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VOL. 52; NO. 4.
SOIL CONSERVATION
FIELD DAY TO DE
HELD APRIL I9TH
Dillon Myer, assistant chief of the
soil conservation service, will be the
principal speaker at a soil conserva
tion field day to be held in the ero
sion control demonstration area at
Rome on April 19, Project Manager
W. H. Howell announced today.
Promoted by the district supervis
ors of the 1,450,000-acre Coosa river
soil conservation district, the field
day is expected to attract an even
larger crowd than attended a similar
event last year, when approximately
I, farmers, business men and ag
ricultural leaders made a tour of the
demonstration area.
This year the field day will feature
practices that farmers in the recent
ly organized district can put into
effect on their farm lands to con
serve their soil. On a tour of the
area they will see demonstrations of
crops, strip cropping, pasture im
provement, crop rotations, terracing,
reforestation of steep and severely
eroded land, woodland management
and wild-life development areas un
der actual farming conditions on
farms of co-operators in the area.
The address by Myer will follow a
barbecue to be held at the American
Legion clubhouse at Lindale. A form
er county agent and a man of wide
agricultural experience, Myer is also
an outstanding speaker who is able
to present his subject from the
practical viewpoint of the fanner.
Agricultural leaders throughout
'Georgia and other states of the south
east are expected to attend the field
day. Among them will be Dr. T. S.
Buie, regional conservator of the soil
conservation service; Jule G. Liddell,
state co-ordinator; Walter S. Brown,
director of the Georgia agricultural
extension service; Columbus Rob
erts, commissioner of agriculture,
and others.
County Agent 0. P. Dawson has
been invited to bring a large delega
tion of farmers and business men
to the field day. The event will be of
especial interest to farmers in the
new soil conservation district which
includes Floyd, Polk, Chattooga,
Gordon, Bartow and parts of Cobb
and Paulding counties.
This was the first soil conserva
tion district oiganized in Georgia
under the new districts law passed
by the state legislature. The erosion
control demonstration area at Rome
and one CCC camp area assigned to
the soil conservation service are lo
cated in the district. Rome is head
quarters for soil conservation work
in the district. Other work centers
are located at Cartersville, Cedar
town, Calhoun, Dallas and Summer
ville.
With the district supervisors as
the governing body, the soil conser
vation service, the Georgia agricultur
al extension service and other state
and federal agencies are co-operat
ing in developing a proper land use
program, designed to conserve soil
and other resources and increase in
come of the farmers. Supervisors are
Smiley Johnson, Silver Creek, chair
man; R. P. Bryson, Lyerly; Robert
Campbell, Cedartown, and P. G.
Brandon, Cartersville. County Agent
J. V. Webb is secretary.
The field day tour will afford
farmers throughout the district as
well as other sections an opportuni
ty to see in operation on farms like
their own proven methds of soil and
moisture conservation, Howell point
ed out.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs. Will Woods entertained at a
children’s party at her home near
Lyerly last Wednesday in honor of
her young daughter, Lovie, on the
occasion of her second birthday.
The young -quests, which included
the little honoree’s playmates, were
entertained at an Easter egg hunt,
after which they pinned the slipper
on Cinderella, with prizes awarded
the winners in both games.
Each guest was given a block of
chewing gum, from from which he
fashioned a miniature animal figure
and placed it on a card bearing his
name. A prize was awarded for the
best likeness of an animal.
Refreshments were served from a
table covered with a cloth printed
with pink Bunny rabbits and cen
tered with a birthday cake holding
two pink candles. Bowls of pink and
white flowers graced either end of
the table.
Miss Massena Woods, the little
honoree’s sister, assisted her moth
er in entertaining.
WANTED TO BUY—Good milch cow
giving at least three gallons.—Ci
cero Freeman, Martin St., Sum
merville, Ga.
Rev. Franklin Taylor of Columbia
Seminary will preach at the Presby
terian church Sunday morning at 11
o’clock.
