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VOLUMN XXXIV. NUMBER 7
Locals
Mrs. Corinne Blalock
Society Editor
Phone 3721 or 5021
Mrs. Charles Moore, Doug and
Diana of Macon were guests of
relatives in Jonesboro on Mon
day night of this week.
Mrs. Jim Mann, Mrs. Heyward
Hall and Mrs. Harry Longden
spent Wednesday of last week
with Mrs. Sam Patton in Hape
ville.
Mr. Alan Kemper was confined
to his home because of an illness
of several days recently. The ma
ny friends of the family are hap
py that Robert continues to im
prove. He has the best wishes and
earnest prayers of his many
friends daily.
The many friends of Mr. Clar
ence Lamb are happy that his
condition is much improved after
a recent illness.
Among those who have been
ill, but are now improved are Mr.
and Mrs. Payton McMullen and
Rosemary, Mrs. Rosa McMullen,
Mr. Pope Dickson and son, Abb.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Jarrell re
cently of Thomaston, Ga. are now
making their home in Jonesboro.
We welcome them with very best
wishes for happiness as they be
come citizens of Jonesboro and
Clayton County.
Miss Julia Phipps of Atlanta,
was a recent guest of Mrs. Bertha
W. Johnson, Mrs. J. B. Royston,
Mrs. Faye Clarke and families.
We are proud to welcome back,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jones and son,
Butch, who recently moved to
Jonesboro from Atlanta. Mrs.
Jones’ friends wil remember her
as the former Miss Gloria Mit
chell of Jonesboro.
A cordial welcome is extended
to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Elliott
and children, formerly of Mari
'etta, Ga., who are now making
their home in Jonesboro. Mr. El
liott has had business connections
in Jonesboro for the past several
months.
Mr. and Mrs. James Bowen’of
Franklin, Ga. were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Wilkerson last
weekend.
The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Rowan regret that Mr.
Rowan suffered painful injuries in
an automobile accident on Friday
of last week, hut are happy that
Mrs. Rowan’s injuries were minor.
Mi'. Rowan is in Piedmont hospi
tal. We wish for him an early re
covery.
Mrs. J. S. Raiford was a guest
of Mrs. Minnie Sowell and other
friends in Jonesboro last week
end.
Mrs. C. F. Duffee and Mrs. A.
A. Camp, Jr. visited Mrs. C. R.
Camp in Emory University hos
pital on Friday of last week. Mrs.
Camp’s many friends wish for her
an early recovery.
Mrs. A. A. Camp, Sr. spent last
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. H. F.
Puckett and Mr. Puckett in Forest
Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Whaley
were dinner guests of friends in
Atlanta on Saturday evening of
last week.
Mrs. Nettie M. Hanson of Ma
con spent last weekend with her
mother, Mrs. George Medlock and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barner of
Mercer University, Macon, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wad
dy and Gerald last weekend.
The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. H. F. Stanfield regret that
they are no longer making their
home in Jonesboro, Mr. Stanfield
being recently transferred to Grif
fin, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hardy of Col
lege Park, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. John
son of Forest Park and Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Brown of Atlanta were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. /Birch
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Brown, Bobby and Billy last Sun
day. Their many friends regret
that Mr. and Mrs. Birch Brown
are ill with flu and wish for them
early recoveries.
Blanton Counlg Bens
Mt. Zion W. M. S.
Business Meeting
The regular monthly business
meeting of the Mt. Zion W. M. S.
was held at the church on Febru
ary 2 at 8 p. m.
The meeting opened with the
song, “Christ for the Whole Wide
World. Prayer by Mrs. Marie
Johnson. Minutes read and approv
ed. The roll was called. There
were many members absent, who
were sick. We hope to have more
at our next business meeting. We
wish that every member of each
Circle would make a special ef
fort to attend each business meet
ing.
A very satisfactory financial re
port was given.
