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Progressive Steps;
No More Apologies
For State* — Arnall
ATLANTA, Oct. 25 (GPS)
“Georgia must make progressive
steps and quit being humble and
apologetic.”
That is Gov. Ellis Arnall’s ad¬
vice on "Georgia’s Future,
which he discussed in detail at
the Atlanta Pilot Club’s recent
annual banquet at the Ansley
Hotel.
Said the governor:
“We have always dragged a-
long without making any prog¬
ress and it is time for us to take
a step forward. * * * It is my
hope that the people of Georgia
will create industry to balance
the agriculture, thereby afford
ing jobs for the veterans, both
men and women, who will return
to our state, and not have them
leaving our state to seek more
favorable economic conditions
elsewhere.”
Along the same line, Gov. Ar¬
nall, speaking before more than
170 business and professional
leaders attending a recent meet¬
ing of the Dalton Civitan Club,
had this to say:
“The only way Georgia will
ever go forward will be by the
effort of the people who live in
Georgia. If this state is to go
forward, the people must lend
their support to a progressive
program. • * • Georgia must of¬
fer its returning servicemen bet¬
ter economic opportunities. After
the last war, 50 per cent of our
soldiers came home, looked a-
round and left. We can’t allow
that to happen again.”
10 More Vet Aid
Offices By Nov. 1
ATLANTA, Oct. 25 (GPS)—
With cases being handled by the
State Veterans’ Service Office
steadily increasing (they jumped
to 16,719 in September, a gain of
3,000 case over the previous
month), additional branch of¬
fices are being established in
various sections of the state
under authority of Gov. Ellis
Arnall. New offices recently have
been opened at Elberton, Glenn-
ville and Tifton, and 10 more will
be established over Georgia by
Nov. 1.
“We must expand so that no
veteran can say later that he
did not know about the advan¬
tages offered by Federal and
state laws,” explained Director
Arthur Cheatham who said his
office in future will write a let¬
ter to every person who served
in World War II from Georgia—
approximately 350,000 of them.
“We figure that if only 20 per
cent of the veterans take full
advantage of the four years
schooling offered, it would bring
an equivalent of $ 280 , 000,000 to
be spent on educational purposes
in the state. When one figures
that the present state appropria¬
tion for such purposes is only
about $22,000,000, it is possible
to see what the veteran laws can
mean in Georgia.”
Letter Went One
Block By Airmail
ATLANTA, Oct. 25 (GPS)—
State Auditor B. E. Thrasher Jr.,
the "watchdog” of the state
treasury, who seldom misses a
trick, comes up with one that
should make Robert L. Ripley
take notice.
Thrasher last week received a
letter from the Citizens Defense
Council reporting a $31.15 ex¬
pense account. The evelope car¬
ried a special delivery, an air¬
mail and regular postage stamps
totaling 24 cents. Commented
the state auditor:
“That office is one block from
where I am sitting; I’m just
wondering whether we really
have adequate airmail service
for such transaction. I think I’ll
call up the airlines and ask if
the service cannot be improved
for delivery of letters from one
state office to another, one block
The Series E Victory Bond can
be cashed at any time after 60
days if an emergency arises.
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SOUTH’S GROWTH
SHOWN IN REPORT
ON CARLOADINGS
ATLANTA, Oct. 25 (GPS)—
One of the great economic les¬
sons learned in World War II is
that Georgia and the rest of the
Southeast are capable of pro¬
ducing commodities and goods
on a scale never before antici¬
pated. The story of how the
South can—and did—expand
in producing things is told in a
compilation of freight carload-
ings handled by railroads in the
region.
During the four years of war,
5,541,935 cars of basic materials
were loaded in the region, an
average of 1,385,484 cars annu¬
ally, compared with 944,779 cars
in 1939, according to figures com¬
piled by T. M. Healy, district
manager of the Association of
American Railroads, car service
division.
In the peak year of 1942, 503,-
430 cars of stone and gravel;
837,961 cars of lumber and for¬
est products; 145,255 cars of iron
and stetel, and 77,545 cars of
cement were produced by South¬
ern industries and moved by
Southeastern railroads, revealed
Healy, who said: ,
“These movements were large¬
ly within the territory for tne
South’s unprecedented construc¬
tion program. This vast con¬
struction activity throughout the
Southeast was accomplished
smoothly so far as transporta¬
tion is concerned, and without
car shortage, for there was per¬
fect teamwork among the ship¬
pers, the consignees, resident en¬
gineers and the railroads, un-
ioading and in movement of
cars, both loaded and empty.”
