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CIRCULATE IN BEST SECTION OF NORTH GEORGIA. VOL. 53; NO. 2 SPECIAL SESSION OF LEGISLATURE MAY BE CALLED GOV. RIVERS SAYS HE MIGHT BE FORCED TO CALL THE LEG ISLATURE BACK. ATLANTA, March 28. —An extra ses sion of the legislature, called by the gov ernor and limited strictly to the con sideration of revenue measures, appeared a certainty Tuesday. Following action of the department of public welfare in ordering 16,000 bene ficiaries stricken from the rolls, Gov. E. D. Rivers declared in San Antonio, Tex., where he received the word, that he might be forced to call the legislature back. It was the first direct intimation that the governor would issue the call, al though he said several days ago that if a session was held, it would be soon. Criticizes Legislature. In his statement in Texas, Gov. Riv ers criticized the legislature for its fail ure to provide revenue for the program, and said : “We are going to have some sort of transaction tax, sales tax, gross income tax or luxury tax to continue to main tain these services.” By limiting his call to revenue mat ters, the governor would cut off all con sideration of other matters and force the legislature to face this one problem, then go home. Should the call provide for revenue measures only, the question would be raised whether the legislature could even consider economies in the state depart ments. It was generally admitted today that the department of welfare action in re ducing the rolls of pensioners would jolt the legislature into action quicker than any othei - development since the session ended. Even the threatened closing of schools did not strike home so Most of the local government units made some makeshift plan to keep schools open, but no local funds of any kind are available or those on the relief rolls, ex cept in the largest counties. Jhe old-age pension advocates were the most powerful lobby of citizens dur ing the whole session, and it was the question of pensions that halted the econ omy forces which were cutting the pro posed appropriations bill, department by department. After the house rebelled and raised the pension allotment, the lid was off and the appropriations bill was piled up until it had to be table. Coming Census Will Ask Many Questions Because of the drastic social and eco nomic changes which have taken place in the nation in the last ten years, the 1940 census will probably be the most important survey made since the first one, taken in 1790. And the first one is considered more important only because it was taken when there was no idea, not even a rough estimate, of the number of persons in habiting this continent. The significance of the coming tally, for which actual field work will begin April 1, 1940, lies mainly in the new light it is expected to shed upon such questions as unemployment, shifting pop ulation, the depression, and increasing employment of women. New facts about the alien situation in this nation may also be discovered, since many groups are urging that an accurate count of aliens be taken by the census staff. William L. Austin, director of the census bureau, has already launched the groundwork for the nose-counting by ap pointing committees from all parts of the nation to formulate questions for inclu sion in the survey. These committees are considering the hundreds of questions which have been suggested by business, industrial groups, and individuals. The questionnaires will be made as brief as possible. A tentative draft of the 1940 question naire includes these new questions: Are you working? How much do you make? Do you own your home and how much is it worth? Where were you and what were you doing ten years ago? Some addition al new questions will probably be added. The population report w T ill be made to the president about eight months after the census officially ends, and reports on agriculture, manufacture, unemploy ment, mines, distribution of business, ir rigation and drainage, and other phases of American life will probably be ready by July, 1940. Simultaneous disarming by all nations proposed by Gandhi; believes that Hitler would respond. Analysis shows that 68 per cent of world’s 42.942.694 autos are operated in the United States. Government census reveals Ireland has highest percentage of single men and women in world. Income tax collections of $473,132,052 on March 15 date were 30 per cent, be low same period year ago, Snmnwnnllr fcs HALE AT 104. I w** #- ;Z i JAMES PAYNE is 104 years old, but he’s as spry as a youngster of 70. The venerable Chicagoan still reads, and declares he gets as much enjoyment out of his daily coffee as he did 30 years ago—more, in fact, Since he has fewer other diversions now. He can