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VOLUME XXII
Tomorrows
SUN'
BYJ.C. WILSON
Newspaper Features, Inei
(Editor’s Note: This is an article
on tlhe much discussed pipe - line
question, by J. C. Wilson, our At
lanta correspondent. The views
expressed herein may or may not
be the editorial views of this news
paper.)
Out of the series of conferences
between Governor-elect Talmadge
and members of the incoming
Assembly have emerged several ap
parent certainties regarding con
tests for various and sundry posi
tions in the House and. Senate.
One of these is that Fred McDuf
fie, of ,Mcßae, will be elected Mes
senger of the Senate. He spent the
past two weeks in Atlanta person
ally interviewing members of the
Senate as they came and went. He
claims that four-fifths of them un
qualifiedly pledged him their sup
port.
Mr. 'McDuffie was Doorkeeper of
the House during the four years of
the previous Talmadge administra
tion, and made a host of friends.
At the close of his service the
House unanimously passed a reso
lution praising the fine way he per
formed his duties. Numerous mem
bers of that House will be members
of the new Senate.
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C. S. Martin, Jr., of Claxton, in
Evans county, informs the writer
that his prospects of 'being elected
Doorkeeper of the House is very
bright indeed.
. Mr. Martin commenced his cam
paign immediately after the Sep
tember primary. He says he has
seen in person upwards of 150
House members and corresponded
at length with the others. During
the past two or three sessions of
the Assembly he formed an exten
sive acquaintance among House
and'Senate members from hi- con
tacts with them as Assistant Door
keeper, a position held by indorse
ment of his Evans county represen
tative.
Friends of Mr. Martin believe the
Talmadge supporters in the House
will not forget the Evans county
candidate for Doorkeeper.
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Heroic little Greece has appealed
to the United States government to
expedite purchase and delivery of
a large number of American planes
to help fight off the next Axis
surge against her ancient and his
toric soil. If by a stroke of a pen
the writer could grant this request,
Greeces would get the planes to
morrow morning.
Os all the small nations of Eu
rope which have minded their own
business and refrained absolutely
from anj' act or word that might
bung upon them the wrath of the
dictators, Greece heads the list.
Poor, but proud, hard working
and brave, intensely patriotic and
devoted to their glorious heritage
from, the past, the Greeks are truly
and admirable people. Their sol
diers are rated as the equal of any
fighters in the world. Fighting now
in defense of their homeland,
against a far more powerful Italy
which they have not offended ex
cept by asserting their right to in
dependence and freedom, one
Greek soldier is probably worth a
dozen Italians.
Captured Italian officers have
admitted to press correspondents
neither they nor their men had any
stomach for the business of invad
ing Greece, and were not grief
stricken when their tanks and ar
mored trucks bogged down by the
dozens in the mud of northern
Greek mountain roads.
Georgia has many Greek citizens,
especially in the large cities, and as
a class they are good citizens. They
come over here with a flaming ap
preciation of what American de
mocracy means. They become nat
uralized as soon as passible under
the law. They work hard, save their
money, pay their taxes promptly,
and register for voting.
And unlike thousands of native
|b-rn citizens, when election day
rolls around they go to the polls
and vote.
Khyloti Omitu Bints
Anb farmer
Dr. Blalock Appointed
Hopkins Surgery Chief
Appointment of Dr. Alfred Bla
lock to be professor of surgery in
the School of Medicine of the Hop
kins University and surgeon-in
chief of the Johns Hopkins Hospital
was announced today by Dr Isaiah
Bowman, president of the unvers
ity.
ur. Blalock is now professor oi
surgery of Vanderbilt University,
Nashville Tenn., and is widely
known as one of the younger sur
geons of the country doing original
investigating in this field. He is 41
years old, a native to Culloden, Ga.,
and is an alumnus of the Hopkins
School of Medicine.
Succeeds Dr. Dean Lewis
He succeeds Dr. Dean Lewis, who
retired from the Hopkins chair of
surgery on September 1, 1939.
Since that time, the university
has conducted a nation-wide search
to find Dr. Lewis’ successor. Dr.
