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The Official Organ
Baker County *
Established 19? ’
VOLUME 28. NUMBER 4.
R. E. A. PLANS BIG
PROJECT EXTENSION
Preliminary Con si d eration
Given 323 Miles Rural Power
Lines.
The Rural Electrification Adminis
tration has given preliminary con
sideration to an application of the
Mitchell County Electric Membership
Corporation, Camilla, Georgia, for an
additional loan of $275,000 to extend
323 miles of rural lines to serve some
1,446 members in Baker, Miller, Mit
chell, Early, Decatur and Worth coun
ties ,and has outlined the steps which
must be completed before an allot
ment of funds can be made.
The original application covered
469 miles to serve 1,772 members.
REA has already allotted $488,000 for
this project.
It will be necessary for the project
sponsors to obtain and submit signed
applications for membership in the
cooperative as well as applications for
electrical service from it; also obtain
signed easements for the right-of-way
for power lines, and prepare and send
to REA a detailed map of the proposed
extension.
The same retail rate which has al
ready been established for the first
section of the project will probably
apply on this new section. Under this
rate, residential members pay a
minimum bill of $2.25 a month, for
which they may receive 25 kwh,
enough electricity to light the av
erage size homd adequately and op
erate an appliance such as a washing
machine or iron, and $5.00 pays for
100 kwh, enough for all these uses,
and operating a radio, a water pump
and one major appliance, such as a
refrigerator.
Speed in further development of
this project depends in large measure
upon a continuance of the community
cooperation which is principally re
sponsible for the success of the pro
ject so far. If the information about
this proposed addition is satisfactory,
REA expects to be able to allot money
to meet the entire construction costs.
No money will be lent to ply for
rights-of-way.
Public Schools
Must Not Charge
Fees, Arnall Rules
Atlanta, Ga.—Public schools in Geor
gia, which are in part supported by
State funds cannot legally charge
tuition to pupils living within the
school district for admission to either
elementary or high school grades, At
torney General Ellis G. Arnall ruled
reeently.
The opinion was given after some
of the schools had proposed to charge
fees and tuition to students for at
tending.
The effort to exact charges from
pupils was made because of the acute
shortage of funds, school officials
said.
Attorney General Arnall held that
no child can be legally refused an
education because the child’s parents
are too poor to pay fees or tuition
sought to be collected.
“Under our Constitution and law,
the common schools are free to all the
children of the State, regardless of
whether they, are rich or poor,” Arnall
said.
Station for Study of Vesuvius
A scientific station for its study
has been Seated on the flank of
Mount Vesuvius for many years.
Plans For Labor Day Horse Races
Progressing. Prize Lisi Announced
From The Camilla Enterprise.
Secretary E. J. Vann, of the Ca
milla Racing Association,. today,
Thursday, said that plans for the big
Labor Day races were progressing
nicely and issued announcement of
prizes for all classes.
Prizes will total $415 and is the
largest purse yet offered on the local
track. A schedule of prizes is as
follows:
Class A Trotters—First prize, S4O;
second prize, $25; third prize, sls.
Class B Trotters—First prize, S3O;
second prize, sls; third prize, $lO.
Three Year Old Trotters—First
prize, sls; second prize, $10; third
prize, $5.
Class A Pacers—First prize, S4O;
second prize, $25; third prize, sls.
Class B Pacers—First prize, S3O;
second prize, sls; third prize, $lO.
Free For All Trotters and Pacers
—Prize $25.
She Sata bounty Nms
Scholarship Winner
James Nix, president of Elmodel
FFA chapter during past school
year, who recently won a SIOO
scholarship from Sears Roebuck to
the University of Georgia. James
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Nix, of Leary.
Gainesville Police
Answer To Name
Os “Hunkies”
Gainesville.—The police of this city
have gained a new nickname through
a telephone operator’s error. The
citizens now refer to the officers of
the law as “hunkies.” It appears
that a lad, wishing to surprise his
mother who had just returned from
a visit, decided to treat her to “an
ice cream on a stick,” commonly re
ferred to as a “hunky.” However, in
stead of placing his order with the
local grocer, it was the police de
partment who received the whispered
message: “Please send out two ‘hunk
ies’—hurry!” In short order, up
rolled a squad car and two burley po
licemen hopped out and sped to the
house, ready to cope with any emerg
ency. But the young lad, although
admiring the efficiency of the force,
thought this a poor substitute for his
ice cream.
Chicken-Eating Bovine
Bites Leghorn Pullet
Abbeville.—An unusual phenomenon
—a chicken-eating cow, is owned by
one Mrs. Z. W. Lasseter, of this vi
cinity. Hearing terrific noises em
anating from the barn recently; Mrs.
