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VOLUME XXI
Tomorrow^
SUND
1 BY J. C. WILSON
j Newspaper Features, Inc.
(Editor’s Note.—The views herein
expressed arg' not necessarily the
editorial views of this news
paper).
When Franklin D. Roosevelt was
inaugurated for his firrt term on
that bleak fourth of March, 1933,
the whole United States (was at the
lowest ebb of gloom and despair,
and in twenty-four hours the rep
resentatives of great financial in
terests were swarming in Washing
ton, crying out to Roosevelt to save
them—which be did.
Now these same interests are de
nouncing him with more violence
than any President has been de
nounced in American history since
Andrew Jackson. As the Atlanta
Journal .a few days ago said edi
torially, the country when Roose
velt tock ofice was “like a man
lying in a wrecked automobile at
ths bottom oif an embankment, but
now he goes with vigorous stride
and with something of prudence
learned from misfortune.” And.
The Journal concluded: “We may
agree with our pious Republican
L ! nds th; tit w?s Nature or Provi
dence that did the healing, but
let’s not forget the doctor who came
when the patient was at his worst.”
Four years ago the Libert - Leag
uerers and Roossvelt-haters of
Georgia had a scheme framed up
to shut off a Presidential primary
and to send to the Philadelphia
Convention hand-picked delegation
opposed to Roosevelt’s nomination
for a second term. It took an or
ganizud uprising of outraged Geor
gia Democrats to break up that
scheme and send to Philadelphia a
delegation of 100 per cent Roose
velt supporters.
Today the Liberty Leaguers and
Roosevelt-haters of Georgia are
howling to the skies to have a Pres
idential primary, and are deluging
the State with expensive propa
ganda. The candidate they have
chosen to enter in a primary, IF
one is called, is Vice-President Gar
ner. They evidently think they
might carry Georgia for Garner if
Garner had no opposition, which
would be their only possible chance.
Mr. Garner was a candidate, (by
prexy, it is true, but nevertheless
a candidate), in the Georgia pri
mary in 1932, emd did not carry a
single county. One of the chief ob
jections set up against him was his
age, and that was eight years ago,
arud today ,Mr. Gamer is eight
years oMer than he was in 1932,
being now in his seventy-first year.
As (everyone knows, M r - Roose
velt is not seeking, and probably
will not seek, the Democratic nom
ination, but there is dally increas
ing evidence that the nomination
will seek him, and the the Demo
cratic Convention in Chicago will
be satisfied with no other.
Very pertinently. Ralph McGill
observes in The Atlanta Constitu
tion:
“Al l this sudden tumult for a
P"’rtdential primary is a bit puz
zling Who is paying the money for
it? Radio time is not bought with
Confederate greenbacks or straw.
Th? pamphlet entitled “Georgia
Demands A Presidential Primary,”
is a costly pamphlet. It is printed
in three colors, and a three-color
job is very expensive Who is pay
ing for all this? Who are they and
what do they expect to get out of
it.?"
Os all the amazing md incredi
ble things that have happened in
Georgia politics in many a long
year was the way the liberty Lea
guers and Roosevelt - haters
maneuvering behind Edgar B. Dun
ln.". as their front m-n -nd mouth
piece enticed form” - ^'vemor Eu
gene Talmadge into their trap.
One would have thought that Mr
' Talmadge could sme’l a trap about
as tor away as an m n in Georgi o
polities. Certainly as far, if not
further.
But now Mr. Talmadge find;
himself in the'ro’p ' r ”” fly, pl~-
ing opposite Ed Dunlap in the role
of the spider.
Chglmi Cmtj) Sews
Anh farmer
Four-Lane Driveway
Jonesboro To Griffin
It developed Monday that the U.
S. Government had taken over the
improvements on Route 41 between
Jonesboro amdi Griffin and that a
four-lane driveway had been plan
ned for this road. It also developed
that the route of the read is to be
changed to some extent from the
Hastings bridge curve, eliminating
that dangerous curve, two overhead
bridges and the almost impossible
feat of building a wider road
through Hampton.
