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HOUSTON COUNTY GA„ THURSDAY. DECEMBER 30. 1943 ESTABLISHED 1870
CONSOLIDATION OF
FARM LOAN ASS’NS.
Consolidation of the Houston
County, Marion County, Musco
gee County, Reynolds, Ga.,
Schley County, and Taylor Coun
tv National Farm Loan Associa
tions to form the new Montezu
ma Association has been approv
ed by the Farm Credit Adminis
tration effective Nov. 30, 1943,
according to a statement issued
today by M. L. Cook, Jr., secre
tary-treasurer. These associa
tions have maintained a joint of
fice in Montezuma for the past
seven years. Mr. Cook, who has
been serving as secretary-treas
urer, will continue in the same
capacity for the new association,
, and Miss Frances Gallaher will
serve as assistant secretary
treasurer.
The consolidation was effected
in order to form a stronger fi
nancial organization, reduce
operating expenses, and provide
better credit service to farmers
in the territory served, which is
Chattahoochee, Houston, Macon,
Marion, Muscogee, Peach,
Schley, and Taylor counties. The
new association is a cooperative
credit organization, owned and
managed by its farmer-mem
bers through a board of direc
tors, its principal purpose being
to obtain farm mortgage loans
for farmers from The Federal
Land Bank of Columbia at a low
rate of interest and on terms,
suited to their needs. T h es e|
loans are made for terms of five,
to forty years at 4 percent inter-!
est and are secured by first I
mortgages on farms.
“The association has an au
thorized capital of $40,000, to
gether with a substantinl sur
plus and reserve. It has 237
loans outstanding aggregating
more than $600,000 in the eight
counties served,” Mr. Cook
stated. i
“The new association has tak-|
en over the assets and liabilities
of the Houston County, Marion
I County, Muscogee County, Key- 1
I nolds, Ga., Schley County, and:
Taylor County Associations, and
all retired stockholders who have
paid their loans in full to The
Federal Land Bank of Columbia
will receive cash for the par val
ue of their stock in the associa
tion. Under this arrangement,
retired stockholders of the
Houston County, Marion County,
Muscogee County, and Reynolds, 1
Ga., Associations will receive apk
proximateiy $7,000. All retired;
stockholders of the Schley Coun
ty and Taylor County Associa
tions have already received full
par value for their stock,” Mr. 1
Cook said.
The new association is issuing:
agent for Series E War Bonds
and many members are expected
to invest their stock proceeds in ,
bonds.
"The organization of the new
association was made possible'
through the splendid cooperation j
of the officers and directors ofj
the six associations which werej
consolidated. The new’ associa- j
tjon is closely affiliated with the;
Columbia Land Bank so that;
wore efficient credit service can !
be rendered to farmers at less
cost," Mr. Cook stated.
O. T. King, Ellaville, Ga., was)
elected president, and John T.
McKenzie, Montezuma, Ga., was
elected vice president of the
n ew association. Other direc
tors are: H. 0. Cook, Buena
'ista, Ga,, and S. A. Nunn, For
ty. Ga.
fhe association’s office is lo
cated in the McKenzie Building
a t Montezuma, Ga.
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CARD OF THANKS
To Both White and Colored:
Words cannot express how we
a PPreciate your kind words of
pympai.hy and your liberal giftsl
'■oce the burning of our home 1
ar ‘ l the death of our dear moth
er which occurred on Nov. 23.
Ford M, and Maggie L.
Williams,
David and Bertha S.
Carter,
Otis C. and Virginia
Anderson.
Like Boat in Cellar
./ r -‘ e r-ng the neck of a bottle con
'=-r-r.g a quantity of meal and wa
a mouse ate so much that it
a3 too fat to leave its prison. i
\ The confidence with which Americans invoke a "Happy New Year" upon
another is an inspiring testimony of their unshaken faith in a better world to come.
\
Few of us continue to think of the "good old days." For wo know that they were /
\not good old days. They were days of unrest, of economic
oHntrigue—of all the unhappy things which paved the way to war. / /
We know, too, that the molding of the future is in the hands of curs elves arid of
v those^peopks^ aligned with us in the fight for freedom, \7c I wct/ccr)': donee in /
\America'and in our allies. It is the confidence horn of right. If 2co be. ./
or strengths. rd cH:e’ J in a holy cause. j
America is our c;n community —multipVsd t v “usands of h -. r sauce 0. that
we know/hat the wc 1 d will be a bettor place in which to L. e, {or / Amerl<sa'g voice
is ahtrong one. lrcard to the furthermost reaches cf the v. nd.^/
\With 't&e coming of 1944. all of us find now and deep,seated reasons for
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inward happiness. \7e know that despite cur sorrows, a 7 greater world rising
th^s^ies^of x j
It a spirit of' joy, v tempered with humility/that this newspaper "asks for
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S. W. Georgia
Leads Parade
En Bond Sales
Pine Hill Community Deca
tur County Piles Up 600 %
Over-subscription.
i The Pine Hill community down In
Decatur County is betting a hot pace
in Georgia's December War Bond drlv*
among farmers of the state, and that
' entire progressive section of south
west Crackerland is going over th«
top in a big way in backing up Uncle
I Sam’s Yulet.de wallop at the Axis
from the home-front.