Reports from the different Cir
cles were good. Each Circle is
having regular monthly meetings
with good attendance. Some Cir
cles are growing. There were re
ports of several new members.
There was a good report from
the Stewardship Chairman and
plans for study on Stewardship.
A good report from the Com
munity Missions Chairman. $42.98
was spent last quarter for Com
munity Missions. Plans were made
for Season of Prayer for Missions
March 2-6 at 1:30 each afternoon.
Y. W. A. Focus Week, Febru
ary 8-14. Mrs. Marilyn Adamson
and Mrs. Hattie Lee Starr were
appointed as a Committee to get
ccurtains for the recreation build
ing.
The Associational Annual Meet
ing to be held at Mt. Zion, Feb.
24. School of Missions at Mt. Zion
Feb. 22-26. Everyone is urged to
attend.
The meeting was turned over to
the program chairman, Mrs. Elsie
Mae Adamson. Topic, “Prepara
tion for Our Season of Prayer for
, Missions. Song, Let Others See
Jesus in You. Prayer, Mrs. Gil
strap. Extent of Mission Fields.
Mrs. Elsie Mae Adamson. Is Home
Missions At Your Door Too? Mrs.
Jessie Huff. Put Your Windows
Up Higher, Mrs. Faye Starr. Share
in Service, Mrs. Elsie Mae Adam
son. Prayer, Mrs. Georgia Starr.
Closing Prayer, Mrs. Wayne Starr.
Methodist W. S. C. S.
The Methodist Women’s Society
of Christian Service held its Feb
ruary meeting in Ihe church an
nex with twelve members present.
In the absnece of the President,
Mrs. W. A. Key presided.
Mrs. W. L. Dickson, secretary
read the minutes. Mrs. J. S. Jack
son, treasurer gave her report.
The Devotional and the pro
gram were directed by Mrs. Jack
son. "By One Spirit Are We One
Body’’ was the subject for sP'dv
and the parts were given by Mrs.
John Reeves, Mrs. Paul Sowell
and Mrs. Jackson.
Mrs. Key gave a report of the
Griffin-LaGrange Workshop at
Griffin which six of our members
attended.
A report of the supper given the
youth group during their study of
Africa was given by Mrs. W. L.
Dickson, chairman of the refresh
ment committee. Mrs. R. C. Cous
ins, chairman of Christian Social
Relations gave a report on “Al
cohol” and “The United Nations
Meditations Room.”
United Daughters of
The Confederacy
To Meet
The Jonesboro Chapter, U. D.
C. will meet on Saturday, Feb.
14th at 2:30 P. M. at the home of
Mrs. R. C. Cousins. Co-Hostess
will be Mrs. T. O. Gurley.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Warner have
returned from a visit of two weeks
with their daughter, Mrs. W. S.
Philips, Dr. Philips and two chil
dren in St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. War
ner attended a Methodist Church
Workers School, St. Louis Disrtict
at the famous St. John’s Metho
dist Church.
Mr. Laban Brown of Doraville,
Ga., spent last weekend with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luke Brown
The many friends of Mr. Paul
Mullins regret that he is ill and
hope that he will very soon be
well.
SOIL CONSERVATION
ACTIVITIES
By T. W. Cole
Soil Conservationist
Wildlife field borders anl areas
are being established on- adapted
areas of farms, carrying out com
plete soil and water conservation
plans in cooperation with the Up
per Ocmulgee River District. A
number of these borders have been
established during the past on con
servation farms with good results
in both proper land use and pro
viding food, protective cover for
quail and other wildlife.
A number of borders are estab
lished and maintained along cul
tivated field borders parallel to
and adjacent to wooded areas in
strips 20 or more feet wide. These
reas are usually badly eroded with
the slope steep enough to permit
severe sheet and gully rosion. tree
roots extending some distance in
to the field, and the tops shading
an area 20 or more feet wide.
Where these conditions exist the
land isn’t productive enough for
profitable growth of row or close
growing crops.
