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VOLUME XXI
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SUND
BY J. C. WILSON I
Newspaper Features, Inc. I
H. Talmadge Dobbs, prominent
Atlanta> insuriatoce executive, whl
recently accepted the post of execul
tive director of the Georgia celebral
tiers of President Roosevelt’s birth I
d&y. is very much pleased with tha
progress being made all over tha
state.
Mr. Dobbs is hopeful that Geor-I
gia this time will raise an amount!
for the infantile paralysis cam
paign that will lead the United
States on the basis of population.
Tn a statement concerning the
1940 birthday celebrations, Chair
man Dabbs pays an eloquent trib-|
ute to President Roosevelt, which
follows:
“Fifty-eight yehrs ago there was
born at Hyde Park, N. Y., hi the
old ancestral home of his family,
a true chid l of destiny—Franklinj
Delano Roosevelt. The American!
ship of state was perilously close to
the rocks when he took over the
helm on the fourth of Mauch, 1933,
and this generation will never fully
comprehend the magnitude of his
achievement.
“But though we cannot look upon
our President from the: more ad-,
vantageous viewpoint of future
generations, we can none the less
give him on his birthday the fullest
measure of our devotion. Six thou
sand other gatherings of Ameri
cans, throughout the length and
breadth of our country, will be do
ing the same on his birthday, in
grateful acknowledgement of his
inspired leadership.
\“We think so often of Mr. Roose
velt as our President that we are
likely to overlook the personal qual-1
ties of Mr. Roosevelt as a man.
Born as the- sole heir to a hand
some fortune, educated by private
tutors and graduated from Har
vard, traveling abroad almost every
year of his youth, speaking fluently
several languages, gifted with all
the social graces and inheriting a
position in the most exclusive
American society, Franklin D.
Roosevelt might easily have: drifted
into a life of ease and social emp
loyment.
“Yet when you look over the]
scdnes and events of his life, you!
seem to find him in the midst ofl
children at every turn. You cannot!
think of him without thinking ofl
the splendid family of children with!
whom he has ‘grown up.’ He was!
swimming with his children when!
infantile paralysis struck him. Chil-1
dren surrounded him d rring hisl
lonv battle for recovery at Warm!
Sprjn<r S And during his years ini
the White House the laughter of
Children has been a constant music
in his ears.
“No sooner had he discovered the
effectiveness of the w’later at Warm
Springs to restore wasted muscles
than he set about immediately to
mate Warm Springs available to
the largest possible number of
chidren stricken with infantile
paralysis. His constant effort year
after year has been to cut down the
cost of treatment at Warm Springs.
And that is the high and fine pur
pose of the Roosevelt birthday cele
brations all over Georgia and! the
nation!, to raise funds to add to
those 1 already raised by Mr. Roose
velt, so that more and more chil
dren can b? restored to health and
useful citizenship.
“Future historans will record
President Roosevelt as a towering
figure. No State loves him more
than Georgia his part-time home,
and as h token of our love and
trust I hope we will make the 1940
birthday celebration the most suc
cessful held to dote. Not only do
we honor our great President and
part-time fellow G-orgian, which
we delight in doing, but we are
helping in ia, worthv and appealing
cause, which is that of enabling
more and more children stricken
with infantile paralysis to get the
benefit of treatment.”
International isolation is a cost
ly national policy in more ways
than one.
Here's to your 1940—resolutions!
Have they been buried already? ;
(Tlaylnn (tanly
And farmer
PRODUCTION CREDIT ASS’N.
STOCKHOLDERS TO MEEJ
Stockholders of the Jonesboro
Production Credit Association will
hold their annual meeting in Jones
boro at the court house on Friday
morning January 12, at 10:00 o’-
clock according to an announce
ment by E. S. Settle,, president of
the association.
At this meeting, complete and
detailed reports will be mialdle by
the officers of the association on its
operations for the past year, direc
tors will be elected and other im
portant business transacted.
