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CIRCULATE IN (BEST SECTION OF NORTH GEORGIA. VOL. 53; NO. 15 NEWS AT A GLANCE ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS IN GEORGIA ATLANTA. June 27 (GPS).—Gem gia’s principal need is local capital to finance both industries and agriculture, declared a survey report made recently to the state board of regents by IT >t C. M. Destler. of the South Georgia Teachers’ college at ('ollegeboro. “In common with other southeastern states, Georgia needs capital to finance the expansion of her industries and di— verfication of her agriculture,” the report said. “Yet outside ownership of many utilities, factories and mines drains her of capital earnings while her banking re sources are disproportionately small. “In common with the southeast, Geor gia suffers from a scarcity of technical skill in almost every occupation and lacks the knowledge necessary for the most profitable employment of her resources. We have wasted our soil and forests, neglected to conserve our mineral and water supply resources, and permitted the development of a demoralizing sys tem of farm tenancy that is eroding both man and land alike. “The federal government will not solve all our problems for us. We must depend upon ourselves, upon our own wealth and resources, with what help we can get from our neighbors and the federal government.” Community Asset: “In addition to providing safe and dependable service, the railroads continue to make important contributions to the communities they serve," declares the Denison (Iowa) Bul letin. “lowa merchants and industries benefit greatly by railroad employe pay rolls. which are spent in towns along their routes, as well as by their large purchases of materials and supplies. To preserve the railroads in lowa they must be recognized as a home industry, well worthy of the patronage and support of all the people of the state." Gist Os the News: Exercises commem orating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Kennesaw mountain, one of the bloodiest conflicts in the Atlanta- Chattanooga campaign, were held Sunday on the northern slope of the huge moun tain . . . For the fourth time the Ge >r gia supreme court recently upheld the constitutionality of the milk control act . . . Plans are under way for establish ment of a state-wide police radio hook up. The system would tie closely with lo cal stations throughout the state, and ad vocates said it will “cure all troubles now experienced by the patrol” . . Bitsy Grant, Atlanta’s midget tennis star, re cently won the Southern Lawn Tennis championship for the eighth time .... The Atlanta Crackers are having tough sailing at present, but Manager Paul Richards still believes that when the campaign is over in September his team will be on top. School-Boy Patrol Honored! In Atlanta (By Georgia News Service.) ATLANTA.—Schoolboy traffic experts, nineteen of whom were more expert than the rest and one the most expert of all. were honor guests at a dinner given them here last week by Wiley L. Moore. The dinner was attended by Gov. Rivers. Phil Brewster, director of the state highway patrol, and Lon Sullivan, deputy direc tor of the patrol. Marvin Thomas, head of the Atlanta schoolboy safety patrol, was an honor guest at the affair. The honored twenty boys were authors of the best letters submitted in a safety competition. Their reward is a trip to Washington and to the New York World’s fair. Ralph Moutgomery, 17. of Thom son, whose letter was adjudged outstand ing, was presented a medal by Gov- Rivers. The other nineteen were : Jack Wheelis, of Maysville: Dei-ward Garrett. Hawkins ville; Emory Blasingame, Marsella; Al len Matthews, Thomaston; Mercer In gram, Bainbridge; Jack Barnard, Dacula ; Spencer Jernagin, Thomasville; Ray ford Brooks, Trion; B. W T . Baker. Jr.. Lawrenceville; Ronald Widner, Metter; William Bell, Sylvania; Albert Bradley, Buford : Terrel Quick. LaGrange ; Ancel Dyal, Baxley; Robert Hightower, Rich land ; Charles Ruff, Elberton ; John Em ory Mullis. Alma; Harold Higgins, Bre men, and Millard Agerton, Preston. The 100 boys attending the encamp ment in Atlanta represented 5.000 school boy patrolmen in the state sponsored by the state patrol. Labor party bans alliances this year; aims to build strength for 1940 New Deal backing. News Want Ads bring quick results WHO KNOWS? 1. What is a foreign “concession” in China ? 2. How old is the U. S. Military acad emy at West Point? 3. What was the Black Tom disaster? 4. Is MJarlene Dietrich an American citizen? 