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NUMBER 45.—VOLUME 44.
Air Patrol Is Key
Statewide Fire Plan,
Warden Groom Says
(Following is an address by
Paul W. Groom, State Forest
Fire Warden, Georgia Depart¬
ment of Forestry, in Milledge-
ville, Ga., August 31, 1944).
Today with the commonplace¬
ness of lifght airplanes and the
availability of civil pilots, and
within the future over a million
pilots to be released from the
military forces, we should be
looking forward to using small
planes for detection. The de¬
tection supplied by the small
airplane overcomes many of
the fire tower. It can fly over
the fire without greatly inter¬
fering with its schedule flight.
From the air a pilot can deter¬
mine whether sufficient precau¬
tion have been taken to pre¬
vent its spread to the adjoin¬
ing woodlands. Also, from the
air through the use of a loud¬
speaker or by dropping mes¬
sages, he can request the farm¬
ers to carry out proper precau¬
tions to prevent the fire's
spread. If the fire has already
reached the woods and no one
is making an efort to exting¬
uish it, fire fighters can be re¬
cruited from adjoining farms
and directed to the fire, both to
assist the fire fighters who have
been summoned by radio and
to prevent the fire from increas¬
ing in size before the suppress¬
ion crew with their equipment
can arrive. Thus the plane does
away with truck pfatroling, and an¬
swering of false alarms
enables the suppression crews
to be working near their trucks.
State Withdraws
Prisoners From
Monroe Count
F. R. Hammock, state direc¬
tor of correction, has announc¬
ed that the Department of Cor¬
rection is withdrawing all pris¬
oners from Monroe County
Public Works Camps, effective
November 11, until the County
"provides proper facilities for
central housing of prisoners
and necessary custodial con¬
trols are established."
Withdrawal of prisoners was
brought about as result of an
investigation conducted by the
Department into conditions in
the County's camps, following
death of Monroe Zellner on Oct.
30, Hammack asserted:
"Zellner, a colored prisoner,
along with two other colored
prisoners were allowed by a
custodial officer of the camp,
Walter Marshall, to leave the
project on which they were
working, apparently for
pose of securing soft drinks and
visiting with negroes in vicini¬
ty of the work project.
"Statements made by wit¬
nesses indicate that the custo¬
dial officer, accompanied by a
colored prisoner, while appar¬
ently searching for Zellner and
the two other prisoners, came
upon them at the home of Sad¬
dle Rollie, colored, near the old
Willingham place in Monroe
county. A nargument ensued
between Marshall and
when the former ordered the
prisoners to get into the truck
and return to work. Thereupon,
according to statements made
bv winesses, Marshall shot at
Zellner four times, hitting him
twice and resulting in his death
shortly afterwards. A
jury empaneled found the kill¬
ing of Zellner by Marshall jus¬
tifiable in line of duty.
"Investigation by the State
Department of Corrections the
resentatives. subsequent ani rendering to
death of Zellner
of verdict by the coroner's jury,
disclosed that Marshall, the
au ard., had been drinking on
the morning of the shooting,
and at the time he was taken
in+o custody by local officers
following the shooting was in
an. intoxicated condition.
"The rules and regulations of
the Department of Corrections
TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1944.
Higher Education
For Masses Is Plan
Of College Heads
Declaring that unless ade¬
quate funds are made avail¬
able for its State colleges, Geor¬
gia will "follow a policy that
leads eventually to intellectual
suiiide," Chairman Marion
Smith of the Board of Regents
has reported to Gov. Arnall
that the State should add more
than a million dollars to its ap¬
propriations for the University
System. Only thus, he said, can
higher education in Georgia
find progress during the post¬
war era.
Chancellor S. V. Sanford join¬
ed him in the plea, asserting
that whereas in the stringent
depression years the State was
able to provide $1,919,468 to
the University System, certainly
it could furnish at least $3,400,-
000 during lush times such as
today. The appropriation at
this time is $2,158,707, or an in¬
crease of only 12.5 per cent in
twelve years, he pointed out.
On the other hand. State funds
for public schools have leaped
forward to increase 151 per¬
cent.
Chairman Smith is authority
for the statement that Georgia
spends less per captia of public
funds on its college students
than any qther (Southeastern
state, and urged an allotment
of the $3,400,000 suggested to
place Georgia on a par with
the other states of the South¬
east. In this way, better educa¬
tion would be provided for
Georgia students but at a re¬
duced cost to them, he said.
Dr. Sanford called for "great¬
er funds with which to build
up our engineering, agricultur¬ medical,
al, teaching-training, research work.
graduate and
The cost to the student," he con¬
tinued, "should be as small as
possible. To the extent fees are
increased from year to year, to
that extent will higher educa¬
tion slip from the masses. There
is only one correction for this
tendency, and that is for the
State to assume the responsi¬
bility for preserving fair to trems, our
youth the hope, on of
to secure the advantages
the State's institutions.
"In other words, the larger
the State's appropriation, the
smaller the fees to the stud-
ents." Arnall
Commenting, Gov.
said: "I am very much interest¬
ed in increasing all appropria¬
tions for education, to the limit
of ability. Education is a para¬
mount dutyof the State, but it
must be financed with a realis¬
tic appraisal of money in hand.
