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NEWS FOR THE
HOME-MAKER
By MILDRED HENRY.
Home Demonstration Agent.
FLOOR AND WOOD FINISHES
Opportunities for making floors more
beautiful with inexpensive, durable fin
ishes are practically unlimited. With
good tools, good materials, under proper
conditions, and with a reasonable amount
of judgment, the refinishing of floors at
home can be done with excellent results.
First of all, the floor should be made
as tight, level, and smooth as possible.
It may need to be sandpapered and if
very splintery it should be planed with
a hand plane or electric planing machine.
Take a nail set and draw out or drive
below the surface all nails and tacks
which stick out above the surface. Clean
the floor with hot soapsuds, rinsing with
clear water. If much old paint or var
nish is on the floor that could not be
removed by sandpapering, a caustic soda
or household lye solution may be used to
remove the old finish. After it is allow
ed to dry thoroughly the floor should be
sandpapered. Commercial varnish and
paint removers may be bought but are
more expensive.
Any ink stains or other dark spots
remaining on the floor may in many cases
be bleached out with a solution made by
dissolving one tablespoon oxalic acid in
one cup hot water. This is a poisonous
liquid and must be carefully handled. It
should be spread on the stained spots and
allowed to sitand overnight. Next morn
ing, remove all traces of acid or it will
injure your finish.
When the floor is thoroughly dry, it
may be stained, varnished, oiled or paint
ed as though it were a new floor. With
oak floors, if a varnish or waxed finish
is desired, a good commercial paste wood
filler should be first applied following the
directions coming with the filler. Maple,
pine and other non-porous woods do not
need such treatment, and. in fact, will
not absorb some kinds of fillers.
According to the kind of wood, the
wear that the floor is subjected to. and
one’s own taste, there are several finishes
which are possible with these floors.
Each finish has its advantages and dis
advantages. so choose the one which seems
to suit the particular floor.
A good antique finish can be made by
mixing two-thirds gallon boi’ linseed
oil. one-third gallon turpentine, and 2
ounces of japan drier. This is a very in
expensive finish but gives a beautiful
mellow glow to old or new wood. This
formula was used to finish the dining
room floor in a 100-year-old house last
year and the results were very satisfac
tory. The old-fashioned wide board floors
were rather splintery and covered with
many coats of paint. The paint was re
moved with household lye solution, sand
papered. and the cracks filled with a
home-made crack filler after the nails
which wdre above the surface were pulled
or driven in. The boiled linseed oil was
boiled in a double boiler and removed
from the stove, then the turpentine and
japan drier stirred in and the mixture
was applied to the floor while it was
still hot. using a new paint brush. When
this finish had dried overnight, a coat of
home-made wax was applied and polished
into the floor.
The following formula for home-made
floor wax was used : 14 - pound bees wax.
1 pound parrafin. % pint raw linseed oil
and 114 pints turpentine.
Melt the bees wax and parrafin. re
move from stove and add the linseed oil
and turpentine, stirring the mixture vig
orously. After it becomes the consistenev
of lard, the wax may be applied with a
brush or old woolen cloth to the floor.
It nsuaNy takes two coats of wax and
two polishings to make a good finish.
Wax may be applied directly on stain
ed. or varnished woods or on the natural
unfinished wood itself. Success in waxing
floors lies in applying wax in thin coats
and rubbing it a groat deal. One pound
of wax will cover 250 square feet of
floor. The wax should be applied to floor
NOTICE
WE HAVE FOR SALE :
North Carolina Grown O-Too-
Tan Seed, at bushel .... $3.35
Mammoth Yellow Soy .... $1.75
Tokes $1.65
ALL NO. 1 SEED
WYATT
HARDWARE CO.
MENLO. GA.
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CROWN
BOTTLING CO.
ROME, GA, Phonfl 2046
and allowed to harden overnight, then
polished lengthwise of the grain with a
weighted brush.
