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THE BAKER COUNTY NEWS
Official Organ of Baker County
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Entered as second-class matter June 7th, 1912, at the postoffice at
Newton, Georgia, under the Act of March 3rd, 1879.
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MRS. J. H. MILWARD, Editor and Publisher
THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1939
If thou seest the oppresion of the poor, and violent perverting
of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter;
for He that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be
higher than they.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, the state of Georgia is
reported as having had over 49 millions of dollars. Only $50,000
short of its greatest receipts . . . And, still no arrangements have
been made for opening the schools of the state for Fall terms.
Stewart County has reported that their school system is out of
debt . . . Teachers, bus drivers having all been paid in full.
And, speaking of convicts, nearly one-eighth of Georgia’s con
vict camps were abolished last year . . . Where 114 counties used
convicts last year we read now that only 100 are using them.
Many counties have found that it is cheaper to build and work
roads with free labor and modern machinery, and so have turned
their convicts back to the state.
When we read that the German-American Bund leaders per
sisted in wearing uniforms in defiance of a new State law in New
Jersey which prohibits the display of apparel of Foreign organi
zations we feel that in this land of the free there is too much
freedom for some. These German-Americans ought to leave off
one title. They should leave off the German if they live here, or
they should leave off the American part of their name and go
back to Germany.
The first settlers of Georgia were required by the Trustees
to grow mulberry trees so that silk worms might feed on them
and the making of silk become an industry in Georgia. It was
not a success. Now we read that it is possible that this industry
will be revived. The State of Alabama is going to experiment
with convict labor and has a contract to devote 20 acres to the
planting of White mulberry trees, upon which the worms feed.
If successful, the South could make the nation independent of
Japan in this respect as well as furnish a new industry for many
people.
Among the Fourth of July casualties was a young boy at
Athol. Mass. He was seriously wounded when a group of young
boys were fired at by an old man nearing his 80th year. The
old man stated that they had been throwing firecrackers at his
door all night long, and then they finally threw one down his
chimney . . . His endurance had reached an end, so he got his
gun and fired . . . This is not an unusual occurrence. Only last
Christmas an old man killed a man because he was cutting a tree
on his farm. This too, had been going on so long that the man
felt he could no longer endure it, and so he too broke under the
strain. The boys in the Massachusetts town have learned a lesson
at a very dear price.
The blackberry is at last becoming important commercially.
Men, women and children in and around Crisp county have been
busy gathering this crop which is free for the taking . . . The
only work to them is the gathering. The people are paid three
cents a pound and the only warning given the pickers is that the
berries must be ripe. The wine which is made from the berries is
all shipped to New York. The idea came to a Savannah man that
he could make money from this wasted crop. To start with he is
said to have borrowed $90.00. He has a market now for 100,000
gallons.
The money received from this free crop no doubt means much
to those who harvest it:
Youth Revival To Be
Held In Baconton
“Boy Evangelist" Richard Geeslin,
who is a former student of Mars Hill
College, Mars Hill, N. C., is conduct
ing a series of “Youth Revivals” dur
ing the summer months, throughout
Southwest Georgia. Rev. Geeslin has
had several successful meetings this
summer and will begin "his next meet
ing at Baconton.
Services will be held in the Bacon
ton High School auditorium, beginning
Monday, July 17th, and probably
continuing through Sunday night.
Services are announced for every
evening at eight o’clock.
Rev. Geeslin will be assisted in
these services by Rev. Harold Lind
sey of Greenville, S. C., who is also
a student of Mars Hiji College. These
services are entirely non-denomina
tional and everybody is invited to
attend.
The “Youth Revival” program is
heard over station WGPC, Albany,
every Sunday afternoon at 1:45 Cen
tral Time. Be sure to come to these
services at Baconton and give these
young Baptist ministers your coopera-
> tion.
1
; Wrinkled Turkey Eggs
; Found In Fitzgerald
।
1 FITZGERALD.—The trend of the
times has not only caused many hu
man beings grave concern, but is
, taking its toll among members of
the turkey family. Mr. S. M. Smith
of this vicinity recently displayed a
pair of turkey eggs, deeply marked
with heavy wrinkles. According to
poultry experts, however, this pe
culiarity in marking was due to no
amount of worry on the part of the
fowl, but to a deficiency of lime in
its diet Some wag advanced the
theory that the eggs, were exposed
to the rain and “sorter shriveled up.”
Home And Family Life
ON BEING SICK
BY MOTHER
In nearly all the health columns I
read in the daily papers and monthly
magazines the writers tell us how to
keep well—good advice and good
psychology but there come times
even in families with the best of
health, some unavoidable illnesses.