From the Hastings brirve C e
road has been surveyed to jo
straight down ch the west side o_
the bailroad, leaving Lovejoy to the
left going Scuta and running about
a mile west of Hampton. The elim
ination of the overhead bridges
and the many dangerous curves
will shorten the route between
Jonesboro and Griffin seme four
miles and the amount saved 1 in
shortening the route will more than
pay the entire cost of the right-of
way and grading of the new road.
The only obstruction ncwi in the
wu, of this great improvement on
Route 41 is the securing of the
rig?.t-of-way. The government will,
require 120 feet for the four - lane
driveway ar < there are these along
.he route who. will ask almost a
prohibitive price for this additional
land. They are unable to see the
great advantage of hr.ving this fine
icpd; uioable to see the increased
value Os (heir remaining property.
The county will have tc furnish
this right-of-way and if exorbitant
charges are demanded we will not
be able to pay for it. and, because
of this, we may fail to get this
great read improvement.
Route 41 fs already being improv
ed to the Fulton county line, being
widened some four feet and resur
faced, and Route 54 from Jcnes
borc to the Fulton county line is to
be paved this year with concrete.
When both these roads are com
plete we will have practically a
four-lane driveway all the way from
Griffin to Atlanta and it will make
the Dixie Highway one of the prin
ciple through routes in the stiate.
Clayton county authorities are now
working on the right-of-way south
of Jonesboro and if the property
owners along the route will be fair
wie cam soon see this great improve
ment started. Let’s hope the prop
erty owners along the route will be
fair with their county.
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The Sunbeam Band
Met Last Friday
The Sunbeam Band of the Jones
bor Baptist Church met Friday,
Feb. 9th, at the home of their lead
er, Mrs. Loy Dickson, with twenty
four members present. All of the
mothers of Sunbeam children were
invited to attend this meeting and
several were present for a Valen
tine jtfotheFs Party in celebration
of the Sunbeam Focus Week, Feb.
4th through Feb. 10th.
At the end of the program deli
cious refreshments were served by
the hostess.
At a former meeting of the Sun
beams the following officers were
elected: Trammell Buckialew, Pres
ident; Jim Waldrop, Vice-Presi
dent; Jimmy Oliver, Secretary;
Cleonelle Carmack, Treasurer; Bev
erly Cartledge was appointed Scrap
Book Chairman, and Neil Oliver,
Personal Service Chairman.
MRS. W. L. DICKSON, Leader,
MRS. L. E. OLIVER, Assistant
At Methodist Church
Sunday, Feb. 18th
Sunay School at 9:45, Preaching
both in the morning at 11 A. M.,
and- in the evening at 7:15 P. M.,
by Rev. Blake -Craft, Pastor. Every
one cordially invited.
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Next Sunday lis a good Sunday to
begin going to church regularly. No
matter how well satisfied you are
with yourself, you will probably
find that you can be improved.
Come into my parlor,” said the
Spider to the Fly.
And the fly accepted the invita
’"n and ° ip ”> th' smdrr pro
ceeded to strip him of legs, wings,
eyes, etc.
JONESBORO, GA., FEBRUARY 16, 1940.
New Regulations
For Tourist Camps
The County Commissioners, at
their meeting on the Ist Tuesday,
made new regulations governing
the operation of tourist camps in
the county. All tourist camps will
have to pay a special license and
will have to keep a strict register
of all their patrons the same as a
regular hotel, and these registers
are subject to constant inspection
by Clayton county officers.
Licenses to sell beer will require
an application to be filed and an
investigation of the party applying
for the license, and any sale of beer
between Satu.day midnight and
Sunday midnight will cause revoca
tion of’ ths license issued. The
same regulation will also apply to
dance halls as no dancing will be
allowed (after midnight Saturday
until Monday, and it will not be
necesory for a conviction of the op
erator to cause the revocation.
Under the new regwatiops all
places where beer is sold or danc
ing is allowed will be subject to in
vestigation at any time. These naw
;s are oil right and if en
forced strictly will be an improve
ment over the old order in such
places.
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Local Garden Club
Met Last Thursday
The Johesbcro Garden Club held
a regular nr eting last Thursday
afternoon, Feb. Sth, at the home
of Mrs. Hunter, vdth Mrs. Scott and
Mrs. Paul Huie as co-hostesses. The
President, Mrs. Calvin Or?, presided.
