The Telfair enterprise. (McRae, Ga.) 1887-current, March 30, 1939, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE TELFAIR ENTERPRISE DEVOTED TO THE HOMES, CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS OF TELFAIR COUNTY. ALL HOME PRINT, NEVER LESS THAN 8 PAGES. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF TELFAIR COUNTY. Advisory Group To Aid In Cancer Control Campaign The month of A] las been of ~ ficially designated by the seventy fifth Congress of the United States and by Governor Ed Rivers of Geor gia as Cancer Control Month, dur ing which the Woman's Field Army will carry on an intensive educa tional campaign against the dread disease, taking as its slogan "Early • Cancer is Curable. Fight it with § Knowledge." & The Telfair County Advisory ^ Committe is announced. These are men and women who are willing to ted their influence to this campaign in the drive which begins early in Apirl. The committee follows: John S. Stamps, Mayor, Mcßae; W. L. Tidwell, Mayor, Helena; D. R. New ton, Mayor, Milan; A. B. Clements, Mayor, Lumber City; Rev. W. F. Burford, Pastor First Methodist Church, Mcßae; Rev. A. D. Woodle, Pastor First Baptist Church, Mc- Rae; Rev. J. I. Summerford, Pastor Methodist Church, Helena; O. F. Mc- Rae, President Merchnts & Citizens Bank, Mcßae; R. C. Chambers, Pres ident, Bank of Milan, Milan; John R. Brasfield, Mcßae Coca-Cola Bot tlmg Company; C. L. Sawyer, Ne-Hi Bottling Company, Mcßae; F. A. Smith, Commissioner of Roads and Revenges and Chairman of Board of Health for Telfair County; H. L. Boyd, Manager Georgia Power Com pany, Mcßae; J. P. Millican, Super inter^ent of Mcßae-Helena Schools; O. N Tharp, County School Super ; interment; Marine Catus, Supervis or of Colored Schools for Telfair I Court; J. H. James, Principal, Twin I City [Seminary and Mcßae Colored ! Publft School; John S. Stamps. IChairman County Board of Educa % tion;,Walton A. Haley, President Telfair County Teachers Association; J. rad Horne, Secretary, Telfair County Chamber of Commerce; T. " J. S,ith, Commander of Telfair Count Post American Legion; W. ^j, Horton, raptor Telfair Enterprise; Telfair Free Press; Mrs. W. Ft Sessions, Presi dent Womans Missionary Society, Methodist Church, Mcßae; Mrs. W. M. Booker, President Parent Teach ers Association, Mcßae; John D. Stillwell, M. D., Commissioner of Health for Telfair and Wheeler Counties; Miss Odell Marshall, Pub lic Health Nurse, Telfair County; Robert A. Dean, County Sanitarian, Public Health; Mrs. Julia Kitchens, County Home Demonstration Agent; W. V. Chaffin, County Agent; Mrs. Henry Duke, County Director of Public Welfare; Miss Bunnie Love Dillashaw, Field Supervisor of Pub lic Welfare for District No. 11; Miss Dixie Jones, Child Welfare Consul tant for District No. 11; Judge Eschol Graham, Oconee Judicial Circuit; John B. Walker, Sheriff Telfair County; Henry B. Williams, Tax Commissioner, Telfair County; Carl D. Willis, Unit Supervisor, Farm Supervisor, Farm Administration; Chester Ryals, Jr., Superintendent Ocmulgee State Park, Mcßae; Mrs. O. F. Mcßae, Superintendent, Chilf dren Division, Methodist Church; Mcßae; Mrs. J. T .Windsor, Teacher Adult Wesley Bible Class, Mcßae; Miss Violet Forrester, Chairman, Business Women's Circle, Mission ary Circle, Missionary Society, Meth odist Church, Mcßae; Mrs. F. A. Smith, President, Garden Club, Mc- Rae; Lee Shepherd, President Shep herd Lumber Company, Mcßae; M. L. Lacey, Manager; Shepherd Lum ber Company, Mcßae; Mrs. J, H. Girardeau, Postmaster, Mcßae; W. T. Long, State Highway Patrolman for Telfair County; J. Cliff Jones, Superintendent Sunday School, Bap tist Church, Helena; L. L. Folsom, Owner, Mcßae-Helena Pecan Pro ducts Company; Mrs. J. S. Ridley, Home Economics Teacher, Mcßae; Mrs. J. H. Vaughan, Lumber City, Ga.; Mrs. D. W. Phillips, Lumber City; Mrs. W. Fred Whatley, Jack sonville, G34RFD; Mrs. Clark Dop son, Jacksonville, Georgia, RFD; Mrs. Lucy Cameron, Regent, D. A. R. Chapter, Mcßae; Mrs. John Cook, Milan, Ga., RFD; Mrs. W. A. Will cox, Rhine, Ga., RFD; Mrs. R. E. Dunford, Heelna, Ga.,; Mrs. Dee Dr vis Clerk, Telfair County Commis sioner; Spencer Joiner, Antwerp Na val Stores, Helena, Georgia; H. C. Saunders, Member County Board of Education; Miss Edna Simmons, W. P. A. Interviewer for District No. 11. Mrs. Rosalie Hollomon, Cap tain Telfair Co. Field Army For Cancer Control. Wool produced in Australia last season is estimated at 2,920,00 