Blalock’s appointment was recom
mended unanimously by the advi
sory committee of the medical fac
ulty on December 12. The board of
trustees of the university unani
mously approved the selection on
Dec. 16. The hospital board took
similar action the next day. Dr.
Blalock will take up his new duties
on July 1, 1941.
After receiving his A. B. degree
at the University of Georgia in
1919, Dr. Blalock took his medical
degree at the Hopkins in 1922. From
1922 to 1925 he was on the house
staff of the Hopkins Hospital. In
the two succeeding years he was
resident at Vanderbilt Hospital in
Nashville. He became assistant pro
fessor of surgery at Vanderbilt
University in 1927, associate profes
sor in 1930 and professor of surgery
there in 3937.
Awarded Medal
Dr. Blalock is recognized, ac
cording to members of his profes
sion, as one of the most promising
of the younger investigators in sur
gery. At Vanderbilt he has con
ducted for several years an active
research program, relating to the
regulation cf the circulation of the
blood and surgical shock.
In November, 1940. the Southern
Medical Association awarded him
its gold medal in recognition of his
experimental work, particularly in
the physiology cf nervous shock.
The medal is awarded from time
to time for distinguished work re
garded as worthy of such recog
nition.
Many Publications
Dr. Blalock has published or has
shared in the publication of more
than a hundred papers, many of
which have attracted wide atten
tion.
His latest publication is a book,
“Principals of Surgical Care, Shock
and Other Problems,” which came
from the press in November of this
year.
<Mrs. Blalock was, before her mar
riage, Miss Mary O’Bryan, of Nash
ville. They have two children, Wil
liam. R. Blalock, 9 years old, and
Mary Elizabeth Blalock, 7 years old.
—Baltimore Evening Sun of Dec. 26.
Dr. Blalock is a Jonesboro boy,
having come to Jonesboro with his
parents, Mr. amd Mrs. Geo. Z. Bla
lock, when he was just a little boy.
His lamented father passed away in
Jonesboro several years ago, but his
splendid mother is yet a much be
loved resident of our little city.
Dr. Blalock has been professor of
surgery in Vanderbilt University for
years ana his appointment to the
post of Professor of Surgery in the
Johns Hopkins Medical School at
Baltimore is a distinct honor as he
was a graduate of that great in
stitution.
Jonesboro is proud of Dr. Blalock
and we wish him Godspeed in this
new and honorable position in the
greatest medical school 'in the
country.
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The paving of the sidewalk on
McDonough street was started last
Monday at the McMullen Funeral
Home and they are coming south.
The concrete mixer was put in
shape and about 100 feet of paving
laid on Tuesday. Wednesday was a
legal holiday and ho work was
done, then the rain came Thurs
day. The work win be contnued as
soon as the weather will permit.
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Trj r a News & Farmer Want Ad
JONESBORO, GA., JANUARY 3,1941.
Watterson Home
Damaged By Fire
Wednesday morning about nine
o’clock, the home of Mr. John Wat
terson, occupied by himself and his
sister, Mis. Fay Clark, is some way
caught fire between the ceiling and
roof and must have been burning
for quite a while before the alarm
was turned in. The entire roof was
ablaze when the fire department
arrived, however the fire was con
fined to the roof and the upper
portion of the building, tnough the
entire building was so badly dam
aged that it is practically beyond
repair.
The fire seemingly started over
the bath room' as there was a fire
in the water heater and it may
have been the result of .a defective
flue. All of the family were at
heme at the time, however they had
not noticed the fire until their at
tention had been caled to it by a
boy passing by.
A large crowd quickly gathered
when the alarm was turned in and
they succeeded in removing much
of the household furniture, but
what was left in the house was so
badly damaged that it is cf no
value.
Mrs. Clark had moved into the
home only a few days ago and had
hardly gotten settled and her loss
will be heavy. Mr. Watterson lost
practically all of his belongings. He
was still resting in bed when the
fire started and was dressing as he
left the building. Had the fire oc
curred at night the result would
have been much more serious.
