts, 2.5
Pounds per Foot
69 Each 10’ Steel Posts, 2.5
Pounds per Foot
2 Each 10’ Steel Posts, 4
Pounds per Foot
7 Each 12’ Steel Posts, 4
Pounds per Foot
APPROXIMATE QUANTITIES
FOR THE BRIDGE
ARE AS FOLLOWS:
LUMP SUM Superstructure
Concrete, Bridge, Station
353+47
LUMP SUM Superstructure
Concrete, Bridge, Station
411+34
LUMP SUM Superstructure
Reinforcing Steel, Station
353+47
LUMP SUM Superstructure
Reinforcing Steel, Station
411+34
168 Cu. Yds. Class “A” Con- |
crete
25634 Lib. Bar Reinforcing
Steel
638 Lin. Ft. Concrete Hand
rail
180 Cu. Yds. Bridge Excava
tion No. 1
3 Each Steel H-Test Piles,
12" @ 74 Pounds
1 Each Loading Test
138 Lin. Ft. Steel H-Piling
10" @ 42 Pounds
735 Lin. Ft. Steel H-Piling.
12” @ 74 Pounds
700 Lbs. Structural Steel—
Swaybracing
0.926 Acre Clearing and
Grubbing Bridge Sites—
Lump Sum
LUMP SUM Remove Exist
ing Bridge, Station 353+47
LUMP SUM Remove Exist
ing Bridge, Station 411+34
1120 Sq. Yds. Sand Cement
Rip Rap
OR
701 Tons Stone Plain Rip
j Rap
Said work shall begin with-
I in ten (10) days after formal
j execution of contract and shall
be completed within 360 work
-1 ing days. When contract has
been executed, written notice
shall be given the Contractor,
at which time, and not before,
work may be started.
Contract executed pursuant
to this Notice is binding on the
State Highway Department, as
such. Said contract will not
create liability, expressed or
implied, against the undersign
ed Chairman of the State
Highway Board, as an individu
al nor against any employee of
the State Highway Depart
ment. in his or her individual
i capacity.
The minimum wage to be
i paid under this contract shall
1 be the amounts set out in the
। Labor Provisions included in
' the Proposal. The attention of
j bidders is directed to the Spe
cial Provisions covering em
ployment of labor, methods of
। construction, subletting or as-
signing the contract and to the
use of domestic materials.
Plans and specifications are
on file at the office of the un
dersigned at Atlanta, and at
Tennille, Georgia, and at the
. office of the Board of County
i Commissioners of Rockdale,
■ Newton and Walton Counties
at. Conyers, Covington and
I Monroe Georgia, where they
’ may be inspected free of
charge. Copies of the plans may
be obtained upon payment in
advance of the sum of $23.00.
Copies of the General Specifi
cations may be obtained upon
payment in advance of the sum
of $3.00, which sums will not
be refunded.
Proposals must be submitted
on regular forms, which will
be supplied by the undersign
ed, and may be obtained by a
payment, in advance of $5.00
for each proposal issued. When
the proposal is submitted, it
must be accompanied by a cer
tified check, cashier’s check,
negotiable United States Bonds,
or other acceptable security in
the amount of $20,000.00, and
must be plainly marked “Pro
posal for Road Construction,”
County and Number, and show
the time of opening as adver
tised. Check of the low bidder
will be cashed and all other
checks will be returned as soon
as the contract is awarded, un
less it is deemed advisable by
the State Highway Department
to hold one or more checks. If
an unusual condition arises,
the State Highway Department
reserves the right to cash all
checks. Bidders Bond will not
be accepted. Bond will be re
quired of the successful bidder
as required by law.
Contracts will not be award
ed to contractors who have not
been placed on the list of qual
ified Contractors prior to the
date of award. No proposal
will be issued to any bidder
later than 9 AM. Eastern
Standard Time of the date of
opening bids.
