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Devoted tc The Best Interests of Dade County and Georgia.
NUMBER 31.—VOLUME 44.
Governor Will Seek
Merit System For All
State Fmployos
With the merit system now in
effect in only three of the state's
departments—Health, Welfare
and Labor—Gov. Arnall has
announced he will ask the next
sesson of the Legislature, to
meet in January, to broaden the
system to include all non-policy
forming state employes.
A number of these employes
met recently and formed an or¬
ganization to work for the in¬
auguration of civil service, or
the merit system, in all State
departments.
The group is starting off with
160 members, but hopes to en¬
roll a majority of the state's em¬
ployes, according to W. J. Red-
fern, of the State Purchasing Of¬
fice, who is secretary-treasurer
of the new organization.
F. D, R. Wants to Step
Uo War GcoJs Output
WASHINGTON.—Charles E.
Wilson, vice chairman of the
War Production Board, said
after a White House visit re¬
cently that President Roosevelt
was anxious to step up produc¬
tion of such war materials as
heavy artillery, heavy ammu¬
nition, heavy trucks and radar.
''The president wants to put
the heat on for these materials,"
Wilson told newsmen.
.* He added that there are short¬
ages in these materials that
vary in seriousness.
Wilson declared that the
president told him that with the
war progressing as it is, the
nation can't afford any letdown
in such materials.
War Mobilization Director
James F. Brynes two weeks ago
cited what he called shortages
in six critical items and the
Army also called attention to
such shortages.
Pfc. Glen Hamrick, Jr.
Completes Training
CAMP PENDLETON, Ocean-
side, Calif.—Marine Private
First Class Glen Hamrick, Jr.,
son of Mrs. J. C. Williams, of
Rising Fawn, has beengraduat-
ed from the infantry and Brown¬
ing automatic rifle section
school at Training Command
here.
Graduates of this school are
assigned to Marine infantry
battalions. Their training has
prepared them for amphibious
landings and establishing and
securing beach heads.
Private Hamrick, 19, was en¬
gaged in farming before enlist¬
ing in the Marine Corps in Oc¬
tober, 1943.
Early Mailing
For Overseas Ur ged
September 15 to October 15
has been named "Christmas
Mailing Month" by the Army
and Navy, which this year have
33.000 uniformed men and wo¬
men in their postal services million to
handle an esimated 70
Christmas presents — three
times as many as last year,
the Office of War Information
says. Packages mailed during
"Christmas Mailing Month"
should reach their destination
by Christmas day. Packages
should weigh no more than five
pounds and have combined
length, width and depth of not
more than 36 inches.
All Day Sing at Cave
Springs Next Sunday
The annual all day singing
will be held at the Cave Springs
Church next Sunday, Septem¬
ber 3, it has been announced
by John Warren, who is in
charge of this event. all singers
It is urged that
and lovers of good singing, be
on hand for this all day affair,
and bring a "well filled basket .
A (fonniji mss
Charles A. Stair Chairman, War
Finance Committee, Resigns;
Successor is Robert A. McCord
CHARLES A. STAIR ROBERT A. MeCORD
ATLANTA, August 19—(Special)—After a career in which he helped
raise more than $700,000,000 for this nation’s war financing efforts,
Charles A. Stair, chairman of the Georgia War Finance Committee, has
resigned effective September 1st and will be succeeded by Robert A.
McCord, well known investment banker and business man.
Mr. Stair, retired vice president and treasurer of the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company, has served as chairman of the
Georgia committee since its organization in August, 1943, upon cjnsoli-
dation of the Victory Loan Committee, which handled the Second War
Loan, and the work of the War Savings Staff.
Mr. McCord accepted the post upon invitation of Secretary of the
Treasury Henry Morgenthau after Washington treasury headquarters
had announced that Mr. Stair had requested that he be relieved of his
duties after successful completion of tne recent Fifth War Loan.
Mr. Stair and his family intend to move to New Orleans, where he
formerly lived and where he still has extensive business interests.
