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CIRCULATE IN BEST
SECTION OF NORTH
GEORGIA.
VOL. 53; NO. 37
GOAL OF SIOO MORE
FARM CAPITA INCOME
A goal of an extra SIOO per capita for
each- farm home in Georgia, or SSOO extra
income each year for an average family
of five, is set forth in the November citi
zens' fact-finding movement bulletin is
sued recently.
The pamphlet, which is one of a series
put out on the basis of Georgia citizens
reasoning together to solve their prob
lems, takes up the question of agriculture,
with Dean Paul NV. Chapman, of the Un
iversity of Georgia College of Agricul
ture, serving as chairman in the prepara
tion of the study.
A county farm program is offered by
the experts, who joined with Dean Chap
man in issuing the report, as the solution
to the agricultural problem.
“The ideal procedure in developing
such a program would be for each organ
ization in the citizens fact-finding move
ment to appoint one person to serve on
a county committee charged with the re
sponsibility for carrying out the sugges
tions made concerning the farm pro
gram.”
The November pamphlet is of more
than ordinary interest, and should be in
the hands of every citizen interested in
Georgia’s problems. Copies of this and
future publications can be secured by
writing the Citizens' Fact-Finding Move
ment in the Forsyth building, Atlanta.
No charge is made.'
Dean Chapman and his committee has
taken up the agricultural problem and its
solution from ten angles: low per capi
ta farm income; living at home; eroded
and impoverished soil; the one-crop sys
tem ; landlord-tenant relations; inade
quate markets; low yields per acre; lack
of pastures and roughage ; land resources
not fully used, and lack of functioning
farm organizations. Each subject is brief
ly but carefully covered, with practical
suggestions offered for improving present
conditions. Georgia citizens are urged to
think through the problems with the ex
perts and offer additional suggestions.
COTTONGINNINGS
Census report shows that 8.866 bales
of cotton were ginned in Chattooga coun
ty from the crop of 1969. prior to Nov.
14, as compared with 6,664 bales for the
crop of 1937, according to Mrs. Rosa N.
Shumate, special agent.
RATHER INDEFINITE
< VALPARAISO, Ind. —Asking a clerk
to look up her marriage license certifi
cate, a woman told him she was married
in 1938 but couldn’t remember the man’s
name or the exact date. It was some time
during August and the man’s first name
was Eddie, she said. There was no rec
ord on file.
TOO FLIMSY.
PHILADELPHIA. —Proving his claim
that the costume of a show girl was too
flimsy, a detective making the charge
folded the costume and squeezed it into
a match-box.
BLAST WRECKS BUILDING.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—When Richard
Steele, 19, elevator operator, struck a
match to look for some coins he had lost
in the basement of a sixteen-story office
building, gas which had accumulated in
the basement ignited, literally lifting the
building from its foundations. Sixteen
persons were injured.
OWNER JOINS PICKETS. *
ST. LOUIS. —Although a part owner
of the business, Charles C. Gauba.ts, vice
president of a cleaning estab’ishment
joined a picket line in front of the place,
who were demanding higher wages.
BLAST EXPOSES MORE GOLD.
DAHLONEGA, Ga„ A dynamite
blast set off the the benefit of newsreel
cameramen, exposed another vein of gold
in the 110-year-old Calhoun mine where
Major Graham C. Dugas recently struck
gold. The vein is about twelve inches
long and an inch wide and is estimated
to assay about $160,000 a ton, if there
is that much in the vein.
SHOOTS FAMILT; KILLS SELF.
SCARBORO, Me. —Rather than leave
his wife and two children alone to “face
it,” William R. Rowe, roadside restau
rant owner, shot and killed them in an
oil-sprayed shed and after setting the shed
on fire, shot and killed himself. In ill
health, Rowe was facing heavy financial
difficulties, which probably accounted for
his act.
President says flaw in new destroyers
has been corrected.
Roosevelt not to name Butler succees
sor before January.
Lamont urges IT. S. to keep out of war
and prepare for peace.
Dewey will open his campaign in Min
nepolis about Dec. 6.
Gain in shipments to Latin America
lifts October export trade.
Italians are urged to speed up the self
sufficient program.
Republicans see success in plan to keep
convention “open.”
Program of the AAA is seen putting a
floor under farm prices. x
Snmnwnnllp Xinns
DALTON DISTRICT
APPOINTMENTS
Below is a list of the appointments of
the Dalton district, Methodist conference,
made in Atlanta Saturday:
J. S. ThrailkHl, District Superintendent.
Adairsville, T. C. Ford; Calhoun, NV.