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Stray cats destroy more wildlife
in the United States than all the
hawks, owls and snakes. Stray
cats on the farm cut down the
birds that fight insect pests. “Curb
the cat,” is one of the Wildlife
Week messages sent out by 4-H
members, Camp Fire Girls, Fu
ture Farmers, sportsmen’s clubs
and other allies of the National
*■ Wildlife Federation. *
FIRMS IN GEORGIA
DECLARE DIDIDENOS
ATLANTA, March 30 (GPS).—A
total of $3,591,880.59 in dividends
will be paid by Georgia firms to
stockholders about April 1, it was
announced. The Coca-Cola company,
which will pay $1,995,950 as a 50-
cent quarterly dividend on its com
mon stock, is the largest disburser.
The second largest on the list of pay
ments is that to be made by the Geor-
Power Co., totaling $737,587, and
representatives a quarterly dividend
of $1.50 on its $6 preferred stock and
$1.25 on its $5 preferred.
State News
Os Interest
ATLANTA, March 28. (GPS).—
Highlights of F.D.R.’s Return: “My
fellow Georgians . . . Here I am”
.. . And there he was. President
Roosevelt was back in Georgia, his
“other home”. .. He stopped in
Gainesville to dedicate a New Gaines
ville, rebuilt after destruction of a
toi-nado which struck nearly two
years ago. . . Roosevelt Square was
named in honor of the president. . .
His “Thank you” speech turned out
to be of national importance. . . A
Gainesville motion picture theater’s
attraction on that day was “The
Hurricane”. . . Before arriving at
Warm Springs, his destination, the
president’s special stopped briefly in
other Georgia cities and towns. . .
Rain greeted the chief executive upon
his arrival at the “Little White
House”. .. A brand-new sixteen
cylinder automobile, which ranges in
speed from two to ninety-five miles
an hour or more, was brought on the
special train, and President Roose
velt had his first ride in it when he
stopped in Gainesville. . . When he
arrived at Warm Springs he was a
tired man. . . He made the ten-day
trip to Georgia to rest, he said. . .
Also to get in shape for new battles
when he returns to Washington.
More Unemployment:
Employes on Class I railroads of
the United States totaled 939,663 as
of the middle of February, a de
crease of 14.26 per cent, compared
with the corresponding month of
1937, and 2.08 per cent, under Jan
uary, 1938, according to a report
just issued by the bureau of statis
tics of the interstate commerce com
mission. A decrease under January,
this year, is shown in the number of
employes for every reporting group.
Gist Os the News:
State income tax collections from
Jan. 1 to March 17 were more than
double the same period in 1937. This
year’s collections totaled $1,846,625.04
compared with $906,233.70 last year.
. . . All of the world-famous Deßenne
Library, except the original copy of
the constitution of the Confederate
States of America, has been purchas
ed for $66,000 by the board of reg
ents of the University of System of
Georgia.
The Chattooga Associational B. T.
U. rally will be held at Pleasant
Grove Baptist church next Sunday
afternoon, April 3, at 2:30. All are
invited and urged to attend.
Mrs. Sara Groce, of Lyerly, is dan
gerously ill this week.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1938.
FARMERS ARE WARNED:
ABOUT FERTILIZER
Atlanta, Ga., March 30—Advising
farmers of Georgia to buy their fer
tilizer from companies that have
registered to do business in Georgia,
C. A. Gillespie, Chief Fertilizer In
spector of the Georgia Department
of Agriculture, has warned farmers
that fertilizer bought in bordering
states is not subject to inspection
and analysis by his department, and
s therefore “bought entirely at the
Farmer’s risk and he has no way of
determining if he has purchased
sand or fertilizer.”
Mr. Gillespie said: “We find that
Georgia farmers are going into oth
er states and purchasing fertilizers
that are not registered with the
Georgia Department of Agriculture
and are not made up according to
the laws of Georgia and this depart
ment has been called upon to take
sample of this fertilizer and fur
nish the purchaser analyses on same.
“This is to advise that when a
Georgia farmer goes into other
states and purchases his fertilizer
which is not made up according to
the laws of Georgia, and is not reg
istered with the Georgia Department
■of Agriculture, then he does it at
his own peril.
