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Thursday, July 27, 1961
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GEORGIA DEPT. OF LABOR WINS WORLD AWARD
ATLANTA —• Personnel of the Georgia Department of Labor
have won the top international achievement award. The Georgia
Chapter of the International Association of Personnel in Employ
ment Security (JAPES) was awarded the coveted Chapter Achieve
ment Award by the association at its annual meeting held in Wash
ington. D. C. The professional organization, made up of persons
in public employment security work, has awarded Georgia its
<op annual citation six times since the award was established
eleven years ago. Upon receiving the plaque, Commissioner of
labor Ben T. Huiet stated, “The Department’s personnel are to
he commended for again capturing this top award of the Inter
national Association. It is only by the cooperation and hard work
of every member of the Department that such achievements are
possible. These dedicated workers set for themselves a fast pace
end realize that outstanding performance is now the standard in
the Georgia Department of Labor. They readily accept added
responsibilities and obligations to afford maximum service for
nil. The award is. made annually to the state or nation doing
the best job in the field of employment security. All states, the
Ilistrict of Columbia, territories and countries from all parts of
the world are members of the association and have members
present when the "Oscar” is presented. Left to right are: Georgia
Department of Labor's Employment Security Agency Director
Marion Williamson; Commissioner Huiet; and Georgia Chapter
President Cecil P. Nelson.
County Agents Column
By Ed Hunt
Timber Sales
Well-planned and executed
timber sales not only increase
present income but also im
prove the future earning power
of timberland.
Timber should be harvested
at a definite time. Cutting too
late may result in reduced re
turns because of slow growth
and dying trees.
Good forestry practice dic
tates that periodic cuttings be
made in growing stands of
timber. Such cutting may be
made to improve growing con
ditions, improve quality, re
move dead or dying trees, or
remove mature trees. All the
cuttings, if done properly, can
benefit the forest and increase
forest income.
The many points a landown
er should consider before mak
ing a timber sale are discussed
in a new Cooperative Exten
sion Service circular, “Check
Your Timber Sales.” A copy of
this circular may be obtained
at my office.
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Farm Safety Week
Farm Safety Week is set for
the week of July 23-29th.
Governor Vandiver has pro
claimed the week as such in
Georgia and urged all citizens
of Georgia to support and par
ticipate in this special effort
to help reduce the number of
accidents on the farm.
The theme of the week this
year is “Safety is a Family
Affair.” It will stress two cri
tical areas of safety — rural
highway and farm machinery
safety.
Summer Management
Os Farrowing Houses
Some farrowing houses get
too hot in the summer and
cause the loss of many pigs.
Farrowing houses should have
insulated ceilings to prevent
the heat on the roof from com
ing down on the pigs.
Good cross ventilation is ne
cessary, especially for the sow.
Several electric fans may be
necessary to circulate the air
in a farrowing house when
the temperature is above 80 de
grees F.
Many sows fail to produce
enough milk for her litter in
the summertime when in a hot
farrowing house. Sometimes
they will not milk at all when
they are uncomfortable due to
the heat.
Some farrowing houses get
go hot that it is necessary to
turn the sow and litter out on
the ground with natural shade
to save sow and litter. Pigs,
can stand much more heat than
gows.
Several swine producers in
the state are putting “snout
coolers” in their farrowing
houses. This is a stream of cold
air piped into the front of a
farrowing crate on the head of
the sow. This air conditioning
is much cheaper than space air
conditioning and may be ne
cessary in certain houses that
get very hot. A good insulated
ceiling with cross ventilation
Using electric fans or ceiling
exhaust fan will be satisfactory
In most cases.
I
(Largest Cnveraae Any Weekly In The State!
Keep farrowing houses dry,
I especially during rainy wealh
i er with high humidity. Damp.
■ wet farrowing houses are one
• of the main reasons for scours
in baby pigs. Use shavings.
I short straw, or other material
j thatthat will absorb a lot of
. | moisture. Do not use sawdust
। due to parasite infection and
irritation of the pigs.
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Poultry
The Georgia Crop Reporting
. Service reports that 7,952,000
broiler chicks were placed
. with producers in Georgia dur
■ ing the week ending July Ist.
. This placement figure is over
a 200,000 drop off from the
~ week before but is still 7 per
i cent more than the placements
■ for the same week a year ago.
Eggs set by Georgia hatch
ers amounted to a little over
10 million. This is also a de
cline from the week before by
■ about a half million eggs. As
!in the case of broiler place
: ments, this is also an increase
; over eggs set during the same
week last year.
• * • •
Lime Time
The summer months of July
and August are an excellent
time for farmers to take care
of their pasture lime require
ments.
Lime can be applied at any
time in the year; however,
generally weather conditions
during the summer months are
more suitable for application
of lime to pastures. There is
less danger of lime spreader
trucks bogging down in wet
soggy soils. Also, since the
summer months are a relative
ly slack period for fertilizer
and lime dealers, farmers
should be able to have their
lime spread promptly.