The home is "valued at about $2,-
000, and it is practically a total
loss. The furnishing were valued at
an additional thousand dollars,
with very little of it saved. We were
unable to learn whether Mr. Wat
terson carried any insurance or not
but the general impression is that
he did. Mrs. Clark had no insurance
on her household goods and the
loss will fall heavily on her.
The fire department was rather
slew getting to the scene but they
did a fine work when they did get
there. This i; another instance
where a mod’ n fire-fighting ap
paratus is so badly needed in Jones
boro.
Jonesboro Masons
Elect New Officers
The Jonesboro Masonic Lodge
met last Friday night, St. John’s
night, and elected new officers for
1941 as follows:
E. S. Kemp, W. M.: Tamp Car
mack, S. W.; Edgar Swint, J. W.;
J. B. Pulham, Treasurer; J. B. Wal
drop, Secretary; H. F, Stanfield.
Tyler. All these officers were in
stalled with the exception of Mr.
Carmack, who was not present at
the meeting.
The list of appointive officers was
not handed us for publication this
week, but the appointments will be
made and these ofifcers will be in
stalled at the next regular meeting
of the Lodge on January 15th.
The Jonesboro Masonic Lodge has
grown by leaps and bounds during
the last two years and only recently
has absorbed the membership of
the Riverdale Lodge, thus adding
from fifteen to twenty members in
cne move. These members are Iron’
among the very best citizens of the
county and the Jonesboro Lodge
has given them a most warm wel
come.
During the year 1941 the Lod?.
is expecting much more activit
and they have chosen a list of offi
cers that are capable and enthusi
astic in Masonic work, and all the"
ask is perfect co-operation from the
membership.
Civic Club Meets
Tuesday, January 7
The Jon-shcro Civic Club is to
meet on Tuesday, Jan. 7th. at the
City Hall at 7:30 and all members
arc urged to attend. Members of
this club must not let any previous
engagements interfere with their
attendance at *hes a meetings as
they are most important.
At the meeting Tuesday night
sc.vr.il committee renorts are to be
heard and plans made for the work
of 1941. Be there and do your part.
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The News and Farmer, $1.50 year.
Rev. H. L. Smith
Is Methodist Pastor
Rev. H. L. Smith, who has been
stationed on The Rock charge near
Thomaston for the past two years,
has been transferred to the Jones
bcro-Jones Chapel charge to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
cf Rev. Blake Craft, who was called
into the service of his country.
Rev. Smith arrived in Jone-boro
Wednesday afternoon with his wife
and they will use as a parsonage
the home of Mr. Paul Chambers on
'Church street, whicl7 had been
made ready for their reception. He
had been on The Rock charge for
two years and we understand that
he was quite popular in the work
where he was stationed. He is a
ycunig man, being only 28 years of
age, but he has been in the minis
try for several years.
Rev. Smith was given a warm
reception in Jonesboro, the Meth
odist ladies having met and arrang
ed the new parsonage and filled the
pantry with many of the good
things for the table.
He will have his first service in
the. Jonesboro church next Sunday
at the usual hour and every mem
ber is cordially invited to attend
and give the new pastor a rousing
welcome. We understand that plans
are under consideration to give
him a welcome by all the churches
at a union service at the Baptist
Church Sunday night. Notice of
this will no doubt appear in this
issue of the News and Farmer.
P, C. A. Stockholders
Meet Saturday Morning
Stockholders of the Jonesboro
Production Credit Association will
eld their annual meeting in
Jonesboro at the Clayton County
Court House cn Saturday morning,
January 4th, at 10 o’clock, accord
ing to an announcement by W. B.
Pullin, President of the association
At this meeting, complete and
detailed reports will be made by the
officers of the association on its op
eration for the past year, directors
will be elected and other important
business transacted.
In announcing the date of the
annual meeting, Mr. Pullin 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 annual meetings of the
association afford the stockholders
an opportunity to learn every de
tail of the operations of their
organization.
The Jonesboro Production Credit
Association, which makes short
term loans to finance all types of
farrp and livestock operations,
serves Fulton, DeKalb. Clayton,
Henty, Fayette. Spalding and Butts
"nunties and in 194 G made loans
otaling 8378.000 to its 725 mem
bers.