This news comes by long-distance
telephone from Joe W. Woodruff, head
of the Farm Division of Georgia's vol
unteer War Bond organization, who
spent the week before Christmas on a
swing through that thriving peanut,
pecan, livestock and all-round pros
perous region.
“My hat’s oft to W. R. Carswell, De
catur’s hustling County Agent, and
to W. C. Altman, Chairman of our
State Agricultural Advisory Bond
Committee, Mrs. R. L. Horne, J. E.
Turner, and many others down there."
said Mr. Woodruff, one of the best
known farm leaders in the south.
“I saw H. L. Wingate, president of
the Farm Bureau Federation in Pel
ham, and he confirmed what I heard
on all sides. Fine co-ordination by our
organizations working witji farmers,
and a fine spirit of patriotism and
1 common-sense are going to pile up a
magnificent bond-selling record down
there.
“That little Pine Hill community
led the way for Decatur County to lick
a $2,400 quota through buying $14,400
worth of bonds—a 600% over-subscrip
tion! Mr. Kincaid, the district chair
man, says every county is going ever
, the top. and Ed Stevens, of Albany,
says his district will do likewise, w.th
Dougherty County’s hefty quota al
ready in hand."
Farmers are being urged to lay
aside definite percentages of income—
slo a bale for cotton, etc. —for the pur
chase of December bonds. This
month's showing Is ail the more re
markable a? Georg'a people are al
ready mobilizing to get behind the
Fourth War Loan Drive which Secre
tary Morganthau has scheduled for
January 11-February 13. with a state
quota of $129,000,000.
A big boost to Georgia’s industrial
purchases of bonds was recognized
last week when the mammoth Bell
Bomber plant, in Cobb County, where
the secret bomber, now revealed as
the B-25, and capable of bombing Ber
] lln on a round-trip, non-stop Right
from the United States, received the
coveted Treasury “T* award for en
listing 95% of Its thousands of work
ers In the regular purchase of bends
at the rate of 11% of their wages.
President Larry Bell was there to
receive the Minute Man fag from
I Charles A. Sta Jr. State War Bond
i Chairman, and the token of a nation i
gratitude was turned over to Mrs.
Emma Shaw, a metal worker, mother
of a married daughter working for the
ermy. whose husband la fighting la
Italy.
■ BUY MORE WAR BONDS!
Longest Bird Flight
The longest bird flight on record
was made by an Arctic tern which
in three months flew from the coast
I of Labrador to the coast of south
j eastern Africa.
Interpreter Needed
A famous philologist once main
tained that in the Garden of Eden,
God spoke to Adam in Swedish,
Adam answered in Danish and the
erpent spoke in French.
Crumbs From Toaster
Brush all crumbs from the toaster
ifter each using. This saves the
.oaster and assures a good flavor in
.he toast. A small paint brush will
be handy.
No Trace of Letter ‘P’
In all the Celtic dialects (spoken
by native Irishmen, Scots and
Welsh) there is no trace or sound of
the letter “P.”
Seventy-six Letters
\ There are 76 letters in the Siamese
alphabet, and words are written
1 right to left, with no spaces between
i them.
Industrial Mishaps
Approximately 1,400,000 persons
1 were injured in industrial accidents
' durmg 1940 in the United States.
Milk Not Replaced
The sage advice of a medico is
because a child will take only a
limited amount of fluid a day, it is
important that no other beverage
should replace milk.
Four Sons on Throne
The English King Elheiwulf was
succeeded by four of r.:s sons in ro
tation, the youngest being Alfred the
Great.
Oieomargerine
Oleomargen.-.e was first made in
1370 by a French scientist, Mege
i Mour.es, who was experimenting to
obtain a cheap butter substitute for
i me poor.
BASKETBALL GAME
PERRY HIGH
vs.
LANIER HIGH
Thurs., Jan. 6, 8 P. M.
PERRY COURT
Slimming: Exercise for Waistlines
Waistlines thicken when posture
isn’t good and exercise is postponed
until day after tomorrow. Here is
a good slimming exercise: Stand
erect, feet fairly close together with
the hands resting on the hips. Lift
on the toes, lower the torso until
heels and buttocks meet. Still on
the toes, lift the body slowly to the
erect position. Repeat 10 times,
pause and take three deep breaths,
lifting the chest high, pulling in the
tummy muscles. Then at it again.