Mrs. Orr gave some important
points on spraying and pruning for
Spring. Mrs. Hunter gave a most
interesting talk on a recent trip
through the west and to Canada
showing a number of beautiful il
lustrations of various places visited.
Mrs. Mathes gave an article, “The
Old Oak Tree.” Mrs. John Orr gave
an article on the “Tree That Owns
Ground Upon Which It Stands?’
Mrs. Lott gave legends on trees in
Mississippi.
A number of beautiful solos were
rendered by Mrs. Martin of Atlanta,
with Mrs. Scott at the piano. Mrs.
C. H. Hutcheson gave an article on
‘ Birchmore’s Trip On Bicycle
Through the Red Woods of Cali
fornia.” JWrs. Calvin Orr paid trib
ute to Dr. Herty, after which a so
cial hour followed, during which
delicious refreshments were served.
The visitors were JMrs. Martin of
Atlanta and Mrs. Herrick Emery of
Detroit, Mich.
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Basketball Tournament
At Thomaston this Year
The basketball tournament, in
which Jonesboro plays, will be held
in Thomaston, beginning Feb 9th.
Both boys’ and girls’ games will
be played at the same time as reg
ular games are played. The girls
are to meet Jackson. They are con
fident of comftig home with a vic
tory. Lately the girls have been
losing to Starr and Hapeville.
The boys will meet a strong team
which they hope will be weak for
one night—and that is when our
beys play them. This team is Fay
etteville, which has already beaten
Jonesboro once this season by a,
close score.
The time of our games will be
around 4:00 P. JVL, Feb. 19th. The
girls encounter Jackson and the
boys will take on Fayetteville.
These games will practically de
termine the winners of the tourna
ment, (we hope).—Billy Mullins,
Reporter.
Baptist Church News
Pastor C. C. Buckialew will preach
at both services, 11 A. M., and 7
P. M. Sunday.
Bible School end Training Union
services will be held, at 9:30 and 6
o’clock, .respectively. A .substan
tial increase in attendance was
seen last Sunday with every pros
pec t for a still larger one this Sun
day. The public is cordially invited.
Automobile speeding is not alto
gether unknown in Clayton county.
Unless it iis closel- cheeked, we will
be furnishing our share of the
dead.
County Committee
To Meet Monday
Members Clayton County Demo
cratic Executive Committee:
Gentlemen:—You will please
come together in a meeting of
our committee in the court room
of the Clayton County Court House
at 10.00 o’clock A. M., next Man
day, February 19th, 1940, for such
attention ana consideration as you
may deem proper; and; especially
the following matters.
Ist. Any vacancies in the mem
bership,
2nd. Democratic Primary county
□fleers; dLte, and rules and regula
tions wiuh the view of fair accom
modation of the candidates, and the
convenience of the voters.
The inte.est of our county, that
of the voters and our committee, is
necessarily the same. It is thereto, e
my belief that an, advice or sug
gestions as may b. given commit
teemen in ea.h district, or directly
to our committee in session next
Monday will be welcomed and ap
preciated .
M, delay in issuing this call has
been due to. unfavo mine weather
conditio.:', the arc cal amount of
sickness tliroughout the county;
and. not a matter cf dis:egard or
inattention to the many requests
. nd inquiries which have come co
me since the first c. toe y:a:.
Most respectfully years,
O. J. COOGLER, Chairman.
Clayton County Democratic
Executive Committee.
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J onesboro-Stockbridge
Will Meet Friday Night
The basketball teams of Jones
boro High School will play the
Stockbridge teams ip the athletic
b^iiking on Friday night. Feb. 16th,
at 7:30 o’clock. Your attendance is
urged, for the presence of enthusi
astic supporters dees more to boost
a team than anything else.
The games have been quite good
this' year, and particularly the
ones for the last few weeks. On
Friday night of last week our
teams won two hard-fought games
from the Senoia High teams. The
girls were really playing ball. Faye
Reeves being the star shooter with
a total of fifteen points. The final
score was 26 to 6. The score in the
boy’s game was 28 to 15. favoring
Jonesboro. All the boys played ex
ceptionally well with scoring being
rather evenly divided. So come out
Friday night at 7:30 and plan to
be thoroughly entertained. In addi
tion to enjoying a pleasant evening,
you will have contributed to a
worthy clause in support of the
school.