5. How many Spanish refugees remain in France? 6. How lontf has the federal govern ment operated in the red? 7. What is the “Italian Arrow"? 8. What part of the consumer's dollar goes to the producer? 9. Does any section of country face drought conditions? 10. Did the RFC make any profit on the San Francisco-Oakland bridge bonds? (See “The Answers” on Another Page.) Smmmmnlb fas State Fiscal Year Drawing To Close ATLANTA, June 27 (CNS).—With more than five million dollars of the ap propriation to the common schools for teachers’ salaries unpaid, the fiscal year of the state of Georgia was drawing to a close this year. July 1 marks the new year on the books of the state. State Auditor Zach Arnold and his staff began preparations for their annual investigation of the affairs of every de partment. as departmental employes clos ed the pages on their 1938-39 records. LOW RENTS HEING CREATED RY ÜBH A WASHINGTON. D. C.—The lowest rents for decent modern homes ever reached in this country have been achieved in some of the first housing projects near ing completion, by local authorities with the aid of the United States housing au thority. This fact was revealed today by Nathan Straus, USHA administrator, in announcing the rent schedules actually set by the local authorities of Austin, Tex.: Jacksonville, Fla.; Buffalo, N. Y.. and New York City. 'With an average shelter rent of $6.59 monthly for a family dwelling, Austin has set a record,” Mr. Straus said. “High er costs for materials, labor and mainte nance in the other three cities compel rents higher than this unbelievably low figure. Yet in all of them the rents for the w.ell-built new homes are actually lower than the average rents now paid for slum dwellings.” The average monthly shelter rents per, family announced for the Jacksonville proect are $10.58; for two projects in Buffalo the average is $13.25; for the Red Hook project in Brooklyn, it is about $17,000. Mr. Straus pointed out that these low rents mean that the local authorities participating in the USHA program will | actually rehouse low-income families now ■ompelled to live in slums. He said that the projects will serve families with iv- | erage annual incomes estimated as fol | lies in Buffalo, SBSO, with some as low $300; Jacksonville. $750. with some al low as $500; the project for white fami lies in Buffalo., SBSO. with sime as low is $600; and the negro project in Buffa lo. $750, with some as low as $500; New York City, $950, with some as low as S7OO. “Private capital cannot provide new ! housing for income groups much below the $1,750 class.” said Mr. Straus. “These 'gures reveal how far from competing with private capital is the USHA pro gram. Only those families living in slums ind definitely substandard housing am! having insufficient income to pay for decent housing are eligible for projects built with USHA aid.” Under its present program to rehousi 160.000 low-income families, the USHA lends local authorities 90 per cent, of the total development cost of approved projects. To bring rents within the reach of low-income families, the authority makes an annual grant and the local an rlionty supplements this with an a'lnu il grant, usually in the form of tax exemp tion. Gore Future Farmers Elects New Officers By BILL KING. The Gore chapter of Future Farmers of America held a regular meeting Fri day night, June 23, at 8 o’clock. The main purpose of the meeting was to elect officers of the chapter for the 1989-4 C term. It is the custom of the chapter that the boys who are seniors act as the nom inating committee. The nominating com mittee this year is composed of Harold Storey, Arnold Perry, C. B. Fulton, Jack Scott and Roger Louie Hansard. For most of the officers’ positions two boys were nominated. Those elected wei- Charles Hendrix. president; Bernard Storey, vice-president; Robert Hunter, second vice-president; James Perry, sec retary; Claude Dawson, treasurer; Bill King, reporter; Lewis Baggett, sergeant at-arms ; Herbert Hawkins, first conduc tor ; Herbert McClain, second conductor, and J. W. Pinion, farm watch dog. These newly-elected officers will be installed in their respective positions at the next meeting. Charles Hendrix, who represented our chapter at Jackson lake during the an nual state F. F. A. convention, gave an interesting report on his week’s stay. Every chapter in the state had the op portunity to send two boys to represent their chapter at this convention. This year Sears, Roebuck & Co. awarded five dollar scholarships to one of the delegates from each chapter to be used to defray that delegate's expenses at the conven tion. Classes were held in the mornings at the convention. These classes were to instruct the delegates on -the duties of different officers and some of the funda mentals of parliamentary procedure. The officers for the state association of Future Farmers for next year were elected. The next F. F.A. meeting will be at 8 o’clock Friday night, July 7. It is of great importance that all members be present. GRANDMA HITS HOME RUN. BRISTOL, Conn.