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CLEVELAND COURIER
Vol. No.
The Courier’s Platform
For White County and
Cleveland: 1
Hotel ; 7
Tourist Courts
Airfield (
All Highways Graded and
Paved
Small Industries
Development of Chattahoo¬
chee River
Very shortly The Editor hopes
to remove one or more of the
things we are fighting for White
County’s progress and develop¬
ment from our masthead. Watch
ns succeed. „ |
Plans Near Completion For
Ladino ClOYer Festival
The general committee has just
about completed plans for the Ladino
Clover Festival and are now working
on a program for Dr. Hugh H. Ben¬
nett, Chief, Soil Conservation Serv¬
ice, Washington, D. C., speaking at
the Cleveland School gym August 22
at 10:A.M.
The committee has a tremendous
task to take care of the several hun¬
dred prominent visitors, which has
required much time and great effort.
However, it can now be said that
they have had the hearty cooperation
of all the poultry feed dealers in
Gainesville, from the newspapers,
WSB and other radio stations and
all farm agencies and so with con¬
tinued work Bill Allison and his com¬
mittee will have everything in readi¬
ness to give Dr. Bennett a rousing
and warm welcome as well as the
other distinguished people who will
visit us on August 22.
Jim Romine, WSB Farm
will be here to make a 20
transcription and a 10 to 12 minute
interview with Dr. Bennett.
Some farms in White county, it
reported, have improved their soil
where it will now produce That could 100 not
of corn per acre.
done a few years ago. Thanks to
ducing the farmers to use the
improving methods. Poultry has
its share, too, as well as put
farmers on an independent status.
Robert Mooie, of Dahlonega,
man •of the Upper Chattahoochee
Conservation Service District, is secur¬
ing a public addresssyBDui so thot
one in the gym will have no difficulty
hearing wiat is Baid from the stage.:
The program has not been
However, a farmer from each of the six
counties comprising this district, includ¬
ing White, will make a few minutes
Hus York will talk on Ladino clover
a short speech by some outstanding
and then the wouderful address by
Bennett.,
J. D. Jewell and John Black, Jr,
Gaiuesville. are very enthusiastic
this gala occasion for White county
have assured the General Committee
they will see that, the several
guests are well taken care of.
The Journal and Constitution
promised to send reporters
phers to cover this great occasion
their respective newspapers
T O. Galloway,district
Gainesville, will introduce Dr. Bennett.
Gvs York is working out a tour of
afrms and pastures for Dr. Bennett
visit.
CARD OF THANKS
We’are deeply appreciative ol
many kind deeds and words of
tion given us during our great
ment in the loss of our husband,
son aud brother. Earl Nix. We also
preciate the very fine'floral offerit g.
May God’s richest bles-iings be
abide with each of you are our prayers,
Mrs. Mildred Nix ano Children
H S Nix and Family
NOTICE
\Vp, the undersigned and close
piaces niutually agree to open the hours
of business at
below, effective August 18;
Open at 7:00 A.M,
Close at 6:30 P.M.
Close Saturdays 9 PM.
Cleveland Grocery Company,
ford & Kenimer, Williams
Shop, Cleveland Motor Company,
Ga. Hardware & Home Fur. Co.,
comb Bros. Hdwe. Co., Head’s
Turner’s Store, Cleveland
Foods, Cleveland Dry Cleaners.
nate Resolution No. 123 ill
iy — termination-of-War-day
:ar as some 16,000,000 ar
rans and servicemen are
ed. There is no sign that
:ident will not sign it shortly.
•ends are for higher and
werything. When this price
ts resistence, than will come
ssion. Probably around
1948, should be the
od. Keep your eyes open and
what you absolutely need.
Devoted to the Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Interests of White County
Work was started this week by (Oleve
land Tourist Court on 2(1 cottages- JSacb
will have ♦’-rooms and a bath. The li-anks
of the gorge have been cleaned and
grading of a 40 ft. roadway is aboutiroin
pleted. Picnio grounds will be construct
ed as scon as p ssible and other recrea¬
tional facalitius will be provided at an
early date. The main bnilding, 65x40, n
swanky affair, will be starred at once.