“In other words, this department
has no power and cannot protect you
when you purchase fertilizer that
does not conform with the laws of
this State and this department ad
vises you to purchase your fertili
zer from a manufacturer that is reg
istered with the Georgia Depart
ment of Agriculture, then, you are
protected by this department as you
can have your fertilizer inspected
and if it fails to come up to the guar
anteed analysis, the manufacturer
is subject to a penalty and the Geor
gia Department of Agriculture can
collect same for you.
“When you buy your fertilizer
from a fertilizer manufacturer that
is qualified to do business in the
State of Georgia, you can then call
upon this department to have ferti
lizer inspector take sample and you
will be protected against inferior
goods.
CONCERNING LEGAL
LIQUOR IN GEORGIA
Writer Warns of Added Dangers of
High-Poweried Automobiles'
Whisky Will Cause.
Regardless of their reputation for
sobriety or violence, any person in
Georgia can take a quart of liquor,
in a bottle on the outside, and as
much on the inside as they can han
dle, get into a high-powered auto
nobile and speed up and down our
most congested highways and no
body can stop them until something
(?) happens.
I think it only proper that we re
member the parties that are respon
sible for these conditions and, if we
like it, we can send them back to
'ake some more laws for us. We
know that they are smart fellows,
lor they said so themselves. You
know that only recently the people
of Georgia voted twice to retain the
prohibition laws, but a bunch of these
smart fellows got together and, aft
er listening to the argument of these
liquor men, they were quoted in the
press as saying the people did not
know what they wanted or needed,
and the time had come for them to
take matters in their own hands.
These liquor fellows are smart, too,
and they knew which of these law
makers would be smart enough to
listen to their argument (?) and
agree to legalize liquor in Georgia,
regardless of what the people want
ed, and to try to make the people
think that it was only taxes that
they were after. These fellows are
smart all right. They were able to
see the point of the soft-drink fel
lows, using the same kind of argu
ment (?) and let their soft drinks
go tax-free. (If it had been taxes
that they were after, they could
really have gotten taxes from these
soft drinks and without hurting any
body badly.)
You can’t doubt that these fellows
are smart. Didn’t you hear them say
that they were after the bootlegger?
Ah I recall, they did not say what
they wanted to do with him. Maybe
they wanted to turn him into better
pastures. Let’s look at facte. The
first bottle of legal liquor was sold
in Georgia for $2.25 a pint. This
would be sl6 to $lB per gallon. This
would open up a good green pasture
for the wildcatters, blind tigers and
bootleggers, don’t you think?
Primarily I am only interested in
the moral and spiritual welfare of
our people, but must keep the record
straight. Things may get dull, and
these same lawmakers may want to
I go back and listen to some more of
| this strong argument (?), and you
should know the facts, then vote as
you please. B. E. NEAL.
VERDICT EXPECTED TODAY
ON CASE OF B. W. FARRAR
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The 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, to be held on Trea
sure Island in San Francisco Bay, already is setting the styles for
next year. Here Beth Cleve displays a “Treasure Island” bracelet de
signed by Marie Ayrault and hung with pirate charms. Note the dress
print worn by Miss Cleve, showing some of the World’s Fair towers
and palaces.
TALMADGE BACKING
IS DENIED HOWELL
Atlanta, March 30.—Hugh Howell
■became a candidate for governor of
Georgia today without the support
of his former political chieftain, ex-
Gov. Eugene Talmadge.
Talmadge issued a blunt state
ment in his weekly newspaper say
ing he did not “encourage” How
ell to make the race, and was “not
supporting” him.
It was this statement which bro
ught the announcements from How
ell:
“I supported Gov. Talmadge when
he ran for governor both times. I
am not withdrawing from the race
or governor of Georgia.” It was
Howell’s first public announcement
that he was in the race.
Georgia’s present governor. E. D.