—During a softball game at a church picnic, Mrs. Martha Steele, 73-year-old grandma, stepped to the plate, swung at a low. inside curve and slammed the ball for a 150-foot home run. Her only regret was that the bases were empty at the time. President insists that congress act on neutrality amendments before going home. SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1939 COTTON COUNCIL READY TO START RESEARCH WORK COTTON RESEARCH FOUNDATION WILL BECOME RESEARCH DI VISION OF COUNCIL. MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 28.—Moving forward with co-ordination of the cotton industry’s efforts toward increased con n.uon. the National Cotton council announced today an agreement under which the Cotton Research foundation Will become the research division of the council. President Osar Johnston, of the Cotton Council, and President Everett R. Cook, i ilie Research Foundation, said in a joint statement that the new affiliation woud become effective on July 1. Operating through multiple fellowships in the Mellon Institute of Industrial Re search, the foundation will continue its present exploratory program and in ad dition will handle all matters of scien tific research arising out of activities of the national counci. “This very practical arrangement,” said Mr. Johnston, “has the double ad vantage of coordinating the efforts of the two organizations and of providing the Cotton Council immediately with a scien tific research division which unTier any other plan would have required consid erable time for organization and develop ment. “It is a major step toward efficient co-ordination of the efforts of the cot ton industry as it proceeds with its new and aggressive program for increased con sumption of cotton and cottonseed prod ucts.” < Tcnnized in Memphis three years ago, the research foundation has under way or completed twenty-nine projects look ing toward new uses for lint and seed products. New uses and processes which already have passed laboratory tests are being further developed for final com mercial production. Already on the market is a sweeping compound composed mainly of cottonseed hull bran which has been found to have superior cleaning properties. Most recent laboratory announcement is a white pa per embodying cottonseed hull fiber. In addition to its work in the I’itts !>n .h laboratories of the Mellon insti tuate, the foundation has projects under way at the University of North Carolina, the University of Texas, the Texas Tech noligical colege, the University of Ten nessee, and the University of Pittsburgh Further expansion of research projects to be undertaken in colleges and uni versities where suitable projects are pro d and to the extent that available funds make possible. i •> addition to funds which will be pro vided by the five primary raw cotton in terests comprising the National Cotton Council, the foundation will request sup port from other interests whose welfare -l-'sely linked with cotton economy. Commenting on the new affiliation. President Everett Cook, of the founda tion, said he was convinced that “through •< h a co’"’''nation of effort, both organ izations will be able to increase the ef fectiveness of their work in behalf of ■ ’ton industry. We are happy in deed to join forces with the council in its vital program.” WPA Pile Driver Fished From Creek BAXLEY.