Do not be limp and casual. Make
the muscles work.
December Tops in Fatalities
The month of December has the
highest traffic-ckath rate of any
month, according to statistics.
Twenty persons are killed by traffic
accidents every night in December
between the hours of six and eight.
During this month, five out of every
seven traffic deaths occur during
dusk or darkness and 44 per cent
of the victims are pedestrians.
Needle in Back Mystery
William Stevens’ doctor, in Arapa
hoe, Neb., is the fellow to see about
looking for a needle in a haystack.
The doctor pulled a sewing needle
out of Stevens’ back after Stevens
( said he had been bothered for a
1 month by a sore spot. He had no
! idea how the needle got there or
| how long he had been carrying it
around in his body.
Soldiers Contracting Influenza
During the World war it was found
| that the rate of contraction of influ
enza by soldiers was reduced five
times by antiseptic dishwashing.
“Saliva-borne infections,” asserts
the American Journal of Public
Health, “are responsible either di- j
rectly or indirectly for from 2a per j
j cent to 45 per cent of our mor- j
I talilv.” _ I
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Twelve Syllabic Words
The language of the Amer.ean In- j
dians abounds in 10 and 12-sylla- 1
ble words. For instance, the Az- 1
tecs say “amatlacuilolitquitcatiaz
tlahuiii” for postage stamp. Literal
ly, this incredible word means “pay- ;
ment received for-carrying-a-psper- |
on-which-something-is-written.
Contributions at 30
A scientific study of the lives of ;
several hundred noted chemists in !
world history' shows that their most .
significant contributions to that sci- t
ence were made at an average age
of 30 years.
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His Busy Day
“Miss Smith,” said the dentist to
his secretary as he left for the go.f
course, * *1 <kTiyor*£ C3*.3, P--tell
Y ■_m I h3VC 1 4 C3V.t*e3 to fill tfalS
afternoon.” _
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TOKENS TO BE USED
AS RATION CHANGE
Manufacture of 1.100,000,000
red tokens and 900,000 blue tok
ens, more than twice the num
ber of the original order, was
begun this week to enable re
; tail-rs of the nation to make
j “ration change” in transactions
I involving the purchase of ra
tioned foods, E. A. Thornwell,
district director of the OPA, an
nounced at Atlanta. The tok
ens, which will go into use on
Sunday, Feb, 27, 1944. will be
smaller than a dime. Original
plans had called for a size be
tween a nickle and a quarter.
OPA increased the number of
tokens, Mr. Thornwell said, be
cause it was necessary to insure
an adequate supply to meet all
needs starting from the day the
plan goes into etfect. Because
of the smaller size,the additional
number will be manufactured
without increasing the quantity
lof materials allocated for token
| manufacture.
Food retailers will receive
their supplies of the new type
ration currency from the na
tion’s banks about February 22,
1944.
When the token plan goes into
effect, strips of stamps in war
ration books will have a value of
10 points each, regardless of the
figure printed on the face of the
coupons. They will be validated
on a horizontal, or across-the-
I book basis, rather than on a ver
tical or up and down basis, as at
i present, Mr. Thornwell ex
-1 plained.
i A regular schedule of validity
I dates will be established. T his
will provide a total of five pro
cessed foods stamps worth 50
points for each person at the
start of each month. Three
meats-fats stamps worth a total
of 30 points, will become valid
every two weeks.
WITH THE HOUSTON
SOIL CONSERVERS
By LOUIS SKINNER
Soil Conservation Service
Quite a few farmers, through
out the county, have been ask
ing about kudzu crowns for thi;-
winter. We have a good bit ot
information about the crowns
now and I know a lot of you will
be interested in knowing about
it. A majority of the kudzu
crowns will come from Storr:-
and Son in Wetumpka, Ala. It
has been agreed by the Houston
County A A A Comm lumen to use
these crown- ibn ihe con
servation program. Jwo way
of payment for tm- crowns an
provided, either b. ca.-.n, at the
time of deliver to Berry, or the*
payment can be made througf j
the AAA program.
We are very anxious to plac< !
an order for crown, ,-oon attei!
January 1, therefore, we woulo j
like to begin getting orders for'
crowns immediately. In esti
mating your order figure 0,. •
about 600 crowns per acre foi i
field planting and i.OOO crowns i
per acre where the kudzu is to
be used as a water disposal i
area.