bales. Mcßae Merchants To Observe Half Holiday We, the undersigned merchants, agree to close our respective places of business each Thursday at 12 o'- clock, beginning Thursday, April 6th, through August 15th. The A & P Tea Co. J. T. Windsor & Co. Sims Store & Market L. C. Burch H. Berman Bowen's Jewelry Store Aaron's Dept. Store Suwannee Store R. L. Harrelson Birdsey Flour Store Wade Harbin & Co. Smith's Grocery Holmes' Grocery Norma Claire Parker, Inc. F. C. Hardin Claude Hinson Wynn's 10c Store Willcox Store Cohen's Store Pope's Economy Grocery H. C. Coleman Dies In Veteran's Hospital Henry Clay (Slick) Coleman, 51, passed away Monday afternoon in Veteran's Hospital 48, in Atlanta, after several years illness. Mr. Coleman was born in Sigard, August 16th, 1887, and was the son of Mrs. Charlotte Burch Coleman and the late John W. Coleman, -of Helena. He was married to Mss Eunice Vaughn at the Baptist p ;- torium in Mcßae, October 18th, 19 ), and was a member of the Hele a Baptist Church. Mr. Coleman v s a World War Veteran and had be a a well known barber for ma y years. Funeral services were held in ' e Helena Baptist Church, Wednesc y morning at 11 o'clock, and were con ducted by the pastor, Rev. D. t. Bussell, Rev. O. A. Grant, and Rei J. I. Summerford, pastor of Helena Methodist Church. Pallbearers were Carson M&ghw Merrill Walton, W. J. Redman, Stan ley Brooks, H. C. Saunders, and Eu gene Thomas. He is survived by his wife; his mother; one daughter, Mrs. Leon Herrington, and two sons, Henry Clay Coleman, and'Walter George Coleman, all of Helena; a brother, H. O. Coleman, of Americus; and two sisters, Mrs. J. T. Browning, of Midway, and Mrs. J. E. Tucker, of Atlanta. Interment was in the Helena cem etery with Harris & Smith Funeral Home in charge. TREATING MELON SEED Seed may be treated before plant ing to kill the spores of injurious diseases, especially those of wilt and anthracnose. These spores stick to the seed and are active on the young plants just as they are start ing to grow. Seed may be treated successfully by using one-eighth of an ounce of bichloride of mercury (corrosive sublimate) in a gallon of water. It is best to use a wooden pail for the solution. The seed are placed in the solution and allowed to stay for 4 or 5 minutes. This solution is poison and should be poured out just as soon As the seed,have been treated. Trials have shown that Semesan and similar organic ma terials are safe to use. C. L. Blalock, Teacher of Vocational Agriculture. MR. M. C. COOPER PASSES AWAY Funeral services for Mr. M. C. Cooper, 67, of Fitzgerald, who died at the. home of his daughter, Mrs. Mat tie Lou Hulett, of near Milan, were held Saturday afternoon at Sharon Baptist church, J. C. Vaughn, officiat ing. Mr. Cooper was a former resident of Telfair county. He was a great lover of music, and was known for his singing. His sudden death was a shock to everyone. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Mattie Lou Hulett, of Milan. The songs that were sung were: "Farther Along," "Rock of Ages," and "Near the Cross," accompanied at the piano by Miss Bernice Jeffries. Interment was in the church cem etery. —Sharon News Reporter. Australia has ordered the con struction of two destroyers and 12 . motor torpedo boats. McRAE. GEORGIA Local CCC Camp To Celebrate 6th Anniversary Apr. 11 Tuesday afternoon, April 11th, the public is invited to visit CCC Camp 2419, at Mcßae, after 4 o'clock, when the camp will celebrate its anni versary. A barbecue will be served free to the camp men, while others will be charged the small sum of 25c. Short speeches will be heard from several local business men. The Civilian Conservation Corps will complete 6 years of successful operation, Wednesday, April sth. In recent years the Corps' birthday has been made the occasion for the hold ing of open house celebration in the individual CCC Camps to which the general public has been wel comed. These open house celebra tions have served a very useful pur pose. They have aided in the de velopment and maintenance of good relations between the CCC Camps and the surrounding communities. They have also furnished the pub lic with an opportunity to inspect the CCC Camps and to look over the work which enrollees are doing. MR. McRAE ILL IN AUGUSTA HOSPITAL The many friends of County Com missioner James A. Mcßae, in Wheeler County and throughout the state, will regret to learn that he is ill in a