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Devoted to the Best Interests of Dade County.
NO. 41. VOL.
Railway Tax
Bill Million
Dollars a Day
Suppose you had to pay a tax
bill of $1,000,000 a day. Well,
that’s what Class I railroads of the
United States :re doing. They paid
in taxes to the various federal,
state and local governments 40.41
cents out of each dollar of net
earnings in 1938, the highest ratio
for any year since 1920, according
to statistics of the Association of
American Railroads, just made
public in Atlanta. In 1937 they
paid 31.10 cents per dollar and in
1936, 28.52 cents.
Out of each dollar c f operating
revenue, the railroads in 1938 paid
in taxes 9.5 cents, the greatest
amount for any year on record. In
1937 they paid 7.8 cents and in
1936 it was 7.9 cents. Railway
taxes now average nearly $1,000,-
000 per day, it was shown.
Total taxes paid in 1938 to
federal, state and local goverments
by Class I railroads and their non¬
operating common carrier subsi¬
diaries amounted to $343,193,790,
the greatest amount for any year
since 1930, when their tax bill a-
mounted to $350,042,367. Railway
taxes in 1938 were an increase of
$13,792,836, compared with 1937
and an increase of $20,802,158,
compared with 1936.
Of the total amount of taxes
paid in 1938, $264,934,917 or 77.2
per cent went to state and local
governments and $77,422,886 was
paid to the federal government.
The amount of taxes paid to the
state and local governments by
these carriers in 1938 was an in¬
crease of $12,633,651, compared
with 1937 and an increase of $87,-
668, 455 compared with 1936.
Southeast Leads
Nation in USHA
Slum Clearance
The Southeast is taking the
lead in the federal government’s
slum clearance and rehousing pro¬
gram, according to Jacob Crane,
assistart administrator of the
United States Hr using Authority,
who was one of the speakers at the
Regional Conference of Housing
Administration and Management,
held recently in Atla nta.
Of the 107 USHA projects now
under construction about half are
located in the Southeast from Mary
land to Florida, he said. Mr. Crane
declared 65,000 new homes for
poor families are being constructed
this year through the USHA, but,
“measured against the great need
for low-income housing in this
country, this record represents
only a meagre start.”
The three-day conference, the
first of its kind ever held in the
United States, was opened by
Charles F. Palmer, chairman of
the Atlanta Housing Authority,
which is supervising Atlanta’s $18,-
000,000 slum clearance and low-
cost housing program.
Governor Rivers, another speak¬
er at the important conference,
said: “Over one-half of the urban
homes in the South are sub-stand¬
ard, which means we have 1,500,-
000 dwelling units which consti¬
tute threats to the health, safety
and morals of our citizens who are
living in houses. If we build 75,000
dwelling units per year we will
solve our housing problem within
20 years. Such a program will mean
steady emp oyment for 130,000
men.”
Bail? (Enmttn
Head Brewing Industry Program
Planned in the Public Interest
non millions
BE*# AND ALE S
. . ; i
Newly elected ofReers of the United Brewers Industrial
dation, who will direct the industry’s public service prrgram.
Left to right: Rudolph J. Schaefer, Treasurer; Carl W. Baden
hansen, Chairman; A. Kirsehstein, Second
and S. E. Abrams, hirst Vice-Chairman.
Gratified by public t ndorsement
of its policies, the United Brewers
Industrial foundation at its con-
vention in New York City en-
thusiastically voted continuation
of its program to align the industry
with the public interest.
New officers were selected to
carry on the advertising, research
and indusrryself regulation activi¬
ties inaugurated by their successors
as a means of interpreting the in¬
dustry to the public and the pub¬
lic to the industry.
Carl W. Badenhausen, of New¬
ark, N. J., was named Chairman
of the Foundation for the coming
year. Other officers elected were
S. E. Abrams, Milwaukee, Wis ,
First Vice Chairman; A. Kirsch-
stein, Waukesha, Wis., Second
Vice Chairman, and Rudolph J.
Schaefer, Brooklyn, N. Y., Treas¬
urer.
Destroying Old Cotton Stalks
i Is Way To Kill
Boll Weevils
Ga. National Guards
Speeds up Training
The Georgia National Guards
must double their dull periods at
once for a seven day period of field
training between now and Jam ary
i 31, according Adjt.-Gen. John
to
E. Stoddard. General Stoddard
said the order was issued in accord¬
ance with War Department in¬
structions, which have been sent
to National Guard of all states in
the corps area.
Commenting on rumors that
orders for increased training fore¬
shadow a move toward complete
mobilization of the National Guard
next spring, General Stoddard said:
“This is merely conjecture. No one
knows definitely what will happen,
for everything depends on develop¬
ments.”
Is Rivers-Talmadge
1940 Race Illegal?
Will Governor Rivers or former
Governor Talmadge be barred
from running for Governor in
1940—or both?
That was the speculation follow¬
ing the declaration of Attorney
General Ellis Arnall that the state
constitution will prevent a guber¬
natorial contest between the two.