A soiled waxed floor can be easily
cleaned by rubbing with a cloth satu
rated with turpentine or gasoline. If wa
ter turns a waxed floor white, these
water spots may be quickly removed by
rubbing a little more wax and polishing
thoroughly.
Legal Notices;
SALE ENDER POWER.
GEORGIA, Chattooga County:
Because of default under the terms and
provisions of the deed to secure debt ex
ecuted by GEORGE F. JOHNSTON and
HARVEY B. JOHNSTON to the Land
Bank Commissioner, dated the 19th day
of June. 1934, and recorded in the clerk’s
office of the Chattooga County Superior
Court in Book 20. Page 251. which deed,
and the note and indebtedness secured
thereby, are owned and held by Federal
Farm Mortgage Corporation, the under
signed has declared the entire unpaid
amount of the indebtedness secured by
said deed due and payable, and, acting
under the power of sale contained in said
deed, for the purpose of paying said in
debtedness, will, on the 6th day of June,
1939, during the legal hours of sale at
the court house in said County, sell at
public outcry to the highest bidder for
cash, the lands described in said deid
to-wit:
One Hundred Fifty-One and Four
Tenths acres of land, more or less, in
Lots Numbers 317 and 296, in the Sixth
District and Fourth Section of Chattoo
ga County. Georgia, said land being now
or formerly bounded on the North by
lands of George Morton, Esquire. East
by lands of Johnston and Trimble. Sontl
by lands of Hix and Dawson, and West
by lands of Dawson ; also "three Hundred
Twenty acres of land, more or less, in
Lots Numbers 294 and 295. in the Sixth
District and Fourth Section of Chattoo
ga County. Georgia, said land being now
or formerly bounded on the North by
lands of E. Y. Clements, East by lands
of George Morton. Esq., South by land
of Mrs. G. T. Dawson, and West by lands
of Wright and Clements; both of said
tracts of land being the same land de
scribed in the security deed executed by
George F. Johnston and Harvey B. John
ston to the Land Bank Commissioner.
June 19. 1934. and recorded in Book 20.
Page 251. in the office of the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Chattooga County
Georgia, to the record of which deed ref
erence is hereby made for a more particu
lar description.
Subject to first security deed dated
June 19. 1934. executed by George F.
Johnston and Harvey B. Johnston to The
Federal Land Bank of Columbia, said se
curity deed being recorded among the
records for Chattooga County, Georgia.
A deed will be executed to the purchas
er as authorized by the aforementioned
loan deed.
This 10th day of May, 1939.
FEDERAL FARM MORTGAGE
CORPORATION
MOSES E. BRINSON,
Attorney 4t-Junl
COLD WEATHER RETARDS
COTTON
Cold weather for the past week or ten
days has slowed the growth of cotton,
and many farmers are showing concern
over the appearance of their crops. This
condition is not only local, but widely
general over the southeast, according to
reports reaching the weather bureau of
the United States department of agricul
ture.
This loss of valuable growing time
means, in many cases, a stunted plant—
and insufficient, stalk or "weed” to carry
a good load of bolls.
A special release of the reader service
department of the Arcadian Grower fur
ther points out that crop delay at this
time also increases the chances of serious
weevil damage later on.
"Under the circumstances,” the Grow
er advises, “an extra side-dressing of ni
trate of soda may be exceedingly bene
ficial.
"Cotton needs abundant nitrogen for
best growth. Many experiment station
tests indicate that cotton yields are de
termined more by the available nitrogen
supply than any other controllable soil
fertility factor.”
The Growers recommends an extra
side-dressing of 75 to 100 pounds pet
acre of Arcadian nitrate of soda to cot
ton delayed by the recent cool weather.
If the cotton has received no side-dress
ing previous to this time, the application
may well be increased to 125 to 150
pounds per acre.
See Harold Glymph and Ray McNatt
in the ten-round feature bout on the 30-
round fight card at Tate arena Saturday
night.
IN MEMORY.
On May 11th the death angel visited
our home and took our loving wife, mo
ther and sister, Mattie Tibbs, who was
only 28 years old, and was loved by all
who knew- her. She lehves a husband, 2
sons, 3 sisters and 2 brothers and a host
of uncles and aunts and friends to
mourn her death.