remember Lincoln strolling the streets of Springfield in his youth. Photo shows him at the family party celebrating his 104th birthday. CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST EXPANDS ACREAGE WITH 7,450 MORE By H. O. MILLS. District Ranger. The National Forest Reservation com mission, in a recent meeting at Washing ton, D. C., approved the purchase of 7,450 acres in the new Armuchee district of the Chattahoochee National forest. This addition increases the acreage un der the administration of the forest serv ice on the Armuchee district to 39,765 acres. The new purchases will be in Wal ker, Whitfield, Floyd, Gordon, Chattoo ga and Catoosa counties and will adjoin land previously purchased by the forest service in this area. A CCC camp located in the ‘Pocket’, which is in the heart of the Armuchee district, is carrying out the work pro gram of the forest service. This camp is now building roads, foot trails and tele phone lines which are essential and nec essary in the administration and protec tion of the forest. Construction of the first of seven lookout towers for fires will be started at an early date . The first fire tower to be built will be lo cated on the high point of Johns Moun tain in Walker county, where the old 'flag pole’ was located for signaling, dur ing the War Between the States. Work will soon be started on several recreation areas, located in the more scenic parts of the forest, which will be particularly accessible to the people of La Fayette, Trion and Summerville. Ad ditional recreational areas will be con structed in other parts of the forest when more acreage is acquired. The greafest problem in the adminis tration of th? new Armuchee district is the prevention and suppression of forest fires. Some of the finest timber in the south once grew in this part of Georgia, but due to the fact that fires have raged unchecked over most of this area in years past, the land is now at a very low stage of timber productivity. Fine timber can again be grown in this area. This will bring more jobs and additional rev enue to the people living in and around the national forest, provided fires can be prevented and kept to a minimum. More than 99 per cent, of the fires on the Armuchee district are caused by man’s carelessness and thoughtlessness. This means that practically all the forest fires which annually damage the forest land in this area could be prevented. Only a little care and precaution is necessary to prevent these forest fires from starting. The rules for fire preven tion are simple. Don’t throw lighted matches or ciga rette stubs along the roadside or in woods. Don’t leave your campfire or warm ing fire until it is absolutely out. If you have fields and brush that must be burned off, the following precautions should be taken : 1. Obey the law and advise your neigh bors before burning. 2. Rake or plow a line around the field to be burned. 3. Don’t burn on a dry, windy day when fire is dangerous to handle. 4. Wait until late afternoon of a day when there is no wind and the ground is moist from recent rains before burning. 5. No matter how light the breeze, al ways burn against it. 6. Ask your neighbors to help you if there is any danger of the fire getting out of control. Every person should appoint himself a volunteer fire warden to see that neither he nor any other person is responsible for starting a forest fire. If these rules are applied to burning, the fire loss this year will be greatly reduced. Information regarding the Chattahoo chee National forest ai d the work of the SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1939 MANY OF SCHOOLS SOLVE PROBLEMS COMMITTEE LEAVES FOR WASH INGTON TO SEEK WPA, KFC ASSISTANCE. ATLANTA.—A series of movements to keep schools open for their regular terms developed Tuesday as a committee of Georgia educators entrained for 'Wash ington where they will seek financial aid from the Works Progress administration and the Reconstruction Finance corpora tion. In 1934 Georgia received $1,600,000 from WPA in order to weather a finan cial crisis similar to the current predic ament. The committee plans to call on WPA Adminisitrator F. C. Harrington this afternoon and on RFC officials la ter. Possibility of loans at low interest rates to the various local boards of trus tees will be the object of the RFC visit, committee members said. Meanwhile, educational leaders in sev eral counties announces ways had been found to maintain the regular school term in their communities. “INCURABLE” KILLS SELF AND SON. SAYVILLE, N. Y. —Obsessed with the idea that he had an incurable disease, Vance Thompson, 34, shot himself to death after killing his 5-year-old son, Daniel. Mrs. Thompson had gone to a movie. Examination of Thompson’s body showed no trace of an incurable disease. forest service can be obtained from the district ranger at La Fayete, Ga.. or from the forest supervisor in Gaines ville, Ga. FINED FOR GUEST’S LIQUOR. HOPKINSVILLE, Ky.