The ideal wildlife border is es
tablished by planting four rows
of bicolor lespedeza plants or seed
in rows parallel to woods spaced
2% feet apart. Bicolor will occupy
an area 10 feet wide. Sericea les
pedeza will be seeded broadcast
on a strip 10 feet in width be
tween bicolor and the field. Seri
cea when well established will be
seeded with reseeding crimson clo
ver.
These sericea borders serve as
a field road, turn row and pre
vent erosion.
It is estimated that at least two
billion dollars worth of soil fer
tility is lost annually.
NEW ARRIVALS
f'K
The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Hendrick will be in
terested in their announcement
ofthe birth of a son named “Ro
bert Clayton” on January 30th in
Piedmont hospital.
Mrfe. Hendrick is the former
Miss Nellie Marie Porter, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Por
ter of Mt. View. The Godfather
and mother are Mr. and Mrs. J.
P. Walton of Mt. View.
NOAH’S ARK
The Home Demonstration Club
met wtih Mrs. James Smith of
Stockbridge. Those present were
Mrs. Luna Duffy, O. T. Harbin,
Sr., O. T. Harbin, Jr., Mack A.
Carnes, Caroline Ragsdale, Walter
Smith, Geo. Leckenby. Sorry so
many, members were sick.
Miss Weldon demonstrated mak
ing table runners from net fabric.
Also copper planters. We talked
over our plans for the coming
year and we feel that it will be
a good year if each of us help to
make it so.
We plan on a bedroom and kit
chen improvement project and
hope you will be thinking about
it before the next meeting.
After our business meeting, re
freshments were served by our
hostess, Mrs. Smith and then we
admired her new home as it was
the first visit for most of us.
Though we will miss her in our
community we hope she can be
with us for our meetings.
We then presented Miss Weldon
with a piece of silver for her table
ware set as she is to be a bride
in the near future. We are wish
ing her the very best of every
good thing in life.
Sorry to hear of so much ill
ness in our community. Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Wilson have been
ill. Also Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Leck
enby and all three girls. All the
family is up and going except my
self, who continues to be quite
weak. I want to take this time to
say thank you to our friends who
have been such a blessing during
this illness. Illness shows us who
our real friends are.
Anh Jantwr
JONESBORO, GA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1953
GRIFFIN MERCHANTS AGAIN PRESENT
DOLLAR DAYS—THURS., FRL, AND SAT.
Mobile Soil Testing Unit
To Be In Clayton County
By Charles S. Tucker, Co. Agent
The Mobile Soil Testing Unit
from the Experiment Station will
be in Clayton County, March 17.
at the Vocational Agricultural
Building located at Jonesboro High
School. Farmers and others that
are interested in having their soil
analyzed for fertilizer recommen
dations should begin thinking a
bout taking their soil samples now.
The soil sample should be taken
about the time it is dry enough to
plow, and then put in a dry place
for several days to air dry. If you
will have the sample dry the Tech
nician with the Soil unit will be
able to run the analysis and give
fertilizer recommendations that
day. However, if you can get your
sample there and can’t wait for
the report, it will be given to the
County Agent and he will mail you
the report. If the sample is not
dry, bring it to the Vocational Ag
ricultural building and it will be
carried to Griffin and the report
will be mailed to you in a few
days.
In taking your soil sample, go
approximately 6 inches in the soil
or down to the clay, never go be
low the clay, do this in several
places in the area to be tested.
Mix all of these samples together
and bring approximately 1 pint,
this is all that is necessary for the
soil unit to make their analysis.
If there are farmers that are
not familiar with taking soil sam
ples. if 3 or 4 in the Community
will get together and call me at
the County Agent’s office. I’ll be
glad to give a demonstration on
taking these samples.
