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Based on indicated traffic needs,
many states will require divided
lane construction like this.
Modern pavements will be
urgently needed when thou
sands of new cars take to the
road. Reconstruction or widen
ing with concrete will reduce
congestion and driving time—
hold down the accident rate —
save vast sums in maintenance
—insure community progress.
Why You're Safer
on Concrete
Concrete provides an even,
dependable surface, sure trac
tion rain or shine, utmost visi
bility at night—qualities vital
to the protection of you and
your family on the road.
insist that your high
ways be built of
concrete
U. S. Route 41 needs
to be modernized
and paved with
concrete
PORTLAND CEMENT
ASSOCIATION
Hurl Bldj., Atlanta 3, Ga.
A national organization to Improve ond ex
tend the uses of concrete . . . throuah scien
tific research and engineering field work
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Drawing made from actual photograph 111 ||
taken us rescue workers loitered injured JllliyL. / —s
lineman to ground after saving his life 1 lft|\fjg-y
by the use of pole-top 1
THE LIFE 1 'mSjv' [
THAT WASN'T '
lOH niK SECOTSI) time in the his
tory of this Company, our employes li
in l‘H,> went Ihroiijilr an entire year 1 I
without a fatal accident in line of lw
duty. Ao man among us lost his life
in performance of his hazardous job. u ..i • , . ,
1 But there is more to the story than
“Safely is no accident.” For many that. Despite all our efforts, danger is
years (lie Georgia Power Company always waiting for a chance to strike.
has practiced accident prevention. So our men are carefully trained in
Our workers are instructed in the safe first aid. They know how to fight
ways of doing their jobs. At frequent death.
safely meetings they review these cor- ln j uly , 1945, one of our linemen
red procedures. Safety is kept upper- came in contact with a live power
most in their minds. And each cm- J ine at „p a pole. He slumped appar
ploye is provided with the proper ently lifeless against his safety belt,
safety devices and equipment called His fellow workers were quick to act.
for In the hazards of his work. One hurried up the pole, broke the
I’liis constant vigilance pays off in contact and immediately began ap
human lives saved. In 1924, the year Pty in B artificial respiration. Others
before an organized safety program rushed to help. I hanks to the fact
was begun, we had 624 occupational ,at our men had learned the pole
injuries serious enough to cause loss *°P method of resuscitation, precious
of time from work. Six men lost their seconds were saved. In 10 minutes
lives. Last year no life was lost, and ,hc nian waB breathing lightly. An
there were only 35 lost-time injuries. hour later he was breathing normally.
That was at the rate of less than three oday that lineman is alive and work
accidents for every million hours a * bis j°b- J
worked by our employes. This is the life that wasn’t lost.
. GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
A CITIZEN WHEREVER WE SERVE
with Allis-Chalmers
FRONT-MOUNTED
Tractor Implements
When implements arc mounted for • J
ward on the tractor, rather than nulled Model C Self-Greasing
behind, they need no wheels of their Tractor with
own. They cost less. Furthermore,
, , 7 i • -ti j „ _ Hydraulic Lift and Dual
they can be attached quickly and con- •
trolled automatically by tractor power. Depth Control
A-C FRONT-MOUNTED Rcscrvoir faring.ke. P
planters, cultivators, fertilizer attach- automaticaHy greascd .
ments and rotary hoes represent still Implcment , are hydraulically
another step forward . . . ahead of the flted> Dua , contro , accu .
driver’s seat. You watch the row ratc , y , depth of right
ahead easily and naturally .. . never and , eft gangJ indepen
twisting to look behind. dently. (Above -Rotary Hoe
Forward vision is an invaluable cultivator attachment.)
feature for precision planting, fertiiiz-
ing and cultivating young
plants. You’ll find it not
only pays to "look ahead"
it’s a pleasure.
UNION MOTOR CO.
CHAS. P. GRAY, Dealer
Phone 136 Perry, Ga.
, -a*. For people
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•OtUM VNIII AUTMonnr Of TNI coca-coia commnv |
Slavery of Jap
Farmers to End
Gen. MacArthur Lays Down
A Sweeping Program of
Reform for Japan.
TOKYO.—A sweeping program oi
agrarian reform for Japan to “de
stroy the economic bondage which
has enslaved the Japanese farmer
for centuries of feudal oppression”
has been laid down by General Mac-
Arthur, says the Associated Press.
In a tremendous move calling for
abolition of absentee land ownership
and making provision for Japan’s
vast millions of small tenant farm
ers to buy their own farms on long
terms at low rates, the Allied com
mander ordered the Japanese gov
ernment to carry out the order by
March 15.