All bids must show totals
for each item and total amount
of bid. Right is reserved in the
undersigned to delay the award
of the contract for a period not
to exceed thirty (30) days from
the date of opening bids, dur
ing which period bids shall re
main open and not subject to
withdrawal. Right is also fe
served in the undersigned to
| reject any and all bids and to
waive all formalities.
Upon compliance with the
; requirements of the Standard
; Specifications, Ninety (90) per
cent of the amount of work
done in any calendar month
will be paid for by the 25th.
day of the succeeding month,
provided that payrolls have
been submitted as required and
the remainder within thirty
(30) days after the Final State
ment is approved by the En
. gineer.
This the 9 day of January,
l 1961.
STATE HIGHWAY DE
PARTMENT OF
GEORGIA
JIM L. GILLIS, SR.,
CHAIRMAN
WILLIS N. HARDEN.
MEMBER
CLARKE W. DUNCAN,
MEMBER
3TCJanI2
LEGAL
NOTICE OF INTENTION
TO APPLY FOR
LOCAL LEGISLATION
GEORGIA,
DEKALB COUNTY
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned intends to ap
ply for the passage of local leg
islation at the next 1961 Se
ssion of the General Assembly
of Georgia, the title of such
bill or bills to be as follows:
An Act to be entitled An Act,
to amend an Act approved
March 9, 1943 (Ga. Laws 1943,
p. 1143) providing a salary for
the official court reporter for
the Stone Mountain Judicial
Circuit, and the several acta
amendatory thereof, by provid
ing for an increase in the sal
ary of such official court re
porter: to increase fees for
transcribing criminal cases;
and for other purposes.
This the 6 day of January,
1961.
James A. Mackay
Representative,
DeKalb County, Ga.
3TCJan.I2
GEORGIA, Newton COUNTY
All creditors of the estate of
Mrs. Carrie S Mobley, deceas
ed, late of Newton County, are
hereby notified to render in
their demands to the under
signed according to law, and
all persons indebted to said
estate are required to make
immediate payment to them.
January 9th, 1961.
Sarah Mobley and Marvin,
Mobley Administrators
with the will annexed of
the estate of Carrie S.
Mobley, deceased.
( 4TCJanI2
THE COVINGTON NEWS
' GEORGIA, Newton COUNTY
Millie Hammonds, Guardian
of Ruby Inez Tuggle, has ap
plied to me for a discharge
from her guardianship of RUBY
INEZ TUGGLE:
This is therefore to notify all
persons concerned to file their
objections, if any they have,
on or before the first Monday
in February, next, else she will
be discharged from her guard
ianship as apnlied for.
Donald G. Stephenson,
Ordinary.
4TCJanI2
NOTICE
Pursuant to recommendation
of Grand Jury of Newton Coun
ty. I intend to introduce Legis
lation pertaining to Compensa
tion for Commissioner of
Roads and Revenue in the 1961
session of the General Assem
bly.
W. D. Ballard
Newton County Repre
sentative
4TCJanI2
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that
I intend to introduce Legisla
tion in the 1961 session of the
Georgia Legislature Pertain
ing to compensation and duties
of the Mayor and Council of
the Town of Oxford.
W. D. Ballard
Newton County Repre
sentative
4TCJanI2
NOTICE TO THE CITIZENS
OF COVINGTON GEORGIA
A hearing will be held on
February Bth., 1961 at 2:30
P.M., in the City Court Room
of the new municipal build
ing, for the purpose of consid
ering a proposed ordinance
establishing a comprehensive
zoning ordinance, regulating
and restricting the height,
number of stories and size of
buildings: the percentage of lot
that may be occupied: the size
of yards, courts and other
open spaces: the density of
population: the location and
use of buildings and land for
trade, industry and residences
or other purposes: creating dis
tricts for said purposes and
establishing the boundaries of
such districts: defining certain
terms used: providing for en
forcement: providing for a
board of adjustment and im
posing penalties.
All as provided by Acts of
General Assembly, Georgia
Laws 1957 Pages 420-440. Also
see Georgia Code Chapter 69-
12.
This 12th day of January
1961.