hospital in Augusta. He has served 'Vheeler County as Commissioner for 15 years and has been recognized as one of the fore most Commissioners in Georgia. Since Mr. Mcßae has been in of fice, other counties have adopted his example of honest government. For the part two years, our coun ty has been free of taxes and Wheel er County warrants have been worth 100 per cent on the dollar. We have also been free of bonded indebted ness. £ The Eagle joins his many friends in wishing for him a speedy recov ery. ri 1 Just* we go*to press at 3'o'clock we were unable to learn of the con dition of Mr. Mcßae. It was report ed that he was to be operated on this morning at 10 o'clck.—Wheeler County Eagle. An Announcement Concerning Treatment of Cotton Seed Last week a germination test was run by vocational students, of seed that had been treated with Ceresan; and with an equal number of seed that had not received the treatment. The treated seed gave a reading of 91 per cent, while the seed that had not been treated only read 58 per cent. More seed have been treated this week and further germination tests will be made. The Rotary Seed Treater will be available to any farmer who desires to treat his seed. Farmers should come to the Vocational Building, Mcßae-Helena School. CERESAN may be obtained from a number of business houses in Mcßae. McRAES ATTEND DINNER GIVEN IN SAVANNAH The Citizens & Southern National Bank of Savannah was host Tues day evening to bankers of their ter ritory in a complimentary dinner to the new president of Federal Re serve Bank of the Sixth District, Mr. Robert S. Parker. O. F. Mc- Rae, and D. M. Mcßae of The Mer chants & Citizens Bank attended and report a delightful occasion. Mrs. O. F. Mcßae and Mrs. D. M. Mcßae visited friends in Savannah. LUMBER CITY GROUP PRESENTS PROGRAM Mrs. J. C. Wilcox, Mrs. T. D. Wooten, Misses Alice Wilcox, Cor nelia McLean, James McGregor, W. A. Haley, and Reid Wilcox went to Waycross last night to present a program over station WAYX deal ing with recreation. This series of programs, sponsor ed by a joint committee of the Geor gia Education Association and the Georgia Association of Colleges, is a project to enlighten the people on the activities of the schools. MRS. CHRISTIAN AWARDED LANDSCAPING_CONTRACT Mrs. C. A. Christian, of Tifton, who was awarded the contract for planting the grounds around the Mc- Rae Postoffice building, started the work today. Mrs. Christian expects to have the planting completed with in a few weeks. THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1939 Telfair Co. Womans Democratic Group To Be Organized Mrs. J. A. Rollison, of Waycross, chairman of the Democratic Women of Georgia, and Mrs. D. M. Minchew, of Baxley, chairman of the Eighth District, will be in Mcßae, Thurs day, April 6th, to organize a group for Telfair County. Every Demo cratic woman in the county is not only invited but urged to attend this meeting. Every county in Georgia is to be organized by May 18th. Judge Eschol Graham, will also speak to the women on this occasion. The meeting will be held at the Telfair county court house at 3 o'- clock. The public is invited. Plans To Be Presented For Melon Association (J. Reid Horne) For the past month the Telfair County Chamber of Commerce with the assistance and cooperation of Mr. Chafin, has been working on a farm ers watermelon association. On Saturday, March 4, all watermelon planters were invited to meet at the court house to discuss plans of the organization. The watermelon grow ers selected a committee of five; Mr. Max L. Mcßae, Mr. Bill Owens, Mr. W. V. Chafin, Mr. Wade Nunn and Mr. J. Reid Horne. This committee met on March 18, and drew tenta tive plans for the organization. These plans will be presented to the grow ers on Saturday, April 1, at the court house. All farmers interested in planting Watermelons or who have already planted watermelons are urged to attend this meeting. This organi zation is for the farmers so be on hand to help us work out a real or ganization. Any farmer that feels that Mcßae is not too far to haul watermelons to be loaded is invit ed to come, regardless of your coun ty.' Don't forget the time, date, and place, Telfair county court house, Mcßae, Georgia, 2 o'clock, Saturday, April 1. FLOWERS SENT ON DOCTOR'S DAY Today, March 30th, the anniver sary of the day on which Crawford W. Long performed his first opera tion with the use of Ether, has been