In announcing the date of the
annual meeting, Mr. Settle said
that it was hoped to make the at
tendance of stockholders at this
year's meeting the largest in the
history of the association. He said
that the amnual meetings of the
association afford the stockholders
on opportunitv to learn every detail
of the operations of their organiza
tion.
The Jonesboro Production Credit
Association, which makes short
term loans to finance all types of
farm and 1 vento'-k operations
serves Cayton, Fulton, DeKalb
'’"nry S' n ’>ldinc. Rvtts and Fayette
counties and in 1939 made loans to
taling $358,000.00 to its 700 members.
The Nev Vre- gnt off to a good
start, but, after all, it is only a
calendar function.
An Advertisement in The News
& Farmer is a paying investment.
JONESBORO, GA., JANUARY 5, 1940.
Anvil Block Auxiliary
Has Entertainment
A very enjoyable social event of
the past week was the banquet on
last Friday night at Anvil Block
Church, sponsored: by the Ladies
Auxiliary, complimenting their hus
bands and families. A most deli-
Icious Christmas dinner was served
Ito forty-seven persons.
Those enjoying this happy occa-
Ision. were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bond
land daughter, Miss Millie Jo, Mr.
land .Mrs. E. M. Bond and children.
|Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Clark, Mr. and
|Mrs. J. A. Clark, Mr. and' Mrs. O. R.
Iciark, Mr. and Mrs Walton Row-
Iden and children, Mr. and Mrs. S.
ID. Mitchell fed, children, Mr. and
I Mrs. W. T. Stanfield and son, Wil
liam, Mrs. W. I. Mitchell. Grace and
J. B. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. B. C.
Hamrick and family, Mr. and Mrs
C. R. Polk, jMr. and Mrs. Frank-
White and! son, Johnnie, Mr. Will
Sockwell and grandson, Mr. and
Mrss. A. L. Sayer and daughter,
Mrs. Gleaton and children and Mr.
Jimmie Gammell.
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Let Us H?ve Your
Christmas Cards
We of the Training Union of the
Jonesboro Baptist Church are sav
ing our Christmas cards and will
send them to one of our Home Mis
sionaries, who works with the for
eigners in New Mexico. These cards
can ibe used in working with the
small children and in the Mission
Hospitals.
We would like to send as many
as possible and will greatly appre
ciate it if you will save yours for
us. We are sure that you would like
to do this small service 'for those
who are less fortunate than. we. If
’you will call 3371 or any other mem-'
ber of the Training Union we will
be glad to call for them.—Reporter.
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Eastern Star Chapter
Meets Monday Evening
The Jonesboro Eastern Star
Chapter will hold! its first meeting
of the new year at the Chapter
room next Monday evening, Janu
ary Bth, opening at 7:30 o’clock.
At this meeting the officers elect
ed for the new year will be install
ed' and they will probably have one
or two candidates to initiate into
the Order. A full attendance of all
members is asked by the officers.
During 1939 this Order took on,
new life and they have taken in.
already at least half a dozen new
members, while several more have
been reinstated and received
through demit. They have quite a
few applications to be considered at
the meeting Monday night.
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Masons Install Officers
Next Tuesday Night
The Jonesboro Masons will install
the officers elected to serve during
1940 at the regular meeting next
Tuesday night and they are asking
all members to be present on this
occasion. They will also have can
didates for the Master’s Degree as
well as the Entered Apprentice De
gree, however it takes time to con
fer these degrees and some of this
work may be deferred until a later
meeting.
This Ledge has shown new life
during the past year, having added
many new members and reinstated
several who have been inactive. All
their meetings are very interesting.
CLAYTON TEACHERS MEET
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON
We have been requested to an
nounce that the teachers of Clayton
county will meet this Friday after
noon in the auditorium of the
Jonesboro High School, meeting to
open at 3 o’clock.
