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The Official Organ
Baker County
Established 1912
VOLUME 28. NUMBER 7.
Three Thousand See Labor Day
Races Al Camilla Track
ALL DAY PROGRAM OF RUNNING AND HARNESS
RACES DRAWS BIG CROWD. DRUM AND BUGLE
CORPS GIVE COLORFUL PARADE.
From The Camilla Enterprise.
More than three thousand spec
tators filed through the gates of the
Camilla Race Track during the day
Monday to enjoy the full day program
of horse races which had been ar
ranged by the Camilla Racing Asso
ciation.
Monday was a perfect day for the
event, one of the first clear bright
days after many weeks of rain. The
track was in perfect condition.
The morning program opened with
a horse show, with a numner of en
tries and fine animals shown by local
owners. Immediately following the
show were the pony and horse run
ning races. Then the LaGrange Drum
and Bugle Corps gave a short parade.
The afternoon program was filled
with many harness races and the
grand final horse running race. Start
ing at two o’clock the program con
tinued well after five-thirty before
the last race had been run. Shortly
after the completion of the program,
the Tallahassee Motorcycle club gave
a short riding exhibition and a race.
The entire affair, which was spon
sored by the local post of the Ameri
can Legion, was a tremendous suc
cess and one of the biggest Labor Day
celebrations ever held in this section
was given.
List of winners in each event dur
ing the day were:
Pleasure Class —Buck, ridden by
Miss Betty Henderson of Nashville,
and owned by T. G. Brooks, first;
Shamrock, ridden by Mrs. P. H. As
kew, of Nashville, and owned
by Berian Livestock Co., of Nash
ville, second; Mountain King, rid
den by Miss Marcelle Dekle and owned
by U. T. Dekle, third; Silver, ridden
by Miss Blanche Williams, of Bacon
ton, and owned by Miss Williams,
fourth.
Three Gaited. Saddle Horses—Bour
bon Buddy, ridden by H. P. Butler and
owned by J. Bennett Butler, first;
Buck .ridden by Miss Betty Hender
son of Nashville, and owned by T. G.
Broows, second; Lou Menard, ridden
by Wiliam Clark of Nashville and
owned by Berian Livestock Cb., of
Nashville, third.
Musical Chair—Silver, ridden by
Lacy Clark of Nashville, and ow^ied
by E. B. Beasley, first; Nancy, owned
and ridden by Edwin Rackley, Jr.",
second. ' 1
Five Gaited Saddle Horses—Prin
cess Van Horn, owned and ridden by
Russell Grace pf Albany, first; Bour
bon Buddy, ridden by H. P. Butler
and owned by J. Bennett Butler, sec
ond; Lou Menard, ridden by William
Clark of Nashville and owned by
Berian Livestock Co., of Nashville,
third; Grey Boy, owned and ridden
by M. W. Majors, of Moultrie, fourth.
Small Pony Races—Princess, owned
and ridden by DeVaine Phelps, first;
Dan, ridden by Roland Hatcher and
owned by E. Hatcher, second; Spot,
owned and ridden by Dan Palmer, Jr.,
third.
Mule Race—Emma, ridden by J. L.
Mason and owned by E. B. Beasley,
first; Jack, ridden by L. Manuel and
owned by, G 1 L. Williams, second;
Malt, ridden by Lou Tenant and owned
by G. L. Williams, third.
Finals of I^ony Running Races—
Lady, ridden by Dan Palmer, Jr., and
owned by H. Gay, first; Tony, ridden
by Jacob Rackley and owned by E. E.
Rackley, second; Cherry, owned and
ridden by James Holton, third.
Finals Horse Running Race—Texas
Ranger, ridden by Lacy Clark, of
Nashville and owned by J. B. filler,
Jr., of Baconton, first; George, owned
and ridden by Alvin Darby, of Sneeds,
Fla., second; Nancy, owned and ridden
by Harry Holton, third.
Class A Trotters—Retsae, driven by
W. G. Pearson and owned by Dan Pal
mer, first; Samracand, driven by D.
C. Spence and owned by Dan Pal
mer, second; Amos Crow, owned and
driven by Dan Palmer, third.