designated as Doctor's Day, and was fittingly observed by the Womans Missionary Society of Mcßae Meth odist Church by sending vases and baskets of flowers to the physicians of the city. Those honored were Dr. B. M. Kennon, Dr. W. H. Born, Dr. F. R. Mann, Dr. G. C. Paulk, Dr. S. T. Parkerson, Dr. C. J. Maloy, and Dr. John D. Stillwell. The Missionary Society plans to place wreaths on the graves of de ceased doctors in Mcßae cemetery after this year. 210 MEN TO BE ENROLLED AT CCC CAMP HERE APR. 4 Tuesday, April 4th, will be a busy day at CCC Camp,24l9, when 210 men will be enrolled here for duty with other camps. Out of twenty points in Georgia Mcßae was chosen to select these men from several counties around Mcßae. There will be 182 junior white enrollees; 21 junior colored enrollees, and 4 veteran whites, who will be sent to Lumpkin. This enrollment will be handled by a representative of the State Pro curement Officer, Captain Willcox, Lt. C. M. Robin, and the enrolled personel of the local camp. 50 of the junior whites are to go to Savannah; 25 of the junior whites to Rutledge; 58 of the junior whites to Fort McClelland, and 49 of the junior whites to Fort McPherson. 21 of the junior colored will go to Folkston, and 3 colored veterans to Linden, Ala. The junior whites going to Fort McClelland and Fort McPherson will be conditioned there and then probably sent to camps in the West and Northwest. The total enrollment in the state will be 3442 men. MISS ELISE McLEAN ON DEAN'S LIST AT M. G. C. Friends of Miss Elise McLean, a student at Middle Georgia College, will be interested in knowing that she was one of 20 students on the Dean's list for the last quarter. VOLUME NUMBER 52 Poultry Sale To Be Held Wednesday County Agent. W. V. Chafin, an nounced today that a cooperative poultry sale will be held at Milan, Tuesday, April 4th, and at Helena, Wednesday, April sth. The sales will begin at 8:30 A. M. and close at 3 P. M. The following prices will be paid: Colored hens 13 2-2 c Leghorn hens ; 11c Fryers 17c Stags 12c Roosters 8c Hen, turkeys . 23c Tom turkeys 20c Ducks 10c Geese 8c Guineas 30c each The Tennessee Egg Company was the successful bidder and the poul try will be moved by poultry car over the Seaboard Railway. Don't Destroy The Dogwood Let me quote from PMV Echo, April 17, 1937: "What a glorious thing is the April Dogwood in our woods! How it does sing out its song! More loudly and clearly does it sing than any other spring flower! 'For it is not one, but a great chorus; and I know it is singing that 'The Spring, the very spring is in the land!' "I suppose if one had fang Solo mon's fayland ears, one might hear the Dogwood music liketa lot of church bells pealing, like foe chor us of the cathedral whefe Wood thrush is the preacher-prien and the Veeries make responses."] "It was Adam's favorite bee, they say, in the Garden of Eden. And it grew so high, flowered so won derfully and gave so much pleas ure that Diablo, who is also called the Devil, wanted it killed. He made up his mind that he would blight and scatter every shining leaf of its snowy bloom. So one dark night he climbed a Honey Locust tree near the gati, and swung by his tail over the wall, intending to tear off all of the lovely blossoms.' But he got a shock when he found that every flower was in the shape of a CROSS, which put them beyond his power to blight. He was furious at not be ing able to destroy its beauty, so he did the worst he could. Keep ing away from the cross he bit a piece out of the edge of every snowy flower leaf, and then jumped back to the Honey Locust tree. "The Locust was ashamed when she found that she helped Diablo to do such a mean bit of mischief, so she grew a bristling necklace of strong spikes to wear; they were so sharp and long that no one since, not even Diablo himself, has ever been able to climb that Honey Lo cust tree. "But it was too late to save the Dogwood bloom. The bites were out, and they never healed up again, as you can see to this very day." But Diablo is not the only enemy that the dogwood has. In ignorance or thoughtlessness, the dogwood is still being attacked. Fires are burn ing in 70,000 unprotected acres in Telfair county and as the flames en fold their writhing bodies, they raise their withering arms to the God that made them in indictment of man's stupidity. Every Sunday, and even on week days, the dogwood and honeysuckle trees are being torn