It will mean “emancipation,”
headquarters declared, for tenants
in a country where half the entire
population is engaged in agriculture
and where farmers still cultivate the
overworked soil with hand tools.
Pernicious Ills Outlined.
The average Japanese farm fam
ily tills less than three acres, com
pared with an average of nearly 47
acres in the United States, and only
20 per cent are land owners. The
agrarian class barely ekes out a
living from plots so intensely used
that production is dependent on the
constant addition of fertilizer.
Basic economic reforms in con
formity with the principles of the
Potsdam declaration are included
in the directive. It cites these “per
nicious ills” affecting the Japanese
farmers:
1. Intense overcrowding of the
land: Almost half the farm house
holds in Japan till less than IVz
acres each.
2. Conditions highly unfavorable
to tenants: More than three-fourths
of the farmers in Japan are tenants,
paying rentals amounting to half or
more of their annual crops.
3. A heavy burden of indebted
ness: Less than half the total farm
population is able 4o support itself
on agricultural income.
4. Governmental discrimination
against the farmer: Interest rates
and direct taxes are more oppres
sive than in commerce and industry.
5. Authoritative government con
trol over farmers; Arbitrary crop
quotas often restrict farmers.
“The emancipation of farmers
cannot begin,” MacArthur said,
“until such basic farm evils are de
stroyed.”
Education Ordered.
Rather than outright confiscation
[ of absentee-held farm property, the
directive provides for purchase of
| farm lands from nonoperating own
ers at “equitable rates” payable in
annual installments commensurate
with tenant income.
The order instructs the govern
ment to see that farmers are afford
ed legal protection so conditions will
not force them back into tenancy.
Specified safeguards are access to
long and short term farm credit at
reasonable interest rates, measures
to prevent exploitation by proces
sors and distributors, and stabiliza
tion of farm prices.
The government also was ordered
to provide a program of technical
education for farmers, along with an
agricultural co-operative movement
“free of domination by non-agrari
an interests.”
The present cabinet already has
proposed land reform legislation but
it falls short of the broad Allied
terms. In addition to these, head
quarters told Japanese authorities
to submit any other proposals
deemed necessary to guarantee
farmers a just share of the national
income.
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‘Big Mouth’ Saves Flier*,
Another War Secret Bared
INDIANAPOLIS. General Elec
tric company recently displayed
| another war secret, a super-speak
er, which projected the human voice
as far as five miles and guided
navy pilots safely back to carriers,
thus conquering the problem of ra
dio silence.
■ An amplifier was equipped with
j a sound-box similar to that in the
human throat. The voice went from
a microphone to the sound-box and
compressed air forced it out the am
plifier.
Pilots landing against the wind
could hear the human voice by ear
alone for a distance of five miles.
Can Make A-Bomb in
Year, Claim of Dutch
NEW YORK.—An Aneta dispatch
from Eindhoven, Holland, quoted
Dr. F. A. Heyn, Dutch scientist, as
asserting that Holland could pro
duce an atom bormb within a year, j
The Netherlands news agency said (
Dutch scientists had been working
secretly on a 250-ton cyclotron and }
, that the atom-smasher would be
completed shortly.
Jap Women Are Asked
To Give Up Kimonos
TOKYO.—The Japan Women’s
Federation is proposing that ev
ery Japanese woman give up her
kimono—if she’s lucky enough to
have one—to raise funds for food
imports.
The organization suggested that
each good kimono should add
1,000 yen ($67) or a total of 100,-
000,000 yen (about $6,700,000).
PETE’S GROCERY
Fish & Poultry Market
Now Open For Business
ON CARROLL ST.
In Building with Perry Dry Cleaners
Full Line of Groceries, Fruits, & Vegetables.
HENS, FRYERS, & FRESH FISH
WE DRESS THEM
DELIVERY SERVICE
JOHN C. “PETE” CANNON
PHONE 268 PERRY, GA.
AKIN DRUG CO.
Prescriptions Are Our Specialty
Phone 2 iPerry, Ga.
SR3 IS
MOHS THAN
A MS!
Filling prescriptions is more than a job for me
it’s a profession. I have a real obligation to ful
fill—to YOU, the patient-to your Doctor and
to myself. That is why I always give your
- prescription my undivided attention and
■Wr compound it with the utmost care.
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JSL lour Registered Fhanmicist
HOUSTON DRUG CO.
Phone 52 Perry, Ga.
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