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About The Dade County times. (Trenton, Ga.) 1908-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1946)
law {fanntjj to The Best Interests of Dade Co unty and Georgia. VOLUME XLVI. New Regulations Liberalize Guaranty Qf Veterans Loans NeW regulations liberalizing guaranty or insurance of veter¬ ans loans under Act the of Servicemens 1944 have Readjustment completed, John M Slaton Men Administrator ot Deputy Veterans Branch No. 5 of the Administration, announced to¬ day. They become effective im¬ mediately. result ... “^ Principal changes the liberalized G. I. BUI from last Decem¬ passed by Congress ber include: guaranty on Increase of estate loans from $2,000 to real ' 4 ° 00 in which 2 Extension of time veterans may take advantage ot guarantee or insurance from 2 to 10 years. limit 3 Extension of time on terms of payment to 25 years on real estate and 40 years on farm realty. insurance of 4 provision for loans in lieu of guaranty of up to 15 Per cent of aggregate of loans made or purchased by a lender. This allows a choice to both the veteran and lender and consequently broadens the scope of credit assistance to veterans. 5. Loans made for construc¬ tion may now include the cost of the lot on which the veteran intends to build. Certain delin¬ quent indebtedness may be re¬ financed. 6. Farm loan provisions allow for improvement of ground or buildings, construction of new buildings and use of funds to purchase livestock and seed or for working capital. 7. Business loan provisions now allow purchase of inven¬ tory and the use of funds for working capital. 8. Benefits of the program are extended to persons on terminal leave or hospitalized pending fi¬ nal discharge and persons in the military or naval service of gov¬ ernments allied with the United States who were United States citizens at the time of entering such service. Under new procedures, VA Loan Guarantee forms have been materially simplified as exempli¬ fied by the fact that the veteran is normally required to sign only one legal-sized sheet once. The sole exception is one additional document in case of loans on delinquent indebtedness. A veteran may make an ap¬ plication for a loan guaranty drectly to his banker and need not contact the Veterans Ad ministration. New Water System Continues To Progress The proposed new water sys¬ tem for Trenton continues to show improvement as new sign¬ ers are added each day, until at the latest figures released by the committee the list shows a total of 180 signers. This number is well above the required 140 to put the system in operation. The plans for the actual construction °f the lines are expected to be announced almost any day now. OBITUARY WILLIAM T. SMITH William T. Smith, 56, of'Rising Fawn, passed away Sunday af¬ ternoon, after a brief illness. He Was a member of the American Legion, having served in World tiar I. He is survived by two brothers, Matt and Buster Smith Birmingham; five sisters, Mrs. 1 R. Sizemore, Mrs. Nancy Size- in ° re and Mrs. Louise Holcomb, of Birmingham, Mrs. Charles McMahan of Valley Head, and Mrs. Charles Hale of Rising Fawn. Funeral services were held at Bising Fawn Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon, with Rev. A. • Hadden and Rev. T. N. Orr of- J ciating. Pallbearers were his Nephews. Burial followed in the usi ng Fawn cemetery with Mc- rjar Funeraal Home in charge. THE DADE CO UNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1946. County Agent Advises Farmers To Bed Good Sweet Potato Seed Bed only good quality seed sweet potatoes of the copper- skinned Porto Rican variety, County Agent L. C. Adams ad vised Dade county farmers this week. Careful seed selection plays an important part in the maintenance of good inside col¬ or of the sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes should be bed ded in Dade county now, Mr. Adams said. “In selecting the seed sweet potatoes to bed, discard all mutations that are found and keep only potatoes with a good deep orange or salmon color that are free from bruises or any in¬ dication of disease,” the county agent continued. Notching the shoulder of the potatoes on both ends will help in maintaining good inside color, he declared. Notching all the seed to be bedded might be a big job but it should be done for at least five or ten bushels of potatoes for the foundation seed stock for next year. The foun¬ dation seed patches should be planted and kept