"The Southeast has evidenced
eloquently its ability to produce,”
said the Atlanta Journal edi-
torially. “No what it has seen
achievements, perhaps it has
what, to the minds of
may have been something
to an inferiority complex.
lest it be overlooked, let
also give due credit to the
of the region for an
wartime perform¬
in the face of many handi¬
AAA Rating
Assailed
ATLANTA, Oct. 25 (GPS)—
is, it seems, even jealousy
baseball leagues. Now that
game is in for a big upsurge
1946, it appears that the
leagues—American As¬
International and
Coast—don’t want to wel¬
into their society the
league (of which Geor¬
is a vital part), which only
voted to raise its classi¬
from A-l to AA.
Upon learning that the double
boys are considering the idea
the Southern league
obtaining AAA classifications,
Mann, president of the At¬
Crackers, hit the ceiling
the front office at Ponce De
Park.
He said angrily:
“The selfishness of those
has kept the Southern
paying bonuses to free a-
among other things. We
double-A to escape the
they had placed on us.
had us hog-tied and
want to keep us that
y. * * * Their attitude re¬
the same—purely selfish.
try to get everything and
nothing.They want the pick
the players and are afraid
competition.”
Mann said it would require a
vote for the league
to change their classi¬
adding: “We’ll fight
of course, and I certainly hope
beat them.”
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TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1945.
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Governor Arnall Goes
To Washington For
Three Reasons
ATLANTA, Oct. 25 (GPS)—
Every time Gov. Ellis Arnall goes
to Washington the newshawks
speculate on why he is there.
Usually they come up with re¬
ports that he is there to be offer¬
ed a high Federal position—and
then the guessing really starts.
However, before leaving At¬
lanta the other day on his cur¬
rent trip to the National Capital,
the governor announced to re¬
porters that he was going this
time for three specific reasons.
They are:
1. To confer with Georgia’s
Sens. George and Russell and
White House officials regarding
details of President Truman’s
to Georgia next month. He
will be the governor’s guest at
the executive mansion Nov.
and Nov. 4 will visit Warm
Springs.
2. To work with Atty.-Gen.
Eugene Cook, who preceded Ar¬
nall to Washington, and Depart¬
ment of Justice officials in prep¬
aration of Georgia’s freight rate
suit soon to be argued again be¬
fore the U. S. Supreme Court.
3. To organize resistance to the
Bulwinkle bill which, Arnall con
tends, is designed to exempt the
railroads from coming under the
Sherman anti-trust law.
The Time Has Come
To a lot of us who have been
around for more years than we
to remember, it may be a little
diffucult to realize that the
Trenton of to-day is not the
Trenton of yesterday. At first
glance it may look the same, but
look again. This town is literally
running over with people. Not
transients, but people who are
permanent citizens. They are
tax payers, their children attend
our schools, their hopes and am¬
bitions are a part of the build¬
ing. And business is distinctly
on the upgrade, not a “boom”,
a good solid future.
Trenton merchants, conserva¬
tive and good business men every
one of them, will tell you that
here is a golden opportunity for
trade expansion, and they are
laying their plans accordingly.
For some time they have seen
need for enlarging their
in order to take care
an ever growing territory.
are expanding. They too
building a city.
As might be expected we are
“growing pains”.
an adolescent whose cloth¬
cannot keep up with pro¬
arms and legs, we are
bewildered, and a
uncertain. Housing facil¬
.are sadly inadequate for
present population. This
been true for some time, the
is now acute. Old time
and families, who have
come to Trenton to ma¬
their homes plead alike, for
roof over their heads. Not
family can buy or build,
they are none the less val¬
to our community. Are we
lose them because we are
to provide them with
Georgia’s 400th
Traffic Death This
Year Occurred Oct. 6
Georgia’s 400th traffic death
this year occurred Saturday. Oct.
