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THE UNION«ECORDER, MILLEDGEVILLE. GA., FEBRUARY 21, l»34
DOiNSS OVER GEORGIA
From The State At Large
Georgia (hit of Cotton
•Some people are going to take it
that the fght Tom Linder is pitching
on the Bankhead Cotton Control
Bill in Congress is a forerunner of
a race for Commissioner of Agricul
ture. Whether it is or r.ot, th.
figures Linder has ccfmpiled are im
portant to Georgia cotton farmers,
and worth some study on the part
of our congressmen. Under says
his pa, r on the subject: “Under the
Bankhead Bill, in 1934 the cotton
growing states would be limited to
the following number of bale*
Texas 2.D03.400; Missirsippi 936,
900; Oklahoma 865.800; Arkanm
778,500; Alabama 736.200; Georgia
084,000; North Carolina 580.500
South Carolina 495,900.“ Now
here’s where the interest lies, in th«
percentages as he presents them
Texas would produce 67 p^r cent of
a nortnal crop; Georgia could plant
only 32 1-2 per cent of her normal
crop; Alabama 46 1-2 per cent:
North Carolina 52 per cent; and
South Carolina 35 per cent. Another
interesting angle is in the fact that,
over a period of 20 years past, Geor
gia already has reduced cotton acre
age 50 per cent, and to add another
35 per cent, as under the Bankhead
Bill, would put this state well nigh
out of the cotton growing businesa
by force. Georr;a would le al
lowed to raise onlv seven ner cent
of the controlled cotton crop.
P. 3. C. Enter* New Eie'4*
When the Georgia Public Service
Commission Friday, acting under an
opinion by Assistant 9ttomey Gen
eral John Goree, issued rules nisi to
mun ; cipalit>e« in the state to show
cause why the municipal electric
current rates should not be reduced,
right th«*n the commission got into
new pastures and fertile fields. It
nlwnv- has been believed the stat*
regulatory bodv had no jurisd’et’on
over rate* fixed bv a municipality
but Mr. Goree hold* that the e tj
or town council can’t fix rates or
function
then turn around on the n*hr- b«od
and sell current a* a competitive
business proposition und»r those
rate.r, to the exclusion of investiga
tion nnd regulation by the rtnte
commission.
There are 51 mun ? cipn1ties in the
state retailing electric current. Most
of them make a nretty big nrof’t and
contend their electric current in
come hold* down municipal taxes.
True; hut it is a form of tnx. which,
in reality, the I’ttle store keeper and
home owner pays in order to make
a low property tax rate for the btc
mills, the big property owner, the
large business enterprises which
carry heavy property investment.
However, it may be expected some
lawinrr is ruing to follow the hear
<ngs bv the Public Service Commis
sion. Properly so, too. for it is point
ed out bv Mr. Goree in h ! * opinion
that the law on the authority of the
state commission right on thi* point,
is pretty haxy. But. watch for kick
back. In every town or city where
the Pghts and current are supplied
by the municipality all the officers,
partieulsriv those who hold jobs, are
go'ng to holler and holler loud.
Billies Dollar Taa Coat
Several days ago the U. S. Census
Bureau figured out what it cost, the
people of Georgia to run the state,.
the countie* and the municipalities
in taxes, for purely governmental
functions. It is $34.31 cents per per
son on population basis. When the
aeveral groups of tax figures are
put together the result is staggering.
Who would have thought that, for
1931. the total tax coat in Georgia
was $97,831, 627? That was “taxes”,
but the total amount collected for
the state and ita subdivisions, ran up
to $99,829,199 out of a total popu
lation of 2.910,000 or $34.31 for
every man, woman and child. At the
same time the total value of prop
erty in the state was $1,267,789,000.
How do those figures compare with
the price of cotton?
Mmre — “Hoe** Deetor” War
Commissioner Adams, over in the
agricultural department, is smiling
over one more winning in the “horse
in the “horn* doctor" war. Some thne
ago when Dr. Sutton was in full
charge he arranged with the federal
department of agriculture to locate
in Georgia a representative in the
live stock work of Dr Button's selec
tion When the Adams-Sutton fight
got through the courts Commissioner
Adams took a trip to Washington,
and just the other day another man
was sent down from Washington and
put in charge of the federal live stock
| work. His brief staurment waa that
orders had been given him before
leaving Washington to work only in
co-operation with Commissioner
Adams and whatever official should
be designated by Commissioner
Abams to do the ‘rhorse doctor”
work. The federal man says he’s
working with Dr. White. And, that’s
that for another chapter in the war.
