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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1946)
Devoted to The B est Interests oi Dade Co unty and Georgia. VOLUME XLVI. Red Cross To Open Fund Campaign Tomorrow, Friday The American Red Cross open its 1946 fund tomorrow, Friday, March 1, as an opening feature will pre sent an interesting and ive picture this (Thursday) evening at the courthouse, the auditorium, beginning at o'clock, and the public is ally invited to attend. All com mittee chairmen and workers are especially urged attend, for after seeing picture one is inspired with desire to give his fullest to a cause so worthy and tial to the wellbeing of our ser¬ vicemen and women. The movie, “Seeing of the Red Cross to our armed Through,” is about the forces on all fronts. “Facing Tomorrow” tells of the wonder¬ ful service the Red Cross nurs¬ es are rendering our wounded heroes confined in hospitals home and abroad. The movie, “Nursing Begins Home,” is an interesting to promote home nursing. will be no charge to see the moving pictures. Dade county’s quota of is a reduction from the 1945 quota, and we are sure our peo¬ ple will donate liberally so “The Great Mother of ity” may continue to care for our men and women in the ser¬ vice wherever help is needed. Remember, this is a “whirl¬ wind” campaign, running March 1 through the 9th, but confidently expect Dade to go "over the "top” before the last; day rolls around. Garment Making Industry Is On Boom In Georgia The garment industry is fastest growing business in the state of Georgia,” according W. c. Cram, director of the in¬ dustry panel of the State Agri¬ cultural and Industrial ment Board, who revealed eight new garment making tories are either being planned for Georgia or are now being erected. In the last six months, Cram said, feiteen such plants were constructed in Georgia, the total in operation in the state to 141. Seventy-five per cent of the Plants already existing or being planned are owned and financed by Georgia capital, he asserted. Last year, Georgia factories of the kind did a business in the neighborhood of $50,000,000. ‘TURNING POINT ®y Mary Imlay Taylor A a * a I°kn Sherwln, cm escaped convict. saved the life oi Jim KtHat, ranchman, iron iHsor pedlng hard by quick, sure shoot- w«J. ho eitoblUbod hlmooli with Jim. and Incidentally. >rith Jlm'o )«*»#. But tho low wo* still him. Road tho thrilling account oi what happonod lator. ™ THIS PAPER aii (Cnimtii imis niEDADE COUNTY TIMES. TRENTON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1946 State Forester Urges Counties Aid Program With only one-fourth of the counties in Georgia participat¬ ing in federal-aid money for forestry work, Director J. M. Tinker of the State Forestry Department is proposing to the county commissioners over the state that all counties agree to spend at least % of a cent for each forest acre in the county to supplement the present state and federal funds of $502,469. This would provide a total of approximately $470,000 for state-wide system of law enforcement and for management and advice, tree planting and other advisory Tinker said. It would to about 2.1 cents an acre. The present federal funds $302,469 amount to less than 1 cent per acre if prorated to the 22 million acres of private for¬ est land in the state. South Carolina, with 12 million acres, has a budget of $809,937 of state and federal money, or six and three-fourths cents.per acre, he asserted. For forest work in Georgia, the state provides the sum of $125,000. This is used statewide in the upkeep of nine district offices, the Herty Lab¬ oratory at Savannah, a fire¬ fighting equipment experiment station at Baxley, a skeleton management and marketing ser¬ vice, a skeleton State Forest Fire Patrol, a Veterans’ Place¬ ment Service and service to the Soil Conservation Districts. Director Tinker said his plan for a state-wide forestry serv¬ ice, if the counties cooperate to bring it about, will greatly ad¬ vance Georgia as a lumber and forestry products state. Geor¬ gia already leads the South and is fifth i» the nation in lumber production, but Can make an even better showing than this, he declared. It has the great¬ est forest acreage east of the Mississippi river, or 25 million acrej. Local News Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Bryson entertained with a weiner roast Monday night. Their guests were Mr. and Mrs. Granville Pace and children, Randall Swetman of Atlanta, and Dor¬ othy Johns. Afterwards they played a close game of •’rook. Miss Evelyn Johns, who is em¬ ployed in Atlanta, spent the week end with her parents in North Trenton. Ex-Sgt. Randall G. Swetnam of Atlanta spent several days as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Johns and family. The good news from the Dyer household is that Mayor Dyer continues to show improvement from his recent operation, and is expected to be up and about his duties very soon. Mrs. Alice Lunsford, beloved mother of Mrs. H. J. Kyzer, has been confined to her bed this week by a slight illness. May she recover rapidly, for she is sorely missed by her many friends. Mrs. J. B. Geddie and family, accompanied by Ralph Frazier, visited Mrs. G. C. Frazier and family in Charleston, Tenn., Sunday. T. S. Renfro, popular Local Manager for the Georgia Power Co., was visiting relatives in North Carolina last week. Tom ’•eports that he had a pleasant trip. Card Of Thanks We wish to thank our man> friends and relatives for the kindness shown us during the accident and death of our little Donald. We wish to thank son, Christ. Elder Paul the Church of Buchanan, and the pallbearers. Mr. and Mrs. John Bleckley and Family. Published