Announcement of this change in leadership was made at a meeting
here which was attended by chairmen of all the 16 treasury districts in
Georgia, including: Waycross; A. M. Harris, Brunswick; R. H. Gignil-
M. M. Monroe, T. Hamp McGobony,
liant, Savannah; Elbert P. Peabody. Augusta; Frank Garbrels, Clarkes-
Greensboro; Robert V. Watterson, Athens; Jack B. Key, Co¬
ville; Roy Lytle, Rome; Ely R. Callaway, LaGrange; Moultrie; J. P. Etheridge,
lumbus; M. W. Tift, Albany; O. W. Kincaid, and Charles
Perry; Miller R. Bell, Milledgeville; Dr. W. G. Lee, Macon,
J. Currie, Atlanta. Fifth „ War
During Stair’s administration, the Third, Fourth and
Loans have been conducted to successful completion. During the year
of his service, more than $163,000,000 in “E” bonds have been sold; over
$43,000,000 in “F” and “G” bonds, and other federal, war-financing se¬
curities which bring the total to over $700,000,000. the New
Mr. McCord retired January 1, 1944, as general Pierce, partner Fenner m and Beane.
York Stock Exchange firm of Merrill, Lynch, engaged in the banking and
Before moving to Atlanta in 1930, he was
automobile business in Macon. Ralph , , Butler, ^ „
chairman paid high tribute to Mr. Stair, Mrs. _
The new county chairmen and the
the state woman’s chairman, the district and
thousands of other volunteer workers for the outstanding accomplish¬
ments made under their leadership. front,” he said, to fight this , financial _ . _
“It is our duty on the home returned
battle until the last gun has been fired and our boys have
home.”
APPOINT COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS,
IS DECISION OF REVISION COMMITTEE
State and county superinten¬
dents of schools would be ap¬
pointed by education boards,
instead of elected by the peo¬
under provisions of the new
constitution adopted by the
constitution revision committee.
The redrafting commission,
meeting last week, voted to con¬
tinue the present plan of hav¬
ing the Governor appoint the
State Board of Education, and
the grand juries name the coun¬
ty boards. To take schools fur¬
ther out of politics, however, the
commission decided to make
the superintendent posts also
appointive rather than elective.
These provisions after spirited were pass¬ dis¬
ed, 10 to 6,
cussions in which opponents
claimed the school system was
being taken entirely out of the
hands of the people. Claxton,
R. E. L. Majors, of
president of the Georgia Press
Association, declared that eith¬
er the board or the superinten¬
dent in the state and county
systems should be answerable
to the people. .Under the new
plan both would be appointive
rather than elective officials
Opposition Views
Majors' view was shared by
J. W. C. Culpepper, legislator
from Fayette county; Mrs. Leon¬
ard Haas, of Atlanta; Atty. Gen.
T. Grady Head; Judge Tom
Candler, of Canton, and Speak¬
er Roy Harris. Mrs. Haas de¬
clared the local school boards
should be elected and should
have full responsibility for the
school program, including levy¬
ing of taxes for educatinal pur¬
poses. Culpepper said the legis¬
lature program in order to
break up a "closed corpora¬
tion" of school people. Frank Gross
Senate President
led the successful fight to
change the system of naming
school superintendents. He and
Published Weekly — Since 1901.
TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1944.
Hamilton Holt, of Macon, and
Rep. Charles Gowen, of Glynn,
contended appointment by a
grand jury was an election by
outstanding representatives of
the people. An elective board
and elective superintendents
are more likely to play politics
with the education system than
are career school people
whose tenures of office are not
subject to political races, they
said.
Brittain Plan Backed
They particularly backed a
proposal by Dr. M. L. Britain,
president emeritus of Georgia
Tech, that would permit coun¬
ty boards to go outside the
county to select a capable
school superintendent. took
Earlier, the commission
steps to speed up court pro¬
cedure in Georgia and empow¬
ered the state supreme court
to make rules for judicial pro¬
cedure.
The group authorized the
supreme court to divide the
judicial circuit of the state into
six subdivisions. The chief jus¬
tice would appoint an asso¬
ciate justice to each subdivision
to aid in speeding up could court
business. These justices
call in any superior court judge
to help in his district if court
business was behind schedule,
or if the regular judge was ill
or disqualified. voted
The commission to per¬
mit the supreme court to make
rules for court procedure, but
at the same time empowered
the legislature to appoint a ju¬
dicial council, if it so desires to
take over the function from the
court.
Mrs. Grace Simpson Desha
and two sons, Larry and Norm¬
an, have returned to their home
in Atlanta.
Elbert Forester
General Chairman
United War Fund
Elbert Forester has been
ed General Chairman for the
United War Fund Campaign
Dade county. The campaign
starts on October 9. Mr.
was chairman of last year's
campaign for the above organi¬
zation.
In commenting upon his re¬
appointment, Mr. E. B. Emery,
State Chairman, United War
Fund of Georgia, said: "Mr.
