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VOLUME XXI
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BYJ.C. WILSON
Newspaper Features, Inc]
Recently Newspaper Features,
Inc, requested R. P. Mayo, of Au
gusta, one of Georgia’s leading hor
ticulturists, for information on the
subject of raising cultivated black
berries as a dash crop in this State,
and he has very kindly responded
•with facts which the writer believes
will be of widespread interest to
farmers. His statement follows:
“A crop that can be produced in
terms of tons per acre in every sec
tion of Georgia, under contract
and, for a specified cash price is
blackberries and dewberries. There,
are responsible parties ready to
■contract for the berries before the
plants are even set out, one of
these being the Monarch Wine
Company of Atlanta, which will
contract to pay S6O per ton over a
period of seven years.
“In the past," wineries have de
pended on wild berries for their
source of supply. Since wild black
berries ripen in midsummer, when
drought is liable to strike the crop,
the supply and also the quality of
the berries has been quite uncer
tain.
“Now, we have cultivated varie
ties that have actually produced in
Georgia nearly four tons per acre,
and the wineries have been paying
S6O per ton for berries, hence it is
not hard to see that there is an
assured prospect of a nice cash in
come per acne from this crop.
“These cultivated varieties have
beein available in sufficient quan
tities for tire wineries to use them
in a small way, and they have
found them equally as desirable for
wme making as the best of the wild
km^s, so naturally they are inter
ested in building up an adequate
supply for their needs, which are
almost beyond limitation.
“Also, the production of wine
early in the season, so as to come
on the market ahead of the Cali
fornia product, is of vital impor
tance to the wineries of the South,
and we have varieties that will
ripen in the middle of May, far
ahead of the wild berries, and the
heaviest producers of any of the
cultivated varieties.
“This early variety and the one
imedintoiv following it are also the
strongest growers of the entire
group, and therefore require only
about one-third as many plants per
acre to make full production, pos
sib l e.
“Thev rare practically free from
dts a «s° and insect pests and their
cultivation is very simple, which
makes them a most desirable crop
for the business man farmer who
may become interested in going in
to production on a large sOale and
not have to stand by and superin
tend his help at all times.
“Planting grapes in combination
with berries is most desirable from
a labor and harvesting standpoint.
Two or three varieties of berries
can be planted that will follow elach
other in ripening, and after they
are harvested the scuppernong
grapes can be brought into ripen
ing in succession until frost. I never
saw a more beautiful horticultural
picture than berries and grapes in
combination, and with practically
fin unlimited cash market for both
crops, it certainly seems to be with
out a flaw. .
“I believe that the planting of
these two crops will bring an added
cash rever^m of manv millions of
dollars to Georgia farmers, market
gardeners, dairyman, etc.”
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SERVICES S’^’DAY. AT
METHODIST CHURCH
Preaching b'th in the morning
and in the afternoon at the usual
hour by the pastor, Rev Blake
Craft. A cordin 1 welcome is extend
ed to al' who will come
P'-bool at 9:45 and the
Young People’s rne"^" Inst before
the evening service, weather per
mitting.
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Som° of thee-' naragronhs may be
more sensible than others but we
have our doubts.
Chutnn Jews
And Jarmtr
The Election Saturday
Creating Much Interest
There is much interest being
shown in the special election that
will be held over the county to
morrow, at which time four county
commissioners are to be chosen to
fill the vacancies caused by the
dismissal frem office of Commis
sioners Cargile, Lee and Stephens,
and the resignation of Dr. Wallis.
Eleven candidates are out for the
four places as follows: Jim Mundy,
Harvey Middlebrooks and A B.
Smith from the Jonesboro District;
Homer Turner, and E. L. Rount: e?
from Riverdale District; O. F. Ellis,
J. D. McElroy and Manse Waldrop
from Forest Park-Oak District, and
W. H. Dorsey, L. A. Evans and Alex
Stephens form the Lovejoy District,
all of whom are good men and
seemingly anxious to serve the peo
ple of the county.