separate from other potatoes to avoid mixing. “Best results will be secured oy bedding average size sweet potatoes, one and one-quarter inches in diameter or larger,” Mr. Adams pointed out. U. S. No. 1 size potatoes, one and three-quarters to three and a half inches in diameter, will pro¬ duce larger, healthier plants. Never bed string potatoes. Small seed potatoes may produce more plants but the larger potatoes will produce stronger plants that will give higher yields of sweet potatoes. Seed sweet potatoes should be treated before they are bedded TOT high quality, disease-free potatoes, the Extension Service worker explained. “Be sure to treat, the seed potatoes the same day they are to be bedded,” he urged. “Use of either corrosive sublimate or Semesan Bel is rec¬ ommended for treating the seed potatoes. These poisons will cor¬ rode metal so a wooden barrel should be used for mixing the poisons for treating the potatoes. “If corrosive sublimate is used, add three ounces to 22 1 / 2 gallons of water,” Mr. Adams said. “Soak potatoes ten minutes and bed immediately. After dipping each bushel of potatoes add one-half ounce of corrosive sublimate add water to bring contents of barrel up to the 22V 2 gallon mark. After five or six bushels have been treated, discard the solution and make up a new one as it is weakened by repeated use. Exercise care in disposing of this water as it is deadly poison.” Bel, he In the case of Semesan continued, “use one pound to seven and one-half gallons of water. Dip potatoes until thor¬ oughly wet for about one min¬ ute. This also is a poison and care must be exercised in dis¬ posing of any of the unused so¬ lution. The main advantage of the Semesan Bel is that it is not weakened by use and does not require soaking.” Temperature in hotbeds should be checked with a reliable ther¬ mometer and kept at about 85 degrees, Mr. Adams said, point¬ ing out that beds should be wa¬ tered often enough to keep the soil around the potatoes moist but not wet. After sprouts ap¬ pear more water will be required. Even temperature and plenty of water will give a high yield of plants. On warm days, the cov¬ should be removed to allow er under cir¬ ventilation and no cumstances should water be a- lowed to accumulate and drip from the inside of the cover. This indicates the need of ven¬ tilation and if allowed to con¬ tinue Plants. will cause Covers dampi should ^-°« be ° the night, especially replaced at frost. when there is danger of ’ Fu p details on growing sweet potatoes can be obtained from Georgia Extension Service the andl«* bulletin. "Growing Potatoes ins Georgia sweet which be secured from the can Published Weekly — Since 1901. ’ qooo 00000O C000 Q0O0000O0 0 0O00O 0 000 O SO000000000Q g t Times Comes To You Increased ; In Size This Week Beginning with the issue of March 7, The Dade County Times will come 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 your subscription in now, so that we can start you off with the first issue of the enlarged paper. aooooooooooocooo ^ o o ooeo o Why Not Grow Better Sweet Corn? ^ * imWmmm: —Photo Courtesy Ferry-Morse Seed Co. What’s your favorite garden vegetable? “Roastin’ ears!” you can hear whole families shouting in the Southern States. “Corn-on-the-cob!” exclaim the Northern folks. It’s the same everywhere. Sweet com is even more American than ‘hot dogs'. the war many Victory Gardeners discovered the real flavor of sweet com for the first time. They found that all the luscious sweet¬ ness is preserved by cooking the ears as soon as they are picked. When they are allowed to lie around half a day before boiling or roast¬ ing, much of the sugar turns to starch, and there’s a flat unappetiz¬ ing taste. Because garden-fresh sweet com is bound to be a “must” for many peace-time homes, here are a few tips on how to enjoy even better results than in the past. If you have been growing white com up to now, why not adventure with some of the yellow types? Many think the flavor richer, and most experts agree that yellow com is superior in vitamins. Some of the new yellow hybrids have certain advantages over the older types. The ears are large, the yield un¬ usually heavy for the space occu¬ pied, and most hybrids are resistant to certain plant diseases. Golden Cross Bantam does well almost everywhere; Ioana is a favorite in southern areas; Marcross is espe¬ cially adapted to northern gardens. Where com diseases are not com¬ mon, some of the regular varieties still