H. Gardner; Calhoun circuit, 11. T. Gar
rett; Cartersville, NV. G. Crawley ; East
Cartersville, H. L. Cochran ; Chatsworth-
Eton, J. B. Godfrey; Chickamauga, M.
Elrod ; Dalton, First church, Irby Hen
derson ; Dalton, Hamilton street, John
Maxwell; Fairmount, H. F. Lawhorn;
Kensington, Marvin Warwick ; Kingston,
H. L. Gurley; La Fayette Station, E. C.
Dowey; La Fayette circuit, Grady Live
ly ; Lyerly, W. P. Rowe; Menlo circuit,
Henry Norris; New Eeliota, C. B. Jones;
Newnan Springs, Frank Crawley; Ring
gold, M. M. Brackman ; Stilesboro, J. F.
Rollins; Spring Place, Loran Parker;
Subligna, G.'D. Erwin (S) ; Sugar Val
ley, A. S. Ulm; Summerville, C. C. Cliett;
Trion, L. P. Harrell; Tunnel Hill, NV.
F. Bailey (S) ; Varnell, R. A. Neal;
White, E. D. Carlock; NVallaceville, NV.
J. Atha; Morris Street, J. L. Black.
District missionary secretary, NV. H.
Gardner
TEACHERS ARE BADLY
DEMORALIZED-ALLMAN
GAINESVILLE, Ga„ Nov. 28 (GPS).
—J. I. Allman, director of administration
of the state department of education, be
lieves “Georgia’s greatest need today is a
stabilized educational program success
fully financed.
Speaking recently before the Gaines
ville Kiwanis club, Mr. Allman said the
state’s teachers are “thoroughly demoral
ized” and many are going into other
fields and thereby reducing the system’s
efficiency. He said there were more pu
pils per teacher in 1939 than ever before.
“No red-blooded, patriotic citizen can
expect this condition to continue,” he
said. “We can never hold up the proper
ideal of citizenship as long as we follow
this present system. We want to plead
with business leaders to join forces in
helping school authorities put over any
intelligent program that will bring re
lief.”
BIRTHDAY BALLS.
More than 1,000 innovations, includ
ing dances, parties and entertainments,
are expected to feature the celebration
of th4 president's fifty-eighth birthday, on
Jan. 30, 1940. which will be used as th<
occasion to collect funds to combat infan
tile paralysis. The funds raised will be
divided equally between the Nationa 1
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis am'
local organizations expending the money
under the direction of permanent chap
ters of the organization.
deaths" ”
Ben Hill Henderson, Jr.
Ben Hill Henderson, Jr., 12-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Henderson
died at the home of his parents in Jack
sonville, Fla., Thursday, Nov. 23, after
a ten-year illness. The remains arrived
in Summerville Saturday, Nov. 25, and
were carried to the home of J. E. Owings
on Little Sand mountain. Besides his par
ents, he is survived by three sister.
Funeral services were conducted from
Sand Mountain Chapel Sunday at 10
a.m. by Rev. Willie Conn. Interment in
adjoining cemetery. Paul Weems Fu
neral home in charge.
T. J. banner.
T. J. Farmer. 85, died at his home near
Summerville, Sunday, Nov. 25. after a
lingering illness. He -is survived by two
sons. T. J., of Lyerly; D. V„ of Rome;
one daughter, Mfs. Lillie Little, of Ber
ryton. Funeral services were conducted
from Chapel Hill church Monday at 2
p.m. by the Rev. B. H. Howard. Inter
ment in adjoining cemetery. Paul Weems
Funeral Home in charge.
Jimmy Pegg Reynolds.
Jimmy Pegg Reynolds, the infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Reynolds, of Ber
ryton, died in a local hospital Sunday at
9 p.m. Besides his parents, he is survived
by his paternal grandparents, Mr and
and Mrs. T. B. Reynolds, and maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Pegg,
all of Berryton. Funeral services were
conducted from Paul NN ee.ms Funeral
home Monday at. 3 p.m., by the Rev.
Rowe. Interment in Summerville ceme
tery. Paul NVeems I uneral home in
charge.
Jemima Eugenia Murray.
