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NO. 39. VOL. XLIV.
Cigarette Tax
Group Elects
T. Grady Head
T. Grady Head, commissioner of
Georgia’s State Revenue Depart¬
ment, Saturday was named chair
man of the National Tobacco Tax
Conference for the coming year, as
the organization concluded its 13th
annual session here.
E. R. Prenshaw, of Mississippi,
was named first vice chairman;
Edward Leahy, of Rhode Island,
second vice chairman; Paul Minus,
of South Carolina, secretary, and
John Roach, of Wiscnnsin, treas¬
urer.
Resolutions were passed com¬
mending Representative Malcolm
Taiver, of the Seventh Georg a
Distiict, for his active but unsuc¬
cessful efforts to obtain congres¬
sional restriction of tobacco ship¬
ments in parcel post, by which
state tax evasion could be blocked.
Exemption of federal reserva¬
tion, including Army posts, CCC
posts and national parks from state
tobacco taxes deprives states of “cn
appreciable portion of their cigar
ette taxes,” George McCanless,
Tennessee finance ahd taxation
commissioner, told the conference
Saturday.
Federal legislation is needed to
prevent this, he saic’.
Paul Minus, South Carolina’s
license tax division director, de¬
scribed methods of estimating
revenue losses from tax evasions.
Commissioner H* ad presented a
committee report on interstate
evasion of tobacco taxes.
A resolution was passed extend¬
ing the conference’s thanks to
Governor Rivers, Mayor Harts-
field, Commissioner Head and
members of his staff for making
the meeting successful.
State Business
Leaders to Map
Unity Program
Georgia business and industrial
leaders will assemble in Macon
Friday on call of T. Guy Wool-
ford, of Atlanta, chairman of the
Georgia Council, to consider plans
for Georgia’s part in the national
program to stimulate business
unity.
The conference at the Hotel
Dempsey will be similar to meet¬
ings in othet states under sponsor¬
ship of the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States.
In the letters of invitation sent
tr- representative business men in
all sections of the state, Mr. Wool-
ford said:
“If we are to make America
strong there should be unity of
business thought. Our nation needs
to be prepared for any eventuality
during these critical times and
there is need for an exchange of
ideas concerning many perplexing
problems facing business.”
Following the Macon conferance,
Mr. Woolford said, it is expected
similar meetings will be held else¬
where in Georgia.
Chicken Stew at
New England Sat.
Night, October 14
There will be a chicken stew,
with all the “extras,” at the New
School house Saturday night,
October 1 4, sponsored by the New
England Singing Class, the pro¬
ceeds of which will be used to buy
song books for the class. Come on.
folks—lets go, and have a big
time! We’ll be looking tor you!
Shopping Easy Under Reich Ration Plan
Dietary restrictions imposed on Germany’s inhabitants are illustrated here in actual quantity. A pound
and a half of meat—that’s a week’s supply. Also allowed is a half pint of milk per day and two ounces of
cheese—enough to bait a mouse trap. Groceries are obtainable only under the Reich ration-card system.
Each housewife must present her card at the grocery store when making purchases, and merchants main¬
tain strictest adherence to limitations, in addition tojood restrictions, the amount of clothing each citizen
may buy is regulated by Nazi edict.
Survey Shows Forty-Six Per Cent Georgia
Farmers Test Scientific Farming Practices
Employment
Rate Goes Up
In This State
Sharp rises in both private and
public employment, as reflected by
placements on jobs of unemployed
Georgia residents, was noted
throughout the state in August by
the Georgia State Employment
Service, a division of the Bureau
of Unemployment Compensation.
Through the operations of 33
local offices located in key cities
the ?■ ervice made 8,125 placement s
of unemployed men and women on
jobs, an increase of 21 per cent
over the preceding month, and a
gain of 50 per cent over August of
last year.
The increases were noted prin¬
cipally in the food manufacturing
iudustries and wholesale trade,
combined placements in which
numbered almost 2,000.
Total private placements num¬
bered 5,837, a 22 per cent increase
over July. The 3,285 placements
made on public works projects com¬
pared with 2,828 in July.
Collins Back
On Payroll
Dr. M. D. Collins, state school
superintendent, is b; ck on the
public payroll again, after a long
absence.