The Methodist Women
Meet Next Wednesday
Mrs. T. D. Rivers will be hostess
to the January meeting of the Wo
man’s Society of Christian Service
on Tuesday Jan. 7th, at 3:00 P. M.
H that time important plans will
he formulated for IS4I, and it is
'aoced that all members will be
present to help.
This organization of Methodist
-omen welcomes interested visitors
and is always glad to add to its
-oil th"se who desire to give of their
'ime, prayers and money toward
the spread of the Christian gospel
at home and abroad.
Card of Thanks
Wo desire to return sincere
‘■hanks to all our friends and
neighbors who were so kind to us
during the fatal illness of our dor
’ing son, Rav: also for the beauti
ful floral offerings. May God’''
richest blessings rest upon all o r
you.
Mr. and Mrs. J B. IMrtsfi'ld
And F:m’l ’.
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The school trustee election on
Tbius-’n whs very quiet and or
account of the bad weather only
a small vote was nulled. At the
time this paper is being printed
the vot*' pre boin! T counted "nd
the result of the election will have
to go over until next week.
First Quota to Go
In Selective Service
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The first quota from Clayton
county in the selective service draft
will leave Jonesboro next Wednes
day, Jan. Bth, for Fort McPherson,
where they will be inducted into
the armed forces of the United
States for a one-year training
course. The names of those to go
in th’s first quota are A. D. Hilliard,
Guy Fred Phillips, Francis Eugene
Scott, James Archie Wilkerson,
Oscar James Ccogler, Robert Carl
Emg and Emmett Lewis Kelley. The
alternates are Louis Phillip Cham
paign, Leslie Henry Cox, Jr., Robert
Lee Webb Jr., Robert Luther Ste
phens, Willie Calvin Edwards and
Henry David Stephens.
Only two colored boys are to go
in this first quota but they will not
report until Jan. 20th, before which
time their names will be given.
This being the first quota to go
from Clayton county plans are be
ing mad? to give them a pleasing
send-off, with ministers of all the
churches, a member of the Selective
Service Board and other prominent
citizens to offer them congratula
tions and best wishes. The boys are
to report at the office of the Se
lective Service Board next Wednes
day morning, Jan. Bth, at 8:30 o’-
clock and the people generally are
invited to be present to assist in
giving them a pleasant send-off
with best wishes.
The Board has been notified that
another quota will be called the lat
ter part of this month, when a
larger number will be taken. The
Local Board is finding that about
20 per cent of the registrants of
the county will be placed in the A-l
"lass and it is practically certain
that this class will be called into
service b.v June Ist of th's year.
Prcctinally all of the first quota
were volunteers and we have sev
' eral volunteers yet who will go in
the second call.
Esker Jenkins. Jr.
Accidentally Killed
Esker Jenkins. Jr., youngest son
of Mr. and Mrs. Esker J. Jenkins,
of Noah’s Ark community, was ac
cidentally shot last Friday morn
ing at the home of his aunt, Mrs.
Cook, at Constitution, Tiear Atlan
ta.
He, his cousin. Loonie Franklin
Cook, and Clark Smith, Jr., were
at the Cook boy’s home. When a
gun was handed to him it, in seme
way. was discharged, the full load
of the 12-guage shotgun striking
him in th; abodmen. He was rushed
to the Grady Hospital but lived
only about three hours, dying at
2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon from
the effect; of the gunshot wound.
He is survived by his parents, one
brother, )Mr. W. D. Jenkins, three
sisters, Misses Annie May, Kath
leen and Georgia Jenkins, and a
large number of other close rela- ,
fives. He would have been sixteen I
years old in April.
Funeral and burial were held at
Mt. Zion Baptist Church Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock, Rev. Tom
Gilstrap officiating.
The City Library
Opens Next Monday
Plans are being made to throw
open th? new Jonesboro Library to
the public next Monday with Mrs
J. T. Barnette as librarian. They
have ever 500 valuable books to
start with and the library room
over the store of Jones Bros., is
neat and comfortable. Th? Jones
boro Civic Club sponsored this pro
ject and it will meet with a hearty
reception More about it in our
next issue.