The rights of both have been
questioned under the law that a
former Governor must wait four
full years before running again,
and the provision barring any
Governor a third consecutive term.
Attorney General Arnall, answer¬
ing a question in Texas recently,
as to the probability of a Rivers-
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TRENTON, DA1)E COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1939
| Brewers and allied industry rep-
reseutatives from all parts of the
United States participated in the
discussion. They approved reports
| from nine states in which the indus-
try is carrying on a program co-
operation with law enforcement
officials to “clcan-up or close-up”
the small minority establishments
in which objectionable con-
ditons surround the sale of beer.
“The Foundation program and
objectives should be sufficient evi¬
dence that the brewing industry in
this country has recognized its so¬
cial responsibilities,” Mr. Baden¬
hausen said in assuming his office.
“The faithful dischargsof those rc-
sposibilities means the preservation
for the country of an industry
which has made substantial tax
contributions, created employment
and stimulated local business every
where.”
County Agent H. G. Baker urg¬
ed Dade County farmers this week
to destroy old cotton sralks, as a
means of checking boll weevil in¬
festation next year.
“ The amount of infestation
the 1940 crop will be determined
largely by the number of weevils
surviving the winter weather,” the
agent said. “In view of this fact, it
is well to destroy old cotton stalks
as soon after the crop is harvested
as possible.”
Mr. Baker pointed out that boll
weevils which go into
quarters hungry cannot survive
until the next crop. Destroying old
stalks will take away a great por¬
tion of their food, he added.
“To obtain best results,” he
added, “stalks should be cut with
a stalk-cutter, and then turned
under when the ground is soft
enough.”
Entertains With
Quilting Party
Mrs. Tom Street entertained at
her home near Morganville on last
Wednesday with a quilting party.
Lunch was served.
Those attending were: Misses
Ena Stephens and Imogene Par¬
son; Mesdames J. S. Parson, Geo.
Massey, Sam Hardeman, W. H.
Patterson and Jack Parson.
Talmadge contest, replied:
“No. It can't be done. The
constitution forbids it.”
He declined to amplify or clarify
the statement.
U.S. Watching
Divers ion Fight
In This State
Georgia may lose a substantial
part of its grants from the federal
government for road construction
as a result of > he efforts to divert
revenues obtained by the State
from motorists into other channels
than the construction and main¬
tenance of the highway system.
It was pointed out last week
that the Federal Bureau of Public
Roads is withholding action against
the state because of the diversion
of$2,500,000 through a legislative
transfer in 1935. In 1937, Gov.
Rivers in a message t o the assembly
pointed out that the state would
be penalized severely for this di¬
version, unless the money was re¬
stored to the highway deparrment
and demanded that some method
of replacing it be enacted by the
legislators. The administration
plan of a direct appropriation was
shelved in favor of the motor ve¬
hicle taxes, so as to provide a
gradual replacement of the lost
funds, and this policy was tena-
tively accepted by the Washing¬
ton authorities.
However, since that time, there
has been a series of “loans” by
the highway department to the
general fund, scheduled for re¬
payment in December. It is be¬
lieved that, unless this money is
repaid promptly, the Bureau of
Roads will be compelled to as-
sumr- that the 1937 agreement
was not entered into in good faith,
and will apply immediately the
penalty—loss of one-third of the
federal grants—for the previous
diversion.
Diversionists, despairing of leg¬
islative approval of a policy cnce
characterized as “little better
than common theft,” by one of
their present leaders, are now
leaders in the fight to prevent a
legislative session to provide ade¬
quate financing for state services.
Traffic Deaths
Take Big Drop
In September
Georgia motorists and pedes¬
trians proved the value of con¬
centrated efforts for safety last
month by reducing their taffic
fataliry rate 52 percent over the
previous September, the greatest
monthly reduction in two years.
Lon Sullivan, commissiones of
the Department of Public Safety,
announced 42 deaths for last
month compared to 90 for Sep¬
tember, 1938. This reduction also
established the greatest reduction
since troopers began patrolling
the highways when the depart¬
ment of public safety was organ¬
ized in 1937.
This reduction is attributed to
changed attidudes on the part of
mororists and pedestrians and their
determination to stop “killings and
injuries on our streets and high¬
ways.” The press, radio, schools,
civic clubs and other agencies have
worked as never before to help state
and local law enforcement officers
push forwaid the safety crusade.
Hallowe’en Festival
At Wildwood
The Ladies Aid of the Wildwood
Methodist Church, will sponsor a
Hallowe’en Festival at the home
of Mrs. H. C. Porter Saturday
night, October 28. The proceeds
will be used to finish the interior
of the church.
‘Square and on the Square .*
Rivers Administration Saves
Half Million On Purchases In
3 Months Under New Svstem
Blalock Named
Fulton President
Frank W. Blalock, elected president
of the Fulton National Bank of
Atlanta to succeed Ryburn G. Clay,
who resigned because of ill health.