Sale* Taa Fight Looms
In past yctra Georgia hasn’t been
awfully strong on these college ex
perts and economists who have figur
ed out how to run state government
Several of their reports and fi ridings
have been scattered about and used
over the state, but there never
a Georgia majority in power who
took to them—any of them. Now
comes a new and interesting
which is bound to be used when the
Leg'slature gets together in 1935. It
is the report released about a week
ago from Columbia University, fol
lowing a nation wide investigation
by Columbia economists, saving in
effect that trials of the sales tax
scheme arc failures. The report was
written by Prof. Carl Shoup, of the
Bus’noss School of Columbia, who
opine* that the sales tax. in those
states where it is in effect, will “re
main for several years.” hut that’i
nhout all. The intere«t in Georgia is
simply in the fact that sales tax talk
is goine to make a big noise *n th
next legislature, and the Shoup re
port is bound to be pretty heav : l’
finger-marked by numernu* debaters
Packet Meeey Vans* Appropriatioi
Last week. *when he wrote a piece
for the papers, while talking about
rates and chargea. and the injunction
granted by a federal court to e'ght
telenhone companies Governor Tal-
•madge sa d he would much rather
have lower rates charged upon the
people bv utilities companies than
to have high taxes put upon th
panics by the state, becau-e.
pictured it, the low rate* will leave
some money in the peoples’ pockets.
There’s another way to look at that,
too; and maybe the governor
through that kind of glasses. There
Is an opinion entertained that th*
best k ? nd of government i*- n poor
govOTnnwnt: one that can't h«
trsvnomnt because *t is poor. That
would mean, of courne. the people
would ha\T to pay le*s for a pooi
govenrmcnl than a rich one of ex
travagance. Going a step further,
hiking taxes mean always and only
that the government spends more,
and the people in the end have to
pay for it. If the utilities companies
get what tfne governor probably was
driving at, it might be better for
them to contribute a bit toward all
the pepole. leaving the monev ! n
many pockets, rather than being
made to contribute the equivalent to
the state treasury so the legislature
squander it in increased appro
priations.
The State Oet el Dakt?
The claim has been made that the
state of Georgia is really two and
half million dollars less in debt
this year than it was last year. A
big slice of ihat, though, wa:. simply
write-off of wild appropriations
that had been made and never paid.
This February the state, when its
two million dollars worth of notes
for schools came due, anticipated
payment, through maneuvering by
Treasurer Hamilton, and saved inter
est. It took some highway money to
do that, and the legislature will have
to back up the action; but it wa*
done. Now, just suppose by the end
of two more years Georgia could
strike an even balance, run for cash,
and not have to borrow. It may not
be a wild dream after all.
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Tkk* Cartel to Improve the general
tone of the ayatem In cnaee of run
down health and “tired nerree."
have found. In such emote.
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for women of
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On Display Today!
Come in and See
The NEW TERRAPLANES
and HUDSONS
mu. awn i.j IJ< ■ j 4-1.. ..
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TBS TRXXAFLAPIE • DELUXE SEDAN
tbe new 1934 Terraplanea and Hudsons
have swept forward to new
heights of popular favor in
their respective price fields.
Despite night and day shifts
at the Factory, orders have
inevitably hanked up. But
are axe glad to announce that
oar can have eome through. They are here in o«r
rooms now. We invite you stoat cordially to coa
and see them—drive them.
In the Hudson 8, you
have the BIG STRAIGHT
EIGHTof the low price field
—and in the Streamlined
Terraplane 6 —the thrill of
the lowest price field
T. H. ENNIS, Dealer
i the Terraplne* eng Hutton Program every Seterdag, 10 |
, E. S. T., Red Network, Station (W. S. R.)
SPRING LAKE MEMBERS ENJOY
TACKY PARTY FRIDAY NIGHT
By N. W. H.
Of course, I had to come home
front the Spring Lake Tacky Party
Mad! They didn’t give me the prize
—and I know full well I was the
“tackiest” woman in that crowd
Now, if they had had a beauty con
tent—I wouldn’t have said a word—
but tacky!
was this way. I wore a light
blue skirt—a tan and brown sweat-
a purple cape (silk and short)
red, white, and blue bracelets—red
ear-rings—small red hat over one
eye, two lip*eticka and a whole box
of rouge—a white crocheted bag—
red handkerchief—red half-hose—
yellow beads—and three blocks of
chewing gum—I was “bowery Sal”.
HI leave it to you—and yet they
gave that prise to Mrs. Jim Bmith
because she had on “tooth-p ! ck”
shoes. I was never so disgusted in
nil my life. I love blue bead neck
less. that was the prize.
Well—a good time was had by all.
It was a grand box supper—with
chicken, ham, stuffed eggs, nickle,
sandwiches, salad, cake, and of
oiher things I can’t remember. I sat
by Uncle Henry Wootten, and he had
a tie that he bought in N. Y. for
this special occasion. It wa* a small
nbow—most eflfeetivte. He al«o
wore the eoat in which he was ’mar
ried. Stewart Wootten was “Bowery
Bill” (stuek op thing) and didn't pay
any attention to me at all. Thought
he would ask me to do a “bow
ery waltz” with him because we both
represented “The Bowery—the Bow
ery—” but he passed right by and
danced with all the good looking
girls and left “grandma” sitting in
the corner. That nice Major Ray got
the prixe for the gentleman —and
believe me—he deserve it It’s true
I could not decide whether he was
dressed for hunting—for -fUWng or
golfing—but he get there U-
the aarne. Mrs. Jim Smith (who got
blue beads I should have won
* a little hit of everything—but
those shoes were what “turned the
trick”. No trouble at all to use them
toothpick*. Can you remember
thet ftr b*ck) Her hat was a “crea
tion” with some flower “stick-ups”
’a fact it is awfutlv hard to de
scribe anything as beautiful as her
rct-un. I’ll have to leave It to your
imagination.—Now Floride Allen—
weII-maybe the less said abont her
the better, for T would not have any
words to tell about how Mrs. Wblt-r
Stembridee looked- And Miss Bertie
(Judge Stem bridge to you) *he waa
the “last word” of about 1855—hat
and all. Annie Jo Move and Elisa
beth Grant never looked better in
all their lives, dressing no Kke that
ind thinking they were tarkv?