N. S. TURNER
Mayor
Attest:
HARRY P. COWAN
Clerk
3TCJanI9
NOTICE OF LOG AL
LEGISLATION
There will be introduced
during the present session of
the General Assembly of Geor
gia, an Act to repeal an Act
Incorporating the City of Cov
ington, Newton County, Geor
gia, Approved August 16, 1918, •
(Ga. Laws 1918 —Act. No. ।
page 630) as Amended: To Re
incorporate and to grant a New
Charter to the City of Coving
ton, Georgia: To prescribe the
Corporate Limits; To provide
for the Corporate Powers; To
provide the form of Govern
ment; to Provide for all Ordi
nances, Rules, Regulations and
Resolutions of said City now
in Force and not in conflict
with this Act, to be preserved,
continue in force and remain
valid and binding until the
same are repealed and amend
ed; To provide’for a Corporate
seal; To provide for legal pub
lication of Ordinances and for
other purposes.
This 17th day of January
1961.
W. D. Ballard.
County Representative.
4TCJanI9
Mutual Funds
Shows 23 0/o Growth
Mutual Funds of America.
Inc., an Atlanta based Mutual
Fund sales organization, re
ported 1960 sales of $6,483,000
compared with $5,253,000 for
1959 This is an increase of 23
ner cent. This brings the total
business in force since the
founding of the company in
c -'ntember, 1958, to $14,350,-
000.
Richard R. Felker. President,
reported that the demand for
the Mutual Fund investment
programs, both on a cash in
vestment basis and on monthly
investment programs, was high
est during the last quarter of
the year. The volume in t h e
final three month period was
$1,845,000 or about one third
of the annual business.
William J. Dickey, who re
sides in Oxford, is the repre
sentative of Mutual Funds of
America in Covington, Oxford
and Newton County,
Home Demonstration Agent’s Column
MEASURING FOOD’S
ENERGY VALUE
Food is the source of t h e
energy we have to do our daily
work. The food is digested and
carried to all body cells and it
may be combined with oxygen
to furnish energy for motion
and warmth to replace old tis
sues or for growth.
Energy is measured in cal
ories just as weight is measur
ed in pounds or distance in feet
or miles. The number of cal
ories in a certain food is really
a measurement of the amount
of energy it will give our bod
ies. The term calories is used
to measure how many units of
energy the body needs to
breathe, work and play, grow,
and to maintain physical well
being. The important thing is
for each of us to balance our
supply and demand for calor
ies. The number of calaries
needed by the body depends on
age, activity, and size.
If you eat the kind and
amount of food which furnish
more calories or units of en
ergy than your body needs for
operating processes, growth and
activity, the left overs will be
stored as fat. This stored-up
energy or extra body weight
can be unattractive as well as a
hazard. If you don’t eat foods
which supply enough calories
for all your body needs, the
body will use up this stored
energy or fat. If you continue
to supply fewer calories than is
needed for growth, repair and
activities, your health will be
impared and you become un
der weight.
Ruth M. Laverton. Assistant
Chief of Home Economics with
the U. S. Department of Agri
culture, has a general guide
for determining a food’s rela
tive energy value. She says if
a food is thin, watery, bulky or
has lots of fiber or coarseness,
or watery crisp instead of
greasy crisp is it re
latively low in calories. A
food is relatively high in calo
ries if it is thick, oily or greasy
crisp, slick, smooth or gooey,
sweet or sticky, or compact.
I’ll leave it to you. How
would you classify a piece of
chocolate fudge cake, a dish of
fresh strawberries, a brownie
and a cracker?
STEPS IN BUYING
CLOTHING WISELY
Give those tired aching feet
a break!
Planning is the key word be
fore you get to the shopping
district planning what you
want to buy. Take into consid
eration such points as what you
are going to use the garment
for, how long you expect it to
last, what color it needs to be
to fit into your wardrobe, and
what price the budget can af
ford.
County Agents Column
By Ed Hunt
Importance of Agriculture
Agriculture has advanced
more in the past 50 years than
in all the prior years of man’s
history. It stands today vital
to the economic well-being and
strength of free men every
where.