—According to Police Judge Hunter Wood, a host is responsible for illegal liquor brought into his home by guests. Goebal Williams, 36, paid a fine of $52.50 to find this out. CARTRIDGE TAKES THUMB. NEW YORK.—In trying to take apart a cartridge which he had found in a va cant lot, Thomas Rittenhouse, 13, was badly injured by the explosion. His left thumb may have to be amputated. DIES OF STINGRAY STING. AUKLAND, N. Z. —While bathing in the surf with her fiance, Jessie Merle Laing, 18, was pierced to the heart, by the tail of a stingray. She died almost immediately after she was taken from the water. UNCLE SAMS DEFENSE PROGRAM UNDER WAY COMPLETION OF PROGRAM TO PUT LAND, SEA AND AIR FORCES IN CONDITION. With Europe threatened momentarily with war, America turns to a completion of the arms reinforcement program, which, already partially approved by congress, would put the nation’s peace time land, sea and air forces in the best condition in history. ' President Roosevelt’s $552,000,000 de fense program, coupled with the navy’s request for about $750,000,000 and the army’s annual appropriation of $450,- 000.000, promise these results within two years: "The strongest American navy in his tory, rivaled in mighty only by Britain’s. “An army air corps of 6,000 planes, among the world’s largest, and a naval air force of possibly 2,600 planes. “A regular army of 205,000 officers and men, fully equipped for the first time with modern weapons, and a nation al guard of the same size better armed than at any time since the World war. Much equipment also will be on hand for an army of 1,000000 in event of emer gency. “Industry geared to turn out 12,000 warplanes a year and ready to start a vast flow of munitions on short notice. “Stronger permanent defenses for the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the Panama Canal, and Hawaii, and numerous new air and naval bases.” MEETING OF UNITED GEORGIA FARMERS The farmers of Chattooga county have asked that a meeting be called Saturday afternoon, April 1, at the courthouse, for the purpose of organizing a chapter of the United Georgia Farmers. This organ ization is affiliated with th.e United Farm Bureau. There have been several farm ers in the county who attended the meet ing in Rome and Cartersville in regard to this and they all seem very anxious that this county organize a chapter, BENEFIT SHOW TO BE SPONSORED BY LIONS "RADIO CITY REVELS” WILL BE GIVEN AT ROYAL THEATER WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5. On April 5, the Summerville Lions club is sponsoring a picture show at the Royal theater. The picture will be “Radio City Revels,” with Bob Burns, Jack Oakie and a host of other stars of both radio and screen. The proceeds of this show will go to the benefit of the Summerville school children, in providing free lunches for this school term and the beginning of the September school term. Through the courtesy of the manager of the Royal theater, this picture has been secured without any cost to the Lions club, therefore, enabling the entire proceeds to go to the benefit of the above cause. Free prizes will be given after the com pletion of the first show at 9 o’clock. All persons are urged to have their duplicate tickets in the prize box by 9 o’clock, as it is not necessary to be present to re ceive a prize. If claimants are not pres ent, numbers will be posted at the Royal theater. There will be two shows —one starting promptly at 7 o’clock p.m. and the sec ond show at 9:15 p.m. Bring your friends and family and en joy a roaring good time at the Royal theater Wednesday night, April 5. LYERLY F.F.A. CHAPTER. The small grain demonstration plot, sponsored jointly by the American Ni trate of Soda company and the Lyerly chapter, Future Farmers of America, is progressing nicely. The wheat was top dressed with American Nitrate of Soda about two weeks ago, and Mr. Young states that you can already tell the dif ference between the plots side-dressed with soda and where no soda was appli ed. The signs showing the rate of soda applied per acre have been put up and we advise the farmers to watch the plots and see the difference the top-dressing with American nitrate of soda makes. This plot is sponsored by the American soda company and Lyerly F.F.A. chapi ter to show the farmers why their gram should be top-dressed with soda. You will find this plot about one-half mile east of tfie Echols bottoms. So drive by and watch this plot as it grows and see the difference American nitrate of soda makes. Remember there