Col. Joe H Jenkins, President of
the Georgia Military College a‘
Milledgeville, will address * th”
teachers on this occas’on and all
others who care to hear him are
cordially invited. Remember, this
meeting is to be held this Frieay
afternoon, J^n. sth, at 3 o’clo'k at
the auditorium of the Jonesboro
High School.
Fire Assn. Policyholders
Hold Annual Meeting
The policy holders of the Clayton
County Fire Association held their
annual meeting at the Court House
Wednesday morning and attended
to all business matters, one of
which was to elect officers for 1940
Mr. A. H. Chapman refused to
offer for re-election as president
and Mr. Homer Turner of Riverdale
was chosen to succeed him. At this
time a rising vote of thanks was
given Mr. Chapman for his splen
did services.
Mr. R. L. Lasseter of Riverdale
was named Vice-President; ( Mrs.
Winnie Orr to succeed herself as
Secretary-Treasurer; Mr. O. F. Ellis,
Agent; and Mr. J. B. DeFoor as
Adjuster. New Directors elected
were M r - E. L. Camp to succeed Mr.
George D. Medlock, and W. O. Camp
of Riverdale.
The Association is reported in
fine shape, with a larger number of
policy holders than ever before.
The smi-annual statement will ap
pear in this newspaper in a week
or so.
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Friendship Class
Has Grand Party
One of the most enjoyable social
affairs of the holiday season was
he Christmas party of the Friend
ship Class of the Jonesboro Meth
odist Church Sunday School. It
was held at the home of Mrs. Sam
'■'audiell, class president on Wed
nesday evening, Dec. 20th.
Thirty-five members and guests
first enjoyed a buffet supper pro
vided bv Mrs. J. D. Padgett’s team,
which lost in a recent attendance
contest to the team captained by
Mr. Lawrence McMullen.
After supper a most enjoyable
! social hour was suent in games and
a-ad contests, in charge of Mrs.
Howell Lacey and, Mrs. Harry Jones.
The climax of the evenings enter
tainment came with the distribu
tion of gifts from the beautifullv
decorated white tree. Mr. A. B.
Smith acted as Santa Claus, and
much fun accompanied the opening
of packages.
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Improvement Made
At theßogers Store
Customers of the Rogers Store will
be surprised, when they visit this
beautiful place of business again.
The interior has been remodeled
and enlarged, more shelving put in
and! other extra equipment.
This store is now almost equal
to one of the “Big Star’’ stores and
the boys say that even if it is not
a “Big Star” it is a fine “twinkle.”
[Manager Jenkins has been on t^e
sick list with the flu and he, him
self, will be surprised when he gets
back to work.
We venture to say that the Jones
boro Rogers Store is now one of the
neatest and best stocked of the
Rogers chain, and it is stocked with
practically everything in the food
line. Visit this store this week and
you will be surprised at the fine
bargains you will find.
PUBLIC INSTALLATION
REX MASONIC LODGE
The Rex Masonic Lodge will have
a public installation of its officials
at the old Rex school building on
Friday night, Jan. 12th, at 8:00
o’clock. The Grand Master, Hon.
Wilson Parker, will install the offi
cers and l deliver a public address
on Masonry. Mr. Parker is a fine
speaker arid his address will be
worth hearing.
A special musical program forth?
occasion will feature the PuckeF
Sisters of Atlanta and will be fin?.
The public is cordially invited.
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E. L. CAMP, E. L ADAMS DN
ELECTED SCHOOL TRUSTEE
Messrs. E. L. Comp and E. L. Ad
c’mren w’re eleet ii school trustee
at the Wedhesdov
was quite spirited, nearly 300 vote
being polled.
