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the UfllOMICalNI, MtLLEOCEVlLLE. GJL, MARCH a, 1U4
ROOSEVELT’S FIRST YEAR
EPIC OF ACHIEVEMENT.
REVEALS
Washington. March 3.—Through
the first year of his Presidency,
which ends tomorrow, Franklin D.
Soooovolt has soughtto clear the
highways of the world of marching
armies so they might be used as
arteries of international trade.
Looking back over the long, mo
mentous year the P*eadent can
- _CPnjLt considerable progress.
The administration has moved at
a swift pace and here are some of
the highlights of the year:
MARCH 4—President JRooacvtlt
inahguratod.
MARCH 5—Banking holiday pro
claimed, closing every hank in the
coontry.
MARCH 9—Congress called in
special session.
MARCH 13—Banks started
opening.
MARCH IS—Four hundred mil-
lion-dollar ecbnomy bill enacted,
reducing pay of federal employes,
and removing thousands of veterans
from compensation rolls.
MARCH 16—Congness kgaUnd
beer.
MARCH 31—CCC organised
enroll 300,000 unemployed.
APRIL 19—President takes United
States off the gold standard by pro
hibiting exports.
MAY 12—President s : g
creating the AAA, which included
POO million dollars for unemploy
ment, and 2.000 million dollars
refinance farm mortgages.
MAY 16—President dispatches
message to the head* of 54 nations,
appealing for disarmament and non-
aggression.
MAY 18—Tennessee Valley au
thority created, end'ng the long
fight over Muscle Shoals, and in
stituting a far-reaching federal pow
er project.
MAY 26—Congress enact* NR A
bill, and appropriates 3.300 million
dollars for public works.
JUNE 6—President signs the
Wagner employment bill*, which
Hoover vetoed.
JUNE 12—Congress enacts the
bank deposit Insurance law. |
JUNE 10—Special session of Con-
gres« ends; the President signed thej
NRA act. naming General Hugh S.
Johnson as administrator.
JULY-AUGUST—Saw the Blue ]
EnHe campaign launched; the pre
paration of scores of industrial and
business codes; American Marines
pulled out of Haiti and a start made
on a building progrnm to bring the
U. S. Nsvv up to treaty strength.
OCTOBER 10—The President
opened the way to Russian reeog-
Tiit'on hy cabling an invitation to
conference.
OCTOBER 22—Government gold
buyW nolicy inaugurated at $31.36
per ounce.
NOVEMBER 16—Rn«sia reco-
gn ! xed
PECEMBER 5—Prohibition repea.
became effective. Utah having been
the ‘hirty-sixth state and ratified on
November 7.
JANUARY 4—President submit
ted budget to Congress calling for
*xnend*ture of more than 10.000
•Trillion dollars, and forecast.
pt«hV~ rfwbt hy next year of 32.000
million dollars.
Since Congress met. the President
ha* d-nalned the dollar to 59 cents;
has sent numerous messages, asking
fed"-- 1 guarantee of home and farm
mortgages, stiff regulation of stock
and commodity exchanges. 950 mil
lion d"l'ars more for the CWA and
emolnvmdnt Vellef. Vmtification of
the to Tawrence Treaty: creation
of - f-derrlly-finanred 'mnort-ex
port bank to promote foreign trade
and vesteiday two messages, om
askin<- nower to negotiate foreign
trad- a-reement*. and authority to
rale#, e- lower existing tariff rate
the e*W a-king an extension f
thne for Philippine ^dependence.
IT IS SAID
That it require* hardships
disappointment as well as pleasure
and success to develop a well round
ed character.
That folks soou learn to dodge
the company of both the man who
is always talking of his accomplish
ments and the one who is always
telling of his troubles.
flowers that can be placed ou
casket after they paas away.
That if a man baa but few friends
he does not have to look any farther
than hhnself to find hte reason why.
CONGRESS HAS LOST
That the faults and short conr'ngi
of the other fellow are much larger
than our own.
That a person as they grew older
should make friends of the young,
or the time might come when he will
be without friends.
That It would be a calamity for
the schools of Baldwin county to be
closed the latter part of March.
That several of our citizens will
pass birthday anniversaries
month. *
That a task postponed until to
morrow is seldom performed.
•That there are a lots of people
Vbo for thinking what the world
owes them forget what they owe to
the world.
of (Tiwmisi
ftow Deals eat Meet Federal
toko money out of the treasury than
on any other clans of legialation.
Many observer* of congress su
spect that this wua the fact, but it
has been rsssakd with amazing
clearness in the changed conditions
under the "new deal" administra
tion.
■When congress temporarily hand
ed over to the executive branch of
the government the job of spnding
$3,300,000,000 public works fund 1
and revision of veterans* laws it
gave up half of its work.
The regular appropriation bills,
tion has takan over appropriations
for reclamation projects, rivers and
harbors, public buildings and a score
of other building activities which
caused congress much concern.
A member of congress in the past
often spent most of the session bat
tling for an appropriation for a lit
tle postoffice building in a "hot
spot” in his district or the widening
of a creek under the rivers and har
bors bill.