COUNCIL OF CHURCH
WOMEN DAY OF PRAYER
The Clayton County Council of
Church Women will observe the
World Day of Prayer on Friday,
Feb. 20th at 4 P. M. at the Jones
boro Methodist Church. The Presi
dent. Mrs. H. R. Johnson of Riv
erdale will preside. The program
will be in charge of the Presby
terian Church Women. A free will
WASHINGTON AND
"SMALL BUSINESS”
By C. WILSON HARDER
x British Prime Minister, Win
ston Churchill, for the second
time in a few months is a U. S.
visitor. The purpose of the visit,
it is said, is to talk over mutual
problems with President-elect
Eisenhower.
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The time has come, many feel.
to clearly an-,
alyze just what |
this mutual
problem with:
Britain entails.
Os the half bil-|
’ lion allocated |
to European!
aid during this!
fiscal year byj
the Mutual Se-I
curlty Admin-’
istration, over
half has been allocated to the
United Kingdom.
* * »
However, information received
now indicates that even Church
ill and other European leaders
think that the continued Ameri
can dollar give away plans are
getting to be ridiculous.
♦ * *
The new plan, now finding fa
vor among the monopoly indus
tries of Europe is for a much
bigger giveaway . . . the give
away of the American market.
♦ ♦ ♦
In short, here is the proposed.
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The Congress of the United
States should reduce substan
tially, and in some cases, re
move entirely, import tariffs.
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There will be a great debate
on import duties, far greater
than these of many years ago.
♦ ♦ ♦
The picture is not pretty.
* * *
With the U. S. Marshall Plan,
and other aids, billions in pro
duction machinery and raw ma
terial have been shipped to Eur
ope. Most, if not all of this, went
to the big European monopolies
who have increased their pro
duction 40 per cent or more
above prewar standards. Now,
National Federation of Independent Businea
The success of the past several
dollar day events presented to the
public of this area by the Griffin
merchants has inspired them to
again offer another one of these
big events.
The splendid cooperation of
small town merchants has proven
that they can compete with any
larger city in buying power by
being progressive and friendly, to
gether with courtesy and respect.
Mr. J. D. Milling, chairman of
the Merchants Steering Committed
of the Griffin Chamber of Com
merce expresses his appreciation
for the response from the people
in the Griffin area and invites all
who can to visit the stores listed
in their ad in another section of
this issue and take advantage of
the many special dollar day bar
gains.
State Income Tax Agent
To Be In Jonesboro
Mr. J. B. Dickson, a Georgia In
come Tax Agent wil Ibe at the I
Tax Collectors office in Jonesboro
on Wednesday, p. m„ February 18
to assist taxpayers in preparing
state income tax returns. If you
desire this assistance, briiTg all in
formation as to your income and
deductions at the time and place
above mentioned.
You are required to file a Geor
gia state return if you are single
and make SI,OOO or more, or if
you are married and make $2,500
or more, or you and your husband
or wife make $2,500 together.
Andrew Gordon Oliver
Imitated In Delta Tau
Delta Fraternity
Andrew Gordon Oliver, son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Oliver, and a
freshman at Georgia Tech, ’has
been initiated into the Gamma Psi
chapter of Delta Tau Delta Fra
ternity. Gordon is majoring in E
lectrical Engineering and takes an
active part on the swimming team
and in the Georgia Tech Band.
offering will be taken.
All people are invited to attend
this meeting.
they have a surplus of manufac
tured goods.
•* ♦ ,
They are eyeing the rich
American market as the area in
which to dump these goods at
low prices.
♦ ♦ ♦
Neither is there much limit
to the price level to which these
goods can be sold because a
large share of the raw material
was donated by the U. S. tax
payer, and the labor received
low European wages. ,
♦ ♦ ♦
Neither have European govern
ments curtailed big monopolies
so that small business could cre
ate employment to develop a
healthy home market. Not too
long ago, William Foster, former
head of the Marshall Plan, in a
public address, pointed out that
the failure of all U. S. relief plans
is due to the refusal of European
nations to adopt a free economy
system, bulwarked by anti-trust
laws.
