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The Official Organ
Baker County
Established 1912
VOLUME 28. NUMBER 26.
Baker FFA Boys
Attend Premiere
On Friday afternoon, January 12,
six Baker county FFA members and
the two chapter advisers of the county
left Newton to attend one of the most
outstanding events ever sponsored by
Future Farmers of the state—the
world premiere of the motion picutre,
“The Green Hand.”
Filmed in Georgia through the cour
tesy of Sears Roebuck and Co., this
picture dramatizes the objectives of
an FFA organization in a very real
istic manner.
The story is based on a novel, The
Green Hand, written by Dean Paul W.
Chapman of the State College of Ag
riculture.
The entire cast of characters is com
posed of local state talent. Some of
the main rolls being played by Alpha
Fowler, a past president of the state
association of Future Farmers; Mr.
M. D. Mobley, State Director of Vo
cational Education, and Dean Paul W.
Chapman, author of the story and
Dean of the College of Agriculture.
Those attending the week-end fes
tivities in Athens from Baker county
were: Mr. Carlon from Elmodel with
three of his FFA members, Buford
Hilburn, Marian Rooks and Eugene
Peace; Mr. Hulme from Newton with
three of his members, Bill Butler, Les
lie Rentz and Carl Joiner.
We arrived in Athens Friday night
about 9:00 o’clock, spent the night in
a hotel and arose early the next morn
ing to take in the activities of the
day. First we attended the showing
of the famous “Green Hand” after
pushing our way through crowds of
excited people on the streets and then
finally pushing our way into a jammed
theatre. Tickets were furnished FFA
members through the courtesy of the
Athens merchants.
Just after dinner we went through
the agriculture campus and over ag
riculture farm, all of which was very
interesting.
At 1:30 we attended a State FFA
meeting where we heard several in
teresting lectures. The most interest
ing being given by Mr. J. A. Linke,
ou2 National Adviser.
The trip as a whole w4s an out
standing success and we feel that we
were greatly benefited by having the
privilege of participating in such an
inspiring event.
We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to Mr. R. L. Hall, County
School Superintendent, who through
the County Board of Education, paid
part of the expenses of the trip.
We are looking forward to more
trips of this nature in the future, be
cause we feel that such trips are very
educational as well as enjoyable.
MARION ROOKS,
LESLIE RENTZ.
Baptist W. M. S. To
Meet Monday P. M.
The Woman’s Missionary Society of
the Newton Baptist Church will meet
Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. J. H. Hall with Mrs. R.
L. Hall, Sr. as leader. All the mem
bers of the society are urged to be
present.
Greatest Private Landowner
Robert Morris (1734-1806), Amer
ican financier and statesman and a
signer of the Declaration of Inde
pendence, was the greatest private
landowner in the history of this
country, states a correspondent in
Collier’s Weekly, having once held
more than 30,000,000 acres in New
York State, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Georgia and South Carolina.
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Methodist Church
Services Sunday
Rev. J. W. Stipes, of Leary, will
fill his regular appointment at the
Methodist Church here Sunday, both
morning and evening services, and the
members are urged to attend these
services and public is cordially invited
to attend. We need your presence.
TUCKER 01. HOLD
THIRTY-SIXTH MEET
Harmony Church Is Host To
Large Annual Gathering Wed
nesday.
Missionary women of Tucker Asso
ciation gathered Wednesday in an in
spiring all day session at Harmony
Baptist Church, which was the thirty
sixth annual gathering of this body.
Mrs. J. L. Green, Associational Su
perintendent, presided over the ses
sions of the day. “Be Ye Steadfast”
was theme of the entire program of
the day, which opened with singing of
old Christian hymn, “How Firm a
Foundation.”
The morning session was opened
with devotional given by Rev. S. H.
Bennett, pastor of Camilla Baptist
church.
Welcome to the assembled gathering
of ladies was given by Mrs. J. C.
Leonard and response by Mrs. Ellis
Rackley.
During morning’s session interest
ing reports were heard from the of
ficers: Mrs. W. B. Fry, Secretary;
Mrs. S. H. Floyd, Treasurer; Mrs.
G. C. Burson, Auditor. Mrs. Green,
in her presidential message summed
up work of the past year, using as her
subject, “Whereunto We Have At
tained." District reports were given
by Mrs. C. F. Fowler and Mrs. Durant
Jones. Mrs. H. L. Wingate gave re
port on Mission Study, Mrs. John Col
lins on Personal Service, Mrs. S. H.
Bennett on 100,000 Club, Mrs. W. C.
Adams on Seasons of Prayer and
Mrs. R. E. L. Wingate on Publica
tions.