Cleveland should have a real (clean-up
day before Aug. 22. Hew about getting u
perfected Sheriff Vandiver’/ A white wash
around the court house will lea great
atti act Jou.
People throughout the county arc
very enthusiastic over Dr. Hugh H.
Bennett Chief Soil Conservation
Service, Washington, speaking here
August 22. Keep talking about it.
In failing to insert the word “not”
in a paragraph in our last issue on
Grover Dorsey’s comment about Her¬
man Talmadge attending the Dorsey
reunion July 27, got the Editor un¬
der fire from a great many of the
Dorsey’s who are not Talmadge sup¬
porters. As is well known not many
Dorsey’s in White county are Tal¬
madge supporters and they did not
sanction Herman coming to their re¬
union.
Did you read Ralph T. Jones’ very
fine article in The Constitution Tues¬
day entitled, “One of the Finest Re¬
gions in Georgia” ? Cleveland and
White county have been getting some
wonderful publicity during the past
tw r o weeks and will continue until
after August 22. Listen to the Farm
and Home Hour over WSB. Comity
Agent Smith and Gus York will be
on the air soon.
Every lady in White County is
urged to be present and hear Dr.
Hu hgH. Bennett, Chief Soil Con¬
servation Service, Washington, at the
Cleveland School gym August 22 at
11 a. m. This will be White County’s
greatest day in all her history. Make
your plans to be here. If you are for
White County’s progress and devel¬
opment you will show it by your pres¬
ence in Cleveland August 22. Keep
talking this great occasion to every¬
one you see.
Ralph McGill, editor of the At¬
lanta Constitution, stated in an ar¬
ticle on North Georgia farming Sun¬
day that: “I would like to predict
that within 15 years North Georgia
will become “Little industry Switzerland^” and “a
with a great dairy
cheese plant." factory
Cleveland had a cheese
once, but no permanent pastures.
Now is the time to start a move¬
ment for a cheese factory. It will
pay the farmers well now. Who will
start the movement?
Ralph McGill is doing a far reach¬
ing work in going into rural Georgia
and interviewing the farmers. He is
getting the pulse of the people and
his work will push Georgia forward.
Senator Major Dorsey was in At¬
lanta conferring with Talmadge legis¬
lative leaders last week. Speaker
Hand, at the bidding of Roy Harris,
endeavored to bring enough pressure
to call an extraordinary session of
the General Assembly to enact a
law setting up educational require¬
ments for voters. It will be recalled
that Governor Thompson tried to get
the Legislature to pass a law at the
regular session on educational re¬
quirements for voters. Governor
Thompson’s answer to the Harris
Talmadge-Peters-Hand proposal for
an extra session was a masterpiece.
L. Q. Meaders brought us a bean
pot Saturday. He is anxious for us
to be “filled up” before the political
pot begins to boil next year. He and
the Editor have not been able to see
alike in the governor’s race for sev¬
eral years. So it may be he has seen
his errors and will join us next year
and support Governor M. E. Thomp¬
son.
If we lived in Buckhead we would
vote for annexation.
White County is receiving wide
publicity on the Ladino Clover Fes¬
tival and the speech of Dr. Hugh H.
Bennett in Cleveland at 11 a.m. Au¬
gust 22. The program will begin at
10:30 a.m. Jim Romine, WSB Farm
Director, will interview Dr. Bennett
and it will be broadcast over WSB.
It is most encouraging at the in¬
tense interest the people throughout
the county are manifesting in Dr.
Hugh H. Bennett, Chief Soil Con¬
servation Service, Washington, D.
C., coming to White county and
speaking at Cleveland on August 22.
It is our duty as progressive citizens
to let nothing interfere with our
presence and welcoming Dr. Bennett.
Dr. Bennett has a world-wide repu¬
tation as a soil conservationist, and
we all surely want to express to him
in person our deep appreciation for
visiting us. -i
FALL OPENING
Veterans, High School Graduates
and others looking to your future
should make reservation of a seat in
our Gainesville, Georgia, School now.
