Newspaper Page Text
VOLU^N 58—OFFICIAL ORGAN $1.50 A YEAR
Next Thursday Is
Last Day Register
Poll Taxes Must Be Paid and Other
Requirements Met By February
20th, or Many Can't Vote
The date for qualifying as a vo
ter in the March 4th primary is rap
idly drawl g near. Unless require
' ments are met by February 20th,
next Thursday, the books will close
and some names will be left off the
lists.
The requirements are that all poll
taxes must be paid and names must
be properly registered on the lists.
Those who became of age last year,
or who have reached the ,ge of
twenty-one years since the last pri
mary will be required to register and
pay poll taxes. Men who reach the
age of twenty-one prior to the state
election in November and since Jan
uary Ist this year will be required
to register but will not be required
to pay poll taxes for this year. Taxes
are assessible as of January Ist and
all who reach voting age after that
date will not have to pay for the pres
ent year. All persons who desire to
vote in the March 4th primary are
urged to be sure they are qualified be
fore the books close on February 20.
ColdjWeather Doesn't
Stop Big Rattle Snake
That extremely cold weather does
not incapacitate a rattlesnake is
vouched for by John Tippins, Jr., and
the local aviator, Jimmie Culpepper,
who were out hunting quail Monday
of this week and ran across a big
fellow. They state that the dogs
pointed what they supposed to be
quail, but that as they approached
the dog he appeared restless and
would not stand on the point. They
?aw him jump vfe'^hlly tc one side
and heard him QA as they ap
proached him. Upon further inves
tigation they found a large diamond
back rattle-snake which they killed.
He measured about five feet in length
they state and had fourteen rattles.
They were down in the Altamaha
swamp. All of us remember how bit
terly cold it was all day Monday.
W. A. Nail Shows
Some Improvement
To the People of Tattnall County:
I am still confined to bed with in
fluenza, having been ill now for about
two weeks, and this has prevented
me from presenting my candidacy
for county commissioner to you. Dur
ing my illness I will deeply appreci
ate it if all my friends will help my
campaign in every way they can.
When a man is sick he needs the
help of his friends more than at any
other time, and that is the time that
true friendship counts most. I hope
to be out again within a few days
and until I am able to be out I must
depend upon my friends to carry on
for me. I will greatly appreciate
the interest of my friends at this
time.
Yours very truly,
W. A. NAIL.
Was Not Present At
Teachers Meeting
The Tattnall Journal,
Reidsville, Georgia.
I have never served as secretary
of the Tattnall Teachers' Association.
I could not accept the position in the
fall.
'Please do not use my name as
secretary. I was not present at the
LAST session of the meeting last
Saturday. Thank you.
MYRL McCORD,
GLENNVILLE, GA.
Advertisement
Farm prices on January 15 over the
country were just a little lower than
on December 15, but were a little
higher than during January a year
ago. Prices generally for cotton,
cottonseed, eggs, and truck crops
declined during the month, while
prices for grain, meat animals and
butter increased slightly.
Oattnall Journal
No Permit Is Needed To
Sell Cotton At This Time
Excess-Allotment Holdings of Farm
ers May Be Disposed of At Will
Farmers who are in possession of
over-allotment cotton, under the
former Bankhead Act, AAA, or any
other restriction imposed by govern
ment regulations, are now at liber
ty to dispose of it at any time and in
any way they see fit, according to H.
P. Smith, local buyer, who stated that
the decision of the United States Su
preme Court invalidating those re
strictions removed every string, or
tag, that was attached to cotton. Mr.
Smith stated that this fact may not
be known to, every holder of cotton,
and ^ wishes them to be informed of
it.' ]
"Os course", Mr. Smith stated,
"farmers may continue to hold their
cotton if the see fit to do so, but I
want them (to know that they are
permitted tolsell it at any time they
care to, now that the Supreme Court
has ruled those regulatory acts are
unconstitutional."