It would be a very good idea
to go ahead and lay off low, |
broad beds now, so when the
crowns arrive they can be plant-,
ed immediately. If this prepa-|
ration is made ahead of time,
when the crowns arrive, you will
have only to open up a furrow in|
the prepared bed and begin
planting the plants about 2 : /i
feet apart in the drill. After
they are placed in the furrov
take a one horse turner a n
throw two furrows to the piant-. I
This should cover the tops of t . 1
crowns witn about an men a !
inch and a half of toil, wn.
=hould prevent freezing. If fer
tilizer is applied at the time o
planting it can be drilled in to*
second furrow.
In connection with buying
crowns from Slorrs & Son, we
also hope to be able to dig some
crowns here in the county, as
j there are quite a number of old
areas of kudzu which would per
mit digging.
Either notify this office, the
AAA, or county agent as to the
number of crowns you desire.
Let’s put that washed away land
to work, now.
'state crop value
, NEXT TO GA. HIGHEST
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The value of Georgia's crops
! for 1943 is the second highest in
history and 36 percent above last
’ year, D. L. Floyd, agricultural
’ statistician of the Georgia Crop
Reporting Service, revealed this
week.
This year’s record is 99 per
cent above the pre-war year of
1941, and 450 percent above the
: depression low of 1932. Total
1 value of this year’s crop is $368,-
930,000, a gain of $98,311,000
. over 1942, and the highest since
1919 when it was valued atss7B,-
000,000.
j The Crop Reporting Service
pointed out that higher prices
and increased production were
: responsible for the high valua
tion of the crop this year.
Cotton as usual, ranks first
with an estimated value of $107,-
1 258,000 for lint and seed, an in
crease of 7 percent over 1942.
1 Production was slightly less and
! price a little higher than last
season.
Of the other cash crops, pea
nuts follow cotton with a record
' high production and considerable
' increase in price, showing a total
value of $64,616,000, or 58 per
cent above last year’s record
! high figure. The State led the
nation this season in production
of this vitally-important crop for
war needs.
Tobacco, with a 9 percent in
crease over 1942 production,
showed a gain of 38 percent in
value $25,492,090 compared
with $18,527,000, Peaches were
a near failure in production but
' unprecedented high prices re
sulted in a total value only 18
percent below 1942. Pecans,
with a 17 percent decrease in
production made a gain of 30
percent in value.
Commercial truck crops show
ed an increase in value of 73 per
cent over last season. Food and
feed crops comparisons with last
year are also favorable. Corn,
Irish and sweet potatoes, sor
ghum and sugarcane syrup, and
hay made increases in produc
tion, while oats was about the
same. Wheat and cowp ea s
showed decreased production,due
principally to smaller acreage
this year.
\ alue of the respective 1943
crops in order of rank is: cotton
(lint and seed), $107,258,000;
corn, $72,461,000; peanuts (pick
hd and threshed), $64,616,000;
j obacco, $25,492,000; sweet pota
. toes, $20,156,000; hay. $16,420,-
j JOO; velvet beans, $10,128,000;
I vats, $10 : 120,000; commercial
i.rucK crops, $9,588.(XX): peaches,
$8,523,000; pecans, $6,253,000;
) sugarcane syrup, $4,888,000;
.Irish potatoes, $3,736,000; wheat,
|53,057,000; cowpeas (harvested
! for peas), $2,326,000; sorghum
j -;yrup, sl,7l6,ooo;lespedeza seed,
j $784,000; sorghum forage, $726,-
o<XJ; rye,s266,(XX); soybeans (har
vested for beans), $223,000;
pears, $193,000.
1 MRS. R. E. COSEY DIES
Mrs. Roxie ElizabethCosey,96.
i died at the home of her son, Ed
: Cosey, at Byron Sunday.
Funeral services were held at
Byron Methodist church at 10:30
a. rn. Tuesday and interment was
jin the Wesley Methodist church
cemetery near Butler. Services
were conducted by Rev. Mr.
I Smith, pastor of the Byron
| church.
Survivors are two sons, Ei
‘Cose., of Byron and E. C. Cosey
>i \mc-jn, m. i nine grandchil
■ ; -0. inciuoirig Mrs, D. M.
j . .p.;ng of Ferry.
j C PARKER DIES
J. C. F. rrter, native of Hous
o co. .tv died suddenly Dec.
13 Miami, Fia. Funeral ser
.ices were held there Dec. 17.
Survivors include his widow,
•w ho was May belle Holloman of
Dawson; a daughter, Miss Le
nore Parker of Augusta; a son.
1 Jimmy, of Miami; four brothers.
Henry Par<-:er of Ferry, C. E,
I. A., and T. W. Parker of Ab
. beville; two sisters, Mrs. A. E.
’ Thompson of Perry and Mrs. O.
Mims of L’nadilla.
His parents were the late C.E.
i Parker and Mattie Johnson
1 Parker of Houston county.