Jemima Eugenia Murray, 65, well
known resident of Chattooga county, died
at her home near Menlo Wednesday at
1:30 a.m. after a brief illness. She is sur
vived by three brothers, Robert and Hen
ry, of near Menlo, and John, of NValker
county; two nephews. Paul and J. R.;
two neices, Irene and Lorene.
Funeral services will be conducted from
Wood Station church Thursday at 11
a.m. Interment in adjoining cemetery.
Paul Weems Funeral home in charge.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30,1939
NEWS AT A GLANCE
ABOUT STATE EVENTS
(By Gilreath Press Syndicate.)
ATLANTA, Nov. 28. t—ls 1929’s boom
returning? Maybe! But on a much more
substantial footing, according to financial
experts around Atlanta. They said busi
ness, zooming upward throughout Geor
gia and the rest of the nation at a clip
unequalled by most industries since 1929,
is preparing for the biggest year-end ;
trading spree since pre-depression days. ,
The total income for the year in At
lanta will be up approximately 10 per
cent, and the income for Georgia would ,
he almost as high, they estimate. Divi
dends and bonuses, distributed by many
Georgia firms at the end of the year, are
expected to top last year's $50,000,000 by i
quite a bit. Money is flowing in larger
quantities and with regularity into the j
pockets of the man who buys—the
worker.
The nation’s Christmas purse, it is es
timated, will be the fattest in many years, |
An increase of at least 10 per cent, is an
ticipated. The money, moreover, will cov- (
er more purchases than in many years |
because retail prices generally are mod
erately lower. So there you have it. It (
looks like good times are here again.
STILL THE BIGGEST: “Railroads '
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are still our most important single factor
in employment and the heavy goods in- ’
dustry,” declared Jesse H. Jones, chair
man of the Reconstruction Finance cor
poration. “Increase in wages and the cost
of supplies of all character, together with
provisions for social security and rail
way pensions, have got the railroads up
against a blank wall.”
GIST OF THE NEWS: Area mana- 1
gers for the taking of the 1940 census in 1
Georgia are O. T. Ray, of Atlanta, and
T. L. Smith, of Albany. Ray will make
his,office in Atlanta, with R. M. Cobb, , 1
of Atlanta, as his assistant, and Smith |
will have his office in Macon, with E. J.
Peacock, of Macon, as his assistant. The
offices will be opened early in December.
. . . State-wide organizations with more
than 400 units and thousand’s of members
have joined forces to provide at least. $lO ! |
worth of extra work before Christmas for , ,
every unemployed person in Georgia. The s
plan, called a “blackout of unemploy- <
inent,” has been adopted as a program (
by the Georgia American Legion. Pat Gil- j
len, who suggested the idea, is state chair- |
man . . . Ryburn G. Clay, former presi
dent of the Fulton National bank, At- ,
lanta, has been named a member of the ,
federal advisory council for the Sixth .
federal reserve district . . . The democ- ,
racy of America will not lie preserved on .
the battlefields of Europe, but on the 5
"home front,” and then only if it is per- ]
mitted to function freely,” is the opinion
f Wendell L. NVillkie, president of the ,
'ommonwealth & Southern company, ,
■arent company of the Georgia Power (
■rnnpany, who was in Atlanta last week. (
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GEORGIA FARMS USING :
MORE ELECTRIC POWER
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Georgia farms are becoming more and t
more electrified. (
The Georgia Public Service commis
sion, in a survey of farm electrification,
disclosed an eight-fold increase in rural
power lines since 1936, and a five-fold ! ■
advance in farm consumption of electric | <
energy. , | i
Most of it. says the commission, has (
been in the form of federally financed
co-operative membership association, set .
up since advent of the Rural Electrifica
tion administration four years ago. These
serve 34,230 customers.
There were 1.996 miles of rural power :
lines Jan. 1. 1936. all maintained by the s
Georgia Power company. These, the com- >
mission estimates, distributed approxi
mately 10,060,000 kilowatt hours annu- ,
ally in power. (
Today, the survey discloses, there are .
15,690 miles of lines of which 11.322 are j
owned l>y co-operatives and 4.368 by
Georgia Power. In addition, there are <
1.185 miles under construction, another :
1.897 miles approved by the REA and
ready for work, and 1.760 miles more
sought in pending applications. Power ,
consumption on existing lines is calculat
ed by the commission at approximately
53.000,000 kilowatt hours annually.
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WHO KNOWS?
1. How many war ships have the al
lies that are fast enough to catch Ger
many’s pocket battleships?