The question for the voters to
decide is which one of the number
can best serve the county from each
district, however we have faith in
our peope and believe they will vote
for the best interest of cur county.
Late reports indicate that there is
some line-up among the friends of
the candidates who are seeking po
litical preference and it will be a
good idea for the voters themselves
to ignore these line-ups and vote
for the man and not because of
some premises made by his friends.
We have had too much politics in
Clayton county already and the
time has come when we must take
the bull by the horns and elect
men we think can best serve all the
people.
We are not going to tell you who
to vote for, but iw© will tell you to
use good judgment and don’t allow
yourself to be over-persuaded by
those that are down and out who
may be making an attempt at a
come-back. We don’t even know
anything about these line-ups,
don’t know anybody connected: with
them, but our advice to the voter
is that (when he gees into a booth
to mark his ticket he should forget
evewthing except that he is voting
for the best interest of the county
and not to please any special per
son.
There is one candidate in elach
district that must be a little better
qualified to fill the position than
the others, so it is the duty of each
voter to study the qualifications of
each, weigh them in the balance of
his mind and then vote for the man
he thinks best qualified to serve.
This time let’s forget factional poli
tics and think only of the welfare
of Cay ton county when we go into
the booth to mark our tickets.
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North Clayton School
Holds P.-T. A. Meeting
The Parent-Teacher Association
of the North Clayton School held
a regular meeting on Thursday,
Jan. sth, iwith the President ^lrs.
Lane Jones, presiding.
Prof. Tarrant, the principal of
the school, was the guest speaker
on this occasion and his address
was enjoyed by a large attendance
of the members.
The next meeting will be' Found
er’s Day. Mr. Gardner, our pro
gram chairman, is planning a real
interesting program. We hope that
every mother and father will at
tend) this meeting.
Prof. Tarrant, principal of our
school, was host to the trustees of
ths Jonesboro school, Forest Park
and North Clayton schools, also
the County Board on Thursday
night, January 4th, after which
delicious refreshments were served.
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Next Monday is the date for our
regular term of the City Court of
Jonasboro and Judge Ccogler is ex
pecting a full docket to be disposed
of. The Judge is a quick worker,
however, and he will clear the
docket in short order.
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The sidewlalk leading to the
school building from Main street is
now receiving attention. It is be
ing made ready for paving and this
is one improvement that most c"”-
tainly was badly needed.
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An unintentional error may be
stupid' but it is not as absurd as
the snorting that often greets it.
JONESBORO, GA., JANUARY 19, 1940
Clayton County Is In
Fine Shape Financially
We were officially informed on
Tuesday that Clayton county is
now Un fine condition financially,
has cash on hand sufficient to pay
all outsanding warrants, including
the high cost of our recent court
and yet have a comfortable balance
on which, to operate, and this is in
the face of the fact that not quite
half of the 1939 tax money has yet
been collected. Thia is the first
time in many years that the coun
ty has been able to make this state
ment.
This statement does no show any
bad management of county affairs
by the (Commissioners that were
dismissed from office just a feiw
weeks ago when charges cf mal
practice were filed against them
and it does not show that they
were wasteful in spending public
funds. That they violated the law
creating the Board is not denied,’
but it. shows that the violations
charged against them were merely
technical or unknowingly commit
ted as they only followed preced
ence of former boards. The showing
above is a commendation of their
efficiency.
That the county is out of debt
and has money left on which to
operate will be welcome news to
our people generally andi this con
dition has been brought about with
out any increase in the tax rate
Now if the new Board that is to be
elected Saturday can make th°
same fine record maybe before the
year is out our taxes can be re
duced.
We feel proud of Cayton countv
and regret so much the unpleas
ant publicity we have had in the
last few months, all unwarranted,
and we only wish that every per
son who read the unfavorable pub
licity could read this report of our
county treasurer as it might undo,
some of the wrongs that have been
thrown on the county and its offi
cials.