Weekly — Since 1901. Tyw " x ^ xy ' x yx ao o cx> oo ooo ft aooooooooooc>o TINES TO INCREASE SIZE OF PAPER Beginning Next Week Beginning with the issue of March 7, The Dade County Times will oome to you as an eight page paper, instead of only four pages which we have been printing for the past several months. The subscription price will remain the same for the time being. To give our subscribers more reading content, the enlarged paper will contain many fine features for all members of the family. Heading the list will be an interesting serial story, “The Turning Point," by Mary Imlay Taylor, and other good features, such as Veterans Service Bureau, Sunday School Lesson, Household Hints, Patterns, Late News Pictures, Comic Page, and other features as often as space will permit. It is the aim of the publishers of The Times to supply all of the news of the county that’s worth while, plus up to the minute features. For those who are not subscribers, here is your opportunity to have The Times mailed to you regularly each week at only $2.00 for the entire year. Send regularly each week at only $1.50 for the entire year. Send your subscription in now, so that we can start you off with the first issue of the enlarged paper. gc o ooooooooooo oo ooooooooo o ooooooooocoooooooooooc d —Photo Courtesy Perry-Morse Seed Co. During the war many a family, for the first time in their lives, ate fresh vegetables right out of their own garden. Better yet, they found they liked ’em! If Victory Gardening in America accomplished nothing more, that was a priceless gain. Thousands of men, women, and children in cities, towns, and on enjoying meals the last four years because of their fine response to Uncle Sam’s urge to “grow your own.” The little* backyard patch, the vacant l*>t, or a few square feet of ground in a community plot became a gold mine. Over and over it has been proved that the food value is greater, the flavor more delicious, when veg¬ etables are eaten garden-fresh. Have you heard of gardening as an important form of exercise for health? Certain field hospitals be¬ gan to establish Victory Gardens during the war to help convalescing service men rebuild their minds and bodies. Other field hospitals all over the country are now going ahead with the idea. Doctors and scien¬ tists are urging “back to the soil and gardening” as a vital force in stimulating physical and mental health. A garden in connection with a hospital must necessarily be the “pound of cure.” A home garden can well be an "ounce of preven¬ tion.” And every member of the family can profit by it In many cases the home Victory Garden actually became a family affair. Dad, Mom, and the young¬ sters had fun together planting, weeding, and watering the rows, and STILL WEARING THEM Protesting against the typical found in the majority of today, is just about far as the adult can go. A high school passed order against the girl stu¬ wearing to class the popu¬ pigtails and boys the plaid sox and shirts. The there would probably be consequence here. In pro¬ to show their contempt for an edict, most of the stu¬ appeared the next day in pigtails, blue jeans and This could have led to a between the factions, in dissertations on in¬ of rights, liberty and and other power¬ words. However, the was rescinded by the offi¬ and the high school has re¬ to its reading, writing sloppy dress. Children will children, in any high school. gathering the luscious tomatoes, ten¬ der young peas and beans, sweet flavored carrots and com. The se¬ cret of continuing this family in¬ terest as a delightful peace-time hobby is to plant only as much as can be cared for easily with the work shared by all. A special kind of neighborliness grew up in America during Victory Gardening years. A business man admits that the good-natured rival¬ ry and vegetable swapping between him and his next-door neighbor have made them friends for life. City families who shared a large garden plot and a common picnic table and fireplace nearby have found a permanently richer com¬ munity life. Employers and em¬ ployees working side by sids in in¬ dustrial gardens have reached • better understanding of each other’s viewpoint Will Durant, a popular pMlo- sophor and psychologist, beliervse that America will nevar be a true democracy until evary family own* a piece of ground end cultivatee at least a part of it. The eights** milli on Victory Gardens of tha war have been a big atep toward goal. LET’S KEEP AT IT Gluttony is no private prob- lem when investigation uncovers black markets in food and cloth¬ ing. The public has asked why it has difficulty in buying cotton garments as well as wool suits. One answer is the recent indict- ment Qf „ individua]s ln York as conspiring to maintain a black market in textiles. Pri¬ ces up to 300 per cent over ceil¬ ing, obtaining falsely priorities on cotton textiles, selling to black markets, goods running at 50 cents a yard that legally could cost no more than 17 cents, manufacturers hoarding cloth¬ ing, are some of the points con¬ sidered. This is an injustice to all of us who find living costs already too high. It is the hope of The Times that all such cases of conspiracy will be aired and the guilty fined. Dade County's Only Newspaper. Georgia Plans Banner Year Road Building Georgia Is going to be a safer state in which to travel as a result of funds provided by the State Budget Board for 76 rail¬ road crossing projects. The Budget Board is composed of Ellis Arnall and State Auditor B. E. Thrasher, Jr. With the total cost being five and a half million dollars, the Federal Gov¬ ernment will pay $3,770,858 and the state $1,769,281 of the ex¬ pense. Only recently, announcement was