—A WPA crew near this city appeared at work one morning to find that a pile driver, to be used in re building Miles bridge on Big creek, had been pushed into said creek. No clues have been uncovered as to the perpetrators of this mischievous act, but word has been advanced that some typi cal “worker” performed too good a job— of leaning on his tools. Educators realize need for changes in schools, but are doing little to make them, survey holds. Wallace tells Alabama Press associa tion fairness of newspapers is a factor in recovery. ' “CREPE ON THE NEWS-ROOM DOOR” (Dedcated to the late O. J. Espy.) It was one Friday morning, and just a year ago; The sun was brightly shining, and my heart was all aglow, I walked up to a building, as oft I had before; : My heart was then made sad to see “crepe on the News room door.” I knew it was a token that one had passed away In the golden bye and bye, to live in endless day; And when we meet him yonder on that Celestial shore In glory-land we’ll see no crepe upon the News-room door. No graveyards mar the beauties of heaven’s grand domain, There’ll be no disappointments, and there’ll be no cares and pain; There’ll be no death, nor sickness; up there we’ll weep no more; We’ll even forget we saw the “crepe upon the News-room door.” THOMAS D. LYNN kOAD LEAGUE PLAN WINNING SUPPORT OF LEGISLATURE ATLANTA. June 27 (CNS).—The ‘All- Georgia Plan’ for the solution of the state’s fiscal problem is winning wide support among members of the Georgia general assembly. Dr. R. J. Kennedy, proponent of the plan and president of the Citizens’ Road League of Georgia, believes. Besides appealing to hundreds of thoughtful citizens, who regard the sev en-point plan as offering the most order ly and permanent solution to the state's problems of finances, the ‘All-Georgia Plan' has won wide acceptance among the ranks of the county commissioners of the state, who find in it a solution of the complex relationship between the state and its county governments. Five of the seven points in the plan were endorsed in separate resolutions by the Commis sioners’ association, while the entire plan was recommended for consideration to the association’s legislative committee as a possible basis for their program before the assembly. Primary objective of the Citizens’ Road League of Georgia, in which several thou sand Georgians with an interest in th< cause of better roads are enlisted, is im provement of the state highway system and its early completion. The league re gards as especially menacing recent pro posals to divert substantial portions of the highway department’s funds into oth er channels, pointing out that such di version will result in substantial loss of federal grants and in a disruption of the paving program. Jsghway revenues, interpreted in amounts available per mile on the sys tem* now the lowest than in any year in the past decade, records disclose. In 1935, an average year of operation, the high way department had available for con struction and maintenance the sum of $1,281 a mile; in 1938 this had dropped to $1,028 a mile. These figu res represent the total income of the department from state funds, deducting the amounts re paid to the counties for refunding cer tificates. There has been a slight increase in the sums available from gasoline taxes, but this has been more than offset by the additional mileage taken on the state sys tem, which must be maintained by the department. At present, the state has 4.767 miles of unpaved road on the system, await ing construction. This is about 45 per cent, of the total, so that the claim that the ‘highway system is nearly complete' is without foundation. Most pressing problem, however, is re construction. Many of the roads built in the early nineteen twenties are in a se rious state of disrepair. Repaving of some of the primary routes, used by heavy traffic daily, is essential, and the cost of this work wil] be a severe drain on highway income. Os course, as increased mileage goes on the system, maintainence total costs increase, and while improved and mechanized methods of maintaining the system have reduced drastically the per-mile maintenance cost, the annual to tal expended for this purpose is in creasing. Feeling that the highway problem is an integral part of the state's general fis cal problem, the Citizens’ Road league advocates stabilization of the state’s in come, adequate provision for the common schools and the welfare program, and es tablishment of a non-partisan budget commission, as well as the allocation of gasoline revenues to the highway depart ment and the 150 counties of Georgia solely for road building and maintenance. Toombs Negress has 115 Candles On Birthday Cake VIDALIA.