1 dt!h not going to run the State
into debt but pay it out.
"It is my hope we shall do
more in the future for the Uni¬
versity System. My belief is the
Legislature will be interested in
the progress and development
of higher education, but giving
preference to the common
schools. I am hopeful that great¬ we
shall steadily develop a
er University System by its hav¬
ing more financial support.
Dade's War Fund quota is
$1200. It MUST be raised we
always have we always will!
for the operation of the public
works camps recommended by
a committee of wardens and
commissioners meeting in At¬
lanta, on February 15, 1944,
and approved by the
ment of Corrections, specifically
prohibits drinking by a cus-
tdial officer while on duty or
within the prison grounds. The
inquiry also disclosed from that time i
has been the practice of the prisoners
to time for some be
from the Monroe camps to
allowed freedom from the
camp, without proper super¬
vision, on Saturday afternoons
and evenings, to go where they
pleased in and around Forsyth.
This was a violation of the
rules and along with other bad
administrative practices result¬
ed in withdrawal of the prison¬
ers.''
Published Weekly — Since 1901.
Georgia Hero Spends Furlough On Bonds
I
Home after 20 months at war, including five invasion
landings, Boatswain’s Mate C. D. Ogletree, of Atlanta, spent
most of liis 30-day furlough at work in a steel mill, gliding
100-pound hunks of molten metal. Most of his pay went*
(into war bonds. * /
Big Offensives
Coming In Europe
ARMIES ON THREE FRONTS RE AY TO
LAUNCH ALL-OUT WIN-THE-WAR
ATTACK UPON GERMAN REICH.
The people cf the United States, in their study of the war
situation, should never overlook the fact that the nation is en¬
gaged in two wars, not one. That the struggles coincide in tim¬
ing does not alter the basic conclusion.
The Japanese took advantage of the war in Europe to
launch their aggressive conflict, Whatever British and American
strength might be required in
Europe necessarily diminished
the force available to repel
Japanese offensives. Tokyo
strategists undoubtedly count¬
ed upon gaining and consoli¬
dating such an empire as to be
able to successfully contest the
English-speaking peoples of the re¬
gardless of the outcome
struggle in Europe.
The proof that we are engag¬
ed in two conflicts is readily
apparent. The British and Am¬
erican Governments are now
planning for what can be done
in the Pacific after the war with
Germany ends. Obviously, if
we were engaged in end one war,
hostilities would every¬
where at about the same time.
Victory Assured In Europe
The situation in Europe as¬
sures the complete victory of
the United Nations, always pro¬
vided that Russia, Great Britain
and the United States continue
their alliance. Germany is
desperately resisting Allied
pressure on two fronts, about
equally distant from Berlin. The
end is in sight but much bitter
fighting undoubtedly faces the
soldiers of the United Naiions.
On the 500-mile Western
front, the British, Canadaian
and American armies have
been using precious weeks to
biuld up supply lines to store
up reserves for an offensive
and to clear out sections of The
Netherlands in to prevent
a German counter-attack. A
glance at a map shows why
this moppingup is important.
The Allied line, beginning at
the Mediterranean, runs to The
Netherlands, but at Arnhem it
swings westward with a right
angle turn. German forces in
The Netherlands occupy a po¬
sition that threatens supply
Hnes, especially from the new¬
ly-won port of Antwerp, less
than one hundred miles from
the main front.
Preparations for Attack
Completed
This period of preparation in
the West has not been entirely
understood by Ameicans on the
home front. The break-through
from Normandy into France
was followed by our rapid ad¬
vance to the German frontier,
where we came up against the
fixed fortifications and planned
defenses of Germany. Despite
heavy losses in the Battle of
France, the Germans possess
sufficient soldiers to man the
battlements and to halt the on¬
ward sweep of our armies. It
was necessary to stabalize the
front and to build up enorm¬
ous stockplies of munitions,
supplies and equipment for the
major effort which is expected
to break the German west wall.
The reader should not get the
idea that there has been no
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Dade County’s Only Newspaper.
Dade County Has
Quota of $19000.00
In Sixth War Loan
Volunteer workers are again
being called upon to assist in
the sale of Bonds and Stamps
in the forthcoming Sixth War
Loan Drive.
Judge J. M. Carroll has been
named Dade County Cahirman
and states that he is confident
our county will go well over
the top as she has in all pre¬
vious War Bond drives. The
quota for Dade County is $19,-
000.00, which is slightly more
than the Fifth Drive.
Georgia's quota is $130,000,-
000, it has been announced by
Robert A. McCord, chairman of
the State War Finance Com¬
mittee. Of this quota, sale of
"E" Bonds is set for $34,000,000
and other securities to individ¬
uals, $40,000,00.
The official drive will open
throughout the nation, Nov. 20,
and will run through December
18th; however, sales in these
classifications during the period
Nove. 1 to January 1 will be
added to quotas.