Salaries are at an all time high. Calls
for our graduates exceed supply. Our
Practical Secretarial, Accounting,
Bookkeeping, Stenographic and Ma¬
chine Courses qualify you quickly.
Complete equipment, pleasant sur¬
roundings. Phone, call or write Per¬
ry Business School, Gainesville, Geor¬
gia for full info rmati o n. Space iim
I ted. ' —
CLEVELAND, GA., AUG. 15 1947
Local News
Mrs. Nel[ie Davidson is viliting rela¬
tives in Cleveland.
Mrs. J . C. Fendlcy nr.d daughter, Enii
ly, of Athens, visilad relatives in Cleve
landjlasl Fii.
Mr. and Mrs, Fred Davidpon. former
teachers t f Cleveland, Ga., were in town
last Thnrs.
Mr arid Mrs Bill Johnson, of Macon,
spent last weekend with their mother,
Mrs J. H. Johnso".
Mr. and Mis. C. II. Nelms, of Cornelia,
visited Editor and Mrs. Jaw. P. Davidson
Sunday afternoon. Little 1 liarleen David
son, who lias be.< 11 visiting them return¬
ed home.
Mis J. W. Smith is spending this week
in Mtlledgey lie, at a conference of (Slate
Horne Economic teachers. Mrs. smith ip
one ot the best home economia teachers
*n Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Merritt have moved
to Atlanta.
Mayor Toni Maur.ey left Monday for a
two-weeks visit with relatives inGreit
Falls, Mint. Tom says he is going a long
way to do some trout fishing.
Some ot the agricultural peopjo tell us
that Dr. Bennett is going to inquireabout
turnip gleans when he pays us a visit.
That goes to prove that lie is a regular
fellow.
Judge Marvin A. Allison.ofLawrence
ville, who is Judge of the City Court of
Buford, publisher of the Newa Herald,
1 awrenceviije, past preside t Jof the
Georgia Bar Association, and who sarved
10 years in the Georgia house of Repre¬
sentatives, from Gwinnett Counry, at¬
tended the funnal of his unother-in-law,
Mrs. W. I. Stovall, Tuesday.
Mrs. Pendleton, of South Ga., has been
visiting Prof, and Mrs. W. L. Bowen.
The Legion Auxiliary held their regu¬
lar meeting last Tuesday with Mrs. L. G.
Neal The following members took part
on the program: Mrs. Frank Nichols,
Mrs. Ed Head, Mrs. Arthur Cook. |Mrs.
W. L. Bowen was a welcomed new mem¬
ber. Mrs. Neal served delicious ice cold
watermelon.
Pvt.Clias. II. Brewster, ofRt. 1 .Cleve
land, Ga : recently graduated irom 'he
Panama Canal Department’s 'Non-Com
missioned Officers Leadership (School.
Fort Clayton, Canal Zone.
Mossy C.ieek campmeeting is now in
progress.
Miss Sara Brown, daughter of Rev
and Mrs. G. R. Brown R 2 was married
Aug. 1 in Washington, 1). C. to James
Arthur Bokely. The co“uple spent a tew
da£s with Rev. and Mrs. Brown. ,They
will make their home in Tnson, Ariz.
Dr. T. J. McDonald spent Friday in
Atlanta Dr. says the letting of a contract
on the Shoal Creek road doesn’t look
good.
Dr. Will McDonald, oj Jefferson, visit¬
ed qis brother, Dr. T. J., this week.
Rev.J. F. Rollins lias returned from
Emory Hospital,
Mr. and Mrs. \V. L. Norton, Jr., of
Gatnesvifle, spent the weekend with Mr.
and Alas. F. A. Nichols.
Mrs. M W. O'Kelly and cqildren, of
Wadley, Mr. Geo. Tel.ord of Cornelia,
Mr. ami Mrs poe Telford and Mi. ami
Mrs. Jas. Telford, of Gainesville, and
Rev. Geo. Telfo.d, of S. C., spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Telford.
Mr. T V. oantrell lias had a good son r
wood honey crop. If you want any you
had better get your name on the list.
Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Cantrell and Belly
June, of Nashville. Tenn., are guests of
their brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. fi .
V. Cantrell.
Mrs. Willis Alexander has recently un¬
derwent an operation for cataract in her
eyes, V
Mrs. W. B. Lumsden. Pr“S- of the
White Comity GEA Local Unit, will at¬
tend tin Woikshop foi Local Unit Pres,
to ba held at Jackgon Ltike FF.V Camp,
near Covington, Ga., Aug-. 24 - 37 . Mr.-,
Lumsden has been appointed to serve 1 n
tlie Score Card for Local Units Commit*
tee.
Misses Marjorie and Cookie Tracy, o,
of Dettoit, are visiting Misses Delong
and Sharon Palmer.
Mr. aud Mrs. Luke Davis, of Com¬
merce, were visi*oi s in Cleveland Wed¬
nesday. Mr. Davis is happy to observe
the wonderful growth C[«ve|aml has
has made in the past year and is sure
that we shall keep up the splendid woik
Ha suit's we arc getting more publicity
than any town in Georgia and deserve it
Roy Head Post No. 16 of the Amer¬
ican Legion is having a special meet
in gin the court house August 15 at
8:30 p. m. Every ex-service man is
urged to be present.
Dr. HUGH H. BENNETT
Soil Service
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
OF H. H. BENNETT
From the time that he began chop¬
ping cotton as a youth on a North
Carolina farm, Dr. H. H. Bennett,
Chief of the Soil Conservation Serv¬
ice, U. S. Department of Agriculture,
never has lost his love for the land.
Bennett was born in 1881 on a
farm near Wadesboro, N. C. At the
age of 10 he was chopping cotton on
his father’s farm and was helping
him run terrace lines soon afterward.
Following his graduation from the
University of North Carolina in
partment 1903, he began work with the De¬
of Agriculture as a soil
chemist. Field surveys he made
throughout a large part of the United
States convinced him of the menace
of erosion and the immediate need
for aggressive action to conserve the
Nation's soi) resources.
Since that time he has waged an
unremitting fight for soil conserva¬
tion and wise land use, which led to
his eventual appointment as Chief of
the Soil Conservation Service. In
fact, it was largely due to his ag¬
gressive efforts over a long period
of years that a nationwide program
of soil conservation was set up in
1933. He was chosen at that time to
head up this work and has directed
the nationwide program since that
time.
But it is not only at home that his
name is known. His land philosophy
and land treatment measures he ad¬
vocates have traveled far and wide
to distant nations. So has he. Venez¬
uela, the Union of South Africa,
Mexico, Canada—a dozen countries
more or less—are now undertaking
soil conservation programs patterned
in some measure after that of the
U. S. Soil Conservation Service.
Back in 1909 he served on a com¬
mittee to study the agricultural pos¬
sibilities of the Panama Canal Zone.
In 1914, he was in charge of an ex¬
pedition to explore the agricultural
regions of Alaska in connection with
the building of a railroad. In 1919 he
was a member of the Guatemala
Honduras Boundary Commission, and
in 1923-24 was the soils man on a
commission studying the rubber pro¬
duction possibilities of the Americas.
In 1925-26 he was engaged in mak¬
ing a soil reconnaissance of Cuba.
For more than 40 years he has
been engaged in an active study of
the land, with time out only for
World War I. And he is still going
strong. In 1944, at the request of the
Government of the Union of South
Africa, he spent three months in that
country studying soil conditions. The
trip required travel of more than
35,000 miles, mostly by Army bomb¬
er. At the conclusion of the trip, with
only a Sunday intervening, he was
back at his desk in Washington.
Bennett has lived to see the soil
conservation program which he ac¬
tively promoted being set up in vir¬
tually every state in the Nation in
cooperation with local farmer-organ¬
ized, farmer-operated soil conserva¬
tion districts. And he is still vigor¬
ously fighting for the nationwide
adoption of wise land use and soil
conservation measures that will pro¬
tect all farm land and assure produc¬
tive use of the nation's soil resources
for this and future generations.
White County is growing so fast
some of our people think it is a dream.
