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Leaders from till parts of Georgia are shown ns they attended the Organization Luncheon for the 1940 “Fight
Infantile Paralysis” drive, Saturday, December 16, at Atlanta. Reading left to right, back row, they are:
Tom llryan. Co-chairman of Seventh District; Cicero Kendrick, Labor Section Chairman; Dr. M. D. Collins,
School Chairman; Ivan Allen, Citizens Chairman; Walter Drown, Chairman Agricultural Section; Scott
Candler. Fifth District Chairman; Andrew Smith, Chairman First District; Seated, left to right: J. M. C.
Townsend. Co-chairman. Seventh District, Marguritc Moody, Headquarters Secretary; Governor E. I). Rivers,
Slate Chairman; Mrs. Robin Wood, Women’s Chairman; and 11. T. Dobbs, Executive Director of the Drive.
These outstnndirg Georgians have pledged unanimous support to the fight, which is expected to be the most
successful i.> the history of the cause.
NO MAGICIAN HERE
There’s nothing mystical about the reasons
for the continued success of Sims Grocery.
It’s simply that people still prefer to use
the products of a firm famous for its high
quality goods.
During 1940, Sims Store promises to strive to merit j
the continued confidence and good will of its customers
and friends whose patronage is greatly appreciated.
w. B. SIMS
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES
PhoneS DELIVERY SERVICE Perry, Ga.
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ADVERTISEMENTS
Jackson Day Speaker
Ixniis A. Johnson, Assistant Secre
tary of War and Past National
Commander of the American Le
gion, who will be principal speaker
at the statewide Jackson Day Din-
I ner to be held at the Anslcy Hotel
I in Atlanta, January 8.
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Electric Rill Saver
Two New Orleans men have in
vented a timeswitch without clock
works and springs, the principal ob
ject of which seems to be telephone
and light bill'savings. The recently
patented device is composed of two
cylinders and a plunger. The lower
cylinder is filled with compressed
air, forcing the plunger into the oth
er cylinder. A thumb-screw regu
lates the length of time it takes for
the plunger to descend. The inven
tors have successfully applied their
invention to turning off the lights of
a display window and to disconnect
ing the telephone when a long-dis
tance call goes beyond three min
utes.
Pyramid Construction
According to Herodotus, the meth
od of building the Pyramids was by
raising the great stones a step at
a time until they were in position.
The mechanical means by which
such masses of stones were raised
to their places is a mystery, and
1 various methods have been sug
gested by which they may have
been wound up. Many authorities
are of the opinion that an inclined
plane was employed.
Organ Pipe Cactus
The Organ Pipe Cactus national
monument in southwestern Arizona
preserves a plant and an animal
species found nowhere else in the
United States. The organ pipe cac
tus is related to the giant Saguaro,
but has multiple stems, as many as
20 springing from the same root.
The almost extinct Sonoran bighorn
sheep roams in the monument.
Spiders Aid Motorists
Spiders are co-operating with mo
torists to beat the city treasury out
of about $3 a day at Omaha, Neb.
Spider webs have clogged the tim
ing apparatus of downtown parking
meters, allowing as much as double
the customary time for a five-cent
charge.
Chewing Gum Exports
Although many Britons still brand
gum as vulgar, it has been accorded
1 a special place in London’s Imperial
institute. Chicle, basis for chewing
j gum, is second only to mahogany
j as the chief export from the crown
I colony of British Honduras.
First State to Ratify
Delaware, which ratified the Con
j stitution in 1787, was the first state
I to do so.
1939 6L CROP SUMMARY !
Total production of the main
crops produced in Georgia in
1939 was valued at $141,933,000,
according to estimates prepared
by the Crop Reporting Board of
tne U. S. Division of Agricultu
ral Statistics. This total valua
tion is about 0 per cent below
the corresponding figure for
1938. The net decrease for all
crops was brought about princi
pally by lowered production of
corn and peanuts and by a sharp
reduction in prices received for a
tobacco crop that was greater
than last year.
Cotton, the ranking cash crop
if the State, had combined value
for lint and seed of $50,175,000
as compared with $45,597,000
last season, again of 10 percent.
Production of 916,000 bales was
7.5 per cent above 1938, while
acreage of 1,938,000 was the
lowest since the year 1873. To
bacco followed in order of cash
crops with $12,695,000, a reduc
tion of 23 per cent from an out
turn 6 per cent above last year.
Peanuts harvested for nuts with
calue of $11,261,000, showed a
17 per cent decline from the $15,-
179.000 of 1938. Of the fruits,
peaches showed a gain of 29 per
cent—s6,B64,ooo against $5,320,-
000—from 19 per cent lesser pro
duction. Pecans registered 14
percent increase with $1,009,-
000 as compared with $885,000.