Forester performed an out¬
standing job of leadership in
1943, and may be counted on
to repeat the performance in
Dade county this year."
The United War Fund of Geor¬
gia conducts the annual war
time campaigns for funds to
finance the USO, War Prison¬
ers' Aid, United Seaman's Ser¬
vice and the various allied re¬
lief agencies. In many Georgia
counties this year's campaign
will be combined with the com¬
munity fund drive; in others the
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and
other local agencies will raise
their funds also in the joint
campaign.
Mr. Forester says he will soon
perfect a county-wide organiza¬
tion to handle the campaign.
The Georgia organization is af¬
filiated with the National War
Fund and Mr. Forester believes
that every person in the county
should be given the opportunity
to assist in the humanitarian
aims of the agencies financed
in this one united drive.
Singing School Here
To Close Friday Night
With Big Concert
The singing school, which
has been in progress here at
the Baptist church, under the
direction of Prof. Grady Brad¬
ford will close tomorrow (Fri¬
day) night, with a big concert
program.
Singers from various sections
of the country will be on hand
to help out, and everyone in
Dade County is cordially invit¬
ed to attend this event.
Prof. W. Lee Higgins, manager
of the Chattanooga office of the
Stamps-Baxter Muisc and Print¬
ing Company, has promised
to come down and help out; al¬
so, the Bradford Trio, with
"Shorty" Bradford and Paul
Kirfsey, are scheduled to be
present. Noted singers from Ft.
Payne, and elswhere will also
be there. So, plan now to Church come
to the Trenton Baptist
tomorrow night for one of the
biggest singings ever held here.
It is also urged that each stud¬
ent of the school invite his or
her parents to attend.
Hoyt M. McBryar
Receives Promotion
CHERRY POINT, N. C.—Hoyt
M. McBryar, USMC-R, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis McBryar of
Trenton, has been promoted
from Private to Private First
Class.
Private First Class McBryar is
serving as clerk with the Ninth
Marine Aircraft Wing which is
in combat training here at the
largest air station in the Marine
Corps. He enlisted in the Ma¬
rines February 29, 1944, at At¬
lanta, Ga.
ALL DAY SINGING AT
WOODLAWN BAPTIST
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
There will be an all day sing¬
ing at the Woodlawn Baptist
Church next Sunday, Septem¬
ber 3. Everyone is invited to at¬
tend and bring someone with
them. Dinner will be spread at
the noon hour, and several
good quartets, directors, etc.,
are scheduled to be on hand.
Make your plans to attend
[ this singing'.
Dade County’s Only Newspaper.
GRAIN PRODUCTION, PASTURE CONTEST
RULES ARE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK
Rules for the Coosa Valley Grain Production and Pasture
Contest which is opened to all farmers, 4-H club members and
FFA club members, in the counties of the Coosa Valley were
announced this week.
Farmers from thirteen counties, including Bartow, Floyd,
Chattooga, Walker, Dade, Whitfield, Murray, Paulding, Polk,
Catoosa, Gordon, and Cherokee Alabama, may compete in the
contest. The rules are aiven below:
LARGE GROUP
ATTENDS ROME
AAA MEETING
Forming a party going to
Rome Friday morning to attend
a meeting of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration for
the Northwest Georgia District
were E. J. Bible of the Dade
County AAA office, Miss Irene
Forester, H. G. Hawkins and
C. W. Whitlock. The meeting
embraced around 20 counties
from this section of Georgia.
The program began at ten o'¬
clock in the court room of the
Floyd County Courthouse.
The meeting was called and
presided over by Edgar R.
Leake, of Douglasville, Field
Officer for the district, and a
purpose is to plan the "check¬
ing performance on 5 percent
of the farms in Floyd County."
"In order that the State and
Washington offices can esti¬
mate the approximate amount
of money that will be used by
Georgia producers in 1944,
each county is being requested
to check performance on 5 per
cent of its farms," Mr. Leake
stated.
Each Administrative Officer
was requested to bring two or
three field reporters, who may
be Community or County Com¬
mitteemen, or persons who
have had experience with aer¬
ial photographs, and who have
knowledge of the practices for
1944, and bring them to the
meeting.
Forester Family Holds
Sixteenth Annual
Reunion Sunday
The sixteenth annual Forester
reunion was held at Cloverdale
Sunday, and a large number of
relatives and friends attended
considering the weather.
Due to the weather conditions
the reunion was held at the
Cloverdale Church, rather than
the usual picnic ground.