Dear Mattie, we miss you, but we all
know’ you are at rest where you will
suffer no more heartaches and disap
pointments.
We wish to thank ebery one who help
ed in any way during her sickness. We
wish to thank Mr. Baker and Mr. Hill
for their kindness and those who brought
flowers and furnished cars, and Bro.
Mcßae for his comforting words.
—Writtdn by the famiy: Horace
and Children, Berry Akins, Bill Akins,
Mrs. Luther Anderson, Mrs. Carl Ever
ett Mrs. John Campbell.
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1939
WITH THE STARS
After Nelson Eddy finishes work in
“Balalaika,” he and Jeanette MacDonald
are scheduled to appear in a medieval
story by Eugene Heltai entitled “Silent
Knight” . . .
Booth Tarkington's “Seventeen”, which
was filmed as a silent picture several
years ago, is to be re-made within a few
weeks with Jackie Cooper and Betty
Fields in the leading roles . . .
Sixteen years ago Lon Chaney created
the role of the hunchback in ‘“The
Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Today his
son is being tested for the same role hi
a re-make of the picture and will prob
ably get the part . . .
The Weaver brothers and Elviry have
been signed for a musical picture by Re
public . . .
Joel McCrea. Ann Sheridan and Fred
Mac Murray will head the cast in “Career
Man.” Jeffery Lynn and Lya Lys W’ill
appear in supporting roles . . .
Metro has acquired screen rights to
Erich Maria Remarque's forthcoming
novel, “Heroes.” Mr. Remarque is the
author of “All Quiet On tfie Western
BIBLE QUESTIONS
By THOMAS D. LYNN.
In response to a special request I pub
lish the following question :
Q. Is water baptism essential to sal
vation '!
A. In answer to the above question, I
can only give what the Bible teaches.
Christ gave us an example, We should
do as he did (John 13:15) He demand
ed and received baptism of John in the
river of Jordan, (Matt. 3:13-17) He
commanded his disciples to baptize in
the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost. (Matt. 28:19:
Mark 11 :15,16.) When Paul and Silas
prayed and the prison doors were open
ed, the jailer asked, "Sirs, what must I
do to be saved,” They said, "Believe on
the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shall be
saved, and thy house . . . and he took
them the samd hour of the night and
washed their stripes; and was baptized.
Acts 16:30-33
The essentials of salvation are princi
pally in repentence and belief of the Gos
pel. (See Romans 10:9), But there is one
thing you must remember: if you have a
spirit in you that is against the truth
of God's Bible and its teachings, you are
not worthy to receive baptism.
If baptism isn’t necessary, why did
Jesus demand baptism of John? Why did
the early church and the apostles prac
tice it? If is wasn’t necessary to be bap
tized (by immersion) the Bible would
not teach it.
Although baptism doesn’t take away
sin. (See I Pet. 3:21.) If your Jieart
ELECTRIC RATES GO DOWN!
PodhZot “FREE ELECTRICITY” Plan Boosts Savings
\
IMMEDIATELY effective, beginning with meter
readings of June 1, your residential electric rates
take another drop—to the lowest point in all this
Company’s history.
Already Georgia is known from coast to coast for its
cheap electricity. The Georgia homes we serve now buy
their electricity at an average price of 2.9 cents a kilo
watt hour, 30 per cent lower than the national average. .
As a result, they are able to enjoy many electrical com
forts and conveniences which the average American
household cannot afford.
NOW EVEN CHEAPER
ELECTRICITY HAS ARRIVED!
It will pay you to find out how 1939’s extra-low rate
makes possible the electrical modernization of YOUR
home. It is the same type of rate you have had for five
years only BETTER because it is LOWER —so very
much lower than the old one that it offers potential
savings of $520,000 a year to our residential customers.