0 . 1945, according to a report
from the accident reporting di-
sion of the Department of Public
Safety. It. is estimated that un¬
less there is a decided improve¬
ment in driving and walking
habits, 240 person will lose their
lives in traffic mishaps in the
next 90 days.
The traffic fatality record for
1945 stands at about the same
number as last year at this same
time. For the entire 12-month
period last year there were 648
deaths. There were 638 in 1943,
703 in 1942 and 932 in 1941.
August traffic accident figures
clearly indicate that for many
months we will be confronted
with conditions and problems
unique in our history. The dis¬
continuance of gasoline ration¬
ing and the Federal patriotic
speed limit of 35 miles peh hour
has released a regrettable im¬
pulse among the motoring to go
places in a hurry. As a state, we
are in no condition to return
suddenly to prewar speeds, par¬
ticularly on rural highways. We
are in a very dangerous period
of transition during which every
driver of a motor vehicle will
have to exercise the utmost care
and use of our streets and high¬
ways.
The present average age of
passenger cars is more than eight
years compared with an average
of four and one-half years in
1940. Many tires have been driv¬
en far beyond their normal life.
Most vehicles and tires are in
even worse condition than they
were in 1944, so are many of our
streets and highways.
Both drivers and pedestrians
have become accustomed to re¬
duced rural speeds rather than
speeds of 50 to 55 miles per hour.
An increase in the Georgia fatal
traffic accident toll can only be
averted by energetic action by
the traffic officials combined
with organized public opinion
and by a thorough understand¬
ing and control on the part of
every motorist and pedestrian.
Georgia drivers are urged to
increase their top speed gradual
ly, if at all, and to increase their
watchfulness and caution with
each added mile. Every motor
vehicle driver is urged to keep
in mind the condition of his own
vehicle, the danger of tire or
brake failure on the other fel¬
low’s car; the need to re-ad-
his timing in stopping or
that the other fellow
be traveling faster than ex
at intersections and
and that few who have
driving since 1941 have
any experience with high
traffic.
The Georgia law states that
No person shall operate a mo
vehicle upon any public
or highway at a speed
than is reasonable and
having due regard for the
grade, character, traffic,
common use of such street
highway, nor so as to endan
r life or limb or property in
respect whatsoever.” All en¬
officials are urged to
and the courts to support
definite policy along these
Prompt, vigorous action by
police and court is the best
of an epidemic of
speeding.
The same situation exists in
business section. Hardly a
passes that real estate
are not besieged with
for possible locations
new firms. Their owners have
careful thought to a suit¬
location, they like Trenton,
citizens, its future, they
be distinct assets to our
but they must go else¬
There is no place here
them.
Let’s admit that we are real¬
growing by leaps' and bounds,
that it is a pleasant pro¬
It is our hometown and we
of it, let’s give it a chance.
stop that cutting the pat¬
to fit the cloth; we’re old
now to know it ought
be the other way around. We
straining at the seams and
we recognize our grow-
needs we are going to bur-
Dade County's Only Newspaper.
Publicity Was
Help to Loan
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ROBERT COYNE
WASHINGTON. —
National Director Robert
the War Finance Division
U. S. Treasury paid
to publicity for “its
help in promoting
war loan drives and
the people of Hie
with the fact tha t
a war.”
Mr. Coyne said in the
Loan about “20 persons
know there was a loan
conducted and that in
Seventh War Loan 96
of the population was
of the fact,
of securities.”
He said the increase was
publicity and paid
to newspapers for
they accomplished.
Mr. Coyne, who also is
the field offices of the
Division, comprising
committees, said “we
tougher job in the Victory
ever before. There is a
treasury balance
additional funds will
before the year ends
the many obligations
the Treasury at the
The assistant to Ted R.
national director, said
support of the Victory
essential to the securing
peace obtained by the
forces.
You Like
Know When...
. . . You can get a hot
at Beaty’s Barber Shop,
you can have a hot
your face at Beaty’s
... or maybe a
hot water at Beaty’s
The answer is this:
Do away with your
system and put it in
of a corporation. Let
politician go on
road where he belongs!
the future for better
We have experienced tliis
system for the past 14
longer, and if I had all
I have lost in the
due to the fact that
not sufficient water to
on, I could buy myself a
People, open your eyes!
future barbers, anyway!