♦ * *
This principle should be plain.
♦ * *
Yet. surprising as it may seem,
there will be a lot of support in
Washington to reduce tariff du
ties. These supporters comprise
a strange alliance. Some of them
are the professional "do good
ers” who wax eloquent about the
beauties and joys of one big
happy family all through the
world. The other part of the team
are those with European sub
sidiaries, or other arrangements.
They can see bigger profits made
on their European production
than with their domestic produc
tion. In other words, they are in
a position of "heads or tails"
they win.
• * *
The forthcoming Great Debate
on tariffs will affect everyone,
labor, farmers, independent
manufacturers, and even the re
tailers.
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U. S. taxpayers have given
Europe billions. Now they seek
the carcass, hide and tallow.
I 4^^-' '1
5 Jr
C. W. Harder
BOY SCOUT TO BE "SHERIFF FOR A DAY"
PTA To Sponsor Trip To
Washington For Safety
Patrol Boy and Girl
For the fisrt time in Clayton
County a trip to Washington is
being sponsored by a PTA Group
for the outstanding boy and girl
in the Safety Patrol.
Last Thursday,’ after 30 mem
bers of the East Clayton County
Patrol were awarded belts and
badges given by the PTA, it was
voted to show recognition for the
wonderful work the boys and girls
are doing, by providing a trip to
Washington in the Spring.
In order to raise money the East
Clayton PTA is having a Chicken
Supper with all the trimmings, at
the school on Friday, February 27
from 6 to 8 p. m. Tickets for the
supper are being sold by the school
children and all those interested
in eating PLENTY of good food
are cordially invited.
After the supper the Little The
atre Players directed by Mr. and
Mrs. Masters, will present their
hilarious play, “Bar L Ranch”
with vaudeville between the acts.
251 GEORGIA TOWNS ENTER 1953 CHAM
PION HOME TOWN CONTEST
Fayetteville Road Home
Demonstration Club
Meets
The Fayetteville Road Home
Demonstration Club met Wednes
day, Feb. 4 with Mrs. Fred Wad
dy. Mrs. Jack Mundy, president,
presiding. Mrs. Joseph Ballard
lead the devotional. There were
nine members and one visitor pres
ertt. An interesting contest on
bible names was had.
Mrs. Singleton, our instructor,
talked on how important our veg
etable gardens are and hope each
family have one. She will send us
a list of the besf kind of fruit and
vegetables for our home freezers.
Mrs. Singleton also gave first
steps in making hooked rugs, how
to dye our materials, kinds of ma
terials to use and colors to use
together.
A social hour was enjoyed by
all with delicious refreshments.
W. M. U. of Morrow
Baptist Meets
The W. M. U. of the Morrow-
Baptist church met with Mrs. Bir
tie Camp Daniel for regular pro
gram and business.
The program was very interest
ing and informative and was car
ried out in full, after which lunch
was served, followed by a busi
ness meeting.
Some of our members are in
disposed. We missed them and
pray they’ll soon be with us in
the next meeting.
Yours in the work, Mrs. B. Dan
iel. Publicity Chairman.
Civil Service Exam
Announced
A Civil Service examination for
the position of Engineering Aid
। Highway Surveys and Construc
tion) is now open, it was announc
ed today by Mrs. Louise C. Davey.
Secretary of the Board of U. S.
Civil Service Examiners at the
local Post Office.
The examination is being held
to fill positions in the Bureau of
Public Roads in the states of Ala
bama, Florida. Georgia. Kentucky
Maryland. Mississippi, North Car
olina, Ohio. Tennessee. Virginia,
West Virginia and in the District
of Columbia. Salaries range from
$2500 to $3410 a year. Applica
tions will be received by the Exe
cutive Secretary, Board of U. S.
Civil Service Examiners. Bureau
of Public Roads. Division 15. 1440
Columbia Pike, Arlington. Virgin
ia. until further notice.