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T'r •To'-wsb-'ro Civic Club as a
body is invited to be present at the
Conrc Hnw' next Wednesday, Jan
Bth, to assist in giving the boys
from Clhyton county who are t
leave for military training on Cen
tral train Mo. 11, a ’wM
This is the first quota from Clayton
count, and we want, these boys
fee] that- w? have much interest in
their future. The public generalh'
is invi'ei. Be at the Court House
at 9:00 A M.
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Wo ; , r f r >, an: » re ~d-
ers a happy and prosperous New
Year. '
Levels Are Necessary
In Building Terraces
Pointing out that the “walking
the terace lire” method is as out
dated as the horse and buggy.
County Agricultural Extension
Agent, Lucius Arnold, this week,
said that lines of best spaeijag anil,
grade in terrace construction cast,
only be secured through proper use;
of terracing levels.
The agent said there can be
many causes for broken terrace^,
but he asserted that terraces can
not hold or carry the water without
undue washing if they are spaced,
too far apart or have too much or •
too little fall. Spacing, however, de
pends on the per cent slope of the
land, he explained.
“Tire grade along the terrace line
is very important, since the terrace
must handle more water as its
length increases.” Mr. Arnold said.
“For this reason, a variable grade
is commonly ueed; that is, the fall
increases gradually toward the out
let end, but it should never exceed
four inches per 100 feet in clay sod,
and two inches per 100 feet in
sandy soils with sandy subsoils."
“The need for greater water
carrying capacity near the outlet
can' be compared to a school bus
^hich starts cut empty, but its load
increases as it nears school. Also it
there are too few buses for the
school, the loads are excessive and
breakdowns occur. Terraces must
: do the jot the first time, as they
' cannot go back for a second run.” -..
Starting off right cannot be
■ stressed too much, for building of
। terraces is a real dirt-moving job
which is hard work, Mr. Arnold
j states. With broken terraces, th n
, work is not only lost, but the field
I washes worse than ever, he adds.
Prof. L. E. Denny
Is New School Supt,
Prof. L. E. Denny of Roopville, is
our new school superintendent,
having taken up the work last
Monday to fill the position made
vacant by the resignation of Prof.
! Yager. Prof. Denny is around 34
i years cf age. is married and has
J been teaching for several years.
Prof. Denny is a (graduate of the
i University cf Georgia with an
A. B. degree, and for eight years
he was superintendent of the
Franklin High School, then one.
year as superintendent of the Les
lie High School, which he left to
take a place in the educational de
partment cf the Georgia Power Co.
This position he resigned to accept
the place offered in Jonesboro.
Our new school superintendent
has a splendid record as a school
manager and we feel that he wilt
be a success as head of the Jones
boro Higa School. We bid him wel
come and offer him the full co
operation of the News and Farmer.
Welcome Service At
The Baptist Church
Rev. Harry L. Smith, the recently
appointed pastor df Jonesboro ant
Jones Chapel Methodist churches,
will preach in a special welcome
service at the Baptist Church on
Sunday night at 8 o’clock.
Methodists of both churches will
be guests of the Baptists of Jones
boro and ever - member and the
general public is invited and urged
to attend.
Pastor Smith is a native of
Gainesville. He is 28 years old, and
received his education at Rhein
hart and Emory. Mr. Smith is in
his ninth year in the conference,
having spent the last two years as
pastor of The Rock, near Thomas
ton.
The town and county are happy
to have this good man and his wife,
and extend them a hearty welcome
Morning services at the Baptist
'"hurch will be held as usual.
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MEETING OF POLICY HOLDERS
The meeting of the Policy Hold
ms, Office s and Directors of the
banters and Peoples Mutual Fire
* sscciation will be held at the
~~vvf House in Jonesboro, Ga., on
Wednesday, January Bth, 1941, at
1:00 o’clock. A. M.
MRS WINNIE ORR,
Secretary and Treasurer.
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