Although funds for administra¬
tion have been available, Dr. Col¬
lins declined to draw his salary
during the period when teachers
in the state were going without
pay. Now that funds have been
made available for meeting the
current salaries in the common
schools, the school head is sharing
in the payroll. |
Deen Bars Wisconsin Butter
For State Relief Distribution
Braswell Deen, director of the
Georgia Department of Public
Welfare, has barred shipment of
butter from Wisconsion into Geor-
gia for distribution through his
agency by the Federal Surplus
Commodity Corporation, a Feder¬
al relief agency that annual y gives
many millions of dollars worth of
food to indigent Georgia citizens on
relief.
Since Wisconsin has been the
major source of cheese and butter
purchased by SCC for distribution
free to the needy, cheese and but-
ter will probably disappear from
the diet of those on relief in Geor¬
gia as a result of Mr. Deen’s ac¬
tion, which, he said, was taken in
retaliation for the “tax on oleo¬
margarine” levied by the Wiscon¬
sin legislature recently.
TRENTON, DADE COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1939
Personal Interviews With
32,000 Farmers Disclose
Big Percentage Conduct
Own Experiments
That Georgia farmers have
caught the spirit of scientific ap¬
proach to their farm problems and
are actually conducting their own
tests of latest in farming practices
is disclosed by the result of per¬
sonal interviews with 32,COO fanr,-
ers.
Forty-six per cent of Georgia
farmers interviewed reported that
they conducted experiments in
their own fields, tried out different
kinds and amounts of fertilizer,
and made comparisons on results
obtained. Not only did the survey
conducted by the National Fer¬
tilizer Association show that farm¬
ers test the values of different
kinds tf fertilizers and fertilizer
practices, but 36 per cent reported
that they conducted experiments
on fields with and without fertilizer
to find out for themselves whether
the practice pays.
As a result of these trials, plus
information obtained from their
county agents, State experiment
stations, and fertilizer agents, 41
per cent reported they have im¬
proved their methods of applying
fertilizer in recent years.
After considering the results of
their tests, 58 per cent reported that
they are planning to use more fer¬
tilizer, and only 11 per cent stated
that they had had any unsatisfac¬
tory results from fertilizer during
the past three years.
The independent investigative
of the farmers in regard to
modern scientific agriculture is in a
large measure due to the stimulat¬
and accurate discussion of bet¬
farming practices carried on by
magazines and State
national agricultural research
extension and other agencies,
public and private.
Drivers Must
Make Report
Of Accidents
The department of public safety
Georgia motorist that they
are reqired by law to file
reports.
Section 6 of the state safety act
that driver of motor ve¬
involved in an accident on a
street or highway to the ex.
of $50 in damages era person¬
injury must send a written report
department of public
within 24 hours. Failure to
is a misdemeanor, pun¬
by a maximum fine of
or maximum term of one
or both.
The reports are confidential
will not be used as evidence
a court trial.
The law provides that in case
driver himself is seriously in¬
any passenger riding with
must ser d in the report.
Investigation of an accident
police or other public officers
does not excuse persons involv¬
ed from making the required re¬
ports to the Department.
Cotton Farmers
Asked To Study
Quota Proposal
Dade County cotton farmers
were asked this week to study all
angles of the 1940 cotton market¬
ing quota proposal before going to
the polls December 9 to determine
if next year's crop will be govern¬
ed by quota regulations.
“Farmers normally consider the
factors of supply, carry-over, pro¬
duction and consumption,” County
Agent H. G. Baker said. “But a
new factor—the war in Europe—
also must be considered if the
farmers get a true picture of the
current cotton situation.”
The county agent said the best
guide the farmers have as to what
is likely to happen to cotton as a
result of the European develop¬
ments is the experience they had
during the World War. He said
most of them may recall the high
cotton prices that prevailed during
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Homecoming
at Piney Grove
Next Sunday
The annual Homecoming will be
held at the Piney Grove Baptist
church next Sunday, October 15th.
An appropriate program for the
occasion has been arranged, and
everyone is cordially invited and
urged to attend. The program
follows:
10:00 Opening song by congre¬
gation. Prayer.
10:15 Talk by Rev. Crawford.
30:30 Song.
10:35 Talk, Birdie Johnson.
10:55 Duet.
11:00 Talk, Rev. Buchanan.
11:15 Talk, Rev. Keys.
11:45 Song, Rawlings Four.
12:00 Dinner.
1:00 Song, congregation.
1:05 Talk, Rev. Tom Norris.
1:20 Song, Daisy Quartet.
1:30 Talk, Rev. G. W. Smith.
1:45 Song, Rawlings Four.