It seems that many of them are likely
to come in summer months—so with
this in mind I would like to give the
Baker County home makers a little
advice on how to care for minor ill
nesses in the home with the least ef
fort to themselves and comfort to
the patient
To begin with isolation is the best
thing. Give the patient a room alone
if possible on the coolest side of the
house, and keep people away. The
patient may need rest as much as
anything and if the malady does prove
contagious, as does not always show
up immediately then you have not
given it to the whole family.
Have a good bed, and if the illness
is going to be of several days dura
tion it is good to put the bed on
blocks six to 8 inches thick. This
lifts the patient within reach of the
nurse. All hospital beds are made
this way. Then get a small oblong
table near the bed. Be sure both
sides of the bed are free from the
wall and that the patient does not
face a window! They may be too
sick to tell you but they are never
too sick to fret over the glare or
feel cramped in a corner. Back to
the table—if it has a drawer all the
better—and it should be on a level
with the bed. This table is used at
bath time, at meal-time, at medicine
time, so the top of it is always kept
cleared—unless a clean fresh towel.
One I have seen used recently has
a leaf that fits up making a sort of
double decker arrangement. This was
a regular hospital table but the idea
could be copied at home—by building
a shelf with lifts up and down on
a standard and held firmly by a turn
screw. (I could make one, I know).
Bathing is important. A good
enamel wash pan or tin pan, I don’t
care—not a bowl, it is too heavy,
and a good white soap, not too swet
ish, two good rags, clean white flour
sack rags are the softest; one for the
face, and one for the body. A good
supply of warm water from the ket
tle or hot water tank—but don’t be
skimpy with water!
Wash the face first or if patient is
able it may interest and help to pass
some time to help with this part of
hath.
Wash'with soap, then rinse with
clear water and dry so the face does
not have that awful feeling of shrink
ing up. May need a little cold cream
—just a film to keep the skin soft.
Next, arms—one at a time, and arm
pits, especially. Dry each one thor
oughly, rubbing to a glow if patient
is able to stand it. This is away of
helping with circulation and exercise
to rest patient.
Now take legs, one at a time, and
look out for toes especially—they do
get so hot. Then last, the body, front
first, back last. Really, if this pro
cedure is followed the patient is
bathed in no time without fretting
and tiring. Change the water fre
quently. Dry each part before go-
SUNROSE Window Shades
Bring the Sunshine Indoors
We’ve just seen these new
Bunrose shades and we’re
fascinated with the color. It’s
a cheerful rosy-golden hue
that, when hung at your win
dow, actually seems to bring
the sunshine into your rooms
even on the “grayest” days!
Another exciting thing
about this new Sunrose color
cloth shade is that it will
harmonize so beautifully with
the coral tones that promise
to be popular this fall and
winter in draperies, furniture
coverings and bedspreads.
And if this isn’t enough,
the decorators tell us that we
ing to the next and powder with bo
rated talcum. Watch for sores and
scratch**, and keep finger nails and
to* nail* comfortably short and clean.
I think every modern mother
should teach the children in the home
not to fear common medical equip
ment:
How to use a thermometer;
How to swallow a tablet;
How to use a bed pan, and not to
fear an enema.
I went into a spasm the first time
a doctor came to see me and I don’t
know but what I would still do so
had I not later lived in a doctor’s
home where these things became as
familiar to me as dishes.
Patients should be kept interested
but not over stimulated or amused
all the time. Remember maybe mind
and body need rest.
Notice, I am staying clear of nu
trition or food for the patient and
medication. They belong to the doc
tor.
I am only trying to help you help
the doctor. However I do say that
the serving and preparation of food
have much to do with getting the pa
tient to eat. Special dishes and sim
ple pretty trays tempt the appetite—
and do make the servings small. Let
the patient ask for second helpings
but make food seem a little hard to
get (if you know what I mean).
Give plenty of liquids, not just
water, but interesting fruit juices.
One shelf of the summer cannery
should be fruit juices.
I hope everybody will do everything
they can to keep down illness in Ba
ker County this summer, but if any
body is sick I hope the nurse will
try these simple suggestions to add
to the comfort and joy of the patient
and help the doctor, too.
P. S.—ls you hve not read “The
Horse and Buggy Doctor,” you would
enjoy it—delightful reading and a
lot of good common sense philosophy!
LAUNDERING FABRICS
Fabrics which have been specially
treated to develop crease resistance
must be carefully washed.
Like silk or wool, they should be
laundered in lukewarm water, with
neutral soap. Severe laundering
methods, using very hot water and
strong soap or soda, will destroy much
of their ability to resist wrinkles.
