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Devoted to The Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia
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NUMBER 29.—VOLUME 44.
DADE SCHOOLS
OPEN AUGUST 21
FACULTIES OF SOME OF THE
SCHOOLS INCOMPLETE
The schools of Dade Coun¬
ty will open for the fall term
Monday, August 21st, when
when children will report for
classes for the first time.
Members of the faculty will
report Monday morning and
will spend Monday making
schedules, planning programs
and preparing to enroll their
pupils on Tuesday, according
to announcement made today
by Supt. L. M. Allison.
The textbooks will be issued
to all students on opening day.
The schools are opening on
August 21 in order that four
months' work may be done be-
for Christmas and still have' a
10-day holiday period.
10-day holiday period; also, in
order for the children to be a-
vcilable in the spring to help
With the planting of spring
crops.
The faculties of some, of \6.e
school are as yet incomplete;
however, it is thought that they
will be completed in the next
few days, or by the time the
schools open.
First Annual HDC
Picnic Held Friday
The first annual picnic for
Home Demonstration Club
member of Dade County was
held Friday, August 4, at Tren¬
ton, with approximately 75 peo¬
ple present.
In the afternoon, 17 members
participated in the style show.
The awards were as folows:
Two-piece Dress; 1st, Mrs. L. M.
Allison; 2nd, Mrs. J. P. Carpen¬
ter; 3rd, Mrs. Lucille Blevins.
Street Dress: 1st, Mrs. T. M.
Tatum; 2nd, Mrs. Carrie Car-
roll; 3rd, Mrs. E. L. Raulston.
Afternoon Dress: 1st, Mrs. D. J.
Hancock; 2nd, Mrs. Robert For¬
ester; 3rd, Mrs. Walter Simpson.
Sweepstakes was won by
Hancock, who will attend the
state style show in Milledge-
ville.
At the council meeting Mrs.
Leighton Street and Mrs. Bertha
McSpadden were chosen to
represent the county at the
state council meeting in Mil-
ledgeville, August 29-Sept. 3.
WPB Order Controls
All Lumber Sales
A general War Production
Board order which went into ef¬
fect last week placing tight re¬
striction on all lumber sale£ to
civilians has already made its
effect felt among lumber deal¬
ers and would-be lumber buy¬
ers in Dade County.
The new order affects all com¬
mercial and industrial con¬
cerns, home owners, farmers—
in fact, anyone who wants to
buy anything from a two by
four to an order for several
thousand feet.
However, the WPB ruling is
SOt quite as bad as it sounds
any anyone who really needs
lumber will be able to get it by
following th'> Jfitirly simple pro¬
cedure outline by the order.
A prospective purchaser
should consult his lumber deal¬
er who will send his application
to the government agency
which has the proper authori¬
ty to grant the priority needed.
Federal law prohibits lumber
sale except on authorized ord¬
ers.
In explaing the order, WPB
district priorities manager, said,
"The added restrictions are ab¬
solutely necsesary in view of
the almost incredible demands
for lumber now being made
by th earmed forces.”
TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1944.
Used Car Purchasers
Reminded To Fill Out
Certificate ofTransfer
Used automobile purchasers
were reminded today by A. L.
Dyer, chairman of the Dade
County War Price and Ration¬
ing Board, that OPA "certi¬
ficate of transfer" must be com¬
pletely and accurately filled
out and filed with the local War
Price and Rationing Board on
or before date the buyer applies
to the board for agasoline ra¬
tion.
Mr. Dyer said that during the
past week 10 certificates of
transfer were filed at the board
by used car buyers. Of these,
he said, 90 per cent were filled
out improperly. To protect
themselves from overcharges,
Mr. Dyer urged all used car
buyers to fill out the blanks
completely, showing the facts
about make of car, model, year
model, body type, extra equip¬
ment and price paid.
OPA is requiring presenta¬
tion of this certificate to pre¬
vent sales of automobiles at
prices higher than ceilings, the
board chairman said.
'This action will protect both
legitimate automobile dealers
and buyers by making im¬
possible over-ceiling sales by
non-buyers," he said.