Class B Trotters—Bethyl Dale,
driven by W. G. Pearson and owned
by Dan Palmer, first; Athalona Jane,
owned and driven by Austin Wil
liams, second; Miss Braiden, owned
and driven by E. B. Beasley, third.
Class B Trotters—Princess Weath
ers, driven by W. G. Pearson and
owned by Dap Palmer, first; Captain
Bud, driven by E. J. Vann, Jr. and
owned by Frank Vann, second; Peter
Moon, driven by Robert Wiggins and
Or Bahr Jaunty Nr ms
owned by E. S. Wiggins, third.
Class B Pacers—Maeuma, driven by
James Holton and owned by E. G. Wil
liford, first; Margaret S. Worthy,
driven by W. G. Pearson and owned
by Dan Palmer, second; Tony Caboosa
owned and driven by Dan Palmer,
third.
Three Year Class Trotters—Beverly
8., driven by E. J. Vann, HI, and
owned by E. J. Vann, Jr., first; Hazel
Lee, driven by Mrs. E. B. Beasley and
owned by Mr. E. B. Beasley, second;
Landis, driven by W. W. Bullard and
owned by Gordon Collins, third.
Free For All Trotters and Pacers—
Camilla Boy, driven by James Lee
Adams and owned by Dan Palmer,
first; E. Volo, owned and driven by
E. B. Beasley.
Soil Conservation
Supervisors Elected
Clarence L. Cross, of Baker County,
C. A. Hornsby of Seminole County,
and R. C. Singletary of Early County,
were elected Supervisors of the Flint
River Conservation District in an elec
tion held on August 29th. Mr. Cross,
a well known Baker County farmer,
has had wide experience in general
farming and in the production of
cattle and hogs.
The Flint River Soil Conservation
District is composed of Calhoun,
Dougherty, Mitchell, Early, Baker,
Seminole, Miller and Grady Counties.
The three supervisors who were elect
ed on August 29th, with the two su
pervisors who have been appointed by
the State Soil Conservation Commit
tee will compose the group which
will plan and direct the operation of
soil conservation work within the dis
trict. Within the very near future
the supervisors will be called together
to complete the organization of the
Flint River Soil Conservation Dis
trict and to begin working on the
conservation program and a plan of
work for the district.
The many friends of Mr. Cross will
be glad to learn of his election to
this important position.
Mrs. J. B. Hall Rushed
To Hospital Saturday
Mrs. J. B. Hall was rushed to
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in
Albany Saturday afternoon, suffering
with an attack of appendicitis. Her
many friends will be glad to learn
that her- Condition is much improved
and an operation is not necessary at
this time.
Mrs. L. A. Ethredge
Undergoes Operation
The many friends of Mrs. L. A.
Ethredge, of the Anna District, will
be pleased to know that she is doing
nicely after undergoing a major op
eration at the Dothan Hospital in Do
than, Ala. last week.
Observe Two Birthdays
Most Swedish people celebrate
two birthdays each year, their real
one and another that has been set
aside in honor of their given names.
For example, says Collier’s Weekly,
the boy and men whose first name
is William observe their second or
“national” birthday in April.
Bells in Churchyard ‘Steeple*
We usually expect to find church
bells in thejr proper place in the
tower. To see them hanging in a
special “steeple” in a churchyard
is a sight not to be forgotten. This
strange arrangement is at Quear
ley, Hampshire, says London An
swers Magazine. The bells are rung
from the vestry by means of wires
running over pulleys.
Types of Peanuts
Two main types of peanuts are
the small Spanish peanut used tor
salting and the large Virginia sold
in the shell. In making peanut but
ter the Spanish and Virginia are
blended, m the Spanish is oily
and the Virginia dry. The runner
is another fairly important variety,
but used principally in confections
Did Not Introduce Guillotine
The French revolution did not in
troduce the guillotine as a behead
ing device: Sixteenth century, wood
cuts show death bv the guillotine
principle.,
NEWTON, BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 7, 1939.
Home And Family Life
BY MOTHER
LABOR DAY
Labor Day! A day set apart from
all the other 364 in which man may
rest (without a feeling of guilt) from
his labors. In some parts of the
country it is quite a day. Families
turn out together for a long last
picnic before the winter settles down.