”"•'0 „„ • uor* -f v
cast was E. L. Camp 114; E. L. Ad
amson 122: Drew Suttles 74: Fred
Carter Usuallv trustee elections
are interest. het this on”
brought out a fine vote in spite of
j the severe cold weather
‘Cousin Emmy’ To Be
At East Clayton School
One of radio’s most original and
sucsssful new attractions, “Cousin
Emmy and Her Kinfolks,” will
stage its first performance in El
lenwood at the East Clayton School
on Jan. 10, at 7:30 P. M.. under the
auspices of the East Clayton School
P.-T. A.
Headed bv Cousin Emmv herself,
who has earned nationwide popu
larity as the ceverest country gal
on the air, this company of enter
tainers has been a tremendous hit
on WSB’s dam^us Cross' Roads Fol
lies ever since they were introduced
to southern audiences.
A self-made star in every sense
of the word, Cousin Emmy is a
wholesome and: attractive young
woman whose talent as a comedian,
singsr and manipulator of the five
string banjo was discovered by acci
dent, and whose rise to fame has
been a story of extraordinary abil
ity, perseverance and natural gifts
She has surrounded 1 herself with
an unusually able and high-type
group of performers, every one of
them specializing in some particu
lar kind of entertainment, and
th'eir show’ is said to be one of the
most hilarious, tunefu and diversi
fied programs now before the pub
lic.
Cousin Emmy’s good humor, nat
uralness ardi magnetic personality
make her just as likeable and in
teresting off the air as on, and she
has mobilized a host of friends who
will look forward to meeting her
face to face. A capacity crowd is
expected- for their first visit to
Ellenwood.
Mrs. Betty Rowan
Passes to Her Reward
Jonesboro was shocked Sunday
when the news deme that Mrs. Bet
ty Rowan had passed aw’ay at the
Crawford W. Long Hospital in
Atlanta. She was taken seriously
ill about a week ago an d was rushed
to the hospital for special treat
ment, but it was of no avail as her
illness was of such a nature that
medical skill could not stop the
grim reaper. She had not been in
good health for months but was
ever joyful and optimistic.
She was the wife of Mr. A. E.
Rowan, proprietor of Barna Soda
Co., and was in the neighborhood
cf 40 years of age, and was the
mother of one little son, Brma Jo
seph P«wsn. Other survivors are
her mother, Mrs. W. M. Morton, of
Piedmont, Ala., rand two sisters, Mrs.
Jas. Cook, of Gadsden. Ala., and
Mrs. Wm. Pierce, of Rome. Ga.
The funeral took place on Mon
day, Jan. Ist, tte Jonesboro Bap
tist Church with "ev. C. C. Bucka
lew officiating. Interment was in
the Jonesboro cemetery.
Mrs. Rowan was loved bv all who
knew her which was attested by
the many beautiful floral of^rings
and the large number present at
the funeral. G. P. McMullen, fun
eral director, Jonesboro, wi'.s in
charge.
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SCHOOL TO CLOSE ON
ACCOUNT OF THE FLU
As we are going to press Thurs
day afternoon the information has
come to our office that Jones
boro School wih close to 4 "' ■ ’•ewiise
of the flu. Many cases wre? report
ed in the district and to nrev°nit an
epidemic it was thought wise to
make this deciion. W? ore sorry
to see th? scho'l cos? but in this
case it seems to be the bret Tt will
reopen as soon as the danger of an
epidemic of the flu has passed.
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CARD CF THANKS
We desire to extend our heart
'elt thanks and nnprecipP n tn ow
•"any frieisdts who were so 'rind to
’’s in cv recent bereavre’"”-*. and
we alsoapprsflat' th? mw hrauti
ful floral nff'-:-^ ?”•’ raan"
xpressions of «”mpnth’’ /the
’•’"hest b'.e c s'nns of t l ”' Divine
Father be with each r every
one of you is n ’• earnest prayer.
E. A. ROWAN and Son,
MRS. W. M. NORTON.
Try’ a News c: Farmer Went Ad
and get good results.
