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THE BULLETIN
Volume 28,
Home Economist
For Irwinton
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Miss Blythe Burnette, home
economist, has been assigned •
permanently to Irwinton and
nearby communities for her per
sonal work in the expanded acti
vities of the Home Service Divis
ion of the Georgia Power Com
pany, according to announce
ment just made by officials of
that organization.
Personal assistance to all cus
tomers of the power company in
securing the most advantageous
and economical use of electrical
appliances in their homes, infor
mation about electrical service
in general, handling complaints,
and counsel on any problem of '
home management on wnich
they may be questioned are
among the announced duties of
the college trained young women
who make up the personnel of
this depart.i ent of the power
company-
Miss Burnett, a native of Can
on, Ga,, received her preliminary
education in the public schools
of Royston and was graduated
from the University of Georgia
in 1927 with the degree of bach
elor of science in home econom
ics. After graduation, she
taught home economics in Toe- 1
coa and at the Powder Springs
A. and M, College, later doing '
home demonstration work for
the state college of agriculture.
She has been associated with the
power company since February, ,
1930, previously being actively
at work in the Dublin district of '
the company.
This week, the home service
Irwinton, Wilkinson County, Georgia.
division of the company goes in
to the field with its personnel
more than doubled numerically.
Public demand for the personal
service offered by this depart
ment has resulted in,a steady
growth in the home service di
vision since it was established on
a small scale several years ago.
Last fall the staff was doubled
and it was again doubled on -lune
1 with the addition of other
graduates of Georgia and south
ern colleges, with special train
ing in home economics.
Miss Fern Snider, Jiome serv
ice director of the company says:
“We feel that every- customer
on our lines —whether located in
a comparatively small communi
ty or sn a farm—is entitled to
the same personal service in
every degree that is available to
the customers in cities. This
service is free and puts the cus
lomer under no obligation to us.
This service is for every user of
electric service regardless of
when and from whom the appli
ances were bought.
Measure of Cotton Acres
Cotton farmers 'cooperating in the
acreage reduction production program
are cautioned to make careful meas
urements of 1 heir planted and rented
acres so that their figures will agree
with those of the Government repre
sentatives who are now being in
structed and organized to measute
every acre covered in these contracts.
Supervisors will cheek all matters
relating to compliance on individual
farms Additional measun meats of
acreages of Other basic commodd'ties
will be made if general observation
indicates that acreage requirements
under the contracts are out of line,
Under cotton contracts, farmers are
not allowed to plant anything for
market on rented acres but must con
fine these acres to feed and food
crops for home consumption.
Where calculations are macle in
the field, if overplanting is found, or
if contracted acreages are smaller
than the contracts require, the super
visor will -ndicate the additional re
quirements for compliance. The
county allotment committee will then
send official, written notice to the
producer advising him of the addition
al requirements.
To insure accuracy, a recheck of a
portion of the work of each local su
pervisor will be made by those in
the county. 'A recheck also will be
'made where a complaint is registered
or where it is evident that mistakes
have been made.
Where overplanting is noted or
Number 30. Friday, JUNE 22, 1934.
FULL
MEASURE
NO LEGISLATION can entirely
take the place of “old-fashioned”
standards of honesty. “Full measure
is more a matter of character than of
law. Our pound has always been
made up of sixteen ounces.
E. Johnson
Dry Goods, Shoes, Groceries, Hardware, Farm Supplies
SPRING DRESS TIME
And we have the goods and also a lot
of print dresses ready for you.
Garden seed. Seed Irish potatoes-
Brown sugar fpr cooking.
MISS ELLEN KING
. Fresh milk on sale every day.
Stop at the new Irwinton Hotel. Near all the stores.
Cement Burial Vaults
Coffins, Caskets; delivered if desired.
Ralph Culpepper, Irwinton
where compliance has not been com
pleted at the time of the supervisor's
visit, a recheck will be made to as
sure complete compliance.
The administration reserves the
right to request a recheck of any of
the work if it is deemed necessary in
any county. Wherever necessary,
men will be sent into the county fro»>
the outside.
Compliance blanks must be signed
by the producer the supervisor, the
county agent, at least one member of
the county committee other than the
supervisor, and at least two members
of county control committee.
Masonic Cemetety
Contributions a e asked for pur
chase of more land and fencing to as-
ford enough space for cars to drive
in and out. of the Masonic cemetery,
without having to back and turn as
must be done at present All who
are interested in this needed im
orovemeut are invited to help.
C. W. Bush Dies
Irwinton relatives last week re
ceived notice of the death of C. W.
Bush at his home in Miami, Florida.
He was 60 years old and is survived
by his wife, the former Miss Nell
Spears of Irwinton. Mr B U sh was a
native of Wilkinson and has many
friends here.
Not Much Doing
Jud Tunkins says he’s a law-abiding
citizen, but sometimes it looks as if the
law was going to move out and leave
him to do the abiding by himself.