But it is a reality, Come on and get
in line,
Every farmer and his whole fam¬
ily we have talked to plans to be in
Cleveland August 22 and hear Dr.
Bennett. Tell your neighbor Cleveland. to take
the day off and come to
Let’s make this a red-letter day for
White County. Keep talking it to ev¬
erybody you see.
Watch White county move
forward I ___ _„
Established 1899
Mrs. W. I, Stovlll Dies Sunday
Mrs. I. 8toval). 82, drill at her home
ill Sautee Valleo Sunday afternoon at
6:30 following an illness of two weeks,
although she had been in declining
health for around two years.'
She. was born in Blue Creek district,
being the daughter of the late Mr - and
Mrs. Maishal Allen. Following her
marriage she resided in Blue Creek dis¬
trict 1or several yenrs, but lias resided in
Sautee Valley 53 years. Jvst prior to
die death of her husband they celebrated
their 62ml wedding annivesary.
She whs o member of the Nacoochec
Mejhodist Chinch, having made her ffili
tion in early childhood. Mr. Stovall
dreceeded her to the grave two years ago
Her home was the center of social ac
tivities id that section, where a warm
and cordial wslcome greeted everyone
Her life was (livoted to making a pleas¬
ant home and a consecrated Christum
life. Good fortune blessed her with a
fine and prosperous family.
She is survived by eight children: Two
sons, Henry Cornelia; Fred C,Stovall
Sautee; six daughters, Mrs. E'htlCnurle
nay, Sautee; Mrs' H J. Williams.
Flowery Branch; Mrs. J. C Watson,
Gadsden Ala.; Mrs. II W, Soscbee, Cor*
nclia; Mrs. Gran Russell, l.levelan.!;
Mis. Marvin A. Allison, Lawraneeville;
four sisters, Mrs. Geo. M. Edwards. At¬
lanta, Mrs. T. T. Satterfield. Cleveland;
Mrs. Mollie Gunter, Gainesville; Mis.
Harry Smith. Gainesville; one brother,
E. C. Allen , Anderson, S. 0.; I 4 grand¬
children and 11 great, grandchildren
Funeral sesvices wi re hold from the
Nacooehee Methodist Church 1 uesday at
3:30 p.m. Rev. N O.Gentry officiating,
assisted by Rev. C lyiri Lie, ol Clarkes
ville. lntermont was in the ehuriliyaid.
John Dorsey, of Mossy Creek district,
fell dead on his way to his barn Satur¬
day morning.
He is survived by three sons, Chester,
Dewey anil Felton,' all of White county :
eight daughters: Mrs-. Joe Head,Gaines
villcr Mrs. Wm. Thomas, Winder; Mrs.
Jiles Thomas, Cleveland; Mis. Terrel
Glass. Cleveland, M:s. Waiter
Cleveland; Mis. Marion Vinson,
land; Mrs. Ronjena Irvin.
Floy Dors’ y, Cleveland; four
Villiam, Giover, J. A. aud Tom Dorsey,
bill of Moesy Cieek. four sisters,
nie Dmsey, Mossy Criek; Miss
Dorsey anil Mrs. I). G. Iliad,
and Mrs. Rarly Williams, Mulga, Ala.
Funeral services wire oumineted
the Binary Greek Church Sunday after¬
noon ami iutei meut was in toe
yard.
. NOTICE
All property owi.eit in Hu City
Cleveland must return their tux on
before Sept 1st by 01 dee of Mayor
Council. Blanks are in the uffi e of .1. P
Saxon, City Olei k.
J. 1». Saxon, City Clerk.
Bray Chicks—prompt shipment on
broiler crosses and New Hampshires.
Pullorum Clean — Georgia Approval
No. 67-18. Also hatching to order.
Get pricelist;. Bray Chicks, 116 Myrtle
Aye., Buffalo 4, N. Y.
PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION NOW.