Lasseter hurried to the scene of the
commotion, and discovered that her
cow had taken a bite of white Leghorn
pullet. Such a large bite, in fact,
that the fowl died of its injuries. It
is not known whether the cow had
a sudden carnivorous urge, was over
come by a fit of anger, or merely
swooped up the bewildered chicken
in a mouthful of hay.
Negro Killed After
10 Minutes On Job
Milledgeville.—Having been on his
new job only ten minutes, Clyde
Reeves, well known Negro of this city,
was kilted recently while releasing the
brakes on a freight car. Reeves, who
was employed at the McMillan’s brick
yard, fell from the car, his head strik
ing the rails, witnesses stated. His
skull was fractured in seven places.
Running Races: Horses — First
prize, $25; second prize, sls.
Mule Race—First prize $5.00; sec
ond prize, $3.
Pony Race—First prize, S2O; sec
ond prize—$10.
Musical Chair—First prize, $3; sec
ond prize, sl.
Trick Horses—First prize, $5; sec
ond prize, $3.
Work will be started shortly on the
second section of the grand stand,
which will exactly double the present
seating capacity. Additional stables
will also be built along side the pres
ent stables. Eighteen local horses
are located at the local track now and
are in training for the Labor Day
races. Large crowds gather in the
special days when trial races are held
to watch the horses work out.
The track is in good condition and
will be in top notch shape by the
fourth of September.
NEWTON, BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17. 1939.
Farmers To Attend
Livestock Day At
Tifton Station
The Georgia Coastal Plain Experi
ment Station at Tifton will'hold its
sixtn annual Livestock Field Day on
Wednesday, August 23. A program
is being arranged which Station of
ficials say will interest farmers and
livestock men throughout South Geor
gia.
Chancellor S. V. Sanford, of the
University System of Georgia, will ad
dress the meeting during the morning
session which will begin at 10:30
A. M. Eastern Standard Time. He
will discuss the livestock program
that is being carried on at the Coastal
Plain Experiment Station and other
units in the University System.
J. D. Gardner, member of the Board
of Regents from Camilla, will discuss
the advantages of increasing live
stock production to better balance the
farm program and raise the level of
farm incomes.
B. L. Southwell, Animal Husband
man at the Station, will talk on prac
tical phases of growing out beef cat
tle and hogs, and J. L. Stephens and
G. W. Burton, forage crop and pasture
specialists at the Station, will discuss
pasture development.
Director of the Station, S. H. Starr,
who will preside at the meeting,
states “Very timely information will
be given on better feeding and man
agement problems in the production
of cattle and hogs. The Station is
conducting some very vital tests in
regard to beef, hog, pasture and crop
production. Investigations are in
progress to find better pasture and
feed crops for beef cattle. Various
mixtures of home grown feeds are
being tested for economical production
of cattle. A year round system of
hogging off crops is being developed,
which not only produces pork economi
cally but puts hogs on the market over
a long period of time rather than dur
ing the few winter months.”
The afternoon program will be
taken up with an inspection of the live
stock and pasture experiments.
The farmers and livestock men will
have a good chance to inspect the
breeding work done at the Station
where a' good herd of beef cattle is
being developed. Purebred bulls are
being tested to determine their value
in economical beef production. Simi
lar studies are being made with swine.
The Station has a mule production
project in progress and a group of
mule colts will be shown to the crowd
attending the livestock field day.
Tenant Purchase
Loans Made To 389
Ga. Farmers Last Year
R. L. Vansant, of Athens, state di
rector of the-Farm Security Adminis
tration, revealed this week that the
federal government made long-term
loans during the past fiscal year to
389 farmers, most of whom had never
before owned land.
He said the 389 loans required an
expenditure of $1,597,051, which in
cluded necessary repairs and improve
ments as well as the original cost of
the farm. Borrowers are given 40
years to repay loans at 3 percent in
terest. The average annual payment
of the 389 who secured loans last year
is $177.
Due to limited funds, only 75 des
ignated counties were made eligible
for the tenant purchase program dur
ing the fiscal year which ended last
June 30. For the 1939-40 year, how
ever, 24 additional counties have been
added to the list.
Georgia counties in which tenant
purchase loans are now being made
include: Appling, Bacon, Baker, Bald
win, Barrow, Bartow, Berrien, Brooks,
Bullach, Burke, Butts, Calhoun, Cand
ler, Carroll, Chattooga, Cherokee,
Clay, Cobb, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia,
Cook, Coweta, Crisp, Dawson, Dodge,
Dooly, Douglas, Early, Elbert, Eman
uel, Evans, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth,
Franklin, Fulton, Gordon, Grady,
Greene, Gwinnett, Hall, Hancock, Har
alson, Hart, Heard, Henry, Houston,
Jackson, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson,
Lamar, Laurens, Lee, Lowndes, Ma
con, Madison, Meriwether, Mitchell,
Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Mc-
Duffie, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe,
Paulding, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Ran
dolph, Screven, Seminole, Spalding,
Stephens, Stewart, Sumter, Tattnall,
Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift,
Toombs, Truetlen, Troup, Turner,
Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, War
ren, Washington, White, Whitefield,
Wilcox, Wilkes and Worth.