Races, boat rides, ball-games—all
kinds of sports for the amusement of
crowds of people to take part in or
watch from the side lines. One last
day of re-creation—or to some the
first and only day of recreation in
the year.
I like Labor Day. And a picnic (
basket with a few hard boiled eggs
and brown drum sticks sets my whole
frame a-tingling. I love to play and
rest—but I can’t see the object in
waiting a whole year and taking one
; Grand Day and working so hard all
the others.
I advocate making a part of every
day “Labor Day,” and this is how I
do it. I get my work (home work)
organized so that some of it runs
itself, some of it I let other mem
bers of the family run, and that which
is left for me—l do the easiest and
quickest way possible, so I will have
some time off every day. I don’t
go on a picnic every day — no — but
I do “take off” some time—a few
minutes or an hour to RE-CREATE
myself; make over my mind by read
ing a choice bit of literature, or talk
ing with a friend; make over my body
by a good bath and rub down and
flopping on the bed if only for a
minute; make over my face with a
dash of cold water and fresh make
up. Most home makers I meet, even
the very young ones, have a driven
look. Now if there ever was an oc
cupation in which women could make
their own hours and take off as
much time as they like it is home
making, for certainly every woman
is the ‘president of the firm’ and can
set u pthe plans of operation as she
sees fit.
I am mindful that there are certain
things which must be done daily—
these we call the routines — three
meals to be prepared and enpjoyed,
beds to be made, sweeping, dusting,
finishing touches to make the home
and family comfortable—but with
thought and planning routines may-,
be reduced to a minimum, leaving time
for other things. “By taking thought
and planning” I mean this—taking
account of the things to be done, the
tools you have to work with, the
time it takes to do a job to see if
you can’t do it in an easier manner,
with more skill, in less time, with
better results.
For instance—take a walk out to
your kitchen. (I suggest kitchen be
cause most women spend more time
in preparation and serving and
cleaning away food than for all other
household tasks combined. Maybe
this is as it should be—certainly the
health arid happiness of the family
is bound up in the food they eat)
—but stand in the middle of your
kitchen and look about you. As you
look, ask yourself these questions:
Are the working surfaces on the
table, stove and sink high enough for
me so I don’t break in the middle?
If not can I get them lifted—on a
block of wood or some better way?
Do I have a knife that will cut?
and a pair of scissors handy that
will also cut? (Yes, scissors in the
kitchen) use them to cut up meat,
lettuce, paper, flowers and in a dozen
ways every day.
Do I have the utensils and imple
ments at the place where they are to
be used most often? Recently, I!
was visiting and I offered to make
biscuit for my hostess. I found the
bowl in one cupboard; (I had to move
four other bowls to get the right sized
one); the sifter, I found in a high
shelf (had to stand on a chair to get
it); the rolling pin and board in an
other cabinet, across the kitchen; the
measuring cup and spoons in dif
ferent drawers; the baking sheet in a
drawer in the stove under a dozen
assorted sizes of pot lids. What a
clash and clany I made retrieving the
desired sheet! It took me ten min
utes to collect the utensils and I felt
as I do when I get home from an
Easter egg hunt and did not find the
golden egg. I, then started on a
search for the ingriedents. I found
the flour, baking powder and salt
as widely separated as the kitchen
walls allowed—you would not have
known they ever kept company, yet
it is not unusual to find those three
together in many mix-ups. The was
in another cupboard, and the milk in
the refrigerator on the opposite side
of the kitchen. I made pretty good
biscuit and the family enjoyed them |
—I could tell by the way they disap- :
peared—the biscuit, I mean, not the
family; but I was a wreck, the choice
had been too much for me.
You laugh at this (it isn’t an ex
aggeration either) but follow your
self around some day while you make j
biscuit before you laugh too loudly!
Are the things in your kitchen in
the most convenient place? If not,
take a day off and put them where
you can get at them!
Do you assign certain tasks to cer
tain members of the family, teach
them how to do them easily and well
and expect them to do them? This
is important—not only because it
saves you, but because it is one of
the best ways of teaching our boys
and girls nad husbands to be appre
ciative and cooperative—two things
they are very ignorant of, and have
to be taught, and which they very
much enjoy once they know it. It
gives them a feeling of importance—
a feeling greatly enjoyed by all.