Rivers, of Lakeland, has not an
nounced his plans for the 1938 cam
paign. There has been talk he might ,
not run for re-election, but would ,
seek instead the United States sen- ■
ate seat now held by Walter F.
George, of Vienna.
Gov. Rivers won the nomination
overwhelmingly two years ago in a
field of three, including Charles Red
wine, of Fayetteville, the Talmadge
indorsed candidate.
At that time, Talmadge was busy
running for the United States sen
ate against Richard B. Russell, Jr.
Russell swamped him.
Howell, in a speech at Danielsville
June 13, 1936, said if he did run for
governor it would be on a platform:
“No more taxes on Georgia people.
We have enough taxes already.”
Reminded today of this statement,
he chuckled and said:
“That wouldn’t be a bad platform.
It might be changed a bit to read,
“no more taxes in general, and no
sales tax in particular.”
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
■Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; preach
ing, 11 a.m. by Franklin Taylor. Mr.
Taylor is assistant pastor of the
North Avenue Presbyterian church
in Atlanta. He is a graduate of Da
vidson and the University of Ten
nessee, and will graduate from Co
lumbia seminary about the first of
June. Before coming to Decatur, he
was assistant pastor to a large
church in Memphis. Come and hear
him.
Young people’s meeting, 6:15 p.m.;
prayer meeting each Wednesday, 7
p.m.
The imports of competitive farm
products were valued at only $341,-
116,000 compared with $365,298,000
during the first 7 months of 1936-37.
Sugar, as usual, was the most im
portant item in this group, followed
by vegetable oils and hides and
skins. The main reason for the re
i duction in the imports of competi
! tive products was the reduced im
ports of wheat, including flour, of
which only 3,321,000 bushels valued
at $4,078,000 were imported com
pered with 36, 448,000 bushels last
year valued at $35,308,000.
ACREAGE IN COTTON
MAY DE INCREASED
Washington, March 30. — A joint
congressional committee attempted
to remove some of the hardships
of the 1938 farm act today by voting .
to increase acreage allotments of |
cotton farmers 1,052,000 acres this
year.
The change, proposed in the form
of an amendment, would increase
eash cotton state’s quota 4 per cent.
The previously announced national
total was 26,300,000 acres.
Senator Bankhead, one of the con-;
ferees, said the cotton increase would j
be used within each state to “adjust
any hardships” under the formula of
the original act.
He explained that in some coun
ties the total cotton acreage was in
sufficient to provide small farmers
with minimums of five acres or less.
This was the first purpose of the in
crease.
creae.
B. W. M. S. MEETING
The B. W. M. S. of Pleasant Grove
church met March 23rd at 2 p. m.
in the home of Mrs. J. R. Owings
The meeting was called to order by
the president, Mrs. R. E. Patrick,
who gave a Bible reading from 2nd
Samuel 6th chapter. Mrs, Barker had |
charge of program taken from Royal
Service. Twelve members were pres
ent. The secretary, Miss Maggie
Owings, secured four new subscrip
tions for Royal Service. Several
pledged to tithe.
Plans were made and delegates
elected to the annual Associational
meeting which is the Golden Jubilee
of B. W. M. U. Visitors from Menlo
were, Mrs. Jimmie Parker, Misses
Effie and Maggie Leath.
After the meeting dainty refresh
ments were served. Mrs. Henry
Owings assisted Mrs. J. R. Owings
in serving.
STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
HERE THURSDAY APRIL 7
Will Examine Applicants for Driv
ers’ Licenses Who Have Failed
to Secure Theirs.
The Georgia highway patrol, with
headquarters for District 2 at Car
tersville, has notified Sheriff Frank
Kellett that they will come to Chat
tooga county next Thursday, April
7, for the purpose of examining ap
plicants for drivers’ licenses who
have not secured theirs.
G. C. Alexander, chief trooper, an
nounces that several patrolmen will
come here to accommodate any num
ber of license seekers.