Concluding the morning session was
the missionary address delivered by
Dr. Landislau Biro, of Rumania, Mis
sionary of the Southern Baptist Con
vention. During this wonderful mes
sage every one was deeply impressed
with gospel needs and opportunities
for service.
The afternoon session was devoted
to work of the young people. The
devotional was given by Miss New
some, after which Mrs. W. P. Henry,
Young Peoples Leader, presided over
the session, making her report, in
which she talked of “The Year Past.”
Work of the Sunbeams was discussed
by Mrs. E. R. Broadwell, G. A. by
Mrs. Troy Poitevint, R. A. by Mrs.
E. R. Eller, Y. W. A. by Mrs. Curtis
Whigham and Young People’s Camps
by Mrs. Tom Howell. Miss Miriam
Robinson, State Young Peoples Lead
er, was in charge of a Conference with
officers of the Young People.
Mrs. C. A. Hautman, of Dawson,
Divisional Vice President, was con
cluding speaker on the afternoon’s
program and was in charge of instal
lation of new officers.
Mrs. J. L. Green was re-elected as
Divisional Superintendent; Mrs. Hen
derson Hall, Secretary; Mrs. S. H.
Floyd, Treasurer, and Mrs. G. C. Bur
son, Auditor.
A bounteous basket lunch was ser
ved at the noon hour by ladies of the
community.
Bob Wingate Is
Struck By Tractor
Little Bob Wingate, five year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Wingate,
narrowly escaped serious injury in an
। accident Thursday morning when he
was struck by a tractor on the Win
gate farm just south of Camilla.
Bob sustained injuries on the right
side of his head, his foot and body
but his condition was not thought
serious.
Zenobia Has Two Meanings
The name Zenobia has two mean
ings: Arabic, "her father’s orna
ment,” and Greek, “born of Zeus."
Zenobia, queen of Palmyra, was
overthrown by Rome in the Third
century and led as a captive in a
triumphal procession. But the gran
deur of her position and the glam
our of her beauty still cling to her
name.
Parishes in Louisiana
The parishes of Louisiana date
from 1807 and were based on an
earlier Spanish division for religious
purposes.
NEWTON, BAKER COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1940.
NATIONAL PEANUT
WEEK JANUARY 18
Leading Retailers Cooperate
With GFA And Others To
Promote Sales.
From GFA News.
The week beginning January 18th
and ending January 24th will be Na
tional Peanut Week and during this
period the biggest campaign ever de
signed for consumer attraction and
appeal to peanuts in the history of
the industry will be in full force and
effect with all agencies in the peanut
industry including all facilities of the
grower organizations themselves to
the largest retail organizations in the
nation will be working together to
promote the movement of peanuts into
consumption.
The first National Peanut Week
campaign was made in 1938 and was
such a distinct success, in spite of
limited assistance from many agen
cies in the peanut industry, that it
attracted nation-wide attention and
brought definite results many times
worth the effort and cost of the cam
paign.
This year National Peanut Week is
being sponsored and financed by a
group including GFA, Virginia-Caro
lina Peanut Association, Virginia Pea
nut Growers Cooperative, Peanut
Stabilization Cooperative, Inc., of
North Carolina and Southwestern
Peanut Growers Association of Texas.
The movement originated with the
Virginia-Carolina Peanut Association
and the first year National Peanut
Week was promoted had to assume
the burden of the program, however,
this year the various grower associa
tions have joined wholeheartedly in
the movement and have contributed
financially to the cost. Furthermore,
the grower associations, by reason of
the huge grower membership, have
been successful in bringing into the
picture in a more enthusiastic manner
some of the largest retail distributors
in the country. Definite pledgee of
active participation in National .Pea
nut Week have been received from the
following organizations:
Independent Grocers’ Alliance.
National Retailer-Owned Grocers,
Inc.
Southeastern Chain Store Council,
Inc.
Independent Food Distributors
Council.
National Association of Food
Chains.
W. T. Grant Co. Department Stores.
McCrory Stores Corporation.
Institute of Distribution, Inc.
Alabama-Mississippi Chain Store
Council, Inc.
Florida Chain Store Association,
Inc.
National Association of Chain Drug
Stores.
These organizations constitute or
control the huge majority of all of
the retail outlets in the nation and
they are engaging during National
Peanut Week in promoting window
displays newspaper advertising and
sales campaigns of peanuts and pea
nut products in retail stores. No
doubt this campaign will be instru
mental in moving a tremendous quan-
NATIONAL PEANUT WEEK
At the request of Georgia peanut growers and trade organi
zations Governor E. D. Rivers has proclaimed the week beginning
January 18th and ending January 24th as National Peanut Week
during which all Georgians are called upon to assist in promoting
the use of peanut products and to lend their efforts toward en
couraging consumption within the state of peanut products produced
in Georgia.