Food and feed crops data show
corn with estimated value of $24,-
750.000 compared with 1938 val
ue of $28,177,000--a reduction of
12 per cent. Oats, valued at $3,-
757.000 declined 7 per cent from
last season, while wheat made a
gain of 10 per cent in value due
to increases in both production
and prices. Irish potatoes, sor
ghum syrup, sugar cane syrup,
and cowpeas showed more or
less gains in production, while
sweet potatoes, hay and velvet
beans fell below corresponding
production figures for 1938.
This has been a year of gen
erally very unsatisfactory yields
for the southern part of the
State, due to excessive rains
over much of the producing sea
son from parts of May and June
through early July and in latter
August. This was especially
true in the southwestern area
and to a lesser extent up the
western side of the State as far
north as Carroll County terri
tory. After latter August dry
weather set in and this has been
one of the record dry fall sea
sons. Seeding and germination
of small grains have been cur
tailed to a considerable extent.
Values of the various crops
follow in order of their rank:
(1) Cotton and cottonseed, $50,-
175,000; (2) Corn, $24,750,000;
(3) Tobacco, $12,695,000; (4)
Peanuts, $11,261,000; (5) Sweet
ootatoes, $7,114,000; (6) Peaches,
£6.864,000; (7) Hay, $6,508,000;
(8) Velvet beans, $5,712,000; (9)
Cats, $3,757,000; (10) T ruck
crops, $3,364,000; (11) Sug a r
cane syrup, $2,301,000; (12)
Vheat, $1,575,000; (13)Cowpeas,
£1,553,000; (14) Irish potatoes,
£1,026,000; (15) Pecans, $1,009,
J 00; (16) Sorghum Forage, $832,-
000; (17) Sorghum syrup, $563,-
000; (18) Commercial apples,
£405,000; (19) Pears, $183,000;
(20) Soybeans, $150,000; and
(21) Rye, $136,000.
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Berries That Color Lips
Berries of the tangee tree, a rare
tropical plant, may be used in the ,
vame way as lipstick. 1
1940-WHAT
We can’t see into the fu'ure, but we can look into the past
We all want to progress. Let’s resolve to go forward in
1940 and avoid the mistakes of 1939.
We want to render our friends and customers a greater
service, and be more useful to our community this year I
than we have ever been before.
We are here to serve you with a full line of
FARM EQUIPMENT, FEED, SEED
and FERTILIZER
Tractors for Every Purpose
All size Plows; Harrows, both heavy and light;
large and small Wagons; Mules, Horses, Harness.
USED AND NEW EQUIPMENT. FEED FOR
EVERYTHING—EVEN GOATS.
THE BEST FERTILIZER FOR FARM & GARDEN
WE TRADE, BUY, AND SELL
G. C. NUNN & SON
Phone 31 CASE DEALER Perry, Ga.
Now is the Time for
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
Resolve to trade during 1940 at
J. W. BLOOD WORTH’S STORE
Where there’s a full line of ■
Groceries, Hardware, and Food Stuff
Where prices are always right; where clerks are accomo
dating and courteous; where customers are satisfied
and “always right.”
J. W. BLOODWORTH has been in business in the same
store for the past 28 years. He appreciates your business
and is always ready to help anyone in distress.
FERTILIZERS AS USUAL
We are collecting Fertilizer materials for mixing our
“Houston County Guano”
for 1940 and we ask that you give us a chance
to figure with you on your requirements.
You may see us make it and know what goes into it. You
will find that we use only the highest grade Fertilizer ma
terials and mix it right here in our warehouse.
SODA and CAL NITRO
for top dressing Grain now ready.
WE DELIVER
The RED TRUCKS Are Still RED And READY
Etheridge Bonded Warehouse
J. P. ETHERIDGE, Proprietor.
Phone 45 - - Perry, Ga.
NEW LINE OF 1940
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO.
FARMALL TRACTORS
Let us demonstrate one of these Tractors.
FARM SUPPLIES including
Collars, Pads, Traces, Hames, Backbanks, Plow
Repairs, Single Trees, and Double Trees.
Andrew Hardware Co.
PHONE 500 : PERRY, GA. \
ONLY THE BEST IN
Diamonds, Watches, China, Silverwear, Glassware
and a complete line of Jewelry
See our complete line of Wedding Invitations,
Announcements and Visiting Cards
Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing a Specialty
KERNAGHAN, Inc.
Successors to Kernaghan-Goodman, Inc.
411 Cherry St, JEWELERS Macon, Ga.
LEGAL BLANK FORMS
BLANK MORTGAGES, BILL OF SALE,
PROMISSORY NOTES, RETAIN TITLE
NOTES, and Various Other Forms
FOR SALE AT )
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