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VOLUME 17.-NO. 7.
County Democratic Executive
Committee Meeting Saturday
A meeting of the Long county
Democratic executive committee
has been called for 2 o’clock Sat
urday at the court house. .
At this meeting a closing date
for entrants in the approaching
primary will be fixed, the date
of the primary will be set, rules
and regulations governing the
primary will be worked out and
assessment fees of candidates
will be fixed.
Officers of the committee are:
Judge M. Price, chairman and
R. L. Dawson, secretary. Other
• members are: 24th dist,, H. M.
Hodges.
16th district
K. H. Smith
J. E. Parker
J. H. Hodges
1132nd
L. H. Kicklighter
H. 0. Kicklighter
Herman Kicklighter
1544th
C. L. Middleton
J. N. Ryals
D. W. Davis
1672nd
D. S. Howard
J. Lawton Howard
C. H. Blocker
1756th
T. J. Raulerson
M. A. Herbert
H. H. Howard
Robinette Be!! is
Elected “Oomph”
Girl at G. S. W. C.
According to a dispatch from
Valdosta, Miss Robinette Bell of
Ludowici has been elected
'‘oomph” girl at Georgia State
Woman’s College in a spirited
campaign, which closed this
week, convincing students of the
college that Georgia girls have
more in the way of feminine
charm than the glamour girls of
Hollywood.
According to the dispatch,
girls at the college chorused “of
course we Georgians have more
in the way of beauty. Aren't
we known all over the country
as Georgia peaches?” when ask
ed their opinions on the matter.
Election of the “oomph” girl
was something new on the cam
pus of the State College, and
created quite a furor.
Miss Bell, who is a sophomore,
is the daughter of W. G. Bell
and Mrs. Bell of Ludowici.
County Officials
Bring in the Game
Long county officials have been
in the big luck at the hunt the
past week. Fine kills by at least
three of them have been report
ed to us.
A six point buck has been
credited to Representative T. L.
Howard last Thursday, a 19
pound gobbler to Judge M Price
on the same day and a 16 pound
turkey; to Judge T. J. Parrish.
There may/ be others which
we haven’t heard of.
Mesdames L. M,^ Branch and
Clifford China and Miss Lillian
China went to Brunswick Tues
day.
THE LUDOWICI NEWS
Grand Chief Makes
Official Visit to the
Local Py thianT emple
Grand Chief Mrs. Ethel Haupt
of Savannah paid her annual
offiial visit to the local temple of
Pythian Sisters Tuesday night.
The affair was also home coming
night for past chiefs, the chairs
in the lodge being filled with
past chiefs of the local temple.
Following the very interesting
business meeting, dainty re
freshments were served.
Mrs. Winifred Price Sallette,
present past chief of the Ludo
wici Temple, presided,
Now is Time to
Make Repairs on
Farm, Agent Says
Long county farmers were
urged this week by County
Agent W. M. Cowart to take ad
vantage of the slack season this
year in making improvements
around the farm and home.
“During the winter season,
there is usually less farm work
to do than at any other time of
the year,” the agent pointed
out. “This time can be utilized
to great advantage by making
necessary repairs around the
farm, such as stopping leaks in
buildings, constructing and re
pairing fences, and cleaning off
ditch banks and other similar
areas.”
Mr. Cowart reminded farmers
that now is an excellent time to
construct terraces on land where
needed. It is also well to repair
old terraces and clean out ter
race outlets, in order to prevent
damage from winter rains, he
said.
“Pasture fences and gates
could well be inspected and all
necessary repairs made,” the
county agent stated. “Lot fenc
es and those around barns could
well be repaired, if netded.
“Winter months offer an op
portunity to clear off land and
small patches for cultivation
next spring. Cotton stalks and
other crop matter may be cut or
turned under.”
The agent also called attention
to cutting fuelwood for use dur
ing the summer months Fence
posts and other wood poles may
be cut at this time, he said.
‘ The home garden should be
well-prepared for planting next
spring, and in cases where here
is not a garden on the farm,
plans should be made to produce
vegetables for home use this
coming year,” Mr. Cowart add
ed.
S. S. Classes Send
Thanksgiving Gifts
* Committees from the Philathea
Sunday school class of the Bap
tist Church and the adult Bible
class; of Methodist church
held a joint meeting Tuesday as.
ternoon for the purpose of pre
paring Thanksgiving baskets for
a number of needy families in
the community.
Many baskets were prepared
and distributed.
LUDOWICI. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVE
I would indeed give thanks,
I am so rich today;
Rich in the things that count the most
Love and a child at play;
Home and those who are near and dear;
Health and strength of limb;
Courage and comiadeship and peace,
A faith in Him
Vv ho gives all blessings, understands
The things that I would say
In humbless and gratitude
Os thanks today.
Thanksgiving Service
at Methodist Church
A Thanksgiving service to
which everyone is invited will
be held at the Methodist Church
at 7;30 Thursday morning.
This hour was selected so that
those who wished to go else
where or engage in other activi
ties during the day may do so.
Come out and give thanks.
Os cordial interest is the an
nouncement of the marriage of
Mrs. Adelaide Rolls Hodges and
Eugene Browning, which took
place Saturday night at the Bap
tist pastorium, with the Rev. C.
E. Milton performing the cere
mony.
Mrs. Browning wore for her
wedding a dress of nuberry wine
crepe, with black accessories.
She is the younger daughter of
Mrs Mattie Rolls and the late
Nathan Rolls of Ludowici and is
quite popular among her many
friends.
Mr. Browning is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Browning of
Ludowici, formerly of Jesup.
They are making their home
with the bride’s mother until af
ter Christmas when they will
move to Jesup where Mr.