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Resolutions Adopted
By the City Council
The resolutions given below were
unanimously adopted by the City
Council at the meeting Monday
night.
Whereas, the Church is one in
stitution which has furnished the
inspiration for the social, cultural,
moral and spiritual development of
man, and
Whereas, the Churches of Jones
boro will conduct a Church Loyalty-
Campaign from March 3 to May 19,
1940; Therefore, Be it Resolved,
that we, the Mayor and Council
of the City of Jonesboro, do this
the twelfth day of February, 1949,
proclaim this as a season of Church
Attendance, and
Second, that we respectfull re
quest all places of business to co
operate with our churches by clos
ing during all hours of preaching
services during this Campaign, an.'
Third, we do most sincerely urge
all our citizens to attend these ser
vices.
Legior Auxiliary
To Hold MeeF'M
There will be a special motor
of the American Legion Auxi’’°-
cn Friday ri ht, Feb. 16)h. "t th
Jonesboro C-urt Hcuse at 7:39 o’-
clock. Th- purpose of this mc'ti'e'
is to muke plans for an ovster
supper to be hold on the evening
of Feb. «ii mem 1 -”-' and any
one interested, are urged to be
present.
Street Paving Being
Considered By Council
At Monday night’s meeting of
the Jonesboro City Council the first
concrete movement for paving the ■
streets of Jonesboro was ma: ~ when !
a petition was presented to that I
body asking that Lee Street be pav
ed and the cost be as§?s~e? to the
property owners. The petition was
signed by ninety per cent of the
property owners cn Lee Street be
tween North Aveoue and the school;
building and the movement will be i
given close study by the legal de- :
partment cf the city.
Under our charter, the cit can- !
not vote bonds for street paving. (
but under the plan outlined in the ;
petition there is a probabillt that j
paving c:.: be done. But the appli
cation for leaving* must come'
through petitions sign e 3 by prop- !
erty owners along the street to be
paved the same as that- of the Lffe
Street residents.
It is the plan of the Council, ■
however, to ask for a change of;
the City's Charter at toe next ses- ।
ion cf the General Atstmb? so as,
to allow the issuance cf bonds for 1
street paving, md if this change;
is made and bonds voted the prop
ert - owners who have alread ? paid ■
for their na' i” can be reimbursed. :
We must commend the Lee Street
residents so. the move they haw
made as it is a, beginning and if
that strt?: is paved it is praotio- '
ally cettain th it ail other streets'
will also b= paved as rapidly as the '
preperi ■ owners can act.
The News and Farmer has been
advocating street paving for years
and it is gratifying to us to see this
first move made. Maybe will will
yet live to see our street paving ’
dream for Jonesboro become an<ac
tual realitv. There is nothing that i
we ' can mention that will mean'
more for Jonesboro than paving all
the streets.
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February Court Term
Is Officially Called Off
There will not be a regular Feb
ruary- Term of the Clayton County '
Superior Court, the same having (
been officially called off in a letter!
from Judge Davis to Clerk of the i
Court, P. K. Dixon, received Tues- i
day. Ail cases set for this term will'
automatically be carried over to the ;
May term.
All jurors set over for the Feb- j
ruary Term will be expected to re- j
poit st the May Term, according to I
the letter received from the Judge.
Addi ional jurors will be drawn at
a later date.
A Grand Jury will be drawn for
the May Term also, we understand,
however this was not mentioned in
the order of the Judge. Several im
portant oases had been set aside
for the F’bvuary Term that will
have to automatically go over until
the May Term.
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Mrs. W. T. Sims
Died On Tuesday
Jonesboro was saddened Tuesday
morning when the news was given
out that Mrs. W. T. Sims had pass
ed away at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. R L. Webb, in Jonesboro.
She is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. R. L. Webb, of Jonesboro, and
one brother. Mr. R. H. Estes, of
Hapeville. She has been making
her home in Jonesboro for several
years and was known and loved by
rail with whom she came in contact.
She was in her 77th year and had
been ill for several months
The funeral took place Wednes
day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the
Jonesboro Baptist Church with Rev.
C. C. Buokalew officiating, with in
terment in the Jonesboro c-matery.
G. P. McMullen, funeral director,
Jonesboro, was in charge.