Farmers who intend to plant
alfalfa or winter grazing crop.-
in the fall should take care of
the lime requirements of these
fields in the summer months.
It takes approximately 3 to
4 months for lime to become
available in the soil. There
fore, to obtain maximum bene
fit of lime for fall planted
crops, the lime should be ap
plied 3 to 4 months before
seeding time.
Lime is essential for good
pastures and healthy livestock.
You should determine lime re
quirements of pastures by hav
ing a soil test made. By apply
ing lime in the summer, you
can avoid possible delay in
lime application because of the
rush period of fall and winter
months.
* • • •
Emergency Tipburn
In White Pine
Many white pines in North
Georgia and surrounding states
are infected with what is often
referred to as the white pine
“mystery” disease.
Actually, the trouble is not
a disease at all but is what is
known as emergence tipburn.
The end portions of the new
needles become reddish brown
and later a grayish color.
On 1 y the current years need
les are affected and these
i needles may die just at the tips
History Salem Methodist Church
(Due to space limitations
last week this article was
held out of The News)
Salem Methodist Church is
located in the north western
part of Newton County, a few
miles off Highway No. 12, on
the Conyers to Porterdale road.
It is now on the Salem Cir
cuit, Decatur-Oxford District.
The history of Salem Church
dates back over a hundred and
twenty-five years.
In 1824 Salem Church was
organized and a log structure
was built in a wooded area
near the Salem Camp Ground
spring, on a five-acre plot do
nated by Green B. Turner.
This five acres includes part of
the present cemetery.
According to old minutes
oreserved at Emory University
library, this church was in the
Yellow River Circuit, which
included what is now Walton,
Henry, Newton, Rockdale, Fay
ette and Clayton counties. It
was the Athens District, South
Carolina Conference.
It is known from family re
cords that Eli Bennett was one
of the founders of Salem
Church. He was born in 1790,
in Virginia. He came to New
ton County, Georgia in 1822,
as a local preacher and preach
ed at Salem for a number of
years. He was also Justice of
the Peace. Rev. Joel Stonsell
of Conyers was another pastor
for several years, beginning his
or perhaps as much as half the
length of the needles may be
killed. Only rarely does the
entire length of the needles
die.
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pastorate about 1852.
Other - early members of this
church were Presley Christian
and family, Rufus Christian and
family and Isaac Christian and
family. These three Christian
men were cousins.
For two years Salem Camp
Meeting was held at this
Church.
No accurate records are avail
able as to how long this
Church was used as a place of
worship, but it is believed to
have served as the “Meeting
House” for almost half a cen
tury.
Some years later between
1865 and 1870 a new Church
was erected on the camp ground
exactly west of the present
stand. The lot for the Church
was donated by David Craw
ford. Trustees of the Church at
this time were George M. Cun
ningham Jr., J. M. Mann, Ru
fus Christian, G. B. Almand,
Lorenzo Smith; as recorded in
Deed Book W, page 217, New
ton County Clerk of Superior
Court. Stewards were H. A.
Ogletree and Steve Brown:
Wardy H. Ogletree, one of
the oldest living ex-members
joined this Church in 1880. At
that time John Rogers was su
perintendent of Salem Sunday
School. Tom Shaw, Grey
Treadwell, Roland Vaughn, Ru
fus Christian, John Boyd, and
probably others, also served as
superintendent during the per
iod 1880 to 1903. The pastors in
this period were: James L.
Pierce, 1882-1885; C. E. Dow
man, 1886-1888: M. H. Eakes,
1889 - 1892; J. E. Dickey, 1893
^95- W. M. Joiner, 1896 -
1897; O. C. Simmons, 1898 -
1900; G. M. Eakes, 1901-1902,
and F. R. Smith, 1902-1903.
The Conyers Circuit was or
ganized about 1896. Salem
Church was .admitted to this
circuit in 1901. E. R. Hendricks
was Bishop, W. R. Foote, Pre
siding Elder and G. M. Eakes,
pastor. Salem paid the pastor
$119.00, as their part of t h e
$625.00 which this circuit of
five churches paid.
A Missionary Society was
organized in connection with
the Sunday School in 1902. Re
cords show it was a very ac
tive Society. The pastor, Rev.
F. R. Smith reported at t h e
fourth quarterly conference
that year $45.00 collected for
Home and Foreign Missions and
that he had never had better
societies than the one on Sa
lem Circuit, at Salem and
Prospect Churches.
Some very’ interesting ar
ticles are often found in some
of the old reports. In 1902, Rev.
F. R. Smith wrote in the min
utes “For the most part the
membership has been quicken
ed. Some feuds have been set
tled”. In another report he
wrote “Our attendance is very
good, our people are interested
and love to come to church.”
An Epworth League was
organized in the spring of
1902, but for lack of interest
and leadership, it was soon dis
continued.
The last service held in the
old Salem Church that was
located west of the present
stand was the Christmas pro
gram of December 24, 1902.