made through State Hi’way Director George T. McDonald that the State Highway Depart¬ ment will improve 909 miles of state roads this year, at a cost of over 30 million dollars. One hundred and thirty-three counties will benefit from 250 road construction contracts, and for all kinds of roads a total of 920 miles will be improved. Bridges over streams to be con¬ tracted for number 155. All in all, Georgia is planning a banner year of highway building. Wingate Announces Raise In Price Of ough Pulpwood H. L. Wingate, president of the Georgia Farm Bureau Fed¬ eration, announced this that the Office of Price Admin istration has granted an in crease of $1.40 per cord or $1.75 per unit in the ceiling price of rough pulpwood, effective diately, according to a telegram received from Congressman Vinson on Tuesday. “The Georgia Farm Mr. Wingate stated, “has been fighting for an increase in price of this product for many years, and now that we have gained a partial victory for our farmers, this organization will continue to urge OPA for fur¬ ther Increases until a uniform price prevails throughout the country.” The GFBF executive said “it is discriminatory for pulpwood growers in one part of the country to receive more for this product than those in an¬ other section,” and according to Mr. Wingate there is still a dif¬ ference of $2 per cord in the price of pulpwood in the South as compared to that in the New England states. Mr. Wingate pointed to the fact that the $1.40 per cord in¬ crease in this product “should go to the farmer who grows pulpwood,” and he emphasized the fact that the GFBF plans additional -conferences with OPA to the end that “our farm¬ ers get the same price for this commodity as those of the nor¬ thern section of the country receive.” Congressman Vinson and oth- members of the Georgia dol- °" n ,, tion in . _ Washington , . have fo- "negated with Mr. Wingate in his fight for increased pulpwood prices and to secure additional revenue for all farm commodi¬ ties produced in the state. “This is but one of the manv achievements of the Georgia p arm Bureau for the benefit of our farmers.” Mr. Wingate nnlnted out. and he referred particularly to the fact that as the membership of the organi¬ zation increases “our accomp¬ lishments increase accordingly,” c ,T "~T> » nrc The garden calls as we pore the new seed catalogs and our order with care. Rows lettuce, crisp and green, lus¬ red tomatoes *heavy on the ears of sweet corn, flour¬ round radishes, pungent beets, peas and beans, equal of which only a seed can produce. This little from our artistic view¬ is a whole art gallery itself. The seed catalog as old as one might think it wasn’t until 1865 that one printed in this country, with illustrations and at that, NUMBER 8 Thompson Plans Conferences To Equalize Taxes STATE COMMISSIONER WI£L MAKE EFFORTS FOR MORE JUSTICE IN TAX LEVIES Tax equalization has long been given the lip-service of politi¬ cians, but State Tax Commis¬ sioner M. E. Thompson is now proposing that Georgia actually do something about it. For instance, last year there were ten counties in Georgia that did not give a penny in tax returns on jewelry, he said. Furthermore, on a state-wide, basis the returns for jewelry were less than one-half than those for the year 1920. Also, in 33 counties not a sin¬ gle return was made last year on bank shares, he continued. On a state-wide basis, bank shares were returned in 1920 at $45,258,067, whereas the for 1945 were only $26,088,981, representing a decrease $19,169,086. “Some of the people,” Commissioner Thompson, in all their proprty for while some people give in of their property for taxation, and, unfortunately, some give no part of their property. condition ought not to “Records of the state show that since 1920 a number of the counties have taken unfair ad¬ vantage of their sister by unduly lowering their prop¬ erty evaluation while increasing their local rates. "Only the State Revenue Com¬ missioner is in position to cor¬ rect these injustices of non¬ equalization. Remembering my oath of office, I cannot ignore my duty. “During the first three of March, conferences of and county tax officials will held in each section of Georgia. While these conferences will primarily for tax officiasls, will not be closed to the public. It is hoped that out of these conferences, local and state of¬ ficials can come to some agree¬ ment as to policies, plans and programs of action that will be fair and impartial to each tax¬ payer in the state.” only one page in colors. What those early gardeners did miss in the thrill of receiving one of the catalogs of todayT Hours of enjoyment inside, with the fros¬ ted window pane still warning that bluster and cold is out¬ side our door. The gardener who is seasoned in this business, doesn’t order more than he will use, for he realizes what a great waste there is each yeaar, of un¬ used seeds. The highly compli¬ mentary adjectives of the plant thought and, with his neighbors, virtues give the reader food for chance for argument. The seed catalog is just one of the many things which we enjoy for a small cost today, which our an¬ cestors had to do without. JhSL TURNING POINT WJary Smlay. ^Jaytor Ba all those bitter yean ha had ipant in prison tor a crime ho did not commit John Sherwln had nursed a hatred lot hie cousin. Max Stenhari. whose perjury had son! him there. His one thought had boon to square oil the account. And then, herring escaped from prison, Sherwln found Stenhari making tore to a girl who could not possibly know how rile he was—the girl that John Sherwln. himself, loved deeply. What happened? You'll bo Interested In knowing. Don't miss "The Turning Point" IHSS 8