Very interesting talks were
enjoyed during the entire day.
Gus Forester, president, who
was in charge of the program,
gave such a cordial welcome
that everyone really felt wel¬
come. Due to restrictions on
travel, several of the friends and
relatives were unable to at¬
tend; however, Mrs. Bertha Mc-
Gehee and daughter, Bettie, of
San Antonio, Texas, attended
the reunion.
The singers of Dade County,
led by John Warren, added
much to the day's program with
their fine singing. A quartet,
composed of Mrs. Amanda Al¬
len, E. T. Holmes, John Warren,
and Ewell Dickerson sung sev ;
eral songs, which were enjoyed
by everyone. Middleton-of Rising
Dr. D. S.
Fawn, was the principal speak¬
er. His talk was enjoyed to the
fullest lextent. Inspiring talks
were made by Uncle Jim Brad¬
ford, Uncle Bob McKaig, Clark
Lewis, J. Laurel Johnson, Elbert
Forester, Mrs. M. G. Bradford,
Frank Forester, Chas. Bible,
Uncle Bob Cagle and Uncle Bill
Amos.
Rev. Von Crawford, pastor of
the Cloverdale Baptist Church,
delivered a very inspiring mes¬
sage at the 11 o'clock hour.
At the noon hour a bountiful
lunch was spread, and the pro¬
gram which had been arranged
for the day was enjoyed by all
those attending. re-elected
Gus Forester was
president and Inez Forester was
re-elected Secretary for another
year.
$1.50 PER YEAR.
Competition will be in the
production of corn, wheat, oats,
barley and grain sorghums and
in the improvement of pasture
by carrying out any pasture
improvement practices.
Contestants, in order to be
eligible for awards, must regis¬
ter their entry with the County
Agent of their county by Nov.
1st, 1944 in the wheat, oats and
barley contest, and by June 1st,
1945 for the com, grain sor¬
ghum and pasture improve¬
ment contest.
The particular field for com¬
petition may be designated by
the contestant at any time be¬
fore the date set for determning
yields or results.
The minimum acreage of field
crops will be 5 acres for ad¬
ults in corn, wheat, oats and
barley production and one acre
for grain sorghum. The mini¬
mum acreage for 4-H and FFA
members will be one acre. If
the acreage exceeds these fig¬
ures, yields will be computed
to average acre yields.
In determining yields, a 25
pound sample of com (in shuck)
will be taken from each plot,
this to be shelled when dry and
the yield determined on a dry,
shelled corn basis. A 20 pound
sample of all other grains will
be taken to be cleaned and the
yield determined on a clean
basis. The grain so collected
will be used to help defray cost
of determining yields. The total
yield of corn will be determined
by a spot check method ac¬
cording to instruction to be sup¬
plied to county committees.
If winter legume seed are
produced in conjunction with
the-grain, the total weight will
be considered as grain.
The corn production contest
will be divided into upland and
bottom-land acreage. Briefly,
residual soils are upland and
alluvial soils are bottomland
and the classification will be
determined by S. C. S. surveys.
Under a point scoring system,
allowing 15 points for top win¬
ner in each division, 14 points
for second and so on, $10. will
be awarded the top scoring in¬
dividual in each county and a
purebred bull calf will go to
the high scoring individual in
the area.
There will be fifteen awards
given in each of the following
list of grains with prizes rang¬
ing from $25 to $5. The grains
include: Upland Corn, Bottom¬
land, Grain, Sorghum, Oats,
Wheat and Barley. Adults will
be the winners in this particu¬
lar group.
In the 4-H club and FFA club
contest fifteen awards will be
given in each item with the
prizes ranging from $12.50 to
$5. The grains include: Upland
corn, Bottomland com. Oats,
Wheat, Barley, and Grain Sor¬
ghum. work
For pasture development
done between September 1st,
1944, and September 1st, 1945,
awards will be made.
Consideration will be given
to the manner in which jobs
are done, results obtained, and
the acreage developed as it re¬
lates to the Livestock Program
on the farm.
Winners will be determined
on a score card basis and the
following practices carrying a
maximum point valuation of 10
will be recognized.
Clearing, draining, fencing,
fertilization, land preparation,
seeding, weed clipping, con¬
trolled grazing, supplemental
pasturage, adequacy of acre¬
age for animals kept.
There will be ten awards
ranging from $50 to $25.
County agents in each coun¬
ty will be responsible for the
establishments of committees to
determine yields or results.