In a nutshell, the new rate does these two things:
(1) It offers you actual “FREE ELECTRICITY,” a
certain number of kilowatt hours which you may use
in addition to your established normal use without in
creasing your hill one penny; and then (2) when your
“free electricity” is used up, any additional electricity
you may want for a new electric refrigerator, range,
washing machine or some other home improvement
“But,” You Ask, “How Does the New Rate Help ME?”
Say, for example, your family has been
paying (under the old rate) from $2.50 to
$2.75 a month —for lights, iron, toaster, per
colator, fan and maybe other small appli
ances. Now under the new rate —you can
add the electric refrigerator you’ve wanted,
and the additional electricity to run it will
cost only about 2(4 cents a day.
Maybe you already have an electrical re
frigerator but the hot weather has made you
yearn for the coolness of electric cookery.
Your monthly bill, under the old rate, has
been about $4.15 a month, for example. Now
under the new rate you can add the
electric range you want for a cost for elec
tricity of about five cents a day and that’s
economical cooking in anybody’s language.
In other cases, the current cost for electric
cookery goes as low as three cents a day for
a good-sized family’s three square meals.
Front” . . .
W. S. Van Dyke is considered the
speed director of Hollywood. A Class ‘A’
picture usually takes from thirty to for
ty-five days to shoot but Mr. Van Dyke
recently finished a Claudette Colbert-
James Stewart feature in nineteen days.
Lya Lys seems to be getting along. She
will appear in the anti-nazi picture, “Ca
reer Man,” as a sort of glamour girl spy.
She is also slated for a part with Paul
Muni in “Beethoven” and with Errol
Flynn in “Adventures of Don Juan” ...
In "The Women” Norma Shearer has
twenty-one changes of costume while Ros
alind Russell has only nine. In the stage
play the part played by Miss Russell
called for a more fashionably dressed
woman than that of Miss Shearer . . .
George Brent was born with a Roman
nose and only made good in the pitures
after he had it operated upon . . .
Bert. Wheeler and Marie Wilson seem
to be doing so well in their current
comedy, “Light Horse Harry,” that the
studio is planning additional pictures in
which they can work as a team . . .
isn’t right there is no need to be im
mersed because you won hl come out of
the water just as you went in (a sinner).
If this answer doesn’t suffice I shall be
glad if you will call my attention to the
question.
MR. AND MRS. W. A. JACKSON
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Jackson, of Hen
egar. Ala., celebrated thtir 39th wedding
anniversary Sunday, May 28, by giving
a picnic at their home. All of their chil
dren w?re present except Mrs. Jack Mur
phy, of Long Beach. Cal., and all of
Mrs. Jackson’s sisters were present ex
cept Mrs. Ben Donaldson, of North Car
olina.
Many nice and useful gifts were pre
sented to the couple. At noon, a picnic
lunch was spread on the lawn.
Guests for lunch numbered 53, with
many more coming in the afternoon.
May the couple have many more happy
anniversaries. A GUEST.
TO PERSONS OUT OF WORK, The
News will run wants ads FREE OF
CHARGE for one insertion, seeking
employment.
T. J. ESPY, JR. |
!; Attorney-at-Law ;l
!; Summerville, Georgia. ■
Office over McGinnis Drug Co. <
MISS REAVIS HONORED AT
BESSIE TIFT COLLEGE
Miss Evelyn Reavis, of Summerville,
was admitted last week into the Theta
Chi Omega Honor society of Bessie Tift
college, Forsyth, Ga., where she has just
completed her sophomore year.
Membership in this society is limited
to outstanding students finishing two
years of work with a high scholastic av
erage, and also meeting very strict re
quirements of character, general attitude,
and interest and participation in college
activities.
Initiation took place during the recent
commencement season.
MRS. HARRY MARKS. MRS. A. D.
SNOOTS SPEAK AT CLUB MEET
One of the most enjoyable events of
the season was a picnic given by the
Chattoogaville club. The picnic was
given by the losing side of a recent con
test. Miss Cora Jackson was responsible
for the program. Mrs. Harry Marks made
a very interesting and inspiring talk on
rural-urban meeting which she had the
pleasure of attending in Atlanta recently.
