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Thursday, June 5, 1947
LANHAM'S Vrf
WEEKLY
LETTER VTjB
YOUR CONGRESSMAN REPORTS
ALL DAY FIGHT TO
RESTORE FARM FUNDS
From 10 o’clock in the morn
ing until 8:30 at night, we Dem
ocrats fought on yesterday, May
27, to restore funds for soil con
servation, school lunches, loans
to permit tenants to purchase
farms, the Triple A program and
other farm funds. We were only
partially successful. We did se
cure $3,500,000 more for agricul
tural research, and our fight re
stored $40,000,000 for supporting
farm crop prices.
* * *
MOTION TO RECOMMIT LOST
BY ONLY SIX VOTES
After all amendments had
been defeated by the Republi
can majority, controlled by its
Eastern leadership. Mr. Cannon,
of Missouri, the Democratic par
ty leader for the agricultural ap
propriations committee, made a
motion to send the entire ap
propriations bill back to the
committee on agriculture, with
instructions to report it imme
diately with the following
changes, for which we had
fought all day in the House:
First, to increase the appropria
tion for soil conservation from
$175,000,000 to $300,000,000; sec
ond, to restore the school lunch
program from $45,000,000 to $75,-
000,000, and third, to restore
$25,000,000 to the loan fund for
rural electrification. The vote
was extremely close. We mus
tered 175 votes, and the Repub-
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\ F rom w^ere J Slt ••• J° e Marsh
O n Pl a y* n 9
the Fiddle Badly
A favorite recreation in our town
is getting together in one or an
other’s home and making music.
There’s somebody at the piano; a
guitar; a fiddle player; and Molly
Birtles even has a harp!
What comes out isn’t the best
music in the whole world. In fact,
a lot of it is downright bad. But
nobody even thinks to question or
to criticize.
Because the spirit of harmony is
there—harmony between folks who
like each other’s company, who en
joy the simple, homey atmosphere
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lican leadership by a hard fight,
and by getting some members to
change their votes, finally cor
ralled 180, only six votes differ
ence.
♦ * *
BILL THEN PASSED BY
OVERWHELMING VOTE
After we had fought in vain to
save these farm funds, there was
nothing left for us to do but to
pass the bill so that the depart
ment would have some funds
with which to operate. More
over. we believe the Senate will
restore most of this money, es
pecially in view of the very close
vote in the House.
FORESTRY FUNDS SAVED
You probably read in the pa
pers recently that I appeared
before the subcommittee on ag
riculture considering appropria
tions for forestry, with several
other representatives, in an ef
fort to get adequate funds for
the protection and promotion of
our forests. I am happy to re
port that we got practically ev
erything we asked for. Conse
quently this is one service that
will not suffer from the “econ
omy axe” of the Republicans.
They apparently heeded the old
adage, "Woodman spare that
tree.”
* * *
SCHOOL LUNCHES
There was appropriated in the
agricultural bill, $45,000,000 for
school lunches. This will mean
Advertiremant
—with nothing more exciting than
old songs, and a glass of moderate
beer or cider.
From where I sit, it’s a heap
more important to be a poor fiddle
player, than not to play at all.
More important to be a part of the
American scene—with its commu
nity music, home entertainment,
friendly glass of beer than to
hold out for professional perfec
tion. (Besides, I like to play the
fiddle—even badly!)
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: SUMMERVILLE, GA.
the states and local communi
ties will have to match Federal
funds, unless the Senate can
restore the full amount of $75,-
000,000.
♦ ♦ ♦
MADE SHORT VISIT TO
DISTRICT LAST WEEK-END
I had th£ privilege of going
back to Georgia over last week
end to speak at the commence
ment exercises at Armuchee
School in Floyd County. On
Sunday I had the pleasure of
attending the dedication of Polk
General Hospital in Cedartown.
♦ * *
BARTOW COUNTY FARMERS
WIN COTTON AWARD
Then on Monday morning, in
the company of Frank Jolly,
from Rome, I attended the pro
gram held at Tinsley Park in
Cartersville, when the Atlantic
Cotton Association awarded to
the farmers of Bartow County,
a handsome trophy for the fine
work done by Bartow County
farmers in promoting the prac
tice of planting one ' variety of
cotton in a county. There were
interesting speeches, a large
crowd, pretty girls and last but
not least, barbecue and bruns
wick stew, prepared by those
master barbecue artists, Henry
Atwood, Bob Auchmutey and R.
S. Nelson.
My hat is off to Bartow Coun
ty for its agricultural progress,
and its civic mindedness. It has
been promoting dairy farming,
soil conservation, cattle raising,
one-variety cotton production,
mechanism of farms, and other
progressive farm practices
through its county agents, its
soil conservation personnel, its
home demonstration agents and
through the co-operation of its
banxs, at least one of which has
employed a man to promote the
welfare of the farmers. They got
a good one in Clyde Medlock.
The present county agent, Har
old A. Boggs, is doing a fine job
and "Alphabet” Colnns has done
great and pioneering work in the
development of better strains of
cotton.
* * *
VISITORS SINCE LAST
REPORT
Mr. W. M. Clover of Rome was
here last week. Needless to say,
we were delighted to see him.
Dick Flinn and Dr. Clyde Wilcox
of Darlington School in Rome,
made us a visit. Unfortunately
for me, I was out of the office
at the time. Dr. Wilcox pretend
ed to my staff that he was a
hair-tonic salesman. When sell
ing his wares, Clyde keeps his
hat on.