Largest. Volcano Crater
Costa Rica boasts the largest vol
cano crater in the world. It is a
mile in diameter
PEANUT GROWERS
PLAN PRICE PEG
Roy Parrish And GFA Di
rectors At Washington Price
Conference.
Representatives from the southern
peanut belt, both growers and shellers,
met with agricultural department of
ficials this week in Washington in an
attempt to agree on a basic price to
be paid for peanuts under the pro
posed 1939 diversion plan.
The price conference was to be held
shortly after the final government
crop report was released Tuesday.
Manager Roy Parrish, of the GFA
Peanut Association, and the members
of the Board of Directors of the asso
ciation were present at the price con
ference representing the growers from
the three states. Attorney J. D. Gard
ner was also among the group.
Growers recommended a basic price
of $65 a ton, the same as paid last
year for class “A” Virginia No. 3
type peanuts and southeastern Span
ish No. 1 type, but $2 above the $63
paid in 193# for southwestern No. 1
Spanish peanuts.
Price differentials of about $4 to
$5 for other grades were proposed.
No formal announcement had been
made from Washington concerning the
results of the conferences by Thurs
day, noon, although a notice of the
program prices is expected shortly
after the completion of the con
ferences.
Bring ’Em Back Alive
—From Vacation!
The good old summertime is the
time of unusual dangers. The speed
ing motorcar is the most important,
but there are many others not so well
known, hence more treacherous.
Every summer the old swimming
hole, the lakes, and the rivers take a
heavy toll of life.' Other casualties
result from lightning, wind, floods,
excessive heat, snake bite, sunburn,
poisoning, falls, fire-arms and summer
sports.
Both the high spirits and the re
laxation of the season lead many per
sons to take chances and to attempt
stunts that they would avoid at other
times. In their eagerness to have a
good time they rush recklessly into
dangers without thinking of conse
quences.
Most vacation accidents are pre
ventable. What the vacationist needs
is practical knowledge of possible
dangers and a willingness to apply
the well-known ounce of prevention.
He needs to acquaint himself with
unfamiliar surroundings in order to
save himself the pain and discomfort
of vacation accidents. This is a time
when ignorance is not bliss.
Although vacation safety is largely
a matter of personal responsibility,
it also offers a field for community
action particularly with regard to the
safety of children. Local swimming
places should be carefully inspected
for hidden rocks, quicksand or treach
erous currents and posted for danger
spots. Safe playgrounds should be
provided. Poison ivy and poison oak
should be removed or warning signs
posted. Traffic signs should be set
to protect children in the vicinity of
authorized play places.
Mothers’ Clubs and Parent Teacher
Associations might well devote a part
of their program to the consideration
of child safety during the vacation
period. The help of Boy Scouts, Boy
Patrols, and 4-H Clubs may be en
listed in carrying out a program of
vacation safety. Such activities are in
keeping with the Georgia State Safety
Program.
Local Boards Will
Meet Here Friday
The Board of County Commis
sioners of Roads and Revenues of Ba
ker County and the County Board of
Education will have a call meeting
here this Friday, for the purpose of
getting the 1939 Tax Levy fixed.
Correction
The News wishes to correct the
weight in the item of last week’s
paper about the first bale of cotton
ginned by Harrison Hawkins, weighed
350 pounds instead of 250 pounds.
frachoma Widespread Eye Disease
Trachoma is one of the most wide
spread of all eye diseases. Persona
who acquire the infection develop
thick, granulated eyelids, a white
film over the eye and inability to
open the eyes in strong light
Jokesters Have Fun
With Dial Telephones
Jonesboro.—According to telephone
officials of this city, the populace has
become somewhat over-enthused over
the advent of dial telephones here.
Apparently mystified as to the mar
vels of the system, practical jokers
have made life miserable for house
wife and grocer, what with the for
mer answering such questions as “Is
yo de lady dat takes in washing?”
and the latter sending orders across
town to mythical addresses. Con
servative citizens and those familiar
with the system are reported waiting
impatiently for the novelty to wear
off.
KNOW YOUR TIMBER
By EMILY WOODWARD
Almost a century ago, in 1841, to
be exact, Charles Dickens visited the
United States and among the observa
tions he set down in his American
Notes, is a well-founded indictment of
the wanton destruction of forest re
sources that marked our early his
tory.