Resolution Endorses
Supt. J. 0. Bacon
WHEREAS the School Teachers of
Tattnall county are assembled in
regular session; and whereas our
County Superintendent is well known
to us, and whereas we desire to ex
press our "deep appreciation of him
as superintendent of schools and as a
man;
THEREFORE, be it resolved that
we, the teachers of said county in
convention assembled, most earnest
ly endorse the life and work of„our
Superintendent for the following
reasons:
(1) Because he is a clean Christian
gentleman in every walk of life.
(2) Because he is an educated m),
a natural teacher of all people
and an ideal superintendent.
(3) Because he is a friend of educa
tion and every child in our schools
(4) Because he has carried our
county through the past six
years of depression and paid
all the county owes us up to
January the first of this year and
has $24,000.00 in the bank to the
credit of the County Board of
Education.
(5) Because he is true and loyal to
us as teachers —always kind and
considerate of our needs.
(6) Because he is a fine business
executive.
(7) Because he is still a young man
and has sixteen years of exper
ience in this office.
(8) Because he is in every; way an
ideal man with a vision for the
future for the good of all hu
manity.
Resolved further, that Superinten
dent Bacon, be furnished with a copy
of these resolutions and that a copy
be given to The Tattnall Journal and
The Glennville Sentinel with a re
quest for publication in the next
week's issue of these papers.
These resolutions offered by J. W.
Martin and seconded by J. H. Jordan
and unanimously passed at Cobbtown,
Georgia, this February 8, 1936.
TATTNALL COUNTY
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
E. L. GRINSTEAD, Pres.
MISS MYRL McCORD, Sec'y.
Advertisement
SOBER DRIVING SLOGAN:—
"If you drive, don't drink; if you
drink, don't drive". This laconic
slogan has been adopted by the At
lanta Motor Club.
OBJECTS TO° FOREIGN WINES:—
Another request for enforcement
of the law against the importation
of foreign wines has been made of
Commissioner of Agriculture Tom
Linder, who was again forced to reply
that the law gives him no enforce
ment powers. The legislative act per
mits the sale in this state of wine
made from Georgia products only,
but nobody was named as the enforce
ment officer.
* * * *
Mrs. Lillian Ulrey, New York
City, contends that her rich con
traltovoice "gelong to God", and has
rejected a radio offer of SSOO a week
to continue her singing at the Bow
ery Mission.
"Tattnall's Leading Newspaper Since 1879"
REIDSVILLE, TATTNALL COUNTY, GEORGIA
Chamber Commerce
Has Good Meeting
Reports Indicate Much Activity On
Part of Committees of Civic
Organization
The Reidsville Chamber of Com
merce enjoyed a splendid meeting
last Monday night in the community
house, with the Garden Club as host.
A fine supper was served by the
ladies.
Reports from the several commit
tees were heard, and the body went
on record as urging the early conr
pletion of arrangements for the
farmers' market that is to be estab
lished here. Chairman Petty of the
agricultural committee reported that
papers were ready to be submitted
to WPA headquarters when the city
of Reidsville had executed a lease
with the Collins & Glennville
Railroad Company for the land to be
used, and had signed the papers tak
ing over the sponsorship of the mar
ket. These details, it was stated,
would be worked out within the next
few days. City Attorney John P.
Rabun stated yesterday that he was
preparing the lease contract and
would submit it to John D. Bradley,
president and manager of the rail
road, for his signature. Judge M.
W. Eason was requested by the
Chamber of Commerce to co-operate
with Mr. Rabun in any way he could
in preparing the necessary papers.
The good roads committee reported
satisfactory progress in negotiations
with the State Highway Board for
the early letting of construction con
tracts in this county. Ladies night
will be held on the second Monday
in April.
Livestock Industry
Is Being Pushed
(By GEORGIA NEWS SERVICE)
Members of the Georgia Bankers
Association are being urged through
their Executive Council "to take
cognizance of the far-reaching pos
sibilities of the livestock industry in
the State and to exert an active in
terest in its development."