SIGNS OF THE WEATHER
“Think it will rain this after
noon?”
“I wouldn’t be surprised. I’ve
got a new hat, a fresh shoeshine
and I’ve just had my car washed.
SELDOM
“I wonder why women pay
more attention to beauty than to
brains?”
“Because no matter how stupid
a man may be, he is seldom
blind.”
SEARCH FOR OLDEST
CHEVROLET TRUCK IN
SERVICE TODAY IN U.S.
Owners of early model Chevro
let trucks in Summerville were
invited today by McWhorter-
Selman Chevrolet Co. to partici
pate in a nation-wide search by
the Chevrolet Motor Division to
locate the oldest Chevrolet truck
still in active service in the
United States.
“The owner of the oldest truck
will be presented with a brand
new advance-design Chevrolet
truck and may choose any stand
ard model in the current line of
Chevrolet commercial cars and
trucks,” Mr. McWhorter said.
In addition to the above award
McWhorter - Selman Chevrolet
Co. will award a new 6:00x16 tire
to the owner of the oldest op
erating Chevrolet truck regis
tered with the dealer.
Trucks entered in the search
must be driven to a Chevrolet
dealership, where official entry
blanks are available. The search
ends June 15, 1947, and the win
ner will be notified on or before
June 20, 1947.
“We have a large number of
old Chevrolet trucks still in ev
eryday service in the Summer
ville trade area,” Mr. McWhorter
said, “and the winning vehicle j
may be on a farm or engaged in j
some other hauling work right
in our own community.”
The winning truck, Mr. Mc-
Whorter said, must carry 1947
license plates. The oldest Chev
lolet truck will be determined
by the earliest serial numbers.
In cases where the serial num
ber is lost or illegible, the num
\ ber may be established by an
original bill of sale or other legal
documents showing the original
serial number.
Entries must be filed with a
Chevrolet dealer by midnight on
June 15, Mr. McWhorter em
phasized. Only vehicles manu
factured as trucks by Chevrolet |
are eligible, and the searcn is
open to all truck owners with
the exception of employees of
the Chevrolet Motor Division,
dealers in cars and trucks and
their employees.
GEORGIA AIR GUARD
UNIT RATED TOPS
Georgia’s Air National Guard
—the 54th Fighter Wing, com
manded by Brig.-Gen. George
Finch—has been rated by the
National Guard bureau in Wash
ington as the leading unit of its
kind in the United States. Brig.-
Gen. Alpha A. Fowler, Jr., state
has disclosed
[that this rating was awarded on
i the basis of organization, train
i ing, recruiting, mantenance and
I physical plant.
“This should be a matter of
great pride to Georgians,” Gen.
Fowler observed in making pub
lic the award. “Before the war,
this state had only one small air
squadron. Now, we have 18 dif
ferent units, 1,000 officers and
men—and we lead the nation.”
The adjutant - general said
that all the National Guard pil
ots have had previous air ex
perience and nearly all of them
had been combat pilots. A re
cruiting campaign is under way,
he said to secure some 800 more
men and officers within the
next two years.
Georgia now has a fighter
group, a service group, a weath
er station, a communications
group, a signal light construction
group and an engineer aviation
group, Gen. Fowler stated. The
units are divided between Mari
etta and Savannah in stations
designated as strategic by the
War Department.
At present, the state has the
following planes for National
Guard use: Forty P-47’s; six C
-47’s; six A-26’s; five AT-6’s and
four L-s’s. Gen. Fowler said the
state expects to receive more
planes in due time.
THE ANSWERS
1. Yes; $350,000,000.
2. No.
3. Dec. 19, 1946.
4. About 2,300 calories.
5. Yes; publication scheduled
i for next year.
6. South Carolina.
i 7. South Africa, India and Bra-
: Zil.
I 8. Seoul.
I 9. On the northern Spanish
'coast along the Bay of Biscay.
10. In London.
SHE APPROVED
“If you can’t do more work, I
shall have to get another maid.”
“Yes, I could do with an as
sistant.”
SHE’D SELL ICE TO BYRD
Mother "What happened
! when that high-pressure sales
| man called today.”
Daughter Oh, I sold him
! father’s old clothes and all the
discarded furniture in the attic.”
TWO DISTINCT HOBBIES
“I got hold of a very rare can- |
vas the other day,” boasted the|
art collector.
“You did?” remarked the.
young sportsman. “Big enough
for a jib sheet on a sailboat?”
UNION BAG USES PLANE 8t RADIO IN FIGHTING FOREST FIRES
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After three months of experimenting in the use of the airplane and two-way radio com
munication in spotting and controlling forest fires, officials of the Savannah plant of
Union Bag & Paper Corporation are convinced that the combination is going to pay divi
dends to Georgia’s tree growers. At top left, radio equipped plane wings over strip of coastal
Georgia where the experiments in the use of plane and two-way radio communication
were conducted. Plane pilot radios master station in event of fire, and station advises fire
truck operator, shown top right, as to density and location of blaze. Center strip is view
of woods fire from air. Low’er picture shows fire fighter suppressing ordinary woods
blaze with use of modern equipment, which includes specially designed nozzle. Union Bag
is the first industrial concern in Georgia to enlist aid of the plane and radio in fighting
forest fires.
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