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Alex H. Stephens
Appeals To Voters
To the Voters of Clayton CCunty:—
As it has rained so much, and
was so cold last week, making the
roads so bad that I could not get
to see all the voters in person, as I
desired, to ask you to vote for me
for your County Commissioner from
the Lovejoy District, I am using our
county paper to ask you for your
vote on January 20th. If you elect
me as your Commissioner I will
promise that I will see that our
roads are in 'better condition when
the next election comes. Hoping
that you will elect me your County
Commissioner from the Lovejoy
District, I am
Yours truly,
ALEX H. STEPHENS,
Candidate for County Commissioner
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P.-T. A. MEETING ON
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24TH
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The Jonesboro Parent-Teacher
Association will hold a regular
meeting next Wednesday, January
24th, in the school auditorium at
3:00 P. M. A good program is plan
ned for your entertainment. Be
sure to come. Bring someone with
you as we need new members,
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BAPTIST SERVICES
Regular services at the Baptist
Church, merning and night, next
Sunday. All the services have been
disrupted because of sickness and
bad weather, but it is hoped that
it will not be so next Sunday.
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Friends of Wilbur Harris, son of
Mr. and JMrs. Harvey Harris, will
be happy to learn that he is show
ing improvement from a siege of
pneumonia and we all wish for him
an early return to good health.
Judge Alan Kemper was a busi
ness visitor in Atlanta for a few
hours Wednesday and he is out to
day delivering election tickets to
the different precincts in the
county for tomorrow’s election.
The things that we do net know
are the things that we should try
to learn.
Our Advertisers get results. Try it.
December Meeting Os
Riverdale Auxiliary
The familiar sign cf the Yuletide
greeted the members of the Auxil
iary at their December meeting
when Mrs. Leon Hancock was host
ess.
The carol, “Silent Night,” was
used as the opening song.
Mrs. Roy Huie gave the devotion
al. She told of the prophecy of
Christ’s coming and the story of
His birth' in a most interesting
manner.
‘‘Momentous Night” was given by
Miss Bessie Adams.
Mrs. Lasseter led a prayer of
praise and gratitude. This being a
special meeting for ministerial re
lief, Mrs. N. H. Benefield ana Mrs.
Arch Ozburn diiscuseed facts and
reasons for having this special
drive.
A lone, lighted red candle, flank
ed by silver cones and evergreens,
formed the centerpiece for the din
ing tbble. Individual candles were
lighted and pieced around the table
along with their Joy Gift, marking
a most impressive ceremony.
Mrs. Eslyn Jinks offered a prayer
for our aged “soldiers of service.”
Definite plans were made in re
gard to the memorial to be sent to
Montreat.
The meeting closed with the
motto prayer. During the social
hour the hostess served a delicious
salad: pliate, with coffee, carrying
out the Christinas motif to color.—
Reporter.
Baptist W. M. S.
Holds Meeting
The Woman’s Missionary Society
of the Jonesboro Baptist Church
held a regular program meeting on
Monday afternoon, Jan. 15th, at
the church, with Mrs. Bert Cauthen
in charge of the program. Topic
for the month: “The Eteinal Pur
pose of God.”
Bible Study, “Learning to Love
th? Bible,” followed by prayer, Rev.
C. C. Buckalew.
“A New Program Theme,” Mrs.
J. L, Blalock.
“The Fulfillment,” Mrs. H. IX
Kemper.
“The Plan of Propagation,” Miss
Sara Waddy.
Priaiyer, Mrs. Sanders.
“The Proof of Redemption,”
Short Stories of Missionaries, Mrs.
Woodward
Prayer, Mrs. C. F. Duffee, Jr.
“As Year Succeeds Year,” JMrs.
Fort Allen.
A business session followed with
the President, Mrs. H. G. Wood
ward, in charge, after which came
a very pleasant social hour.
The list of members of the two
Circles were handed in with this
article but we did not have space
in this issue. This list will appear
in a later issue.
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To Our Correspondents
Friends, we want to know right
now what you intend to do through
1940. If you have decided that you
can’t or don’t want to get up the
news in your community during
this year we will appreciate your
letting us know on a pest card.
If it is because of a lack of sta
tionary and stamps, if you will
come or send to the office, these
will be supplied, however drop us
a candl and tell us what you need
and we will make an effort to sup
ply what you want.