National Peanut Week is being sponsored all over the nation and
in the Southeast by the Georgia Florida Alabama Peanut Associa
tion. Cooperative association of producers and trade organizations
in Virginia, North Carolina and Texas are associated with the GFA
in the movement and a large majority of all of the food outlets of
the nation will be featuring with lithographed streamers and pictures,
window displays and sales promotion campaigns, their peanut products.
It is expected that National Peanut Week will result in the greatest
sale of peanut products in any similar period in the history of the in
dustry.
Georgia leads the nation in the production of peanuts, the crop
bringing to Georgia peanut growers more than forty million dollars
annually and this movement is being sponsored to stimulate the con
sumption of peanuts and to focus attention upon the merits of peanuts
and peanut products in order that the surplus of peanut products will
be reduced to a minimum.
The Governor of Virginia has issued a proclamation similar to
that of Governor Rivers and it is expected that the Governor of Ala
bama will do likewise.
ROY E. PARRISH, Manager
GFA Peanut Association
Camilla, Georgia.
Baker County Bank
Elects Officials
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Baker County Bank, the
Board of Directors were elected as fol
lows: J. C. Odom, Sr., R. P. Hall,
C .S. Adams, H. Eugene Hall and J. H.
Hall. The Cashier made his annual
report, which reflected a satisfactory
year from the standpoint of profits
and increase in business. The usual
eight per cent dividend was paid by
the bank.
The officers of the bank, who were
elected at this meeting of the Di
rectors are: J. C. Odom, President;
J. H. Hall, Vice President; H. Eugene
Hall, Cashier.
Army Needs Mules,
Chief Marshall Says
WASHINGTON.—The Army can
not get along without mules, even in
this modem age.
It’s not sentiment, explains Geii.
George C. Marshall, chief of staff,
since “there are regions where it
would be necessary to employ animals
to a very large degree.”
Marshall’s testimony was included
in a report to Congress by a House
committee designated to pass on sup
plemental appropriations for the
Army and Navy.
Mrs. Jernigan
Entertains Club
Mrs. H. C. Jernigan entertained the
members of her Tuesday Afternoon
bridge club at her home here Tuesday
afternoon. Those present were Mrs.
C. H. Hall, Mrs. J. B. Hall, Mrs. J. E.
Simmons and Mrs. Jernigan.
The hostess served delicious refresh
ments.
tity of peanuts and focusing upon
peanuts and peanuts products spot
light attention of the consuming pub
lic.
The,Governor of Virginia has is
sued a proclamation proclaiming Na
tional ^Peanut Week in Virginia and
the Governors of Georgia and Ala
bama have been asked by GFA to do
likewise.
Many of the leaders in the peanut
industry feel that if the huge poten
tion consumer demand for peanuts
could be tapped there would be no
surplus of peanuts. All indications
are that in this second National Pea
nut Week more peanuts and peanut
products will be sold to consumers
than ever before in any previous week
in the history of the industry. Pea
nuts will have at this time the great
est national prominence and will re
ceive the most national advertising
this product has ever received in any
similar period.
Most attractive display material,
lithographed pictures and streamers,
as well as attractive advertising ma
terial of all kinds has been prepared
and is being broadcast through the
retail stores and many people who do
not know what a peanut really looks
like will know for the first time how
peanuts really look and their value
as a food product, as well as learn that
peanuts grow on vines and not on
trees.
Services Sunday
At Baptist Church
Rev. R. H. Forrester, of Leesburg,
will fill his regular appointment at
the Baptist Church Sunday,' both I
morning and evening, and the mem-|
bers are urged to attend these ser
vices and the public is cordially in
vited to attend and be on time for
Sunday School at 10:00. We need
your presence.
Bethany News
P.-T. A. MEETS
The regular meeting of the Bethany
P.-T. A. was held Thursday afternoon
in the school auditorium, with Mrs.
Frank Killebrew in charge of the busi
ness session.
Bills for items used in the lunch
room were voted to be paid and plans
to put on the “District School” at an
early date were made to help finance
the lunch room.
Refreshments were served by Mes
dames Frank Killebrew and Wyatt
Brooks and Miss Howell Ethredge,
who were hostesses for the month.
* * *
We were glad that Bro. Blalock was
able to fill his regular appointment at
Bethany Church Saturday and Sun
day. While here he was a guest in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kille
brew.
Most of our men folks are attend
ing Superior Court in Newton this
week, some on the grand jury and
traverse jury, and others just going
to court. We hope they give all a
fair trial and justice to all.