In resolutions recently adopted, the
Executive Council points out that the
production of livestock in Georgia,
particularly cattle, is sufficient to
supply existing packing houses with
adequate raw material for their op
eration, and in effect, discourages
establishment of additional plants.
Since Georgia is ideally fitted for
the development of the livestock in
dustry on a large scale, from the
viewpoint of both feed and climate,
the bankers are urged to encourage
this industry in every way possible
The resolution especially suggested
extension of loans for the purpose of
pure bred bul|s, either as an individ
ual enterprise on the part of cust
omers, or as a bank enterprise.
50 Millions Voted
For Crop Loans
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. — The
House today adopted a conference re
port on the 1936 crop production loan
bill.
In taking this action it agreed to
a compromise with the Senate and
raised the forty million dollars pro
vided in the bill to fifty million dol
lars. The Senate bill had authorized
sixty million dollars for this purpose.
Diphtheria Clinic Will Be
I'e d At Midway School
On Friday, February 21st, 10 a.
m. to 4 p. m., Miss Pearl DeLoach,
nurse, will conduct a clinic at Mid
way school to administer toxoid for
diphtheria to all children between the
ages of six months to seven years.
All parents of the community are
urged to attend with their children
and have them immunized. There
will be no charge, according to T. E.
Lynn, school principal.
DIVORCE RECORDS:—
Embattled husbands and wives in
Atlanta set a new divorce court re
cord last week when four hundred and
twenty-five decrees were granted, out
of a total of five hundred and twenty
five on the calendar.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936
American Legion To
Aid Ex-Service Men
Application Banks For Payment Os
Bonus Now Available
H. E. Easterling, Commander of
the Glennville post of the American
Legion, will furnish blanks to any
ex-service man who wants to make
application for his bonus. It is neces
sary that application be made on
blanks, in order to obtain the bonus.
Those who live near Reidsville, or, for
any reason come here for their blanks
can obtain them from C. R. Kennedy.
It is also necessary that all who
have borrowed money on their bonus,
bring their discharge papers and pink
slips, when they come to get their
blanks, or to make application. Those
who have not borrowed, need bring
their discharge papers, only.
It is well for all ex-service men to
remember that they will have to make
application, in order to get their
bonus. It is desireable to do it as
early as possible.
Building Permits
Be Required Here
Attention is Called to Ordinance
Requiring That Permit Be Obtained!
From City For New Structures
Attention of all prospective build
ers in Reidsville is called to the or
dinance now on the statute books of
the city that it is necessary that
building permits be obtained before
construction work is started on new
buildings, or before remodeling is
undertaken on an extensive scale,
stated John P. Rabun, city attorney,
this morning. Mr. Rabun said: "We
have been so anxious to encourage
our citizens to erect new houses here
that this ordinance has not been en
forced in every instance. But where
buildings have been sought in the
down-town area permits have been
required and in some instances they
have ben rfused. It has become nec
essary that this ordinance be en
forced more rigidly and hereafter all
persons desiring to build will be re
quired to obtain permits before begin
ning the construction work."
Twenty-six new residences and
apartment houses were erected in
Reidsville in 1935, and it is stated
that plans now tentatively under way
look to the erection of a number of
new ones this year.
Chicken Supper Collins School
Auditorium Saturday Night
There will be a chicken supper at
the Collins school auditorium next
Saturday night, Feburary 15th, be
ginning at 8 o'clock, to which every
one is invited. The proceeds will go
to the fund for erecting an athletic
shell.
Box Supper For Cedarcreek
Church Next Friday Night
A box supper, cake walk, public
speaking, and varied entertainment
will be held at Cedarcreek school
house, on the evening of Friday, Feb
ruary 21st, for the benefit of the Ce
darcreek church. All are invited.