If you have decided to quit, may
b? there is another in your com
munity that v.'ill take up the werk
that you would like to recommend.
We had hoped to keep our band
together for at least another year,
but so many have failed to write
since the holidays that we want to
know the cause. Please drop us a
postal card and let us know what
to expect.
A correspondent is the local rep
resentative of the paper in his or
her community and entitles them
to commissions on n ~v subscrip
tions oi- collection on 'ld subscrip
tions, and the cor?’"non ?nt car
j make it pay by a little effort.
Please let us ho” f ” n m ’’mi ”
'once THE EDITOR.
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Laws and common’tot“toin t~:
' opinion of some folks, were made to
I guide other people.
Production Credit Assn.
Has Great Meeting
Reports submitted by officers cf
the Jonesboro Production Credit
Association at the annual meeting
of stockholders held last Friday, re
vealed that this farmers’ coopera
tive organization which supplies its
membe.s with short-term credit for
agricultural purposes, is operating
most successfully.
The meeting was well attended in
spite oi bed weather and complete
detailed reports, illustrated by
charts, were given to the stock
holders, showing volume of busi
ness done, costs of operation, dis
tribution of expense, nst profits and
ether data of vital interest to the
members.
Reports were made to the meet
ing by E. S. Settle, president, B. H
Abbott, secretary - treasurer, and
A. ,L Wootton, vice-president.
The reports showed that the as
sociation made loans totaling $346.-
000.00 during the last fiscal year.
The association serves Fulton, De-
Kalb, Clayton, Henry, Butts, Fay
ette and Spalding counties.
W. B. Pullin and S. E. Smith were
elected to serve on the board cf
directors. Other members of the
board whose terms did not expire
this year are E. S. Settle, A. L.
Wootton and J. H. Manning.
Mr. Jack Frost, of the Production
Credit Corporation of Columbia,
addressed the meeting and discuss
ed the cooperative feature of the
association. He listed eight coop
erative service principles practiced
by the association as follows: For
sevice—not profits; Responsible
farmers eligible; Every member in
ownership; Active member control;
Members kept informed; Reason
able but adequate charges; Sound
credit adapted to needs and Mem
bers’ business strictly confidential.
Mr. Frcst reviewed the conditions
leading up to the establishment of
the production credit system and
reviewed the progress which has
been made by the association.
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Efforts Are Being Made
Reorganize Boy Scouts
We are glad to see that an effort
is being made to reorganize the
Boy Scout Troop in Jonesboro. It
has been inactive for about a year
and this is to be regretted as it is
a fine organization for the young
boys.
We are requested to announce
that a meeting of the Jonesboro
Boy Scouts will be held at the Court
House this Friday night at 7 o’clock.
All former Scouts and other boys
between the ages of 12 and 16 are
[invited to attend. Be sure to be on
time as the meeting is to be short.
Everv to th. county of Scout
age should b a a member of this
organization as it is a stepping
stone to better manhood.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to extend our thanks
and appreciation to our many
friends who were so kind to us dur
ing the illness and death of our
loved one. We also wish to thank
all who sent the beautiful floral
offerings. May the richest blessings
of God be with each and all of
you.
JMr. W. L. Ragsdale,
Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Burks,
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ragsdale.
Mr. anii M r s. H. O Hendrix.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Burks.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Burks.
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If a census of climate could b~
taken it would be dw''' i vered that
practically every commwity in th?
United State's lies about its “un
surpassed” climate.
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Out of 11 kinds of milk listed b
II" r'-n-rtment of Agriculture
reirdee’* mil 1 ’ is richest—it has 2"
per cent butterfat.
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? Tm lo “ers nremi'in
that the war will begin “in earnest”
Erring They don’t say which
Spring.
Gur r t : "'s often ir - to'”’te that
eomobody doesn’t kn-w much about
j what is being discussed.
I consumer, di*
.anybody ever figure out what th?
' tariff costs consumers?
Eastern Star Chapter
Officers Are Installed.