will be paid a cash prize to the one who makes the best estimate of the yield. HERMON MOUNT, Reporter. JUST IT. The lesson taught by America’s fine houses is that a man can make money without knowing a darned thing about architecture. —Glendale News-Press. Congressional approval of legislation embodying war department requests will provide the army with: All equipment for thirty-four modern anti-aircraft regiments, although some will be inactive of skeletonized. Sufficient semi-automatic rifles, anti tank guns, communication equipment, new or modernized artillery, gas masks and other arms for a basic land force of 400,000, along with necessary reserves of ammunition. More than 150,000 of the new semi automatic rifles, which the army con siders the world’s best infantry weapon, are to be turned out in two years. President Roosevelt has asked an emergency appropriation of $110,000,000 for the armament program, and an addi tional $55,000,000 is included in the war department’s annual supply bill. Manpower is causing the war depart ment little concern. General Malin Craig told a house committee recently that this was the army’s smallest problem.” The army air corps is starting a re cruiting campaign to double its supply of military pilots, in advance of the admin istration program to give primary avia tion training to 20,000 college students each year. One major rearmament difficulty, some experts believe, is training American factories to produce munitions. A $32,- 000.000 appropriation for "educational” purposes is included in the defense pro gram. The meeting Saturday * afternoon is solely for the purpose of discussing the purpose and answering any questions we may be able to answer in regard to this organization and for the farmers of this county to decide whether or not they want such an organization. The meeting should at least be of in terest to every farmer in this county and if it ia possible to do so you should at tend this meeting. To Conduct Revival At Trion Baptist Church REV. E. B. SHIVERS, pastor of the First Baptist church at Trion, will conduct a revival April 16. continuing for ten days, at the Trion church. Rev. Shivers attended Mississippi college, Theological seminary, of New Orleans. He was pastor of Rawleigh Baptist church, of Rawleigh. Miss., before ac cepting the post at Trion church. Youths From Many Nations To Attend Poultry Exposition Hundreds of boys and girls from all parts of the world will be in attendance at the seventh annual World’s Poultry Congress and Exposition, to be held in Cleveland, 0., from July 28 to Aug. 7, Arthur Gannon, Georgia eytension serv ice poultry specialist, said this week. These boys and girls will represent youth organizations from all continents. A Hall of Youth, comprising 20,000 square feet of floor space, has been made available for the sole use of the young people interested in the poultry industry. Many activities and various sorts of en tertainment are being sponsored for the youngsters during their stay at the ex position. "The object of inviting these organiza tions is to give the boys and girls an opportunity to display or exhibit the ap plication of their national agricultural problems for youth, as they apply to the poultry industry,” Mr. Gannon declared. "Representing the United States will be 4-H clubs, Future Farmers of America, find the Boy Scouts of America, with around 1,000 participants from at least forty states. “Each of the national organizations will develop an exhibit, which will be made by national organizations, rather than on a state basis,” the poultry spe cialist continued. “Youth of foreign na tions will take part in each youth event, and foreign teams will present demonstra tions in their own language.” The youth program will consist of dem onstrations and demonstration contests, judging contests, exhibits, entertainment, and a youth camp, the poultry specialist added. A large number of boys and girls, other than those taking part, will be visitors at the congress, and arrange ments have been made to house them at the youth camp. DEAN CHAPMAN ADVISES CHICKENS, LESS COTTON COLUMBUS, Ga.—Dean Paul W. Chapman, of the University of Georgia College of Agriculture, addressing poul trymen assembled here for the annual baby chick and egg show, advised Geor gia farmers to substitute chickens for cotton on their farms to make a profit. “When compared with other sources of income,” Dean Chapman pointed out, “Poultry makes an excellent showing. On the basis of the last census of Georgia farms, poultry farms ranked second only to dairy farms in the returns per acre.” Poultry is important from a live-at home as well as from an income point of view, Dean Chapman, added, since a farm family of five persons requires 2,600 eggs each year and fifty to 100 birds for meat. Try a News Want-Ad —They get re sults, and are priced reasonable. WHO KNOWS? Here’s a test for those who have kept up with "Who Knows?” each week. The ten questions below are taken from questions asked in previous weeks. How many can you answer? 