Commission to Finish
Preliminary Draft
On Constitution
The state commission ap¬
pointed to revise and stream¬
line Georgia's constitution has
completed its hearings and will
meet the week of August 14 to
finish its preliminary work be¬
fore it gets down to business for
the actual revision of the docu¬
ment.
The meeting will still be'pub¬
lic, and members of the Legis¬
lature as well as citizens in
general who are interested are
invited to attend.
Of the seven standing com¬
mutes names, five have already
reported and only two remain
to give their reports. Also, the
judicial, budgetary and tax sec¬
tions for the revised constitu¬
tions are yet to be tackled by
the group.
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A written transcript of the
last meeting, some 550 pages,
is now on Gov. Arnall's desk.
The revision commission was
named by the governor last
year by authority of the 1943
General Assembly. Its work
will be passed on by the 1945
Legislature, which meets in
January.
Gov, Arnall Aproves
Road Building Plan
The State Treasury has been
ordered by Gov. Arnall to pro¬
vide the State Highway Depart¬
ment with the sum of $586,360
to start the state-federal high¬
way construction program in
Georgia, which will cost nearly
three million dollars.
The state will put up a little
more thart a million dollars of
the amount and the federal
government the rest. The S460,-
000 recenly recovered by the
state from the federal govern¬
ment for road damages in the
Camp Stewart area will be uti¬
lized by it in the program.
The projects are scattered
over the counties of Gwinnett,
Forsyth, Polk, Chatham, Walk¬
er, Catoosa, Coweta, Troup,
Jenkins, Bacon and Emanuel
counties.
Published Weekly — Since 1901.
State Board Thanks
Officials For Aid
To Public Schools
In a resolution adopted by
the State Board of Education,
Gov. Ellis Arnall and other
state officials are warmly
thanked for the services they
have rendered the public
school teachers and pupils of
Georgia and education in gen¬
eral. The resolution follows:
"Whereas, even in the face
of war measures which have in
some fields restricted the state
from collecting normal revenue,
Gov. Ellis Arnall, as governor
and chairman of the Budget
Commission, has been able to
find funds with which to fin¬
ance the teacher-retirement
system and two months' salary
for the Georgia public school
teachers, $100,000 for the pub¬
lic library program and $100,-
000 for the trade school project;
and,
"Whereas, it takes executive
ability, skill and statesmanship
to accumulate a surplus of
money for these important fac¬
tors; and,
"Whereas, Gov. Arnall has
succeeded, on a sound eco¬
nomical basis, in financing the
activities of the State Govern¬
ment and has been able to re¬
duce the State's debts tremen¬
dously without increasing
taxes; and,
"Whereas, no one could do
such herculean tasks without
vision and pronounced leader¬
ship; and,
"Whereas, this challenging
constructive endeavor by the
governor is so universally and
unanimously appreciated by
the teachers, the children, the
school administrators, the press,
the State Board of Education
and the citizens of Georgia;
therefore,
"BE IT RESOLVED, that we
as members of the State Board
of Education, with Mrs. S. C.
Patterson, president of the State
Education Association, concur¬
ring, do hereby express to Hon.
Ellis Arnall, governor; Hon. B.
E. Thrasher, Jr., state auditor;
other members of the budget
commission, andthe members
of the Georgia General As¬
sembly, our everlasting grati¬
tude for this significant, worth¬
while and tremendously im¬
portant contribution for the en¬
largement of the education op¬
portunities of the children and
teachers of Georgia; and,
Be it further resolved, that we
wish again to express to Gov.
Arnall our abiding apprecia¬
tion for his monumental, con¬
structive endeavor in behalf of
Georgia's enlarging and grow¬
ing educational program. The
above mentioned activities of
Gov. Arnall prove conclusively
his love of Georgia and Geor¬
gians, both children and ad¬
ults."
Sgt. James R. Baty
Receives Citation
WITH THE 5TH ARMY, Italy.
—Staff Sergeant James R. Baty,
son of Mrs. Ella F. Baty, who
lives near Rising Fawn has
been cited by his regiment of
the 36th "Texas" Infantry Di¬
vision and awarded the Com¬
bat Infantryman Badge for ac¬
tual participation in combat
with * the enmy while serving
on the Fifth Army front in Italy.