Agriculture now produces
about two-thirds of the raw
materials used in industry. The
investment in the farming busi
ness exceeds S2OB million.
The agricultural industry
employs 7% million workers
on the farm, 10 million work
ers to store, transport, pro
cess and merchandise agricul
tural products, and 6 million
to supply farmers. In fact, two
of every five employed per
sons are working in the agri
cultural industry.
A Self - Feeder for Plants
Keeping the soil fertile with
a plentiful supply of plant nu
trients can well be compared
with using a self - feeder for
hogs or chickens.
Such a soil self-feeder would
supply crops with fertilizer
elements they need when they
need them, much as animals
select a balanced diet when it’s
readily available.
To give top yields, crops de
mand adequate and constant
supplies of lime, phosphorous,
potash, and nitrogen. Many
crops suffer from the shortage
of one or more of these nu
trients. The deficiency cannot
be correctly noted with the
eye. It must be determined in
a scientific way, such as a soil
test before the crop is planted.
It’s not wise to wait and
see if enough fertilizer was
added. Yields are often reduc
ed by shortage of some ferti
lizer elements even before
symptoms of the deficiency are
i noticeable.
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In The State)
A wise shopper then chooses
a store in which to shop, de
ciding which extra services of
the store they can afford or
want to pay for. A store which
practices fair business ethics
and stands behind its merchan
dise should be recognized. A
good store will carry a variety
of styles, colors, sizes, and a
fairly wide variety of quality
and price levels.
You can help the clerk by
telling her what you are look
ing for and the price range.
When you look at the garment,
check the labels. If shrinkage
is one to two percent, you will
have a satisfactory garment.
Check the color fastness and
bleeding of the garment. Terms
like boil fast, tubbable and
sunfast are not accurate. Vat
dyed is a satisfactory term for
color fastness.
YOUR HOME AGENT
SPEAKS Ttp for SOIL
TESTING
While the subject of soil
testing may generally be
thought of as belonging to Mr.
Hunt, our county agent, I would
like to state my side of the case
too. It’s tremendously impor
tant for homemakers — parti
cularly those on the farm — to
urge the “man of the house” to
submit soil samples of t h e
fields on the farm. For that
matter, it can be an important
factor in making sure that
lawns in the city are pretty.
As you might know, the soil
test is a scientific way of de
termining the fertilizer require
ments of the soil in an effort
to bring more profits from the
farming operation. New appli
ances for the home, new dress
es, an automobile, house redec
oration, and other needed re
pairs and purchases are made
from these extra profits.
The soil test is comparably
the same as a thorough physi
cal examination by your fam
ily physician, the filling of the
prescription by your druggist,
and your following of direc
tions closely in taking the med
icine. This is the way physical
ailments are corrected. The
soil test is the way soil ail
ments are discovered and
corrected.
I am told that the soil sam
ples are submitted to one of
the state soil testing laborator
ies where it goes through an
extensive analysis before re
commendations are made. The
net result of the soil test then
is the recommendation of the
amount and kind of fertilizer
to use and whether or not lime
needs to be applied. This way,
the guesswork is eliminated.
I hope you will remind your
husband of the tremendous im
portance of taking the soil test.
And. remind him too that Mr.
Hunt, our county agent, will
tell him how to take the soil
sample and then he will route
The soil test can detect the
deficiency before you plant the
crop, giving you a chance to
correct poor soil conditions and
to increase yields and profits.
Fruit and Nut Trees
Many pecan, apple, fig.
peach, and other fruit trees are
planted each year around Geor
gia homes for back yard shade
and fruit. It is reported that
about one-half of these trees
die during the first year after
transplanting.
This high mortality is caus
ed bv drying roots before plant
ing, a poor job of transplanting,
and improper care after plant
ing such as lack of pruning,
failure to water adequately,
no mulching, and lack of weed
and grass control.
Gentle Care for Cows
To get all the milk a c o w
has in storage, she must be
given kind and gentle treat
ment.