Louis A. Johnson Is
Jackson Day Speaker
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. I.—Assisted,
Secretary of War, Louis A. Joiw--
son will be the principal speaker dP.
the Jackson Day Dinner for G»r
gia on Jan. Bth in Atlanta, inLiuaqg
the most brilliant Dsmocratic
celebration ever held in the SraSe,
it was announced by Major Cla«k
Howell, State Chairman of W?
dinner.
Georgia Democrats who con&St
ute outstanding srevices in th^ pee
perations for the annual diruses’
will be awarded certificates
honor by the Executive Commibre??,
Major Clark Howell revealed as
plans for the dinner were speedsdi.
Jubilant over Colonel Johinsanta
acceptance of the invitation, Major
Howell said the distinguished gu-sft
is one of the most eloquent aifll
inte xsting speakers in the Pari^
organization, enjoying a wide r^w
tation for a witty anidi entertaana^
style combined with the ability to
deliver a serious message foreefsdj^
and thoughtfully. |
Major Howed said: “Col. Jed®-
son’s acceptance alone insures tte
success of the undertaking, whxfa
will assemble every important fig
ure in the Democratic Party su
Georgia. Everyone present will at
tend his words with real in
and the public interest win ac
great.”
The keynote of the 1940 Jadom
Day Dinner will be harmony The
occasion is especially significant w.
1940 is lection year and the D mw
crats will be marshalling tttfSr
forces to present a united
seeking to keep the Party in pwrar
Politics will be forgotten for th’ dw
insofar as it relates to factional «r
intraparty lines.
( Major Howell and his associatsw
ruficent response so far by Den?®-
crats. Ptedge of cooperation
support have come in from all ax
tions of the State following An
nouncement of plans for the dinass?
on the anniversary’ of Old Hi koiy®
victory’ in the Battle of New Ce--
leans.
Progress in obtaining acceptance®
of leading Democrats of every sec
tion of Georgia as county chairmaß
or county committeemen has b.ea
encouraging. Party leaders bata
“R^bun Gap to Tybee Light” rally
ing to the Party’s call.
Col. Jackson is a native of Rcs»~
noake, Va. He began his practi’o
of law in Clarksburg, W. Va., sa
1912 after receiving his LLB a g-e?
from the University of Virginia. He
became civilian aide to the Secre
tary of War from the State of W«t
Virginia in. 1933, and served as m
member of the federal acvix^y
council of the U. S. Employm_«&
Service under the Department ax
Labor. He was appointed Assistasit
Secretary of War by the Prest-taat
on June 28, 1937. tand is one of Bse
most influential and popular mem
bers of the official family in Wash
ington!
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Mrs. B. C. Walker
Dies At Riverdale
Mrs. R» C. Walker, aged 84, passflU.
awiay las# Saturday morning, De-",
30th, at the home of son. R K
Walker, of Riverdale following w
long illness. She was one of the
oldest residents of that section £
the county and was loved by sB
who knew her. The funer - ' ‘""k
place at Bethsai'a Church Sundin
aftemocai, Dee 3?st, with Revs L
F Barne tte and Wibur Stir " 1 ’ 'a
officiating. Interment was in the
churchyard.
Sh? is survived by three
^lcssrs. W. T. and O. L. Wa'k”’’ nC
Atlanta, and R. E. Whlker of
Riverdale; also two daughter v-y.
S. C. Hemp?rly and Mrs. w T.
Creel of the Riverdale
G. P. McMull’n. funeral c”
Jonesboro was in charge of funeral
ariangements.
METHODIST C»T”RCH
SUNDAY. JAN.
Din'-’ay School Jr. the mo"" 1 '"”
F’. aching both in th--
ing at 11 o’clock, and in the <’vrn
ing at 7:15 ©’"lock bv th" ,
Rev. Blake Craft. Let every
ic* th'’ N’re -■ v
going to church on the first Lo?d«
Day cf the New Year.
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