The Bureau of Home Economics of
the U. S. Department of Agriculture
recently tested the permanence of
crease-resistant treatment for about
20 different wash fabrics—linens,
cottons and rayons. Some were plain
colored and some were printed. Most
of them showed very little fading at
the end of the experiment and the
linens and cottons shrank less than 2
percent. The rayons shrank up to 6
percent.
One set of samples was given very
severe laundering in a washing ma
chine, with hot water, soap, and sal
soda. They were dried by ironing
while damp without pushing or pull
ing the iron. This process was re
peated for a total of 5 washings and
5 ironings.
Then another set of samples was
laundered in lukewarm water with
should have two sets of win
-1 dow shades —a cool tone for
1 summer —and a warm tone
! for winter. We are not upset
; over this, as we are so vary
’ pleased with the glow that
' this Sunrose window shade
. will bring into your rooms
, and mine. We know, we’ve
tried it at our windows, and
we’re ordering a set from our
local department store for the
living room, the dining room
and the bedroom, three rooms
we adore having light and
Cheerful during dull fall and
wintry days.
neutral soap, by squeezing and work
ing the fabric in the suds, without
rubbing. They were rinsed in warm,
then in cool water, hung in the shade
to dry, and pressed. The rayon crease
resistant fabrics could be ironed on
the wrong side xyhile damp, with a
medium hot iron. Linen needed slight
dampening. Special care in the
method of laundering cottons was not
so important:
♦ • *
YOUR HOME
AND MINE
Homes, like clothes, should be
streamlined for summer in the cause
of coolness.
For heat isn’t merely a matter of
thermometers —it is also a matter of
psychology. The homemaker who is
smart enough to create a feeling of
coolness in her rooms has gone a long
way toward keeping her family cheer
ful and good humored during the “dog
days."
There are three primary rules for
making rooms restful and cool look
ing in the summer time.
The first rule is to take down all
heavy draperies and use simple glass
curtains that are easy to keep fresh
and crisp looking.
The second is to store away brica
brac and ornaments in order to
achieve that streamlined look.
The third is to put fresh potted
plants around the rooms so that the
eye will rest on things suggestive of
woodland nooks.
If you can afford to treat your up
holstered furniture to slip covers, so
much the better—but not all of us can
manage these, in which event it is
better to use your ingenuity and make
pennies do the work of dollars.
What might be called the answer
to the homemaker’s summer prayer
are the fabrics treated with a new
material which scientists call koro
seal and which makes them spotproof
and waterproof. These can be merely
sponged off with a little soap and
water to remove surface dirt and thus
save laundry work.
A very lightweight imported silk
treated with the new process is avail
able in charming shades of blue,
green, orchid, yellow and pink and is
a perfect material both for curtains
and dressing table drapes.
If you keep fresh flowers around
be sure that they are removed or
changed the minute they begin to
fade for nothing is more suggestive
of heat than a bowl of wilting flowers.
(Jane ^loyd Buck will be happy to
answer decoration problems for read
ers if they will address her care of
this paper).
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GIVES DELICACIES
TO MODEST BUDGETS
With modern mass distribution of
foodstuffs putting deilcacies from all
over the world within reach of the
average homemaker’s budget, hot
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NEWS
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weather meals can be made mom
zestful by addition of some unusual
dish to which the family is not ordi
narily accustomed.
An attractive salad to serve with
cold meats consists of tomatoes stuf
fed with celery and a small amount
of finely chopped onion, then topped
with highly seasoned mayonnaise on
which is placed a teaspoon of cartar
Many foods formerly regarded only
as expensive delicacies are now avail
able to almost everyone through the
chain store type of marketing the
world’s produce.
Another delicacy which mass mer
chandising has brought within reach
of the modest grocery budget is the
anchovy. On a very hot night serve
eggs stuffed with anchovy paste with
a platter of cold meat, garnished with
lettuce and slices of tomatoes and
watch heat jaded appetites pick up.
It is no trick to prepare the eggs.
Select the number you think necessary
and boil them hard. Cut in two, re
move the yolks and season with salt,
paprika, a little prepared mustard and
add one teaspoon of anchovy paste for
every egg yolk. Put the mixture back
into the halved whites and garnish
with a bit of parsley.
Many Noncombatants Witn Army
No army is believed to have been
accompanied into battle by as many
noncombatants as a certain military
legion of Bengal, India, in 1359. It
consisted of WO,OOO individuals, says
Collier’s Weekly, 85,000 of whom
were wives, children, laundresses,
valets, porters, hostler» and sutlers
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