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The Summerville News
Official Organ of Chattooga County
Summerville, Ga.
O. J. Espy, Editor-Manager, 1911-38
D. T. Espy Editor and Manager
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THE NEWS PUBLISHING CO.
Entered at the Postoffice at Sum
merville, Ga., as Second-Class
Mail Matter
Farmer’s Column
F. J. Pullen, district forestry at
Calhoun, announced that any one
having hardwood timber for sale
get in touch with him and he would
help get a sale for it.
Below is the recommendation and
program of work set up by the
farm program planning committee
for the county this year;
Committee Reports of the Program
Planning Committee
Community Development—Mrs. B.
E. Neal, Chairman.
I. We recommend that a plan be
devised to encourage and secure a
county health unit to assure us a
healthy county.
1. Immunization against commu
nicable diseases.
2. Sanitation in homes and pub
lic eating places to be carried out.
3. Check water supply for purity.
11. Community Improvement Cam
paign.
1. Participate in community im
provement contest sponsored by the
Chattanooga Civic organizations.
Such activities would pertain to
churches, schools, clubs, markets,
electrification, libraries, health,
community and home beautifica
tion, recreation and other under
takings of general community
benefit.
(a) Seek to achieve better under
standing of rural and urban prob
lems.
(b) To realize full value of lead
ership in committees.
111. Sponsor Community Clean-up
Week.
IV. Encourage family planning
and co-operation.
Production and Preservation of
Food, Miss Cora Jackson, Chair
man.
Recommendations:
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I. Stress live-at-home program
to increase income and to provide
adequate diet.
11. Have year-round gardens.
111. Encourage saving and treat
ing seeds of adapted varieties.
IV. Encourage the importance of
growing more fruit trees and bet
ter care.
Through These Recommendations;
1. Adequate production t- more
food, more varieties, milk, more
complete fertilization of food crops
and more adequate food supply
throughout the year.
2. Food preservation preserve
year-round food supply through
canning, freezing and otherwise.
3. Food Utilization Better bal
anced diets, school lunches and
better food habits.
Marketing—Miss Margaret Wees
nejL Chairman.
I. We recommend a training
school in marketing by specialists
be held for the county people in
terested in marketing.
11. Help to be given in preparing
food for storing in freezer lockers.
111. A marketing investigation
committee to contact the mer
chants about co-operating with the
farmer in the production of prod
ucts.
IV. Encourage county to develop
proper facilities for handling the
commodities for sale locally.
Labor—Elmer Morrison, Chairman.
I. Recommend that farmers ex
change labor and equipment as
much as possible.
11. That farmers having machin
ery, such as tractors and combines,
do as much custom work as possi
ble.
111. We suggest that the acreage
of crops on the farm be adjusted
so that the available labor can har
vest the crops.
IV. Ask that the schools co-op
erate as they have been doing by
closing during the heavy cotton
picking season.
Livestock—Frank Agnew, Chair
man.
1. Every farmer produce livestock
for home use and some for sale,
producing maximum amount possi
ble according to available feed and
pasture.
2. Feed out beef cattle and hogs
to weigh more before placing on
market.
3. Have minimum of one acre of
good pasture per cow. Increase
temporary pasture and fertilier the
permanent pasture.
4. Encourage the planting of pe
rennial hay instead of so much an
nually.
5. Encourage of more and better
purebred sires.
6. Create a market for milk that
will encourage more milk produc-
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1946
tion in the county.
7. To sponsor a better livestock
exhibit at the county fair by get
ting the best animals in the county
to the fair, having them properly
fitted.
Soil Conservation —R. P. Brison,
Chairman.
1. Set up rotation with small
grains, lespedea, corn, cotton and
cover crops. Use top dressings for
small grains.
2. Construct maximum feet of
correct terraces.
3. Every farmer grow and save
own seed. Use most efficient va
rieties.
4. Establish as many acres of per
manent pasture as needed to pro
vide ample grazing for cattle and
stock on farm.
5. Establish as many acres of pe
rennial hay as needed to insure a
crop each year. (Also so that other
summer legumes may be kept or
turned under.)
Boys and girls will always find
a welcome here at our bank,
and a keen interest in all of
their farming club activities.
Come in at any time and talk
with us about your problems.
We want to help you in every
way we can, whenever we can.
Farmers & Merchants Bank
SUMMERVILLE, GA.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
6. Sow mixtures of small grains
and legumes to be used for tem
porary winter grazing.
7. Construct ponds where needed
for stock water and fish.
8. Plant and cultivate all crops
Wildlife Conservation —F. A. Wil
liams, Chairman.
1. Plant crops that wildlife can
utilize for food.
2. Keep down fires in woods and
fields.
3. Destroy all stray dogs and cats
that break up nests.
4. Provide cover for quail.
Notice to Farmers
Dear Farmer—We are now ready
to take orders for 18 per cent super
phosphate to be delivered at Lyer
ly about March 20.
This phosphate will be handled
similar to phosphate received in
1945. However, this year you pay
$5.95 per ton and sign purchase
MARY PENN SHOP
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Easter Just Around the Corner
Our Stocks Now At It’s Best—COMPLETE!!
EASTER DRESSES
$8.30, $9.98, $12.98, $14.98
EASTER COATS
$23.95, $29.75, $35.00
EASTER HATS
HUNDREDS OF NEW ONES TO SELECT FROM
$2.98, $3-98, $4.98, $5.98
EASTER BAGS
$4.98, $5.98, $6.98, $8.98
AFTER YOUR SELECTION OF ANY ABOVE ITEMS
LEAVE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND SIZE FOR NY
LON HOSE TO BE ORDERED AND DELIVERED BE -
FORE EASTER.
order here at the Triple-A office
for $12.20 per ton, and phosphate
will be unloaded from the car. If
you want some of it and did not
take up all your 1946 soil-building
allowance in Austrian winter peas,
please come by the office as soon
as convenient for you and sign for
same.
This phosphate can be used only
on legume crops, such as peas, soy-
LAUNDRY
SERVICE
L. W. Bulman, Box 142, Trion, Ga.
11/2 Miles North of Town
Phone Summerville 07-51
I have an independent connection with a
plant that will give real service. All laundry
received before Friday of each week will be
ready on the following Tuesday. No pick
up or delivery at present. Better service and
delivery in the near future. Pick up station
will be behind my home. Please secure all
bundles tightly.
L W. “RED” BULMAN
beans for hay, lespedeza sericea,
kudzu and pasture, and must not
be used under cotton, corn, sor
ghum and truck crops, or small
grain alone.
We will explain this at the meet
ings we are to hold within the next
few days. Please attend the one
most convenient for you.—C. C.
Brooks, County Administrative Of
ficer. ”