$2-00 P er Year in Advance
ASBESTOS BUZZING
By JAMES E. DENTON
Judge Marvin Allison, of the Bu¬
ford City Court, made a short stop
with me recently. He was in a hurry
for he had started to visit his moth¬
er-in-law, Mrs. W. I. Stovall, who
was very feeble. Hadn’t met him
face to face in some 12 years. It
took us sometime to get located. He
now wears glasses and has gained
much flesh. He told me he had to go
to a hospital some years ago arid
came near dying. He had been eat¬
ing those red-meated watermelons
and wild muscadines of Gwinnett
county. He likes Gwinnett. It is not
as large as it once was, for they cut
off a part of it to form Barrow
county, but he tells it is a large
county yet. I spent a part of two
years in that county, and aim to go
back to view old familiar scenes
there some day. The Buford City
Court was established the first win¬
ter I was there and Osborn Brown,
reared in Towns and married a Ber
rong, became the first judge. Col.
Isaac Oakes was also once judge of
this court. Esquire Shelly, an Eng¬
lishman, was clerk of this court for
many years.
Have spent many a Saturday in
Buford and would go in and have a
talk with Judge Brown and Mr. Sevy
Merritt, who ran a meat market
there. He was reared in White coun¬
ty, and also a former Representative
of Hall county. He told me there was
no difference in tweedle and tweedle¬
dum.
The second winter I was there,
Homer Sutton, of Towns county,
came down to teach at old Suwanee.
One day he came to get Judge Brown
to sign a paper for him. He wadded
it up and went to put it in his pocket
when Judge Brown told him he would
show him how to fold it. His face
turned red, but he now knows how
to fold letters.
The depression that hit the U.S.A.
in 1920 didn’t hurt Buford for they
had prepared for it. Bona Allen made
the Gee Haw collar and Bob Allen
also made collars. Bob fox hunted so
much in youth he lost the use of his
trotters and had to be hauled around
in a little goat wagon. One day a
young drummer came along. Saw
Bob and was sorry for him. He gave
Bob a dollar. He wouldn’t take it
and told he could buy him and all
his folks. Clarence pulled out from
Bona and made Gee Whiz collars,
but his business finally went into
bankruptcy.
Adam was the first man. He had
nobody to fuss with. One day the Al¬
mighty put Adam to sleep, took a
rib out of his side and made a wo¬
man. Then the Almighty nor man
has had any rest since. All single
men has a missing rib. Have heard
there is a missing link between man
and monkey. Some have told it is a
dude. As time went on there heeame
so many people by the name of Adam
it was confusion. So John was added
to Adams and he became our second
president. After awhile John Adam’s
son, John Quincy, became president
also. One day last week Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Adams, of Gainesville, came.
He is the son of Welborn Adams,
once of White county, and runs a
taxi. He married a Chastain, a grand¬
daughter of Billy Nix, late of White
county. Her mother is Carrie Nix,
and still resides in Hal! county.
Miss Caroline Ramsey, who is em¬
ployed by the Gainesville Daily
Times, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hull and
Major Majors came to see me. Hull
has resigned as editor arid Smithgal!
carries on. The burden of our talk
was snakes and insects. Told them
all poisonous snakes go blind in dog
days. They didn’t know that. They
told me in youth that eels and snakes
wau/ii mix. Also heard if you put a
horse hair in warm water it would
grow into an eel. Came near of pull¬
ing' out all the hairs of white horse’s
tails, but nothing came of it.
They had never heard of a ground
rattlesnake. Once heard of a woman
grabbling potatoes with a fork.
Something hit her and she died be¬
fore reaching home. What could it
have been but a ground rattler? Two
hornets got after them. They asked
if they wouldn’t bite. Told them they
would, but that they were only hunt¬
ing for city flies as they were tired
of country fed kind.
SEEN AND HEARD
IN CLEVELAND
Women making delicious j amjitnd je
ot plums that Mr. Andrew Jackson Jga
them.
Suzanne Blalock and Postmaster Be
contributing to tlie Birthday Bank at t
Mitlio list Church Sunday
the “Beer
Drinker’s” Beer *
STERLING BREWERS, INC., EyaM*Wk, M.
Keep Cleveland a clean and attrac¬
tive town. That’s a job for every citi
zen.