—Aunt Julia Small. Toombs county negress. who was “8 years old the year the stars fell,” staked her claim a» the oldest living inhabitant of this state, when she blew out 115 candles on her birthday cake June 15. Using the spec tacular meteor shower of 1833 as a clue. Aunt Julia’s birth date was calculated at 1825. Despite her 115 years, this long-time resident of Lyons annually plants a tur nip patch, periodically makes a boiling pot of soap, and until very recently has made frequent trips to town. Supreme Court Sets a Record! (By Georgia News Service.) ATLANTA. —Working diligently to' clear its docket, the Georgia supremel court handed down what is believed to be an all-time record number of decisions i during the week ending June 18. The state’s highest tribunal took ac tion upon a total of eighty-one cases. It delivered sixty-seven written opinions, passed upon 13 motions for rehearing and decided one certiorari motion. A veteran official, connected with the court for more than half a century, said it was the largest number of cases within his memory to be delivered in one week by the supreme court . Decisions are handed down once a month, usually 1 numbering between twenty and twenty five. $6,000,000 DIVIDENDS TO BE PAID IN STATE ATLANTA, June 27 (GPS).—In the early part of July more than $6,000,000 in dividends will be distributed to stock holders of twenty-eight Georgia compani es, a survey in Atlanta revealed. This is the largest total in years, last year's fig ures being $5,787,000 and in 1937 the total was near $4,607,000. Among the concerns paying the largest amounts are the Coca-Cola company. $3,893,925 in quarterly and semi-annual- j dividends; the Georgia Power company. $737,235.75 in quarterly dividends; Bibh Manufacturing company, $200,000; At lanta, Birmingham & Coast 'Railroad company, 5 per cent, preferred, semi-ian nual $2.50. totaling $129.507.50: West Point Manufacturing company. 30 cents. $108,000; Citizens & Southern National bank, semi-annual, 30 cents, $150,000;! Nehi corporation, $103,000. A number of local corporations expect ed to pay dividends around July 1 are not included in the survey as informa- i tion regarding their payments were not available. HERE AND THERE MYSTERY ‘KIDNAPING’ IN ATLANTA REPORTED A mysterious snatch, witnessed by an Atlanta man, gave police a puzzle re cently. Jack Helms, of 425 Spring street. N. W., reported that while driving through Grant park he saw two men get out of a car, grab a girl about 17 years old, force her into the vehicle, and drive off. I Helms said he followed the car to De catur and Moore streets, where he lost it. The car bore a Texas license plate, Helms said. Police said they had no idea who the girl might be. POLICE COWBOY’ KOI ND UP BEES MEMPHIS, Tenn. Cowboys use horses to round up cattle, and Patrolman i J. V. Tillman, of the Memphis police force, uses his motorcycle to round up bees. It all happened when a swarm of bees gathered on a sign over a Memphis bus station. Officer Tillman rode under them with his motorcycle, honked his horn sev eral times, and the bees peacefully set tled in a pastboard box. ONE JEFFERSON NICKEL FOR EVERY 3 PERSONS WASHINGTON Spiking recurring reports that the new Jefferson nickel had i been withdrawn from circulation, the ’ treasury said recently that there was one such coin in circulation for every three I persons. Since the 5-cent piece was introduced last November, the mints have turned out t>3,t>86,000 coins bearing the profile of the third president. Os these, 48,080.000 have been placed in circulation. Several hundred million buffalo nickels are still in circulation and will be used until they wear out. MEAL OF 250 GRASSHOPPERS PROVES SOMETHING TO POLICE LINCOLN, Neb.—A man who said he wanted to prove the edibility of insects gave police a bit of a turn recently. The man, a 51-year-old World war veteran, told officers he felt no ill ef fects from his diet of about 250 live grasshoppers a day. He explained he swallowed them whole, because that's the way birds do it, and washed them down with a molasses solution. MOTHER IS KILLED TRYING TO SAVE CHILD FROM AUTO FITZGERALD, Ga.— Struck when she attempted to snatch her 3-year-old son out of the path of an automobile. Mrs. Frank Williams, mother of five, died of her injuries. A 12-year-old daughter saw the acci dent. She and her brother were aceom- ■ panying the mother home from a neigh bor's on the Fitzgerald-Broxton road when the child ran into the road. The mother dashed to save him. The child's leg was broken but he is reported out of danger. DRIVER ARRESTED; FOUND TO BE ‘BLIND’ The wheels of justice may turn slowly but they turn out some queer cases in the end. When a motorist at San Jose, Cal., was arrested on a charge of drunk en-driving, a search of his papers reveal ed he was receiving a blind aid pension from the state, and that also a brother j living with him was receiving a blind pension. As the possession of a driver’s license and a certificate of blindness impressed the officers as being incompatible, they had tfie driving license annulled. STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL HAPPENINGS. GA. LEGIONNAIRES ELECT BAXLEY MAN AS THEIR LEADER HOYT BROWN ELECTED NEW COMMANDER OF GEORGIA AMERICAN LEGION. ATLANTA. June 27 (GPS).