down, limb by limb, for a minute's pleasure. The Garden Clubs are trying to beau tify the highways and all the while vandals are despoiling the natural beauty. Let's spare the dogwood, honeysuckle, and all wild shrubs un less you have a spot on your lawn where they can be taken and care fully tended until they become ac costomed to their adopted homes. COFFEE COUNTY SINGING CONVENTION APRIL 2nd The Coffee county annual singing convention will be held at Harrell Grove church on the first Sunday in April. Location: 5 miles southeast of Douglas on the Axson road. The general public is invited to spend the day with us in song. Sing ers are especially invited. E. E. Newbern, Pres. TREUTLEN SINGERS TO MEET SUN., APRIL 2nd Treutlen County singing conven tion will meet the Ist Sunday in April at Orianna Baptist Church. All singers and visitors are invited to attend.—Dublin Courier-Herald. NUMBER 22 Telfair County Schools Opened Again This Week Mcßae-Helena schools opened to day (Thursday) after closing last Friday on account of lack of money to operate. A committee of citizens solicited funds and by subscription obtained enough to pay for operation for the remainder of the school term. Books were given out this morn ing and the regular routine of work was taken up. Schools throughout the county op ened Monday. UNITED STATES ARMY WANTS 75,000 MEN FOR REGULAR SERVICE Major General S. D. Embrick, . Fourth Corps Area Commander, an nounces that the United States Army is desirous of enlisting 75,000 ex soldiers in the Regular Army Re serve, men who are under 36 years of age, physically fit and who have served continuously in the Regular Army for at least one year. General Embrick states that over 2,500 former soldiers residing in this Corps Area have enlisted for this newest component of our Notional Defense, and, of 650 soldiers recent ly returned from the Panama Canal Department for discharge from the Regular Army, approximately 350 have expressed their desire to en list in the Regular Army Reserve and become "Modern Minute Men" in the military forces of the United States. Each Reservist receives an enlistment allowance of SB.OO three times a year. Checks are being mail ed daily to Reservists, and every ef fort is being made to contact all former soldiers in order that they may avail themselves of the oppor tunity of enlisting in the Regular Army Reserve. Men enlisting in the Reserve are not under military jurisdiction and will not be called to active service except in case of an emergency de clared by the President of the United States. Reservists are not required to attend $!5 or~carips and +rp— sured that their civilian occ matlon will not be interfered with by train ing requirements or examinations. Former soldiers who desire enlist ment in the Reserve should see the officers on duty at some CCC camp or address a letter or postal card to the Commanding General, Fourth Corps Area, Post Office Building; Atlanta, Georgia, stating such desire, and special arrangements will be made immediately to accomplish their enlistment in or near their home town. CAPTAIN EMORY WILLCOX IN COMMAND OF CCC CAMP Capt. Emory Willcox, who has been commanding officer at Co. 2414, Sumter, S. C., has arrived in Mcßae and is in command of CCC Camp 2419 at Mcßae. Captain Willcox was born and reared in Fitzgerald and has rela tives throughout this county. He served as Ist Lieutenant and Cap tain with the 327th Infantry, 82, All-American Division for two year# during the Warld War. South Ga. Missionary Conference To Be Held In Cordele The South Georgia Womans Mis sionary Conference will be held at the Methodist Church in Cordele, Tuesday, April 4th, through Thurs day, April 6th. Mrs. C. C. Sapp, conference presi dent, will make an address Wednes day at 11 o'clock. A car load of ladies from each circle is expected to attend. SUNRISE SERVICE AT BAPTIST CHURCH EASTER SUNDAY The Clyde Moore Parsons Circle of the Mcßae Baptist Church will hold a sunrise Easter service at the church, Sunday morning, April 9th, at 6:30 o'clock. A pageant, The Easter Story, will be presented by circle members. The public is invited to attend. Mr. P. A. Willcox, of Bradenton, Fla., is spending several days with his mother, Mrs. J. L. Willcox. Tunisia has decreed that all fee caps entering the country must show where they are made. Floods which covered farms de layed harvesting, in Colombia so long that many feared a food shortage.