2. NVas the entire Bible written at the '
same time? ' <
3. Is there any law in the United
States to compel an individual to observe
Thanksgiving day? (
4. Do all parts of the United States ,
lielong to the same geologic age?
5. Does the Spanish government sup
port the Catholic church?
6. On which side did Bulgaria fight in ■
the World war?
7. What is the meaning of the “most •
favored nation” clause?
8. Is the president of the United States
elected by popular vote?
9. What law permits courts to declare ■
statutes unconstitutional on the grounds
of “unreasonableness?”
10. Are judges elected by popular vote ’
anywhere in the United States?
(See “The Answers' on another rage.)
PRODUCTION OF FOOD
AND FEED INCREASED
Chattooga county cotton farmers are
producing more food and feed for home
use on farms where needed by partici
pating in the agricultural conservation
program, County Agent O. P. Dawson
said, in reminding that the referendum
on marketing quotas for 1940 will be
held Dec. 9.
The agent said these farmers, encour
aged by the program, have carried out
conservation practices which have im
proved their soil. Resulting increased
yields have lowered their production
costs, he added.
“The national average yield of cot
ton for the ten-year period ending in
1932 was 170 pounds an acre,” Mr.
Dawson pointed out. “For the period
1933-38, when agricultural conservation
programs were in effect, the average
yield was 212 pounds—an increase of 42
pounds an acre.
“Some of this increase came about
because of conservation and soil-build
ing practices, the use of better land for
cotton, and because of better seed and
better cultivation.”
Mr. Dawson declared that since re
duction of cotton acreage had been ac
companied by large increases in the
acreage of soil-conserving crops, corre
spondingly large amounts of food and
feed had been made available for home
use on cotton farms. He cited, byway
of illustration, the fact -that in 1938
the acreage of soil-conserving crops in
the principal cotton states was roughly
live times that of 1930.
In addition, thousands of acres have
been protected by such practices as ter
racing, strip-cropping and contour ridg
ing, he added.
TERRACES ONE ARM
NEED MAINTENANCE
Good terraces must be maintained to
keep them in first-class condition, no mat
ter how well they are laid out and con
structed, Ooiinty Agent O. P. Dawson
said this week, in urging Chattooga
county farmers to take advantage of the
first opportunity to make repairs on their
terraces.
“Terrace maintenance is a job which
can be done almost any time during the
year, but which is often neglected,” the
agent pointed out, “It is easy to put off
repairing or ‘plowing up’ terraces, and
as a result, they are still in need of re
pair when planting time for another crop
rolls around.
Mr. Dawson called attention to reasons
why many terraces are not kept in good [
condition. The farmer may have a crop
on the land, it may be too dry or too wet,
or there may not be time, hee added, and
then, in the rush of preparing land for
spring planting, the terraces are given the
customary “lick and a promise.
“There is always some soil-washing be
tween terraces,” he said. “The movement
of soil is greatest on cultivated fields and
is accelerated during periods of heavy
rainfall. This is where well-maintained
terraces play the important part of
checking erosion.
“A terrace of correct grade will make
‘running water walk’ and leaves the soil
in the field,” the agent continued, “while
one with sufficient fall to keep the ter
race channel gleaned out will soon wash
the topsoil away.
“Proper plowing will aid in maintain
ing terraces, but usually it is not suffi
cient except on well-maintained, old-es
tablished terraces. It is advisable to use
a drag pan for filling in low places and
strengthening weak spots in the terrace
ridge.”
For good points on proper plowing and
maintenance of terraces, as well as dis
cussions on improper procedures in keep
ing terraces fit, Mr. Dawson advised
farmers to secure a copy of extension cir
cular 260, entitled “Terrace Mainten
ance,” which has recently been revised.
For more complete information on lay
ing out and building terraces, he recom
mended Bulletin 394, “Terracing Farm
Land in Georgia.”
Both publications may be secured from
the county agricultural agent, or by writ
ing to the Georgia Extension Service,
Athens, Ga.
CHATTOOGA VILLE NV.H.D. CLUB
MEETS
The Ohattoogaville Woman’s Home
Demonstration club met Thursday aft
ernoon, Nov. 23, at the home of Mrs.
Smith Floyd. Eighteen members were
present.
The meeting was called to order to
elect new officers for the coming year.