—Geor gia’s new commander of the American Legion is Hoyt Brown, of Baxley, native of Habersham county, civil engineer and graduate of Georgia Tech. He was elect ed state commander, to succeed Logan Kelley, of Buford, at the closing session of the state convention held in Atlanta last week. Frank Moxley, postmaster of Wadley, was elected vice-commander. Pat Kelly, of Valdosta, former state commander, was elected national executive committee man. Other officers named were: Jim Bankston. Atlanta, finance officer; Rev. Father Dan McCarty. Columbus, chap lain, and Ben Hogue, Atlanta, historian. Division commanders were elected as follows: Arthur Dillon. Savannah; Henry L. Holland. Fort Valley: Frank Pons, Augusta; Louis Mauldin, Clarkes ville. Area commanders were elected as fol lows: Sanford Butler. Savannah: Hoyt Wimpy, Thomasville; J. J. Pryor. Fitz gerald; Kelly Bowman, Barnesville: W. A. Dodge, Jr., Atanta; Stewart Wooten, Millledgeville; Victor Waldrop, Carters ville; Branee Lee, Waycross; A. B. Cam eron, Gainesville; Paul Ponder. Madison. At the same time the Georgia depart ment of the American Legion auxiliary elected Mrs. J. P. Kelly, of Atlanta, president. Other officers of the auxiliary elected were: Mrs. R. G. Vinson, of Thomasville, first vice-president; Mrs. Fred Vandiver, of Manchester, historian, and Mrs. Carl Saye. of Athens, chaplain. Mrs. W. F. Davison of Baldwin, retiring president, was elected national commit teewoman, and Mrs. C. H. Alden, of Cornelia, was elected alternate national committeewoman. Augusta was chosen the 1940 conven tion city of the Georgia department of the American Legion. Guernseys Sold By Riegeldale Farm TRION, Ga. —The following registered Guernsey cows and bulls have recently been sold by the Trion company-Riegel dale farm, according to the American Guernsey Cattle club, of Peterborough, New Hampshire. Riegeldale Edna 517883. sold to Harry A. Marion, of Lindale; Sultan’s Connie 336164, sold to H. C. Brogdon, of Cal houn ; Lucerne’s Jessie 211440. sold to G. C. Causby, of Calhoun; Riegeldale Viking's Barton 272626, sold to O'. D. King, of Bremen: Riegeldale Illustrious Boyer 272627, sold to T. W. Malone, of Sugar Valley; Riegeldale Mck Bruce 272628. sold to W. R. Fouts, of Calhoun ; Riegeldale Viscount’s Benny 272629. sold to E. F. Golden, of Bremen; Riegeldale Viking's Bok 272630, sold to B. O. San ders. of Buchanan; Riegeldale Dugald's Supreme 272625. sold to J. F. Hutcheson, of Buchanan. GUERNSEY SOLD TO GILLILAND ANNISTON, Ala. A registered Guernsey cow has recently been sold by S. A. Smith & Sons to Joe Gilliland, of Lyerly, Ga. This animal is Bachelor’s Retreat Smith 587047, according to the American Guernsey Cattle club, Peter boro, N. H. GUERNSEY SOLD TO SMITHS LYERLY, Ga.—A registered Guern sey bull has recently been sold by Joe Gilliland to S. A. Smith & Sons, of An niston. Ala. This animal is Riegeldale Illustrator 244041, according to the American Guernsey Cattle club, Peter borough, N. H. “CLOSED FOR LUNCH" LEXINGTON, Ky.—Explaining ab sence of the proprietor at midday, a large sign on the door of a Lexington restau rant advised: “Out, Closed for Lunch, Open Later.” Mrs. Pilkenton Dies In Molena GRIFFIN, Ga., June 23.—Mrs. J. T. Pilkenton, prominent resident of Molena, in Pike county, died this morning at her home there. She was the wife of J. T. Pil kenton, and was the mother of Miss Nelle Pilkenton, teacher at Griffin High school. Prior to her marriage on Dec. 16. 190". she was Miss Clenda Carreker, of Center. Tex. Active in religious work, she joined the Mt. Olive church in Pike county at the age of 16. Funeral services were conducted from the Mt. Olive church Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Burial was in the Mt. Olive churchyard. Surviving Mrs. Pilkenton. in addition to her husband, are three daughters. Misses Elizabeth. Fay and Nelle Pilken ton, of Molena ; three sons, Thomas, Jack and Walter Pilkenton, of Molena; her mother. Mrs. H. J. Carreker. and four brothers and four sisters, all of Texas. (Miss Nelle Pilkenton is a former school teacher in the Summerville High school, and her many friends here sym pathize with her in the loss of her mo ther,) $1.50 A YEAH