The 1940 officers of the Jones
boro Eastern Star Chapter were in
stalled at a special meeting las*
Monda; night, the installing offi
cers being Mrs. Pauline Dillon, PuA
Worthy Matron of the Grand Chap
ter of Georgia and a mrmber
the App?al and Grievance Commit
tee cf th? general Grand Chapter.
Mrs. Margaret Kinney of Adams
ville Chapter No. 279 ac.mg .us
Grand Marshall. Mr. Ed H. Ktoncz
of the same chapter acting as
Grand Chaplain, Mrs. Louise Me-
Mullen, Grand Chaplain of Georgia,
acting as Grand Chaplain, Mrs.
La Vert Mitchell of the Grand Chap
ter acting as Grandi Solcis; Mrs.
Corrine Blalock, acting as Gran©
Organist.
The officers installed were Mes.
Earl Baumgart?!, Worthy Matromt
Mr. Earl Bcumgartel, Worthy Pa
tron; Mrs. Male Davis, Associate
Matron; Mr. E. S. Kemp, Associate
Patron: Mrs. Flora Mercier, Secre
tary; Mr. J. T. Camp, Treasurer:
Mrs. Sara Jones, Conductress: Mrs..
Cecile Stanfield, Associate Con
ductress; Mrs. Mary H. Wo'tton,
Chaplain; Mrs. Carrie Po’ky
Marshall; Mrs. Corrine Blalock,
Organist: Mrs. Leah Fincher, Adar
Mrs. Mildred Rogers, Esther; Mir.
Telfair Tanner. Martha; Miss Ber
tha Medlock, Electa; Mrs. Sadie
Moore, Warder; Mr. J. P. Porter,
Sentinel. Other members present
for the occasion were Mr. W T
Young. Riverdale, Mrs. Geo. B-owl.
Mountain View; Mr. L. W. Moot®
and Dr. C. N. Jones, Jonesboro.
Visitors from other Chapter©
were Mrs. Gertrude Smith. Ce'rgto
Chapter No. 127; Mrs. Alic? Power
Chapter No. 127; Mrs. Ora Withers
Worthy Matron, Golden Rule Chap
ter No. HO; Mr. J. C. Withers; Mt
Guy Guest. Grand Instru-tor. A‘-
Itanta District No. 4: M?s Sara
Guest, Golden Rule Chapter N>
110: Mrs. Alice Mae Driggers an®.
Mr. A. N Driggers, Kirkwood Chap
ter Nc. 223.
It was a most pleasant gathering
and the Jonesboro Chap er ®
starting out the new year with ver*
bright prospects.
A feature of the evening was the
presentation to Mrs. W. J. Wootton
the outgoing Worthy Matron, wilt
a beautiful pin by Mrs Dillan, ana
this pin was pinned on her drest.
by her son, W. J. Wootton, Jr Other
gifts were presented to ail out
going officers.
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Jonesboro Basketeers
Win Two From Griffm
The basketball teams of Jones
boro High School won a double
header from the teams of Grit fir.
High on Tuesday night in Griffin.
Molly Puckett led the attack ci the
girls’ team, while Frederick Carter
paced for the boys. The s ore in
the girl’s game was 18-15 in favor
of Jcnesboro, while the boy’s score
was 21-14.
On Friday night of this week the
McDonough High School will bring
two strong teams to Jonesboro.
This is the first time these teams
have met in two years, but thosr
who remember the games of other
years know of the closeness of the
scores and the tense moments teat
seem to last throughout the games
On Tuesday of nex week Forsyth
High School comes to Jonesboro. In.
games with this school earlier to
the season the locals have split
even, the boys winning and the
girls losing, both by dose scores
Your presence at these games
will be of great help tc the players
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Business in 1940 is expected to be
better than last year but the fats
of your business depends largely
upon what you do.
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Is there no other ambition for a,
ommunit? than to aspire to be;
he largest in population?
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Business men who are toe m .u
to toot their own horns will not
continue in business.
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Hint to adults: Never dis^py tot
a child. They have memories tiiao
| outlast an elephant’s.
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