Now, as before, Judge Carroll
says, everyone should invest
every "spare" dollar in Bonds
and Stamps. Since July 1st, ov¬
er 800 Georgians have been re¬
ported as killed in action by the
War Department. This number
does not include those missing,
wounded and taken prisoners.
This number will no doubt grow
larger as the final stages of the
war are reached.
Buying Bonds is one of the
ways in which we can help on
the home front while our gal¬
lant young men are giving their
all on the various battle fronts.
A Bond will aid in the war
effort, at the same time be a
safe investment for the pur¬
chaser. It is hoped that Dade
County will be one of the first
to announce "over the top!"
American Legion
Elects New Officers
At a recent meeting of the
Dade County Post No. 106, of
the American Legion, held at
the Legion Home north of Tren¬
ton, the following officers for
the coming year, were elected:
Commander, William Nicoll;
First Vice Commander, E. L.
Raulston; Service Oficer, E. A.
Ellis; Finance Officer, R. S.
Townsend; Adjutant, C. L.
Holmes; Sergeant at Arms,
Gaines Harris; Chaplain, Ern¬
est Stewart.
Library Service
For Dade County
There has been quite a bit of
interest shown in our new
"Bookmobile" Library service
for Dade County.
Schools and communities
have been visited October and
November. There is free service
*o all. Good service has been
reported thus far.
The following officers have
been appointed: Townsend,
Mrs. J. M. C.
chairman; Miss Kathfyn Ber¬
ryman, vice chairman; Mr. L.
M. Allison, treasurer; Mrs. R.
P. Fricks, secretary. Other mem¬
bers are: J. M. Carroll, A. W.
Peck A. L. Dyer.
The schedule for the Library is
as follows: North—North Dade
School, Well's Store, Wildwood,
Carroll’s home, Winfrey's store,
Slygo, Lockmiller's store, New
England School; Trenton 4 to 6
o'clock. South—Davis High
School, Trenton, Rising Fawn
3 to 4 o'clock, Cloverdale, Mrs.
Geo. Forester's home.
You help our Dade County
boys when you contribute to the
United War Fund. Make your
contribution today!
COALFORS A LE—Good
burning, good heating. We de¬
liver. $5.00 per ton at the mine.
See J. V. RICHARDS, Trenton,
Rt. 1.
$1.50 PER YEAR.
Dade County People
’Ysred to Contribute
T o United War Fund
The task of raising Dade
County's quota of the United
War Fund is underway. Con¬
tribution are biginning to come
i in and plans for various enter¬
tainments, etc., are being made.
I It is hoped that Dade's share
i of the fund will be raised by
1 not later than December 10. In
j the meatime, the "climaxing"
event is to be in the form of an
Old Time Fiddlers' Convention,
Quartet "get to gether," "shin¬
dig", hoe down and what have
' you, scheduled for Friday and
Saturday nights, December 8 9.
The round-up of musicians, en-
'er ainers, etc., has already
stai ed and many ere being
"booked."
Sup*. L. M. Allison says he
i~ working cut a program in
he schools whereby practically
everyone will be given an op¬
portunity to contribute to this
worthy cause. The students and
teachers of he county schools
have done a splendid job in
promoting all patriotic drives
and no doubt will do the same
this time.
As has been stated many
times, when you contribute to
the United War Fund, you help
our own boys who are making
great sacrifices in the various
battle areas. There are many
war programs you help to pro¬
mote, including the USO, when
you make your contribution to
the United War Fund.
Since July 1, this year, the
War Department reported over
800 Georgians killed in action.
This number does not include
those wounded, missing and
taken prisoners. The need for
all out work on the home front
is pressing. There is still much
work to be done and the war
is far from being over.
It is hoped that everyone will
help in every possible way to
meet the quota set for Dade.
We always have raised our
quota and certainly we MUST
this time... when our own boys
are in the thick of the fight.
Make your contribution, whe¬
ther large or small, as soon as
possible. Let it never be said
that Dade failed to raise her
quota, particularly in war fund
drives.
WMU Meeting Will
Be At Rising Fawn
Miss Mary Perry, returned
Missionary, Miss Dollie Huit,
State WMU worker, and Mrs.
R. O. Jackson, divisional vice
president, of Rockmart, will be
the speakers at an all day
meeting of the Lookout Valley
Woman's Missionary Union
meeting Saturday, November
18, at the Rising Fawn Baptist
Church.
It is hoped that the women
from all churches will be pres¬
ent, as well as all pastors. Visi¬
tors will be most welcome. Ev¬
eryone will be benefited by at-
•ending this meeting.
Service Officers
Attend Veterans’
Benefits School
C. Arthur Cheatham, State
veterans' service officer, great¬
ly pleased with the large suc¬
cess of the Service School held
by the State Veterans' Service
Office under his direction this
month at an Atlanta hotel, has
written a letter of gratitude to
those who served as instruc¬
tors during he wo-day even.
A complete and comprehen¬
sive course of instructions was
given to post service officers
relative to benefits available to
returning veterans of World
War Two. Many letters have
come to Director Cheatham's
office commending the rehabi¬
litation program, he wrote the
instructors, and "the citizens of
Georgia are indebted to you
for your support.'*