take precedence. Many garden¬ ers think nothing surpasses the flavor of true Golden Bantam. And BODY OF RIVER VICTIM IS RECOVERED IN DEKALB From Valley Head comes news that the body of William Wright, 34, who was drowned in DeSoto river Sunday night when a boat capsized with him and two com¬ panions, was recovered Monday His companions said they were hunting frogs at the time of the accident. Some song writers can’t carry a tune, but they are often good at ‘lifting’ them. county agent’s office or by writ¬ ing to the Extension Service, Athens, Ga. fortunate folks who have had a chance to sink their teeth into the deep milky kernels of Ferry’s Golden want nothing else in their sweet corn patch. short Whatever the variety, several rows should be planted to form a compact plot, rather than one or two long rows. This is to make sure that the wind will carry pollen to every silk on every ear for only in that way can all the kernels de¬ velop. Whether hybrids or regular types of com are grown, be sure to put in several plantings ten days to two weeks apart instead of sowing all the seed at once. Extend your sweet con' eating time over as long a sea¬ son as possible. Take courage if you have been a bit discouraged because of the com borer or ear worm. There are more preventives this year and fairly simple ways to combat the pests. Begin early if you suspect a com borer attack. Apply rotenone dust liberally on the plant just before the ears form. Do this four more times, five days apart. To outsmart the com ear worm, wait until the ear has formed and the silk has dried. Snip off the dried silk close to the husk, or apply mineral oil at the ee» tips. BETTY DIXON AND JERRY GRISBY HONORED WITH BIRTHDAY DINNER Miss Betty Dixon and Jerry Grisby were honored with a birthday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dixon. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Dan Massingale, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Adair, Mrs. Gladys Hixon and son, James, and Mrs. Bobbie Lumpkin, all of Chattanooga; Mrs. Wilson, Mr. C. Hasty and children, Beverly, Joyce and Gerry. Mrs. Clemmie Gilbert, Misses Frances, Ruth and Jo Ann Raines, Jessie, Evelyn and Do- land Moreland, Kenneth Petti - john and Otis Raines, all of Mor- ganville. Dade County’s Only Ne wspaper. 1| n « ,• Payments Continued Through June The U. S. Department of Agri¬ culture announced on February 25 that the Dairy Production Program, previously announced thru March, 1946, will be con¬ tinued through June 30. Rates for the April-June period will be the same as those for the corres¬ ponding period last year. This action means that 1946 April rates for milk will range from 60 cents to 90 cents per hundredweight, depending on area, and for butterfat in all hreas, 17 cents per pound. For May and June, the payments will be 25 cents to 55 cents per hun¬ dredweight of milk, and 10 cents per pound of butterfat. The low¬ er payments during May and June are mad? in accordance with the accepted practice of de¬ creased producer payments dur¬ ing the flush season of milk pro¬ duction. The payment will be subject to termination or revision in the event of any general increases in price ceilings for milk and its products. On January 29, the Stabilization Administrator an¬ nounced that the general level of returns to milk producers would be maintained during 1946 at the 1945 level either by sub¬ sidy payment or by increases in price ceilings should the subsidy be eliminated. At the same time it was pointed out that it is the government’s policy to avoid price increases where possible by making termination of subsidies subject to general stabilization of the cost of living. Under the Dairy Production Program, payments are made to farmers on the milk and butter- fat they produce and sell. The program has operated since Oc¬ tober, 1943, to offset increased dairy production costs and to encourage a continued high rate of milk production. Democrats May Lose Majorities In Congress Washington, D. C., March 6— Robert E. Hannegan, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, today informed J. P. Dick of Atlanta, chairman of the 1946 Jackson Day Dinner committee in Georgia that party members must “prepare now to wage an intensive campaign in every precinct in the nation to retain the party’s Congressional majorities in Congress.” “Our majority today is 18 seats in the Senate and 47 in the House,” Mr. Hannegan told Chairman Dick. “It is clear that a