Meme ‘ ■ Services For
Laie Judge Hutcheson
Cn Tv ay. Feb. 20th, m mortal
services v/ill be held in the State
Capitol fc ■ ’he late bsloved Judge
John B. H itohsson, with Ex-Gover
nor Hue' 'f. Dorsey pr'stding.
About twenty of the close friends
and □'? ?i"tes of the late Judge
Hutcheson have been invited to
have a part on th' ’"'o°T3m The
public is
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CITY COUNCIL
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Council met in regular s‘s~ ; "-° "t
the City Hall in Jonesboro at 7-05
o’clock Monday evening, F b-u'-ry
12th, with all members present ex
cept Mr. Kemper.
Minutes of the last meet’" I
and approved . Communicto .$
re-ad.
Ballot box and records of rhe
election held on December 13 in,
1939, for three Councilmer
Bond maturing January' Ist, 1946
for SBOO.OO, interest $440 ’O an I
collection charges, $5.00, w'd'h was
paid on Dec. 11th. 1939,
On motion. Council v:t°- o ’° + -
ter of thanks to Mr. W. Q E I IiTU
tor his help in getting the snoy
off the sidewalk and street.
On motion. Council voted to con
tinue the WPA project.
On motion, Council v;te-' m h-~
a new truck, either a Ford or a
Chevrolet. -
On motion, Council voted tn "-n
--firm action cf the Writer -. •= =
in making seme adjustiß , ? _ '*s cn
water bills, as shown by list of ad
justments made
On motion, Council voted to '
cept proposition frem ' ■
owners cf Lee Street in r'’ 0 "”’' *■»
yavirg Lee Street, es set f - 4 - ’ i
a. petition presented to Cemmil br
them, said petition being mm; a
On m'tion of Mr. W. V. v.”"’ ■
Council vote:’ for- the Wa ' - ~ --
to wo:k out a more eouitahli
method cf computing we ter bi. a
than + h= cn? now used.
Bills as follows read and, on mo
tion. ordered paid:
Wofford Oil Co., supplies *3
C ane Co.. Supplies 7° "g
Standard Oil Co., supplies .. 3'5
H. G. Moore, supplies 15 03
ißti^ek .nd i Pulliam, pre
\ ‘miurn on Bonds > <
Reeves. Service Sta. supplies', i"-
I. L. Huie, supplies a ”3
Jones Bros., supplies “1
Jones Bros., supplies T 7 M
O. J Cocgler, acet f 9%
Noland Co., supplies 22 44
Ware and Lee Hutcheson,
rent for Jan. and Feb 5 n
Brown and Benefield, acct. . .2 4 9
Jonesboro Drug Co., acct. .. 1«5
Clifford Brown, acct n 9
Mrs. M. C. Smith, acct 1 75
Report of J. O. Hightow"" '
for January read and attached
hereto as part of the minutes.
Report of J. O. Hightower, Clerk,
for January. 1940:
REICEIPTS
Water s3no 05
Labor
Fines and forfeitures 9° n 9 '
1938 Tax 5
1939 Tax nos ”<5
Licenses ina 03
Meter deposits ? n to
Cemetery 1" to
Telephone 1 11
Total $969.42
DISBURSEMENTS
General government
Water 793 to
Streets 3 ”3
Sewers .. 1 0 to
Sanitary a’ ”7
Police 178 09
Total $1,433 7$
Disbursements greater than
receipts « sinj
There being no further business.
Council adjourned.
D. H. DICKSON, V’yor.
J. O. HIGHTOWER, Clerk.
Mission Study In^'tv 7 ?
Devotie Bantist Church
The W. M. U. of the Flm* ^--r
Association will hold a ?<issi"i
Study Institute and Young
Conference on Feb. 20th at T 'e’ r Me
Baptist Church. Experiment, with
the following program:
Devotional, Mrs. Jack B’-toges
Conference on Y. P. Work, Mi'S
Miriam Robinson.
Personal Service, Miss Dora
Snead.
Mission Study, Mrs. Gilbert
Smith.
Luncheon at the church.
Afternoon Session, Conference 01
District Secretary’s Wori* j.
Rallies and Extension. A’l
churches in the Association are c
pected to be represented.
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l?nc- hc. ; . to type write knows 'how
to l make a typewriter right.
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