Mrs. A. D. Snoots gave a very inter
esting and educational talk on rural
youth.
The government is facing a very puzzling
situation as to what is the wise thing to
do to protect the youth of the rural
communities and small towns.
Ihose are just samples, based on averages.
In ynur own case, the cost might vary a lit
tle, up or down. But, in all cases, electricity
is now so cheap, its cost can be measured in
Donnie s-a-day.
“Free Electricity”
Means What It Says
Under the new rate, you can make some
increase in your use of electricity, without
increasing your electric bill at all. In many
instances, you can add small appliances, and
vour allotment of "free electricity” will sup-
GEORGIA POWER
. COMPANY
Getting Up Nights
Backache
33 LEG PAINS - LOSS OF ENERGY - TIRED,
fk LISTLESS - LAZY FEELING - BURNING
WW PASSAGE - DIZZINESS - SWOLLEN ANKLES
MhBBaKMF NERVOUSNESS
May be caused by functional
KIDNEY WEAKNESS
" from inorganic causes
Many times kidneys become stjiggish and need aid to filter and
pass off acids and poisonous wastes. KIDANS is a long-popular
formula indicated as a stimulant diuretic for <the kidneys and
bladder. Thousands of sufferers: from sluggish kidneys have used
KIDANS. Reports of pleasing results reach us regularly. If your
kidneys need help to carry on their normal eliminative functions,
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Write today for two boxes KIDANS. Send no money with order. On ar
rival deposit only SI.OO, plus postage with postman. Take one Lox accord
ing to easy, simple directions. Then if you don't agree results are really
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21, Georgia.
comes to you at the LOVi EST rate in all our history.
The “free electricity” plan was unheard-of in Georgia
before 1934. When people learned how it actually
worked, this morc-for-your-money plan started the big
gest rush toward home improvement and modernization
our state has ever known. Literally thousands of homes,
where back-breaking drudgery was the rule five years
ago, now have electric refrigerators, electric ranges,
water heaters, water pumps, vacuum cleaners, washing
machines, better lighting for young eyes and old. Other
thousands now have electric service who couldn’t afford
it at all five years ago. In these five years, the number
of homes we serve has increased from 114,000 to 170,000.
The number of rural homes ice serve has more than
doubled. The average price per kilowatt hour in the
homes on our lines has dropped from 5.16 cents to 2.9
cents —a decrease of 43 per cent. The average home we
serve now employs over 70 per cent MORE electricity
than it did five years ago —and pays LESS today for
the larger amount than it did five years ago for the
smaller!
Brighter, pleasanter homes by the thousands, all over
Georgia, are the tangible proofs of what the old rate
accomplished. But now EVEN CHEAPER electricity
has arrived! “Free Electricity” is again available to our
customers for the using. Now no family need deny itself
the electrical improvements it so long has wished for.
Find out how the new rate wild benefit you. Begin using
your “Free Electricity” TODAY!
F. H. A. LOANS
80 Pct. and 90 Pct.
You Build —Summerville Grows
HALE REALTY CO.
ROME. GEORGIA
INSURANCE
I TRANSFERS
YOUR RISK
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: Beulah Shropshire
“ Summerville, Ga. ;>
Doctor —Now go home and relax.
Patient —But, doctor, I can’t. We have
antique furniture.
Jp A A SALVE
■ relieves
VW COLDS
Salve. Nose
Drops P rlCe
Liquid, Tablets 10c & 25c
ply all of the current you need to run them.
But you don’t have to buy new appliances
m order to get this benefit. You can have
more lighting, or put into use appliances
that have been laid on the shelf, or merely
enjoy the pc.ee o f min(l of not quarreling
with the children about “Turn off the light.”
For example - - The smallest “package” of
tree Electricity we are offering is two
kilowatt hours, and that is enough electricity
to run a good-sized electric fan for forty
hours. So, turn on the fan —die cool breezes
are on us this time!