F. C. BEATY,
Henegar, Ala., Route 2.
Special Victory
Bond to Honor
Late President
Tha Washington, Treat017- D. C. (Special)—
hat tiDtd attention
to a epee la] Victor? Bond to bo
•old daring tha Victory l ow
campaign, starting October 29 , tor
911,000,000,000.
The bond ia in memory of the
late Preeldent Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, It will bo on Bale at
all agencies authorised to iaeno
United States Savings Bondi of
Series L
The bond be la the desso m
{nation of 1200, to be leaned at
•150. k will eonetkote an addi¬
tional denomination of Seeioe K
Bonds, and attalbatee will lure (he mane
term* end It as other de¬
nomination*. wIB carry a like¬
ness of Mr. Roosevelt.
$1.50 PER YEAR.
Victory Loan Drive
s To Get Under Way
In Georgia Monday
v Georgia’s Victory Loan Cam¬
paign will get underway Monday
October 29th, with a goal of $28,
000, 000 in E bonds, it is ann¬
ounced by Jackson P. Dick, state
Chairman of the War Finance
Committee. The “Vi * tory Eighth
“objective is approximately half
of the Seventh War Loan goal of
$55,000,000. The national quota
is $2, 000, 000, 000 and the drive
ends December 8th.
Of special interest to Geor¬
gians will be the issuance of a
special Roosevelt memorial Bond
,Dick said. The bond will be iss¬
ued in only one denomination
$200, to be sold for $150. The
bond bears an engraved pict¬
ure of the late president whose
“second house” was at Warm
Springs.
“Under the slogan of ’Lets fin¬
ish The Job’, thousands of Geo¬
rgia businessmen, farmers, work¬
ers, veterans, housewifes, club-
members and others are ready
to make the Victory Loan a
mighty testament of Georgia’s
appreciation for victory”, Dick
declared.
They know the job is not fin¬
ished. The cost of returning
our men, of mustering out pay,
of contract settlements, hospit-
ilization care and enormous ob¬
ligations incurred In achieving
victory must be met. Secretary
of the Treasury Vinson reports
the current treasury balance to
be large, but warns that it.will
be drained quickly and new fun¬
ds will be urgently needed early
in December.”
Dick asserted that Georgia’s
5,000 schools had been assign¬
ed a major role in the Victory
Loan. During the week of Nov¬
ember 2 to 9 the states 22,000
teachers and 700, 000 students
will participate in a great “Speed
His Recovery” campaign to fi¬
nance hospitalization of service
men and women. Sponsorship
panels, showing the name of
the school which raised the
money, will be affixed to each
unit, which on the average will
cost $3,000. Albany schools al¬
ready have pledged to sell $100,
000 worth of bonds, it is ann¬
ounced by F. E. Barron, State
Director of the War Finance
Committee School Division.
Harrison Hightower, nation¬
ally known textile executive of
Thomaston, has been appointed
to mobilize Georgia’s powerful
textile industry in support of
the "Victory Eighth”, Dick ann¬
ounced.
All indications point to sub¬
stantial and enthusiastic supp¬
ort by the farmers of Georgia”,
declared Joe Woodruff, head of
the War Finance Committee
Agricultural Division. “Farmers
will be asked to invest more
heavily than ever to take the
slack caused by depleted war
plant payroll and the conse¬
quent drop in payroll deduction
for bonds.”
Dick appealed for continued
full-scale advertising of the loan
as “a mainstay in this vital un¬
dertaking”. He asked for “the
closest possible cooperation be¬
tween newspapers and adver-
stiers as an absolute essential”.
Gus Forester Dies A
In Phoenix, Ariz.
News has been received here
of the death of Gus Forester
who died in Phoenix, Ariz., on
Oct. 8, following a stroke of
paralysis.
He is a former Dade Countian,
having gone to Phoenix some
50 years ago. He was apioneer
chicken farmer of that section.
He was a brother of the late
Lee, John, George and Jim For¬
ester, and the yougest and last
surviving boy of this pioneer
Dade County family.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Lillie Evatt Forester; two
daughters, Eunice and Anna
Belle; one son, Ervin Forester,
all of Phoneix, and a host of
relatives and friends in Dade
County, who are saddened to
learn of his death.
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