Quite a few of the school children
have been sick with flu recently.
Mrs. Edwin Jones and Mrs. Wyatt
Brooks were visitors in Edison Satur
day, guests of Mrs. Jones’ mother,
Mrs. Rogers.
Visitors to see Mrs. Nannie Parr
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. G.
Wilkerson Sunday afternoon were
Mrs. Will Rooks, Mrs. Wyatt Brooks
and Mrs. Clarence Bryant.
Mr. P. G. Wilkerson and Mr. Frank
Killebrew were business visitors in Al
bany Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hamill, of Live
Oak, were guests Sunday of their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hamill, and
Miss Posey Hamill.
MILFORD METHODIST
CHURCH SERVICES
Members and friends of Milford
Methodist Church joined in giving the
pastor, Rev. J. W. M. Stipe, and
family a bountiful shower of produce
and canned goods since Christmas.
They were all acceptable and appre
ciated to the fullest extent. May the
Good Father of us all bless in a
bountiful way those who gave
prompted by Christian love, and may
we receive them with the same Chris
tian Grace. From the depths of our
hearts, the pastor’s family thanks
each of you.
There will be no preaching ser
vices at the regular time fourth Sun
day afternoon as usual on account of
our First Quarterly Conference being
at Leary upon that day, January 28.
We urge all members and friends of
Milford Methodist Church to come up
to Leary at 11:00 A. M. and meet our
new District Superintendent; hear
him preach, enjoy the fellowship of
the noon hour and attend the Confer
ence in the afternoon.
♦ ♦ ♦
NEWTON AND PROVIDENCE
METHODIST SERVICES
There will be services at the Newton
Methodist Church at the regular time
Sunday, January 21, at 11:00 A. M.
and 7:00 P. M. Preaching by the pas
tor, Rev. J. W. M. Stipe. Services will
be as usual at Providence School
House in the afternoon at 3:00 o’colck.
Every one is always welcomed to all
services.
Columbine Used for Perfume
One of the delicately fragrant In
dian perfumes was made by crush
ing the seeds of the columbine,
writes Ellsworth Jaeger in Nature
Magazine. The resulting paste was
spread on the clothing and retained
its odor for a long time. The wom
en of the Omaha and Pawnee tribes
regarded it as a potent love charm.
Common meadow rue was found to
have a subtle fragrance when the
fruits were gathered and stored as
maturity approached. They were
then used as lavender is used today.
The foliage of balsam and spruce,
and the sweet grass, were popular,
| Love-lorn maids would braid the
i grass into their hair.
A County of Good
Farms, Good Schools,
Good Churches and
Good People.
51.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
GFA PURCHASES
LESS THAN IN 1938
Peanut Growers Experienced
Disaster With 1939 Crop.
Acreage Larger.
The latest production figures on the
1939 peanut crop in the Southeast
pictures very clearly the disaster ex
perienced by the peanut growers in
this territory with their 1939 crop.
Although the peanut acreage in the
Southeast in 1939 was larger than in
1938 the final figures on production
for 1939 show that production in
1939 was only about 68% of the pro
duction in 1938. When this is reduced
and applied to each individual county
and each individual grower the story
of the weather conditions and the poor
yields is well told.
Regardless of this fact the GFA
। did purchase an appreciable quantity
lof peanuts under the Peanut Surplus
Removal Program in 1939. The As
sociation has handled a total of ap
proximately 25,000 tons, of which ap
proximately 2,000 tons were Spanish
and 23,000 tons were runners.
From the 1938 crop the Association
handled around 112,000 tons of pea
nuts, including both runners and
Spanish. It will be noted that the re
duction in the total volume of peanuts
purchased by GFA was around 87,000
tons whereas the reduction in the crop
of 1939 was around 117,000 tons.
Seven Legged Pig
Born In Mitchell
A seven legged pig, is the very
latest oddity in Mitchell county this
week. Mr. T. E. Palmer brought the
strange sight in to town Wednesday
of this week and has it on display
at a local hardware store for all who
would not believe such a thing pos
sible.
The pig lived about an hour after
it was born. The pig has four legs
across the back instead of two. It
has two front legs as normal hogs,
and the seventh leg is right in the
center ot its body. Mr. Palmer has
the pig pickled so it will be preserved
for some time.
Ham Co-Op Approves
‘Country-Cure’ Bonus
COCHRAN, Ga.—The Georgia Ban
ner Ham Assocaition’s action in pay
ing its members an extra five cents a
pound for country-cured hams was
approved by the co-operative’s direct
ors yesterday.
Officers reported as “gratifying”
the association’s progress in 1939,
when 2,000 hams were given the coun
try-cure and marketed.
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Albany, - Georgia
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