Standards for the badge are
high. The decoration, which
was recently authorized by the
War Department, is awarded^o
the infantry soldier who has
proved his fighting ability in
combat.
The handsome badge con¬
sists of a silver rifle set against
a background of infantry blue,
enclosed in a silver wreath .
NOTICE!
After this date, August 10, I
will not be responsible for Mrs. any
debts made by my wife,
Beulah Taylor, or anyone else.
Luther S. Taylor, Trenton, Ga.
CALLAWAY OFFERS PLAN
FOR FARM DEVELOPMENT
STATE COMMITTEE
TO ADMINISTER
SOLDIER’S BILL
The "GI" bill will be admins-
tered on a state basis by a com¬
mittee appointed by Governor
Arnall and compised of educa¬
tors and state officials. The
group, to devise means of ad¬
ministering benefits of the
measure, is as follows:
M. E. Thompson, executive
secretary, chairman of com¬
mittee; C. Arthur Cheatham,
state veterans' service officer;
Colonel J. N. Keelin, Jr., selec¬
tive service director for Geor¬
gia; Dr. O. C. Aderhold, direc¬
tor of education panel of the
State Agricultural and Indus¬
trial Development Commission;
W. H. Gunn, dean of West
Georgia College, and Dr. Good¬
rich White, president of Emory
University.
Fearing "fly-by-night" schools
will be opened after the war for
the sole purpose of sharing edu¬
cational funds given service
men and women by the federal
government, educators are re¬
questing the governor to desig¬
nate an agency to provide a
list of approved educational in¬
stitutions to the veterans. Arnall
has expressed an interest in
heading off any possible
"school racket."
Noting increasing evidences
of such schemes, the Georgia
committee on post-war plans,
meeting in Atlanta, named a
sub-committee to confer ..with
the governor on means of with¬
holding accredited status from
substandard institutions. Seve¬
ral committee members told of
hurried plans on part of certain
persons to set up schools to
attract service men and women.
Dr. Harmon W. Caldwell, presi¬
dent of Georgia university, is
chairman of thepost-war plans
committee.
The group will study the com¬
pilation of a directory of ap¬
proval educational* institution
which would be available to
the service men and women.
Choice of school is left up to the
individual, under the law.
American People
For Fight Against
Announcing that the Ameri¬
can people had contributed an
all time record of $10,973,491 to
the 1944 Fund-Raising Appeal
of The National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis, Basil O'¬
Connor, Foundation president
declared last night that these
donations will permit an ex¬
pansion of the war against the
children's enemy on the home
front.
With epidemic s or serious
outbreaks now taking their toll
in twelve of the states of the
nation, Mr. O'Connor pointed
out that the number of cases
reported is already higher than
for the comparable period last
year when the country suffered
its third worst epidemic.
Mr. O'Connor said the Na¬
tional Foundation would now
be able to add more epidemic
fighters and additional equip¬
ment for emergency aid and,
at the same time, continue its
relentless fight to learn how to
prevent and cure the disease.
"Funds from the 1944 March
of Dimes", he continued, "will
permit the National Foundation
not only to expand its aid to
those who are stricken but also
to open up new fronts of re¬
search which some day will
pierce the defense of this di¬
sease and permit us to prevent
it.
"Already 1,460,000 dimes are
at work in the state of North
Carolina, where representatives
Dade County’s Only
Panel Chairman Tells Civic Group
Soil Improvement Is Greatest Need
A CONCRETE movement to bring solution to the South's agri¬
cultural problems through formation of small fanning co¬
operations has been launcehd by Caso J. Callaway, chairman
of the Agricultural Panel of the State Agricultural and Industrial
Board, and a highly responsive statewide interest has resulted
immediately.
Mr. Callaway, who engages in experimental fanning in
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CASON J. CALLAWAY
Bluejacket Carl Baker
Receives Promotion
The petty officer rating of
electrician's mate third class
was granted to Bluejacket Carl
G. Baker, 33, husband of Cleo
A. Baker, Rt. 3, Rising Fawn,
during recent graduation cere¬
monies at the Naval Training
School (electric) at the St. Louis,
Missouri, Naval Armory.