Do you have a sink or some means
of disposing of water? 1 mention
this even if you do still have to draw
water because just because you “tote”
al Ithe water into the kitchen, which
I hope you don’t) if no sign you must
“tote” it all out again. There are
ways and ways of making simple
sinks—ask your county agent to get
plans for you from the Engineering
Division of the College of Agriculture
at Athens, Ga., or write a penny postal
card yourself and get their simple
directions which cost nothing. I hope
you-know how to use the Extension
Service of the College of Agriculture
in Athens. They have specialists in
all phases of home and farm prob
lems who will help you in a hundred
different ways, if you ask them, and
the service is free to you.
I am very jittery, so are you, for
even as I write this I am interrupted
by a news boy crying at the top of
his voice, “X-tra, X-tra! England de
clares war on Germany.” It seems
strange that I should be writing to
you on such simple, every day things
as kitchen sinks when the world is
in chaos and discontent. And yet, I
am glad I am doing just that. That
in the midst of all the confusion and
unrest we homemakers can still, ‘keep
our shirts on’ and be the one col
lected and stable influence in our
homes and if in our homes, then in
our towns and communities. This
may be our part in helping to make
peace on earth, good will 'toward
men!
Maybe it has nothing to do with
“Labor Day” and “freedom for leis
use,” and “wise use of time” we have
saved by efficiency in plans and equip
ment—maybe I’m confused in my
thinking—but I think it has.
(Excuse the interruption but the
news boy disturbed me).
The next question: Do you know or
care about knowing about some of
the many new and improved gadgets
for time and labor saving we women
can have today?
In this same kitchen which was so
poorly arranged as to cause me to
work in circles I found the last word
in electrical equipment—which many
of us could enjoy now and all of us
even on the farm may soon enjoy.
(I read a thrilling account of a com
pleted Rural Electrification project in
Carroll County only this week, and if
Carroll can do it, so can Baker). So,
electricity is almost in reach of all
of us. And what a multitude of good
things electricity bring to the home
—good light. Sometimes I think this
is the best gift of all, but that may
be because I have just put on bi
focals. I never liked to sweep much,
maybe it was the dust, but these dust
less vacuum sweepers have made this
bug-bear easy.
Refrigeration for every home I con
sider almost a necessity, certainly a
money saver because it enables one
to buy in larger quantities which is
cheaper in the end and it keeps food
in perfect condition for days. I use
mine not only for perishables but I
make up “batches” of dough, cook
what I need and store the rest for
another day in the refrigerator. I
do this with pastry, biscuit, cookies,
Continued on Page 4
Board Os Education
Meeting Held Tuesday
The Baker County Board of Edu
cation met here Tuesday at the court
house in the County School Superin
tendent’s office and took up such mat
ters pertaining to the school in the
county that came up at this time.
It is understood that a lengthy
session was held and the board took
action in making plans for the open
ing of the schools in Baker County,
and a good school year is their aim.
County Boards Hold
Regular Session
The Baker County Commissioners
of Roads and Revenues met in regu
lar session here Tuesday with all
members present except Mr. C. L.
Griffin, who was unable to attend.
The Board passed many resolutions
and approved all outstanding bills and
issued warrants for same.
Mr. W. B. Snow, who is with the
State Department of Public Health,
Mrs. Tow Adkins, Mr. Roy Brooks and
Mr. N. D. Mcßainey, County Agent,
appeared before the board for aid to
repair a building at Elmodel for the
purpose of holding a Clinic; this clinic
will be similar to the one being held
here in the courthouse, and the Jury
Room that the County fixed. These
clinics will be held twice a week at
Newton and Elmodel respectively.
It was voted and unanimously carried
that county contribute to this.
There being no further business to
come before the board they adjourned
about 12 o’clock noon to meet subject
to call.
Palmer Horses Hurt
In Truck Wreck
One of the first losses to the Ca
milla Race Track occurred early Wed
nesday morning when a truck carry
ing four fine thoroughbreds owned by
Mr. Dan Palmer overtuned near Ocilla
and very seriously injured one horse
and slightly injuring the other three.
The negro driver of the truck was
treated for severe cuts and bruises
and Mr. W. G. Pearson who was also
in the ill fated truck, was not hurt.
