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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. o 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. - o 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. 0 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. - 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. o 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. o 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. o 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. o 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 ■ 1 " ■ O "■ Try a News & Farmer Want Ad CITY COUNCIL I • 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. o Not ctor” stenograph" - l?nc- hc. ; . to type write knows 'how to l make a typewriter right. N-.. J 8