Browning is employed by the
Trueuorth Manufacturing Com
pany.
Tax Collectors
Second Round
Tuesday, November 28th
1756th G. M. district, Oak Dale,
9 to 9:15 a. m.
16th dist, Rye Patch, 10:30 to
10:45 a. m.
1132nd dist.. Jug, 11 to 11:30 a,
m
1672nd dist., Beard’s Creek, 3
to 3:30 p. m.
Wednesday, November 29th
1544th dist. court house, 9:30 to
10 a. m.
24th dist. court house, 2to 4 p.
■*m.
Books open on all other days
except Sunday for the payment
of taxes.
A. G. Pinkston, T. C. L. C.
Methodist Women
Met Monday
At the meeting of the Metho
dist Woman’s Missionary So
ciety held Monday afternoon at
the*; church Mrs. L. M. Branch
was in charge of the Bible study
following which the annual elec
tion of officers was held and
committee appointed for the
year. A list of these officers
and committees will be publish
ed next week.
Thanks
(By Christie Lund)
Hodges-Browning
MBER 23. 1939
Long County Received Nearly
$10,000.00 in Commodities
Long County Schools
To Have Holiday
Until Next Monday
All white schools in Long
county closed yesterday after
noon to remain so until Monday
Most of the teachers left dur
intr the afternoon or are leaving
this morning for their homes
Miss Ida Kent will go to her
home at Millen; Dora Ida Perk
ins to Alma: Mary Winn Grier,
Valdosta; Eulalie Peterson, Vi
dalia; Earl Lee, Ways and States
boro; Ben Christie, to Parris
Island, S. C.;and Supt. and Mrs.
E. K. Bell will visit relatives at
Olney and Lanier.
Agent Discusses
Ways to Improve
Cotton Situation
The 1940 cotton marketing
quota program is an important
part of a three-way program to
improve the cotton situation,
County Agent W. M. Cowart
said this week, in explaining to
cotton farmers that a refeten
dum will be held December 9.
when they can decide for them
selves whether quotas shall be'
in effect in 1940.
“The present cotton situation,
involving large stocks and prices
below' parity, can be improved
in three ways,” he explained.
“We can find more markets tor
our cotton abroad; we can in
crease home consumption; and
we can adjust production and
marketing of American cotton
so as to bring our supply more
nearly in line with demand. By
wav of the AAA program, the
farmers themselves are taking
this last step.”
Through the reciprocal trade
agreements program and an in.
tensive export program, the gov
rnment is attempting to restore
the foreign trade, the agent
pointed out. The export pro
gram was inaugurated July 27
of this year, and by October 19
had resulted in an increase of
41 per cent in cotton exports
over the same period last year.
“In addition,” he said, “ef
forts are being made to develop
new uses for cotton. Experi
ments are being conducted by
federal and state governments
to find new ways tu increase do
mestic consumption. An agri
cultural laboratory is being
established at New Orleans, La.,
for the special purpose of seek
ing ways of expanding uses of
cotton.
“In the referendum on cotton
marketing quotas December 9,
farmers will decide whether
they want to continue to use
quotas as a method of holding
production and marketing in
line with demand,” Mr. Cowart
said.
K. H. Smith and Mrs. Smith
had as their guests over the
week-end, Eugene Beckworth
and Julian Smith, with the Mes
dames Beck worth and Smith
and Orion Smith, all of Jackson
ville.
$1.50 PER YEAR
During the past twelve months
Long county received and dis
tributed commodities and cloth
ing having a total value of $9.-
900.03, according to figures re
leased by Braswell Deen, State
Director of the Welfare Depart
ment. This large volume of
food and clothing was issued to
and consumed by needy and de
serving families of Long county.
The only expense to Long
county in connection with the
operation of the Commodity Dis
tribution Program consists of
the furnishing of a suitable com
modity depot for the storage and
and handling of the food and
clothing, postage stamps to noti
fy the recipients when to call at
the depot and a minimum charge
of 3 cents per month to defray
the packaging and transporta
tion costs. The WPA furnishes
and pays for all labor. The sur
plus commodities are purchased
and paid for by the Federal Sur.
plus Commodities Corporation
and the supervision necessary to
achieve equitable distribution in
all counties is paid for by the
State of Georgia.
Most of the postage required
is used to notify eligible fami
lies to call for perishable com
modities which are received dur
ing other than the regular
monthly distribution perud. At
small <.'>st to the counties, needy
families are given these nourish
ing foods to round out poorly
balanced diets and improve the
general health of their citizens
A current example is the train
load of fresh apples now in the.
process of distribution to recipi
ents ai d school children.
Dinner and Pounding
Rev. and Mrs. W. P.
Smith Tuesday Night
A happy occasion was the din
ner and pounding given in the
Educationa Buildings : t the
Methodist Church Tuesday even
ing for the Rev. and Mrs. W.
Bark Smith, who have been re
turned here for their third year.
The affair was arranged in the
nature of a surprise for the pas
tor and his wife by the women
of the church, who were aided
and abetted by the men.
Blakely Thornton, superin
tendent of the Sunday School,
was master of ceremonies and
presided over the entertaining
but informal program which was
given following the delicious
dinner.
Group games, arranged as to
suitability of ages, were one of
the pleasant diversions.
A generous pounding for the
pastorial pantry was just one of
the features which showed the
“new” pastor and his wife that
their Ludowici congregations
hearts are on the “rght” side.
Joe Huey Hughes and Harold
Glass, who have been spending
several days with the W. Z.
Smiths, left Sunday to return to
Albany. While here they were
entertained with many hunting
parties.