Imports of non-competitive farm
products during there seven months
were valued at $370,238,000 com
pared with $348,803,000 from July
through January 1936-37. The prin
cipal increase under this category
took place in crude rubber, bananas,
tea and certain vegetable fibers. Im
ports of such non-competitive items
as coffee, cocas, raw silk,spices and
certain kinds of wool show reduc-
1 tions.
A Premier
Medium For
North Georgia
THREE DAYS REQUIRED TO
TRY THE CASE.
In a called session of the Super
ior Court, which convened Mon
day, March 28th, the first case call
ed for trial was that of the State
vs. B. W. Farrar.
Mr. Farrar was tried in the regu
lar session upon one count charging
him with failure of entering de
posit slips upon the books of the
Chattooga County Bank. The case
called Monday charged him with
embezzling around $35,006.00 from
the Chattooga County Bank.
Mr. Woody of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation was the 'irst
witness called by the State
Mr. Woody was on the stand from
11:15 Monday morning until some
covering in great detail the many
time Tuesday morning, his testimony
transactions in regard the shortage
and how banking was carried on.
Both the State and Defense quest
ioned Mr. Woody extensively as to
the transactions in the bank.
Mr. Jackson representing the
State Banking department testified
in part that he closed the bank upon
the discovery of the shortage and
that Mr. Farrar delivered to him de
posit slips stating that that was
where a great deal of the shortage
occured
His evidence consisted mostly with
conversations with Farrar.
Mr. Holbrook, Assistant Superin
tendant of Claims for the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.
testified that his company had paid
to the proper authorities $20,000.00
which was the bond that Mr. Farrar
was under. And stated that) Mr.
Farrar told him that he knew he
was short but could not account for
the money and where it went to.
Mr. Gormley State Superintendent
of Banks testified that he has talk
ed with Mr. Farrar and that farrar
stated he knew the bank was short
and that the shortage had occured
some time back during the banking
holidays and been growing larger
ever since. He related several confer
ences in which this question was
discussed with Mr. Farrar.
Mr. Sowell with the Department
of Justice stated that he was sent
to Summerville to investiate the
shortage in the Bank and he came
here and made his investigation or
at least began his investigation
which he stated was not complete.
That he found the wank short some
$35,000X0 and that Mr. Farrar
stated to him that he knew of the
shortage.
Mr. Graham Wright came to the
stand and stated that Mr. Taylor
and Mr. Farrar came to his home
and discussed the situation at the
bank and that Mr. Farrar knew of
the transaction.
After the close of the State’s evi
dence Mr. B. W. Farrar came to the
stand and made his statement,
which took one hour and fifteen
minutes. Mr. Farrar began from
his early youth and gave a complete
history of his undertakings and
business life, he discussed the time
spent in Atlanta with the Post Of
fice department and his service to
that department. He stated that he
came to Summerville expecting to
take life easy and operate the Chat
tooga County Bank but found that
hours and business demands were
far more strenous than his work in
Atlanta. He then told in detail how
he acquired his property by various
trades 4nd sales, stating that his
accumulations came from trades and
sales. He stated that his insurance
business paid him around one thou
and dolars per year for his part,
and rents a good monthly income
besides his salary in the bank. In
discussing the shortage he said that
same began during the banking holi
days and grew in various ways but
that he did not know where the mon
ey went to and that it had jumped
up a considerable amount at one
time and he could not explain how
this occured. The defense offered
no other evidence than Mr. Farrar’s
statement. On close of his statement
the defense rested.
The state introduced evidence in
rebuttal to Mr. Farrar’s statement
which took several hours.
The evidence closed early Wed
nesday morning, and counsel began
argument to the jury, Judge C. D.
Rivers of this county opened for
the defense and spoke around one
hour, Mr. Walter Shaw opened for
the State and Solicitor J. Ralph
Rosser closed for the state, Mr. Ed
Maddox of Rome concluded the ar
gument for the defense. Both coun
sel for state and defense were ar
dent in their argument both pro
and con. Judge Claude Porter charged
the jury and the case was placed in
their hands around four o’clock
Wednesday afternoon. The result of
the case at the time (A. press is not
known, and it is expected that the
jury will be out for some time.
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