No written test is required in
this examination. Applicants will
be rated on the basis of training
and experience, as described in
I heir applications.
Complete information and ap
plication blanks may be obtained
from Mrs. Louise C. Davey at the
local Post Office.
Price 5 cent#
Donald Powell, outstanding Life
Scout of Troop 115, Rex, Ga., was
selected as “Sheriff For A Day”,
to serve on Friday, Feb. 13. Don
ald won in the finals by defeating
Jimmy Cox of Troop 148, Mt. Zion,
Ga. The final test was to build a
fire by flint and steel. Donald
built his in 26 seconds and Jimmy
in .57 seconds.
Donald will take office Friday
with Sheriff Davis and perform
the duties of Sheriff all day.
On Saturday, Feb. 14, he and
his Scoutmaster, Mr. Casteel, will
be given a plane ride over the At
lanta Area Council by Eastern
Air Lines. They will be accompan
ied by the selected “Mayor” of
Atlanta and other outstanding
Scouts of the surrounding districts
Donald is a fine Scout and he
receives the congratulaitons of all
(or his achievements in Scouting.
Order of The Eastern
Star To Meet
The Jonesboro Chapter, O. E.
S. will meet on Monday night.
Feb. 16th. The Forest Park Chap
ter on Friday night. Feb. 20th.
A total of 251 Georgia towns
have entered the 1953 Champion
Home Town Contest, it was an
nounced by C. A. Collier, vice pres
ident of the Georgia Power Com
pany. These towns will compete
for cash prizes totaling $8,950
which will be awarded to the
towns showing the most commun
ity improvement during the con
test period.
The towns in the competition
are divided into three population
groups, under 1,000; 1.000 to 3,000
and 3.000 to 20,000. In each of the
three groups thejewill be a SI,OOO
first prize; $750 second prize: SSOO
third prize; four honorable men
tion awards of SIOO each; and six
certificates of achievement.
The contest period runs from
October 1. 1952 to October 1, 1953.
Any civic improvements made du
ring this period can be included in
the report of progress which will
be submitted to the judges.
In addition to the regular com
petition. there will be a "sweep
stakes" for all first prize winners
in the 1952 and 1953 contests.
Winner of the sweepstakes will re
ceive SI,OOO.
First prize winners in the 1952
competition were Alma, Leary and
Statesboro.
Mt. Zion W. M. S. Meets
Circle No. 1 of the Mt. Zion W.
M. S. met with Mrs. W. K. Aber
crombie on January 27.
There were 11 members and 4
visitors present. The meeting op
ened with prayer by Mrs. Georgia
Starr, followed by song, "Send
The Light.” The minutes of the
last meeting were read and ap
proved.
The meeting was turned over to
the program chairman. Mrs. Tho
mas Gilstrap. Devotional, Mrs.
Jessie Huff. Program topic. Bap
tist Women Around The World.
Prayer, Mrs. Ozelle Autrey. A
Heritage and A Challenge. Mrs. J.
B. Hartsfield. Early Days of the
Women's Committee. Mrs. Lillie
Wright. Interest During and Af
ter War Days, Mrs. Evelyn Ab
ercrombie. Astralasia. Mrs. Geor
gia Starr. Europe. Mrs. Carolyn
Carter. Africa, Mrs. Ozella Au
trey. Latin America, Mrs. Gladys
Fort. Orient, Mrs. Estelle Tram
mell, North America, Mrs. S. T.
Farmer. You and I Now, Mrs.
Reney Phillips.
Program closed with prayer by
Mrs. Wayne Starr. Offering for
Missions. Closing prayer. Social
time enjoyed by all.
SWINE PRODUCTION
Livestock specialists for the Ag
ricultural Extension Service. Uni
versity of Georgia say that the
greatest drawbacks to the swine
industry are the lack of balanced
feeding, sufficient fencing, con
venient equipment, and proper
management. Good management is
usually the difference between pro
fit or loss in hog production.