BLACK-FACE MINSTREL
There will be a black-face minstrel
presented at Midway School, Friday
night, February 21, put on by local
talent under the directon of Miss Al
berta Durrence.
A large amount of side-splitting
laughter is promised all who attend.
After the show there will be the
added attraction of an old-fashioned
cake walk.
DEATH ENDS CAREER
OF HORACE M. HOLDEN
(By Georgia News Service)
Judge Horace M. Holden, distin
guished member of the Georgia bar
and a former justice of the State
Supreme Court, died last week at his
home in Crawfordville, Taliaferro
county. He was in his seventieth
year.
FEDERAL ANNEX:—
Atlanta's new postoffice has been
officially designated as the Federal
Annex. The old post office building
will be called the Main Post Office.
NUMBER 7
Planning To Have
Night Police Force
Council Considering Ways and Means
Os Providing Funds to Defray
Expenses For Night Protection
Police protection for the city of
Reidsville during the night hours iff!
a matter that is causing members
of the city council, and of the mayor's
office, some concern. The concern is
occasioned because t^e city's exche
quer is by no means overflowing with
mazuma and the cost of the extra
police protection must be met from
some source.
Many plans have been considered
that would not levy taxes on the citi
zens of Reidsville, and the' matter
has finally reduced itself to the pos
sibility that a special license upon the
business concerns of the city will have
to be assessed to cover the cost of
the protection. It is pointed out that
in as much as the business houses of
the city are the ones mostly to be
benefited by the extra police force,
those houses would willingly pay the
cost.
The matter will be threshed out at
an early date, it is announced, and
the citizens will then be advised of
the final action.
Box Supper At Manassas
Wednesday, February 19
The Parent Teacher Association of
Manassas school will entertain next
Wednesday night February 19th, at
the school auditorium with a box sup
per. In addition to the boxes which
will be sold by auction to the high
est bidder, there will be cakes for
auction and for cake walks, also other
refreshments such as sandwiches, hot
dogs, candies and hot and cold drinks.
The public is invited. Funds de
rived from this social will be ap
propriated through the P. T. A treas
ury to the benefit of the school.
Durrence's Reply
Opponent's Card
To the People of Tattnall County:
Mr. R. B. Purcell states in his an
nouncement as a candidate for coun
ty commissioner from the third road
district that it has been the custom
for each of the two militia districts
comprising the road district to furn
ish the commssioner, the districts
alternating with an eight-year term
for each. This is not correct, as the
following facts, taken from the min
utes of the County Commissioners'
office, will prove:
John L. Stanfield of Tison,
from the 40th G. M. district,
was commissioner from Jan. 1,
1917 to Jan. 1, 1921—a period of
four years; L. W. Jones of Tison,
same militia district, was com
missioner from Jan. 1, 1921 to
June 1, 1923—a period of two and
one-half years; John T. Strickland
also of Tison, same militia dis
trict, was commissioner from
June 1, 1923 to Jan. 1, 1929—a
period of five and one-half years,
making a total for the Tison mi
litia district of twelve years.
B. M. DURRENCE.
(Advertisement)
BIG INCREASE DISCLOSED
IN GEORGIA'S WATERFOWL
ATLANTA, Feb. 12 (GPS)—
Georgia's water fowl population has
increased 40 per cent over last sea
son, Game and Fish Commissioner
Zack D. Cravey said here in setting
the total at 57,568.
He said the count, made in coopera
tion with the Bilogical Survey, was
made by 105 regular state game pro
tectors. The total count includes all
species of geese, brant, ducks and
coot. The survey was made over lakes
streams, marsh and seacoast by auto
mobile, boat and foot.
A specially constructed camera
has been developed in Germany for
measuring and photographing the
height of the waves of the ocean.
* * * a
It has been found that adminis
tration of gas composed of 90 per
I cent oxygen and 10 per cent carbon
; dioxide will sober intoxicated per
sons.