The prodigal waste of the nation’s
forest resources was flagrant enough
at that time to move one who had no
stake in this country, to this mel
ancholy reflection:
“The eye was pained to see the
stumps of great trees thickly strewn
in every field of wheat, and seldom
to lose the eternal swamp and dull
morass with hundreds of rotten trunks
and twisted branches steeped in its
unwholesome waters. It was quite
sad and oppressive to come upon great
tracts where settlers had been burn
ing down the trees, and where their
wounded bodies lay about; like those
of murdered creatures, white here and
there some charred and blackened
giant reared aloft to withered arms,
and seemed to call down curses on his
foes.”
Sadly enough, if Mr. Dickens had
been a recent visitor to this country,
his observations could have been ac
curately recorded in the same pic
turesque words that were found in the
century-old document.
For the most part the stumps have
been removed from the wheat-fields,
however, they still abound in the land
in sufficient numbers to stir the
imagination of a Dickens. Row on
row over vast areas today, they stand
like markers in field of the dead, mute
testimonials to the ruthlessness of the
economic warfare waged by man
against nature.
In the battle which has been stead
ily in progress, through the centuries
in the United States, the forests have
managed to survive only because Na
ture is a great ally.
Today, in the South, it is more im
portant than ever before for men to
rally to the protection of the trees.
The Forests provide man with many
materials that are essential to his
welfare; they give employment to
thousands; as soil conservationists,
they are on the job 24 hours a day;
they are faithful guardians of our
water resources; they provide refuge
for birds and other wild creatures.
Those who have a stake in the
South have far more reason than
Dickens had to see the tragedy and
menace of “thickly strewn stumps and
withered arms of charred and black
ened giants,” scattered over the land.
Considerable progress has been
made in conservation in Georgia in the
past ten years. It is only a begin
ning.
Louisiana is reputed to have the
best laws governing forest conserva
tion and the best program for re
forestation of any state in the South.
Louisiana came to this only after des
truction of the state’s forest resources
had brought them to virtually com
plete depletion.
Must Georgia wait ’till the forests
are gone to enact tax and'conserva
tion laws necessary to the protection
and development of this valuable eco
nomic asset?
W. M. S. Holds Regular
Meet With Mrs. Odom
The regular meeting of the Baptist
Woman’s Missionary Society of the
Newton Baptist Church met with
Mrs. J. C. Odom, Sr., on Monday af
ternoon. Mrs. R. L. Hall, Sr. gave
the program and also gave an inter
esting talk on her trip to the Baptist
World Alliance, which met in Atlanta
in July. After the program the host
ess served delicious refreshments.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
R. B. Short, with Mrs. Virginia Bowen
as leader.
A County of Good
Farms, Good Schools,
Good Churches and
Good People.
81.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
COX STARTS DRIVE
BOOST OIL PRICES
Wallace Proposes Three Plans
To Bolster Low Market. Seed
And Hog Prices Helped.
Domestic oil markets advanced this
week, for the first time in several
weeks, moving up almost a quarter
of a cent per pound, following an
intensive campaign being waged by
Congressman Eugene Cox, of the Sec
ond District, in cooperation with his
colleagues in Congress and Secretary
Wallace to bolster the very low price
of hogs and cotton seed to Georgia
farmers.
Cox, seriously moved by the low
price of thirteen dollars per ton for
farmers cotton seed and threats 01
even lower levels, sent telegrams tc
important Washington officials tc
bring about definite action.
Believing that factors other than
surpluses were influencing the mar
kets, Cox wired Assistant Attorney
General Thurman Arnold, “Sates pres
sure in New York cotton oil and Chi
cago lard markets reducing values
daily. Strongly indicate combination
in restraint of trade on the part o(
oil refiners and packers. Believe in
vestigation on your part will check
such practices and have a healthy es
feet on fats markets, helping hundred:
of thousands.”
Cox wired Secretary Wallace, “New
York cotton oil and Chicago lard de
clining daily. Seriously affecting
prices cotton seed and hogs. Farmers
cotton seed now thirteen dollars.
Crude oil now at 4 and one-quarter
cents. The situation would be greatly
improved if yqu would step in and
exercise powers which you have tc
influence markets.”
Moving closer to the scene of ac
tion, Congressman Cox caught a plane
for Washington the following day for
a series of conferences with Washing
ton officials and Department of Ag
riculture. Secretary Wallace an
nounced Tuesday that three proposals
were being studied. “Domestic diver
sion surplus oils and fats to soap
trade, first, purchases of lard sur
plus distribution to needy, second, and
export import Bank financing to
stimulate lard and soybeans exports.”
Playground Youths
Elect Own Officers
Carrollton.—The children of the
two summer play grounds of this
city are receiving their training in
civic management at an early age.
Each of the play ground groups has
held its “city election,” choosing a
“mayor,” “sheriff,” and five city
“councilmen.” The appointed officers
will sit on the real city government
for a day, and get some pointers to
help in their play ground administra
tions.
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