Improper milking or failure
to provide the milking - time
conditions that stimulate the
cow to secrete Oxytocin (“Let
down hormone”) is one of the
factors that cause cows to dry
up early.
Excitement at milking time
interferes with the secretion of
oxytocin. Normally it is se
creted by a small gland near
the cow’s brain in response to
a “milking stimulus.” such as
a nursing calf, milking ma
chine. or a human milker.
Mild excitement may par
tially block this important se
cretion and result in the cow
giving far less milk than
normally. Handling the cow
roughly, rushing her, not feed
ing her at a certain time when
she has been led to expect feed,
moving into a new stall or barn,
or anything exciting or over
stimulating can cause the cow
to hold back some of her milk.
the sample into one of the
state’s laboratories.
Hardwood Floors Need
Waxing
Waxing hard- surfaced
floors does more than just make
the floors look pretty, even
though that is one important
reason for waxing. It also keeps
the floor clean longer because
dirt doesn’t grind into it. The
wax takes the wear instead.
Naturally the floor will last
longer while looking pretty
too.
Two tvoes of wax can be
used. S°lf-polishing wax is one
tyoe. When it is applied and
when it dries it has a glossv
finish and no buffing is need
ed. This tvne. ordinarily, is
used on kitchen floors more
than in other areas but if the
hardwood floor is new and well
-seated it can he used there as
well. It shov’d be applied about
on®e a month.
Pol ; «hing wax — coming in
both liouid and past® forms —
reovi'-es buffing. But. it is
a ood because it never has to be
removed if pronerlv applied.
Poth liouid and paste forms of
the wax give very good pro
tection to the floors and are
generaUy preferred for hard
wood floors. If you use the pol
ishing wax. the f’oors should
be rewaxed completely about
three or four times a year. If
dirt sticks to the floor and it
looks dull and will not buff to
a shine, that’s an indication the
wax has worn away. This is the
time to rewax in order to nre
vent damage to the floors
which you want to keep pretty
for a long time.
Tins On Making
Good Coffee
Just to wake up early in the
morning and smell the fresh
amma of “perking” coffee!
Most members of the family
will agree it’s a tastv early
morning treat — that is, those
that like coffee.
Coffee must be good and
one necessary noint in making
good coffee is keeping the cof
fee maker thoroughly clean.
When stains accumulate a lit
tle special attention needs to be
given them. To keep it clean,
it should be cleaned each time
it is used.
To clean a coffeemaker which
is made of aluminum, use a
non-scratchy household clean
ser or soap - filled steel wool
pad to remove stains. The use
of soda, detergent or coffee
stain removers may cause alu
minum to pit or darken.
In cleaning the coffeemaker
made of glass or chrome, use
baking soda, a good detergent
or special stain remover dis
solved in very hot water.
Coffee experts report that
coffee loses flavor ouickly af
ter it is ground. This is esnec
ially true if it is exposed to
the air. When ground coffee is
open to the air, flavorful sub
stances continue to go off into
the air and no matter how care
fully brewed it is, the coffee
has a “flat” taste.
Coffee should be bought in
quantities that can be used
soon after it is ground, or be
bought in air-tight containers
if you plan to store it for any
length of time. When the coffee
can or bag is opened, transfer
it to a clean, airtight contain
er. You could even keen it in
the refrigerator to retain as
much of the flavor as possible.
Control Through
Regular Exercise
If weight control is one of
your nroblems, vou mi"ht heed
the advice nutritionists are
giving.
Thev are saving that regular
exercise can be a big help in
controlling weight. More activ
ity in the daily routine can
further the cause of a reducing
diet, or with no change in diet
at all can bring about a gra
dual loss of excess fat.
It is not recommended that
long hours of strenuous exer
cise be taken to keep the weight
in check. Regular, less strenu
ous exercise can be surprising
ly effective for people who need
to take it easier and at the
same time need to either lose
or maintain weight while eat
ing the same amount of food.