Doris FraW looked like she had
iu*t come home from school, with r
r *d ri v K/>»i nil around h"- v - '
Aurelia Herndon waa all dolled a»
in a cute apron dress and red bows-
on her slippers and Harvey wore a
red tie as big as his head. Erwin
Sibley certainly didn’t look like any
Colonel—‘n those overall?—and that
dinky little hat setting on top his
head—but he can sho dance. Watch
him sling out his foot every now
ard then. And Shssss—s?—sspp
don’t tell a soul—when I Faw a G
M. C. cadet in full regalia walk in
with a G. S. C. W. girl in her brown
sk f rt an dhnt—I almost swooned.
Heavens—said I—have I got to re
port that couple? As soon as I go*
over my faint fit—I saw Mr. “Ot ! e”
Conn and that pretty wife of hi*
swaggering all around in those uni
form* 1 was so relieved that I would
have rushed up and embraced th**-
both—but I didn't. I know when to
put on the brakes. Mrs. George Hol-
linshead—if she wasn't a sight! And
those pretty girls of hers—all of them
dressed up in cute things—but not
a bit tacky. And what do yon know
about this—Master B : ll’e Morrison
can out dance hiR erandna—ab—«o—
lute-ly- And we had some tan-dane-
ing—I’ttle Misse* Sam Canty Alien
and Marv Bradford—and CAN
THEY TAP I think I riiall take it
up. You needn’t laugh.
Maj. nnd 'Mrs. Whatley were all
dressed up to kill and so was Mrs.
Bradford.
Well folks—it's a nice old world.
A nice old Home Town. When I read
about twenty—and forty degrees be
low, somewhere else—1 think I am
powerfully content to stay right
here. How about you? More Next
week.
P. S. Oh Yeah. I’m going to the
Press Iiuttute in Athens—Maybe
I’ll have something to tell you about
it next time—if the boas doesn't fire
me before that.
Delivery Notice
Beginning February |,l. We Will Make Four Deliveries Daily '
on The Following Hours: ’ g
s
7:04 A.M., 10:00 A.M., 11:30 A.M.
SUPPER DELIVERIES 5:10 TO 7:00 O'CLOCK
Milk, Butter. Meats, Poultry and Eggs
i
jj Montgomery’s Milk Depot j
CHEMIST SEES WEALTH
IN MARKET FOR PAPER
MADE OP GEORGIA PINE
(By G. N. A.)
Savannah, Ga.—Visioning a J170,
000,000 market which can be sup
plied with newsprint paper made
from Georgia loblolly pine, Francis
P. Garvan, proaidant #f the Chemi
cal Foundation, Inc., predicted that
the government world toed Be help
in establishing a newsprint industry
in the south if the section would
■how the “proper energy” in
Mr. Garvan rtappad hare on route
to Florida, to inspect the Georgia
Pulp and Paper laboratory and said
that the Chemical Foundation is
highly pleased with the wait of Dr.
Charles H. Herty, head of the labora
tory, in demonstrating the availability
of southern pine for use in toe menu*
facture of newsprint.
Of toe newsprint used in this coun
try, according to Mr. Cat-van, 70 per
cent is imported from Canada and he
quoted official figures to show that
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Your eye, are changing all the time. Tim i, due to in-
creuing age. condition of health, working by artificial
light or other causes.
ft s important that you have your eyes properly fitted to
preserve both your health and your eyesight.
rn"n^ P u™ Ve your eye * by * UCENS-
ED OPTOMETRIST. If you don't need glaises we’ll tell
you so, and if you do need them tire’ll fit you properly.
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Pay County Taxes
WOW
and save costs
I have been instructed by die County Cn—riiinm n to pro
ceed at once with collection of all past due state and comity
U,e *- property owners who hove not paid their taxes
for the year 1933 are urged to cal at ay office at ONCE
•nd SAVE further COSTS.
I ALSO have al unpaid tax fi. faa. for 1931 and 1932. By
P*** *b*a* EAST Dig taxes NOW i* will same you ad-
dibooal COSTS.
Your prompt cooperation will be appaeciatad.
W. J. HAYNIL
the same quality of paper can be pro
duced in Geeigia for $13 per ton
lem than the Canadian mills can
manufacture it Another advantage
of Georgia-made paper, ho
would be its freedom fro" 1 :ari * .
and the saving in freight char**' |
ever paper shipped fr<*n Canada