Even when there was little chance
of gutting an appropriation,
the member so that be could sho 1
his constituents bo woo fighting for
the money and peifcaps allow the
home town chamber of commerce
to send delegatee to Washington.
Several sessions of the senate end
ed in filibusters over small ap
propriations for Indian
ship lines and similar activities.
fto,« 7 a
c. K. ANDREWS A so*
FOR
old calf. A bargain* eon
l:H e'deefc F. M. C. H. Rohhtos,
Furman Sheets. 3-1-34 yd.
Daltrarjr Notke
Beginning February lit. We Wil Make Four Mnwrie* Daily
on The Following Horn:
7:N A. M„ 1I:N A. M, lhNA.lt
SUTTER DELIVERIES S:M TO 7:M O'CLOCK
Milk, Butter. Meat,. Poultry and Egg,
Montgomery’s Milk Depot
M PACKACC JUtD Buu
* *““*• «»*• -mi F.„
hates tharmacy
onto* SETS AND CABSaci
PLANTS ALL THE TIME
ly no amendments. In the past these!
measures have furnished the ground!
for bitter fights.
The change is due to the fact
that the public works administn-;
That the person who is not
courage by failures will overcame
difficulties and win success.
That unusual caution should be'
taken during the month of March to
prevent fires.
That it is cowardly to demand of
others what you would not do your
self.
That words of encouragement
and helpfulness tpoken to one J n
life is worth fnr more than all the
OfT* 1 wason wiwnNr.
w*s CLOSED IN CEORC.1A
Qv«ll Reported Scare TVs Sa**<
Wild Tarkw Eludes Huutore.
Th" hunting season 1* over, it be-
cem’*" unlawful at the close
March 1st to hunt quail and
turirevs. the opeu season on t
end>n~ the first of MaitSi.
Quad have not been reported as
pleeUfot in this section this year
as ia some previous seasons, being
duo to the feet that area- inhabit
ed bv the birds were burned over
eresHog unfavorable hatch'ng con-
ditW
TS« Trild turkey, most elusive of
all *•*♦;** gam." bird*, snd most de-
slr**a e« a rare tshle dellrscv.
thrive* in the deepness of swamp 1
and a hunter who hags one feels
that he has accomplished a i
than u*ua! feat.
Nagging Pains
v* warning Signals
TEMPORARY paia relief remedies
nm) save you much suffering at
the moment, hut putting a mask
over a warning signal does not
clear up the condition it was tail
in'; you to avoid.
When periodic pains, duo to a
weak, run-down condition, dis
tress you, treatment for the cause
or the trouble should be started
without delay.
Take Canl-.il to build up against
ordinary
:illmer.l
It baa been
ro
BREAD
Is Always
In Season
RAIN, snow, or hot waves—
bread is always a seasonable
food.
USE
ELECTRIC MAID BREAD
Made in Milledgeville
Electric Maid
Bakery
Phone 267
b;
El
Li
JS
Don’t forget to vis-
it our Beauty Shop
on Second Floor
Vou'uialutq fnrh of NATURE
This Is -caliche", the Com la
which OilUea Natural Nitrate
was crams d. from this ore two
types of Chilean Natural Nitrate
ara rafawd—Old Sty la aad graau-
ia
ground to help you produce ■
31 YEARS BEFORE JEFFERSON
DAVIS BECAME PRESIDENT 0FTHE
SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY (1861)
CHILEAN NITRATE WAS FIRST USED
TO FERTILIZE SOUTHERN CROPS
(1830)‘JEFF*DAVIS WAS A YOUNG
ARMY OFFICER IN THOSE DAYS.
Chilean
natural
nitrate
CHAMPION BRAND CHILEAN NITRATE I
IS SNOW WHITE ABOUT THE SIZE AND
SHAPE Of BIRD SHOT GUARANTEED i
1945% AMMONIA (l6l NITROGEN) IT .
CONTAINS AU. THE NATURAL'IMPURITIEY I
IODINE. CALCIUM POTASSIUM BORON |
MAGNESIUM. SODIUM. ETC. WHICH |
ARE SO VITAL TO YOUR CROPS I
Chilean Nitrate (or Sato
Smith’s Gin &. Feed Co.
The Old Oil MM
More Thu Fifty Beautiful New
DRESSES H
V
Just Received for our Easter Showing—All ^
Pure Silk and New Styles.
$!• to $1$
More Hun A Hundred
Wash Dresses
Received This Week. Made of Very Fine
Quality Percales—2 and 3 Peice Suits.
Price Si to $1*50
SO doi. Stockings
Received Thi. Week—Bought Speci.ll> for *
Euler—Rite Silk 45 Gunge. Fulf-fuhioned
—Price
7tc
New Hats
Straw, All The Leadhg
Color,. Both Sul and Luge
Shipe,—Two Price,
* **91.98 12.98
50 Dozen New
HANDKERCHIEFS
Hein, Embroidered and Sport
Hoadkerchieh. Price
19a ta 45 c
Spr-ril lot of Pure Linen
Handkerchief, for
5c
If You Want The Bent Shop At
E. E. BELL’S