The following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Henry Floyd; vice
president, Miss Tee Ragland ; secretary,
Mrs. Smith Floyd; reporter, Mrs. Earl
Gaylor; program committee, Mrs) NV.
A. Gaylor, Mrs. L. A. Ragland and
Mrs. J. F. Fleming.
An interesting talk was given by Miss
Henry on the placing of shrubbery
around our homes Games were played
by all members.
Delicious refreshments were served by
the. hostess, assisted by Mrs. Henry
Floyd.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Henry Floyd on Dec. 14.
RESULTS OF ELECTION
FOR TA X RECEIVER
In the special election for tax receiver
of Chattooga county held Tuesday, Nov.
28, for the unexpired term of Dempo
Dalton, deceased, which expires Dec. 31,
1940, Mrs. Dempo Dalton, the only can
didate in the race, received the following
votes by districts :
Alpine District 25
Coldwater District 17
Dirtseller District 8
Dirttown District 15
Haywood District 3
Lyerly District 18
Seminole District 16
Subligna District 10
Summerville District 43
Teloga District 3
Trion District 35
Total 193
GARDEN CLUB TO
GIVE BAZAAR DEC. 9
The Chattooga County Garden club will
have a bazaar at the American Legion
home Saturday Dec. 9. Come and buy your
Christmas gifts. Many attractive items
will be on sale. Also sandwiches and tea.
CHRISTMAS PROGR AM
BY GRAMMAR GRADES
On Friday night, Dec. 15, at the high
school auditorium, the children of the el
ementary grades will present their Christ
mas program. Every room, including
those in the South Summerville school,
will be represented, and there will l>e
about sixty children in tne entire per
formance.
The program will be the climax to four
months of hard work in the public school
music department, headed by Mrs. John
D. Taylor.
NVatch for further announcements next
week.
UNEMPLOYED RECEIVE
$1,105 WEEK NOV. 18
Unemployed workers in Chattooga
county were paid $1,105.11 in benefits by
the bureau of unemployment compensa
tion during the week ending Nov. 18,
1939, it was announced today. Number
of payments was reported at 168.
Total payments to Georgia workers
that week amounted to $53,909.11, rep
resented by 8.345 cheeks which went into
121 counties of the state.
Four hundred and thirty-five pay
ments for $3,726.77 to workers in other
states who previously had established
wage credits in Georgia, brought the
total to $57.635.88.
Number and amount of checks mailed
by the bureau ranged from one check
for $1.24 in Harris county to 2,419
checks for $18,103.97 in 'the Atlanta
area (Fulton and DeKalb counties).
WITH THE CHURCHES
SUMMERVILLE PRESBYTERIAN
CHI RUH
(J. G. Kirckhoff, Pastor.)
“Where is your faith?” Is is centered
in ourselves or in Him? NVhy do we so
frequently fail? How is it that we so of
ten find ourselves defeated rather than
victorious? NVhy do our heads hang low
when they should l>e lifted up in praise
and thanksgiving? The answer to all this
is found in Matt. 17 :20, “Because of your
unbelief, herein lies the reason why so
many believers are burdened with undue
anxiety, occupied with their trials and
difficulties, continually worrying over the
little things of life. If our faith is cen
tered in ourselves, we shall inevitably
fail, but if it is well-grounded in Him,
we shall rise triumphantly over the
stormy seas of our trying circumstances.
Sunday Services:
Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.; D. L. Mc-
NVhorter, superintendent.
Morning worship service at 11 o’clock.
NVayside Sunday school at 2 p.m.
Pioneer league at 6:15 p.m.
Evening preaching service at 7:15.
SUBLIGNA 4-H CLUB
The regular meeting of the 4-H club
of Subligna High school was called to
order by its president, Katherine Erwin,
on Nov. 21. The business of the club
was attended to, then the chairman of
the program committee took charge.
After the program the meeting was then
turned over to our home demonstration
agent, Miss Henry, and we continued our
study of “bedroom arrangement.”
The club .was dismissed! wit|i the
club pledge.—-Martha Self, Reporter.
GETS REPLIES «*.
The house committee investigating the
national labor relations board is receiv
ing voluminous correspondence in re
sponse to questionnaires recently sent
out by mail. The queries were sent to ev
erybody connected with the thousands of
Cases that have come up before the board.
Many of them are taking the trouble to
give their views as requested.
STATE, COUNTY AND
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS.
$1.50 A YEAR
AAA MEETINGS NOV.