Mr. Blalock is a University of
Georgia graduate. A World War
volunteer, he was advanced to the
rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the
famous 82nd Division. He has won
distinction as a financier during
the 20 vears he has served Fulton
National in various capacities.
Urges Planting
Grain, Legumes
To Produce Hay
The county agent urges farmers
to plant small-grain winter leg¬
ume mixtures as a means of pro¬
viding hay for use on farms next
spring.
• These mixtures should be
planted in the fall and cut in the
spring when the grain is in the
dough stage. In addition to hay
production these mixtures will
add to the acreage on the farm
planted to soil conserving crops,
since they are close growing.
It is important to grow part of
the hay during the winter and
spring months so as to distribute
the risk of production and cur¬
ing and, at the same time, to re¬
plenish the feed supply at a per¬
iod when the summer crop is
running low or has been exhaust¬
ed.
The kind of crops, the propor¬
tion of seed of the various crops
used in the mixture, stage of
cutting, method of cu mg, and
weather conditions duriug cur¬
ing time will determiue the dual •
ity of hay produced from small-
grain winter legume mixtures.
In North Georgia a successful
mixture is two bushels of oats,
ten pounds of vetch and ten
pounds of crimson clover per
acre. Some growers use the oats
and vetch, without the clover, but
where clover can be grown it adds
quantity aud quality to the hay
produced.
Entertain With
Surprise Party
Miss Ena Stephens and Mrs.
Sam Hardeman entertained with a
surprise party last Friday evening
at the formers home—“nine oaks”
—near Morganville, f< r Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. (Bud) Patterson, who
will go to Chattauooga this week to
reside.
Those e ljoying the occasion were:
Misses Ola Mae Woosley, Louise
Raines, Myrna, Mildred Hamlin,
Imogene Parson, Betty Postam,
Violet Ruth Neely, Agnes Steph¬
ens, Barbara Hardeman, Beulah
Belie Porter, Marylin Wilhoit and
Beatrice Woosley; Messrs. Em-
manuell Avery, Sam Hardeman,
OUT OF TOWN
PRINTERS PAY
NO TAXES HERE
LET US DO YOUR
PRINTING
$1.50 A YEAH
Atlanta, Ga. (Special)—Journal¬
istic textbooks quote the famous
Charles A. Dana as having said
that “when a man bites a dog,
that’s news.” And so according to
that definition it would seem that
when a state administration that is
being bitterly charged by its politi¬
cal foes with “waste” and “ex¬
travagance” saves the taxpayers a
half million dollars in three months,
that’s news.
O. G. Glover, according to the
Associated Press, reports that the
state centralized purchasing de¬
partment, set up by the administra¬
tion of Governor E. D. Rivers, 3
mouths ago, has saved Georgians
a half mil.ion dollars on articles
the various state departments,
agencies and institutions buy.
Furthermore, Supervisor Glover,
who has been complimented by
Governor Rivers for the fine show¬
ing of his department, also reports
that although the legislature al¬
lowed $60,000 for organization and
operation of the new department
for the first three months, only
$27,000 of that amount was spent
for both organization and opera¬
tion. Such a showing, of course,
won’t be mentioned by the poli¬
ticians who are constantly sharp¬
shooting the Rivers administration
for “extravagance,” but the tax¬
payers of the state no doubt will
be glad to learn that efficiency and
economy at long last are being
practiced by the state department
and may be inclined to give credit
to the Rivers administration for
being the first to inaugurate cen¬
tralized purchasing which is re¬
sponsible for such a large saving in 1
the first three months of operation.
Glover revealed that the cost of
setting up the new department and
its operating expenses for the first
quarter was less than one percent
of the total purchases for the three-
month period.
Cotton Market
Quotas Upheld
By U. S. Court
The decision of a United States
court in Texas, involving the va¬
lidity of the marketing quota
provisions of the AAA cotton
program, is expected to eliminate
all doubts as to the constitutionali¬
ty of the marketing restrictions on
the lint crop.
In this suit a farmer sought to
recover from a ginning company
$356 collected from him by the gin
as a penalty on cotton sold by him
in excess of his farm marketing
quota.
The plaintiff held that the quota
did not constitute a regulation of
marketing, but was a regulation of
production, also that the sale of
his cotton was not an interstate
transaction, but purely local and,
as such, was not an interstate
transaction of congress.
Both contentions were overruled
by the court which held that there
was no difference in the principle
between the provisions of the Act
dealing with tobacco and cotton.
Robert Porter, Isaac Freeman,
Vernon Hamlin, Raymond Wad¬
Lloyd Raines, Edward Holmes
Billy Blaylock, Hicks and Newton
Lewis Wilhoit, Marshall
M.M. Carroll and Wayne
Tommy Street, Wayne
Mesdames Alex and
Ben Raines and Mattie Stephens;
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Parson, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Street, Mr. and Mrs.
Roland Tinker, Mr. and Mrs. E.
T. Holmes.