net loss of nine seats would leave the Democrats with but 47 of the 96 seats. The Re¬ publicans need a net gain of 27 seats in the House in order to have 218 out of a possible 435 or a majority. This majority by the Republicans would deprive our Democratic Administration of the vital legislative leader¬ ship that our President must have to continue to carry out his progressive program. “Democratic party workers, Chairman Dick was informed, must make the American peo¬ ple realize the tremendous im¬ portance of this off-year elec¬ tion. It is the Democratic par¬ ty that loses when the great masses of voters fail to register their preference for proper rep¬ resentation at the polls. “The present House is made up of 238 Democrats, 191 Repub¬ licans, 1 Progressive, 1 American Labor Party, and 4 vacancies,” Mr. Hannegan told Chairman Dick. “The Senate has 56 Dem¬ ocrats, 39 Republicans and one Progressive.” Might Lose Chairmanships Chairman Dick was further informed that if the Republic¬ ans are successful in the coming election they not only win a ma¬ jority in both Houses but they stand to take over all the com¬ mittees in Congress. “A national government that must straddle a Congress domi¬ nated by one majority party NUMBER 9. Two Killed, Four Injured In Dade Auto Accidents Last Year Cpl. Theron Aldredge, who is in charge of the Georgia Patrol station in Dalton, reported there were 666 deaths in Georgia dur¬ ing 1945 resulting from automo¬ bile accidents. This was an in¬ crease of 3% over 1944. The in¬ crease in traffic fatalities should not be accepted with complacen¬ cy as a natural consequence of increased gasoline and unlimit¬ ed driving. Careful driving and safety precautions augmented by strict enforcement of traffic laws and ordinances provide the only solution of the problem. According to a recent report released by the Department of Public Safety, there were 2 per¬ sons killed and 4 injured in traf¬ fic accidents that occurred in Dade county during 1945 This was a 100% increase in traffic fataliies as compared with 1944. Local News Mrs. John Reeves was visiting Mrs. John Wallace Monday. Mrs. Louise Daniel was visiting Mrs. Arnold Daniel Monday. Rev. Billie Gass was visiting Rev. L. A. Chastain and family in Chattanooga over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Reeves and Wiley Dean of Rising Fawn, were recent visitors in Trenton on business. Mr. and Mrs. Max Page and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Mar¬ shall Sullivan and family Sunday afternoon. Little Patsy Bleckley has been removed from the hospital to her home here. Everyone wishes for her a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Womack and son, Sidney, Jr., and Mrs. Charles Buffington and small son were shopping in Chattan¬ ooga Monday Mrs. Grover C. Whitley and Mrs. Mildred L. Chamberlain of Clanton, Ala., were the recent guests of Mrs. J. B. Geddie and family in Trenton. Remember the Mission each Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chet Daniel. Come out and worship the Lord. The Cottage Prayer Meeting met last Friday night at the home of Mrs. Mae Buffington, and will meet next Friday night at the home of Mrs Pearl Wo¬ mack. Everyone is invited to attend. The Dade High basketball team performed creditably during the recent tournament held in our neighboring town of Rossville, The team won the first two con¬ tests and were eliminated in the final game only after a brill¬ iant, hard fought contest against a heavier and older foe. and an Executive Branch of the other,” Mr. Hennegan told Chairman Dick, “is never capa¬ ble of a unity so necessary to the general welfare of the peo¬ ple.” “That is why I continually emphasize the 1946 elections rank higher in importance than any other off-year election ever held in the past.” Jackson Day Thr Democratic party has be¬ gun its efforts, he added, to raise the necessary funds to carry on a successful campaign. The Jackson Day dinners throughout the country are a major part of that effort. The dinners mark the beginning of our fight to re¬ tain a Democratic Congress. That fight will go on without a break until the polls close in November.” Mr. Dick announced that Pres¬ ident Truman’s message to the American people will be broad¬ cast over all major networks at 10 p. m.,EST, from the Wash¬ ington Jackson Day dinner on March 23, and will be heard by all Jackson Day dinners all over the country and in many of the Territories of i he United States.