1. When did the Spanish Civil war begin? 2. How many banks are there in the United States? 3. What is euthanasia? 4. When did the Federal Deposit In surance corporation begin to function? 5. What is the cost of a modern de stroyer? 6. How many soldiers were killed in the Spanish Civil war? 7. W’ho was Johann Guterberg? 8. Is there a law limiting the nation’s public debt? 9. What was the national income in 1929? 10. What js she distance from Guam to Japan? STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL HAPPENINGS. $1.50 A YEAR MRS. E. R. BUFKIN IS COUNTY CHAIRMAN OF WOMEN’S FIELD ARMY CHATTOOGA COUNTY WENT OVER QUOTA LAST YEAR IN FUNDS FOR THE FREE CLINICS. Mrs. E. R. Buskin has been appointed county chairman of the Women’s Field Army of the American Society for the Control of Cancer, by the state com mander of the Women’s Field Army for 1939. This is Mrs. Buskin’s second year. Chattooga county went over its quota last year in raising funds for the free clinics in treating cancer. The funds raised last year are being used for the support of a free cancer clinic in Dalton, which is open for any one who is financially unable to pay for medical treatment. The organization de sires the co-operation of every one in this cancer control campaign. For any information or literature on cancer control, see Mrs. E. R. Buskin, county chairman, Summerville, or Mrs. G. L. McCartha, assistant chairman, Trion. The advisory board is composed of O. L. Cleckler, Grady Cole, Walter Sturdi vant, 11. T. Phillips, Homer Woods, G. J. Boling, T. J. Espy, Jr., Mrs. E. R. Buskin, Mrs. G. L. McCartha. Executive Committee —Mrs. E. R. Bus kin, Mrs. G. L. McCartha, Dr. R. E. Talley, Dr. H. D. Brown, Dr. R. N. Lit tle, Dr. N. A. Funderburk and Dr. S. B. Platt. Publicity Directors Mrs. Emmett Clarkson and Mrs. R. S. McWhorter. DRIVING RECORD. ST. LOUIS, Mo. —Harry Borchers has the record of having driven 375,000 miles in twenty-two years without a single accident. SEIZE LOTTERY TICKETS. BOSTON.—Police seized 2,000 books of tickets, estimated to be worth sl,- 000,000, and arrested two men at a Bos ton hotel. The tickets were for sale in New England. IDEA! Antique statue of Cupid, dug up in It aly, has a hand, both legs, a nose and an ear missing. Wouldn’t that be an idea ornament for the city park of Reno? — Arkansas Gazette. President urges congress to end the $30,000,000,000 limit on bonded indebt edness. Elliott Roosevelt terms Garner in lead for party's presidential nomination in 1940. Federal Surplus Commodities corpora tion to buy 81,000,000 bushels of wheat mortgaged in 1938. Home Economics News HOUSEHOLD PESTS Have you ever known a housewife to be frantic over the presence at the nev er-ending procession of household pests? There is scarcely a home that does not have this trouble some time or other. They should be eradicated because they destroy property and are a menace to health. An Ounce of Prevention Equals a Pound of Cure—Disenfect by: Sunlight around everything; dryness in and around everything; cleanliness on and through everything. To Keep Out Pests. 1. Close runways with putty and plaster of paris. 2. Wooden moldings and plastic wood will fill cracks. 3. Sheets of tin will cover holes in floor. 4. Strong-smelling, pungent powders may discourage vermin. 5. Poisons and fumes introduce danger. 6. Infammables bring fire hazards. 7. Traps, if carelessly placed, may en danger pets. 8. Eternal vigilance is the price of prevention. To Exterminate Ants. 1. Keep food covered. 2. Place legs of refrigerator tables, etc., (in small tops or similar) in water with film of oil. 3. Find point of entrance and treat with kerosene, close runway if possible, trace ants to nest and destroy there with boiling water. 4. Place a mixture of sugar and borax near runway or around nest. 5. Use ant traps. To Prevent Clothes Moths. Cleanliness, brushing, airing in sun light are first preventatives. Clothing in use are safer than ones packed away. Brush and clean thoroughly before pack ing. Add moth preventative. Seal boxes to make moth-tight. To Prevent Roaches. These delight in warm, moist places such as sinks, kitchen closets, refrigera tor. mops, etc. Clear away every crumb scraps of food. Place alum or borax wherever signs of trouble. Rancid grease will trap them. Sodium floride ia recom mended for severe infestations. Call an exterminator in extreme cases. Note: Water bugs and cockroaches are cousins. HARRIET WHISNANT.