Selection to attend the school
was made on the basis of his
recruit training aptitude tests.
The completed course of study
included fHe practical use of
electrical tools, soldering, wir¬
ing, diagramming and repair¬
ing of telephone circuits. A
theoretical phase also included
principles of electricity and
magnetism.
The graduate is awaiting
further duty orders to sea or to
some shore station.
$10,973,491
Paralysis
of the National Foundation
work dav and night with state
and local authorities to provide
emergency aid, professional
workers and equipment to meet
the epidemic situation."
Dimes and dollars contribut¬
ed by Americans also are at
work in Kentucky, New York,
Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Vir¬
ginia, Tennessee, Ohio, Michi¬
gan, Maryland, Mississippi and
Indiana, where there are ser¬
ious or threatening outbreaks,
he added.
"We have no way of know¬
ing how far the danger will
spread, nor how many homes
will suffer tragedy before this
year's epidemic subsides,"
warned Mr. O'Connor, adding
"but we do know that we have
never before seen so well e-
quipped to meet the ravages of
infantile paralysis as we are
this year."
This year's donations almost
doubled the former record of
$5,527,590 set in 1943, Mr. O'¬
Connor said, and the total com¬
prised millions of small dona¬
tions indicating that "almost
every person in this country
has had some part in creating;
the means of carrying on this
mighty crusade.
"From Army and Navy bases
half way around the world
came donations from the brave
fighters in our armed services,"
said Mr. O'Connor, which he
considers "a mandate to us
$1.50 PER YEAR.
Harris county operates one
of the largest and most success¬
ful farms in the South, outlined
his plan at a large meeting of
business and civic leaders from
over the state. He stated his
proposal as follows:
"From one hundred corpora¬
tions, covering as much of the
area of the state as possible.
Each corporation will have sev¬
en stockholders, each of whom
will put up One thousand dol¬
lars. Each corporation will e-
lect a president, secretary,
treasurer, etc., and each cor¬
poration will emply a farmer
and buy one hundred acres of
land.
"The land will cost and av¬
erage of thirty dollars an acre,
or $3,000. The remaininq $4,-
000 of the investment will be
spent just as rapidly as the
work may be done, in build¬
ing up the land, making it cost
on the average of seventy dol¬
lars an acre instead of thirty.
In many sections this land will
cost considerably less—say
twenty dollars an acre. In this
case, the corporation will have
$5,000 or an average of fifty
dollars per acre to produce
dollar land.
"After the land hasbeen built
up, each corporation is to bor¬
row not more than $3,000 from
the bank for current inventory,
cows, machinery on hand, etc.
These one hundred farms
would be bought as soon as
practical, but prior to January
1, 1945."
Four of Sbuthern agriculture's
primary needs would' be a-
chieved by the plan, Callaway
said. First, it wouldimprove the
soil; second, permit long-term
commercial credit; third, use
machinery to work crops and,
fourth, attract processing plants
to locate near the farms.
The exact plans form improv¬
ing soil would be left to each
corporation. However, experts
to advise them would be made
available without cost to the
Soil Conservation Service, the
Agricultural Extension Service
and the State Experiment Sta¬
tion.
The Agricultural Panel would
cooperate in having such ser¬
vices provided.
Your Ranger Says...
By Buck Pace
Trying to write a column for
the paper gives me a headache
and I feel one coming on now,
so I'll see you next week.
Meet us at Morganville
school August 15, and Davis
High School August 17 for our
moving picture shows.
here at home not to neglect the
fight against this home-front
enemy while they are battling
our foes abroad."
Mr. O'Connor praised the co¬
operation of the film industry,
movie patrons, the sports
world, the press, radio, war
workers, school children, labor,
industry and "Mr. and Mrs. A-
merica in every conceivable
station of life who aided in this
vital movement."
One-half of the funds raised
each January through the cele-
brations of the President's Birth-
day is retained by the 3,000
county chapters for aid to those
stricken with poliomyelitis; the
other half goes to the National
Foundation for its program of
research, epidemic aid and
education.