Let’s take an example. An
overweight woman, who gets
just enough calories to main
tain her weight, spends one
extra hour every day at house
work that keeps her moderately
active and moving around. She
uses 90 more calories a day. In
a year, she can lose nine pounds
if the diet remains the same.
If she could change a second
“sitting hour" to some type of
daily active recreation without
changing the diet, she can use
an additional 170 calories a
day. In a year, she could lose
another 15 pounds —a total
of 24 pounds in all.
I would say that it’s worth
the effort if you need to lose
pounds and have the will power
to conquer the assignment. The
advice of vour physician should
certainly be sought before you
start on an extensive weight
reduction plan.
Thursday, January 26. 1961
Trees To Meet
Future Demand
Need Planting
Demand for wood is expect
ed to double in the next 35 to
40 years, Extension Forester
C. Dorsey Dyer stated this
week in urging Georgia land
owners to continue the tree
planting program they have
practiced for the last several
years.
Mr. Dyer, who is head of the
Extension forestry department
at the university of Georgia Col
lege of Agriculture, pointed
out that trees to meet this de
mand musit be planted now.
“Every county in Georgia
has idle acres that could be
profitably planted to trees,” he
said.
“There is a question in the
minds of some people of wheth
er too many trees are being
planted, but this is not likely
to be the case. Actually, there
is considerably less pine saw
timber in Georgia and other
southern states than there was
25 years ago.
“The strong yellow pine lum
ber market cannot be main
tained without a good supply
of high quality pine timber.
Use of paper and therefore de
mand for pulpwood is increas
ing daily,” he continued.
The problem of whether to
plant acreage to trees boils
down to a matter of good land
use. he explained.
“If land is needed for row
crops or pasture, it should not
be planted to trees. Land that
is simply lying idle should be
planted to pine or, if suitable,
to hardwood species.
“A good stand of young
pines will increase the value
of land almost immediately,
and it is unwise to let it he
idle and finally end up in
broom sedge or bushes.
“There are many acres in
Georgia which have already
been idle for 10 to 15 years,
and by this time much of this
land could have already pro
duced a good crop of valuable
pulpwood,” he declared.
Georgia Forestry Commission
nurseries report they still have
available plenty of slash and
loblolly pine seedlings for use
during this planting season,
Mr. Dyer said.
He said the cost of seedlings
is only $4.25 per thousand de
livered to the county, and may
be ordered through the forest
ranger or county agent.
Most plantings should be
spaced eight by eight or six
by ten feet, and some land
owners are widening spacing
to 10 by 10 feet to get trees
to a commercial size at an
earlier date, he advised. Wider
spacing is especially being
used in the naval stores belt.
Recommended spacing of
eight by eight or six by ten
feet will require approximate
ly 700 trees per acre.
Mr. Dyer also urged land
owners to take care to prevent
roots from drying out before
planting and to plant at the
same depth at which seedlings
were growing in the nursery
bed or perhaps an inch deep
er. One of the greatest causes
of seedling deaths is shallow
planting, he added.
Reopen Pension
Claims, Pete
Wheeler Urges
Pension claims disallowed to
veterans, widows and depen
dent children because of exces
sive income should be reopen
ed as soon as possible says
Georgia Veterans Service Di
rector Pete Wheeler.
Wheeler urges previously
disallowed claimants to re -
examine their expected income
for 1961 to determine their
eligibility for pensions this
year.
A new pension law which
went into effect on July Ist
of 1960 provided broad chang
es affecting veterans and their
survivors. Approximately 9,000
widows and children of World
War II and Korean veterans
are now able to benefit under
it for the first time in Georgia,
Under the new pension law a
widow with children can draw
as high as $75 a month; a wi
dow with out children can re
ceive up to S6O. Veterans with
children can receive the limit
of SIOO and those without
children are entitled to th •
maximum of SBS a month.
Assistance in reopening pen
sion claims is offered by th •
Georgia Department of Vet
erans Service, Wheeler noted.
“The trouole with politici
ans is that they have more so
lutions than we have prob
lems.’’—Rep. Archer Nelson.