This program and Christmas
tree was in charge of the Sun
day School. An original copy
of the program is in the pos
session of Mrs. Cub Smith nee
Emma Treadwell. Among those
who had parts in this program,
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a few of whom are still mem
bers of this Church, were John
Zack Almand, Annie Mae
Treadwell (Mrs. Ratclif(e),
Tom L. Burns, J. P. Cooley,
Stella Pruitt, Mattie Nelms
(Mrs. Will Harrison), Alberta
Plunkett (Mrs. John B. Gor
don) Elmo Cowan, Jeff Ram
sey, Eli Treadwell, and J. W.
Burns. The Sunday School Su
perintendent at this time was
W. G. Treadwell.
The church register for 1903
lists Salem as having 285 mem
bers.
At the first quarterly Con
ference held January 7th, 1903,
records show a resolution was
passed asking trustees of Sa
lem Camp Ground to transfer
a site for a new Church in ex
cange for the site of Church
which was in use at that time.
This was granted and work was
immediately begun on the pre
sent Church building.
The Church lot consists of
two acres. The value of t h e
Church was placed at $2,500.00.
The trustees and stewards at
this time were W. S. Ramsey,
G. B. Almand. R. B. Vaughn,
W. G. Treadwell, William Boyd,
E. H. Plunkett, W. D. Elliott,
W. S. Almand, C. D. Ramsey,
Sr., O. P. McCord, and J. A.
Dempsey.
The Salem Circuit was or
ganized in 1905, with four
churches; Salem, Prospect,
Union and Snapping Shoals. At
this time Salem Church paid
the pastor $265.00. Through the
generosity of Professor J. P.
Cooley a library was started at
Salem in 1905.
In 1906, one acre of land on
the Conyers to Porterdale high
way, about one-fourth mile
south of the church was pur
chased from J. C. Nixon for the
sum of $50.00 to build a par-
sonage for the new Salem Cir- 1
cuit. The land was deeded to
the parsonage trustees who j
were J. H. Ogletree, W. S. Ram
sey, H. A. DeLoach, J. G.
Brown, and W. G. Treadwell.
A five room wooden frame
house was built on this lot. This
was valued at $1200.00. Rev.
J. T. Eakes was the first pastor
to occupy this parsonage.
In going back through the
years, the names are very fa
miliar as many are the same
as are on our church roll to
day such as: Almand, Bailey,
Boyd, Burns, Christian, Cowan,
Ficquette, Hollingsworth, Kirk
land, Loyd, Melton, Plunkett,
Ramsey, Smith and Treadwell.
Seven generations of Eli
Bennett who was one of t h e
founders of Salem are Eli Ben
nett who married Lecey Bolds;
their daughter Lucy Jane
Bennett who married Benson
Reese Plunkett: their son, E.
Hulsey Plunkett who married
Anna Treadwell; their son, Da
vid Reese Plunkett who mar
ried Nanny Nolan; their son,
David Sanford Plunkett, who
married Ruth Sellers; their son,
David Samuel Plunkett who
married Mildred Freeman; and
their sons who are Steve and
Gary Plunkett. Other descen
dents of Eli Bennett who are
present members of Salem
Church are Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Kirkland and family, Mrs. Hul
da Kirkland, Mrs. Ed Bell, Mrs.
Charlie Berry, Mrs. John Berry
and Mrs. Otis Maxwell.
Six generations of Presley
Christian who was also a pio
neer member are: Presley
Christian, who married Eliza
beth Sappington; their daugh
ter, Fannie Christian, who mar
ried William Samuel Ram
sey; their son, Coe David Ram
sey, who married Sue Cun-
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ningham: their son, George
William Ramsey, who married
Mary Sue Hull; their daughter,
Susie Ruth Ramsey, who mar
ried John Aaron Kemp; and
their daughters, Dana Sue and
Martha Ann Kemp. Other
members of Salem who are des
cendants of Presley Christian
are Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hol
lingsworth and family.
Five generations of Rufus
Christian, another pioneer
member are Rufus Christian,
who married Serona Elizabeth
Christian; their son, Milton
Christian, who married Luhe
Cunningham; their son, Rufus
Hayden Christian, who mar
ried Lillie King: their son, Ro
bert King Christian, who mar
iried Vashti Almand; and their
daughters, Jacqueline and
Charlotte Christian. Other des
cendants of Rufus Christian
who are members of Salem are
' Mr. and Mrs. John Zach Al
mand.
The Epworth League was re
organized while the Rev. N. P.
Manning was pastor in 1926.
During some years the Lea
gue was not very active, but
since 1936 there has been a
very enthusiastic group of
young people carrying on the
League work.
The months of February and
March are a good time to cut
back overgrown plantings of
home grown ornamentals that
have become bare at the lower
limbs, says Extension Land
scape Specialist T. G. Williams.
DR. PIEPER
Chiropractor
MONROE. GEORGIA