1:50 Talk, Rev. Abercrombie.
2:05 Song, Daisy Trio.
2:10 Talk, Rev. Win. Steele.
2:25 Prayer.
2:30 Song, Daisy Quartet.
2:45 Talk, Rev. Dowdy.
3:00 Special song.
3:05 Song, Daisy Trio.
3:10 Prayer.
3:15 Dismiss.
Scarlet Fever
Is Inrcasing
In Georgia
Scarlet fever is on the increase in
Georgia, according to Dr. T. F.
Abercrombie, director of the State
Department of Public Health, who
declares that 457 cases have been
reported for the first of./eke year
through September 1, as compar¬
ed with 360 cases for the same
period last year. Georgians are
urged to be on the lookout for this
disease.
“Scarlet fever is easily spread, the
infectious organsim or germ being
found in rhe discharges from the
nose and throat and from suppur¬
ating ear glands. Contrary to popu¬
lar belief scarlet fever is not spread
by the scales that form on the body
after the rash appears”, the health
director stated.
Dr. Abercrombie advised all phy¬
sicians to make an early diagnosis
and insist on strict quarantied
measures. “The public fears scarlet
fever and rightfully so since many
chidren die fromthis disease and its
cc mplications”, he said.
If your child has a shight cold,
sore throat and fever, he may have
scarlet fever. Keep him at home,
put him to bed and call your family
physician as this disease can best
be treated in its early stages. Scar¬
let fever may be so mild that it
will hardly be recognized in one
member of the family, yet, it may
prove fatal to another member of
the same family,” the health di¬
rector said.
“Your doctor will give you in¬
structions regarding the quarantine
of the patient. Carefully carry out
his orders as he knows what is best
to do to prevent the serious compli¬
cations such as abscesssed ears,
nephritis (kidney damage) and
pneumonia from developing in your
child. Also how to prevent other
members of your family and your
neighbors from catching disease can
be learned from your doctor”, he
continued’
The health director further advised
parents to refrain from sending a
sick child to school where he may
catch some other disease and
where he will most probably
spread his infection to others.
Immunizations for scarlet fever
have been tried but beaouse of the
severe reacton and the question¬
able value of immunity conferred it
has not been universally employed,
he declared.
91.50 A YEAR
Retail Sales Tax
to Ralance
Budget
Adoption of of a minimum gen¬
sales tax to finance the public
program, the public wel¬
system of assistance to aged
and to readjust local
to meet the burdens im¬
on the counties by the
exemption policy^
inevitable in Georgia thif
Confronted with the certainty
the schools will remain opera
only four months under the
plan, and with many
striving desperately to
their finances with only
increases in assessments, it
certain that the Assembly will
to the sales tax to solve the
for Georgia, as it has
it for almost half of th$
of the union.
Georgia citizens, however*
a right to insist that the
be solved with some de¬
of permanency. In the past,
tax measures have been
with the assurance that
“state budget has been bal¬
and the people have
subsequently to find
still unbalanced.
Under the Georgia tax systsm,
it would be revised by the ad¬
of the sales tax, the income
and sales tax would be the
of the general fund.
the yield from those
vary from year to year with
conditions, the ulti¬
costs of government will
in something like the same
since the prices of things
by the state would decline
years when incomes and sales
If financed at this time, certain
the costs of state government
be financed “at the peak."
is true of the Public Wel¬
system, because, after 1942
will be a decline in the
of old age assistance
as the federal Social Secur¬
system takes charge of the
The other principal cost of the
government lies in the
There is already a gra¬
decrease in the number of
of school age in the na¬
This decline has not affect¬
Georgia because of emigra¬
from the state in the census
between 1920 and 1930,
will begin to take definite ef-
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Organized
At Rising Fawn
Baptist Church
A Senior B. Y. P. U. was orga¬
at the Rising Fawn Baptist
Sunday night. Miss Birdie
of Head River, directed.
The following officers were elect¬
: President, Miss Louise Steele;
president, Mrs. Ray Smith;
leader, Mrs. W. J. West;
Miss Inez
group captains, Gor¬
Steele, Mrs. W. M. Steele and
Owen Woodyard; correspond¬
secretary, Mrs. Asa Reeves;
Miss Mattie Johnston;
Miss Kathryn West and
J. Z. Bobo.
Twenty-five joined.
MissHettie Hubble has been
treasurer of Phi Upsilion
national honorary home
at the University of