Retsae, famous trotting horse who
took top honors in the Class A trot
ting race here Monday, received the
most serious injuries and died Thurs
day morning. Samracand, another fine
trotting horse who took honors at the
Labor Day races, received a very deep
and painful cut on the jaw. The at
tending veterinarian stated that Sam
racand was getting along nicely.
Amos Crow who is a great favorite
with racing enthusiasts of this sec
tion was not injured in the accident.
Volo York was the fourth horse in
the truck which turned over and did
not receive any injuries.
One other truck was traveling
with the ill fated one and the group
were returning from Glennville where
the horses had entered the races
held there Tuesday. The group were
heavy money winners at the Glenn
ville races, winning $165.00 in prizes.
Mr. W. G. Pearson who has driven
Mr. Palmer’s horses on frequent oc
casions at races, stated the accident
was caused by a tire blowout. The
truck was completely demolished after
the accident
Retsae and Samracand, the two
horses who were injured in the ac
cident, made their first appearance at
scheduled races on the Camilla track
here Labor Day. They were recently
purchased by Mr. Palmer at Myrtle
Beach, S. C. Although Retsae was a
comparatively new comer to the Ca
milla track, the sporting enthusiasts
of this section were delighted with
her performance here Monday and
regret that such a fine blooded animal
will be lost.
Japanese Beliefs in Suicide
In Japan, suicide is recognized as
the most acceptable means of meet
ing responsibilities, atoning for mis
takes, or satisfying the claims of
honor.
Moon Does Not Change Face
The moon always presents the
same face to the earth, as is evi
dent from the permanency of the
various markings on her surface.
Men Fear Themselves
“It is by seeking to inspire fear
in others,” said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, “that men have learned
to fear themselves "
Norway’s Scaregulls
On the farms perched high above
the fjords of Norway, farmers set
out scarecrows to frighten away not
crows but seagulls.
A County of Good
Farms, Good Schools.
Good Churches and
Good People.
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
Save Extra Supply Os
Cotton Planting Seed
By U. R. GORE
Cotton growers will make money
by saving enough cottonseed this year
to plant the next two crops of cotton.
By picking the cotton dry and care
fully storing the seed good planting
seed can be carried over. In two
years’ time most of the disease-pro
ducing fungi carried by the seed die
out. and excellent stands of healthy
plants can be secured. Some years
all pickings are damaged by weather
and good planting seed are scarce.
By keeping an extra supply qn hand,
seed will be available should replant
ing be necessary. »
Many tons of pedigreed seed direct
from the breeder were brought into
Georgia this season and much of the
seed grown will be relatively pure.
By saving this seed stock for two or
three years, the purity of the variety
will be maintained that much longer.
Running out of the variety and gin
mixing will be reduced. This wiH
mean a saving in that the grower will
need to buy foundation planting seed
less frequently.
Good planting seed can rarely be
obtained from weather-damaged cot
ton. The best way to get good seed
is to pick the seed cotton not dam
aged by weather, and if not already
dry, store in a dry place and turn
every day until dry. Gin so as to
prevent mixing with other varieties.
Seed should be bagged and stored in
a dry place after ginning.
At the present oil mill prices of
18 to 20 cents per bushel it seems false
economy not to save enough seed of
this year’s crop to plant the next two
years, particularly when such seed
have been grown from pedigreed seed
that cost as much as $5 per bushel
the past spring.
W. M. S. To Meet
Monday Afternoon
The Woman’s Missionary Society
will meet at the home of Miss M«t.'
tie Lee Hall Monday afternoon it 3:40
o’clock. Mrs. Price Hall will be
leader. All members of the Society
are asked to be present, so they may
elect a new president. Miss Alma
Ellis has resigned due to other work
she has taken over. ~
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Baroda an Indian State
Baroda is an Indian state some
240 miles north of Bombay. Ita
area is more than 8,100 square
miles.
Not Time for Everything
The man who loves his work al
ways takes a busman’s holiday, for
there is never time enough to do
everything he wants to do about hie
job while he is on it, says Hygeia,
the Health Magazine.
Virginian Ruled Alabama
The first governor of Alabama
was William Wyatt Bibb, a native
of Virginia, who was appointed ter
ritorial governor in 1817 while living
in Georgia.
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