29 THROUGH DEC. 5
The meetings scheduled below’ are for
the purpose of discussing the 1940 AAA
program and the election of community
committeemen. Every farmer should be
interested in this and should turn out
to one of these meetings.
Coldwater —Holland’s Store, Nov. 29,
9. a. m.
Seminole —Paul Cook’s Store, Nov. 29,
2 p. m.
Lyerly—-Lyerly .schoolhouse, Nov. 30,
9 a. m.
Alpine—-Menlo schoolhouse. Nov. 30,
2 p.m.
Dirttown —Gore schoolhouse, Dec. 1,
9 a. m.
Subligna—Subligna schoolhouse, Dec.
1, 2 pjn.
Dirtseller —'Pine Grove schoolhouse,
Dec. 2, 9 a.m.
Teloga—Teloga schoolhouse, Dec. 2,
2 p. m.
Haywood—Ebenezer church, Dec. 4,
9 a. m.
Trion—Trion schoolhouse, Dec. 4,
2 p.m.
Summerville Courthouse, Dec. 5,
2 p.m.
DEFICIT LEADS TO
CRUSHING DEBTS
ATLANTA, Nov. 28 (CNS).—An an
nual deficit in the revenue receipts of
Georgia, amounting to between seven and
eight million dollars is creating an an
nual increase in the state’s floating debt
of approximately $4,006,000, and building
simultaneously a condition that will re
quire sudden and expensive readjustments
almost as costly.
The difference between the floating
debt increase and the actual deficit is
represented by the state obligations re
pudiated each year. These consist chiefly
of approprietions for the university sys
tem, the eleemosynary institutions and
the pension system, which instead of ex
panding as was expected has been curtail
ed each month in some degree until fed
eral assistance to the program has been
threatened with suspension.
School Deficit.
One principal item of ‘floating debt’ in
curred each year is the unpaid balance
due the schools. Nominally, thisis
tinguished at the end of the i-ear thru '
the ‘grandfather clause,’ through which
Georgia forces its creditors to take what
ever is offered in the way of settlement..
However, the debt of the schools is not
disposed of that easily. Local units, such
as county boards and independent dis
trict boards, have incurred debts legally
in anticipation of state payment. Rec
ognizing this, the assembly of 1939 “re
affirmed’ the school appropration. NVhile
this possibly does not make it wholly a
legal obligation of the state, it establishes
full payment of all approprations to the
common schools as a fundamental policy.
Cause of Deficit.
There are various incidental factors in
the creation of the deficit each year. Os
course, the, major cause is the inflexible,
inadequate and obsolete state tax system,
which will not produce enough money to
balance the budget.
One secondary cause, however, deserves
attention. That is the practice, initiated
in 1921 and continued in one form or an
other ever since, of anticipating revenues
in one way or another.
A practical analogy will serve for il
lustration : If a man with a monthly in
come of $l5O has a monthly expenditure
of $206. and ‘balances his budget’ by as
signing SSO of some future month’s pay
check, it is obvious that when that month
comes around his income will be SIOO
and his expenditures still S2OO. In the
end. of course, he becomes hopelessly in
solvent and is compelled to go into the
banruptcy courts.
Georgia has been doing precisely the
same thing; $540,000 of the state's an
nual revenue, for ten years to come, has
been ‘assigned to creditors’ through the
sale of NN’estem & Atlantic warrants. The
money was spent, however, in a single
year. In that way deficit pyramids
every season.
The same thing is true of the malt bev
erage tax, which has been pledged to the
payment of the bill for free textbooks.
The books were vitally needed, but ap
parently we shall be paying for them aft
er they have been worn out.
, Debt Must Be Paid.
Georgia now owes, in primary bonded
obligations, ‘indebtedness certificates’ of
the highway department, penal board and
hospital authority, legitimate floating debt
and illegal debts which must lie paid to
the schools a little over $50,000,000. In
addition, annually the state defaults on
part of its promise to the university, the
health department, the pensioners.
This sso,ooo,ooo—and i,t will be fifty
four million when this fiscal year ends —
will have to be paid some day. It can be
paid only through taxation.
F. D. R. LIBRARY.
In laying the cornerstone of the build
ing which is to house the private papers
of his public life. President Roosevelt
decorated the structure to “ “the spirit
of peace.” He expressed the hope that by
the spring of 1941, the manuscripts, let
ters, pictures and models and other data
will be ready for public inspection and
use.