Lampkin Assails WPA Wages Versus Rural School Pay
H H Lampkin principal of Mauk in western Georgia writes from a rural school setting. He compares WPA worker pay to teacher salaries and notes teachers are underpaid despite higher education and longer work hours. His column argues education is vital for Georgia's future and highlights stark income contrasts.
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McGill
Atlanta Constitution
Lampkin
Mauk
Sion
Georgia
Nct
Informa
Trons
WPA
Chery
Mament
Jell
Butler
Taylor County
Mark I
H. H. Lampkinval
Lumpkin
4-H Egg Marketing Contest Announced for 1940
Taylor County 4-H boys and girls join state competitors in an egg marketing leadership contest running Feb 1 to May 15 1940. County winners advance to district trials for trips to Atlanta Georgia and Chicago Illinois with top overall finishers earning further travel opportunities.
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Taylor County
Atlanta
Chicago
W. F. Bembry
R. J. Richardson
Agricultural Extension Service of Tifton
Rogers
Georgia Extension Service
More Conservation Under AAA in 1940 Aim of Farmers
County Agent W F Bembry reports Taylor County farmers will expand soil conservation under the 1940 Triple A program. New credit rules enhance ability to fund practices such as winter legumes green manures permanent pastures forestry home gardens and contour listing while maintaining potential earnings from soil-building.
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W. F. Bembry
Taylor County
AAA
Georgia
Rountree Plans Improved Paper in Wrightsville
Dublin January 5 The Wrightsville Headlight edited by Charles D Rountree announced plans to modernize paper production He will travel to New Orleans to buy a linotype in a ceremony attended by about a hundred Wrightsville leaders to keep pace with Johnson County capital progress.
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Rountree
Wrightsville
Dublin
Charles D. Rountree
Ronor
New Orleans
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Johnson County
Closing of a School Marks Loss Beyond Doors
A speaker warns that shutting a school affects state and county communities, describing the action as more than a mere door closing and implying broad, lasting impact on local life and future prospects.
Forgiveness Lesson from Parable of Debtors in Caperniam
Dr Porter uses Matthew chapter eighteen to illustrate unlimited forgiveness. He contrasts Peter's seven times with sevenfold forgiveness and tells of a king who forgives a huge debt, then a disloyal servant who refuses to forgive a small loan. The piece emphasizes repentant heart, mercy, and the need to forgive others as God forgives us.
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Caperniam
Peter
Kingdom of Heaven
God
Thinning Boosts Growth Of Young Trees Says County Agent
County Agent W F Bembry advises thinning crowded stands to provide space for growth. He suggests a light thinning at ages three to five years for stands with 6000 or more per acre, noting small removed trees become fuelwood with low labor cost. First thinning leaves about Ixd and natural pruning begins. second thinning occurs as crowns overlap and growth slows.
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W. F. Bembry
Bembry
Lakeland Bank Directors Tie Georgia Highway Row Figures
In Lakeland Georgia Gov Rivers W L Miller and L L Patten dominate a bitter highway board feud. Miller ousted as highway chairman and briefly backed by National Guard now leads Lakeland Farmers and Merchants Bank as president. Patten, named to the road board by Rivers, joins the bank board with the governor as director.
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Lakeland
Mathews Becomes Fort Valley Kiwanis Club President
Sam Mathews assumed the Kiwanis club presidency at Fort Valley with Harris Hafer elected vice president and W. G. Brisendine named secretary treasurer. Mathews succeeds retiring president H. J. Avera after the first meeting of the year.
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Ft. Valley
Sam Mathews
Kiwanis Club
Harris Hafer
W. G. Brisendine
Mr. Mathews
H. J. Avera
Georgia 4-H Pork Contest Begins For Club Members
Taylor County 4-H and other state clubs train in home curing of ham shoulders and bacon under the Georgia 4-H Chic Park Project. County Agent W F Bembry will supervise with Charles E B Bell as state supervisor. Contestants feed and record costs for one animal and may enter two hams two shoulders and two sides in the park show. First three places advance to the state ham and bacon show with a total $170 in prizes plus ribbons.
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Taylor County
W. F. Bembry
Georgia
Tifton
Georgia Extension Service
Bembry
Altho
Atlanta
Ice Manufacturing
Farm for Rent Near Wesley Church and School
Rural rental listing seeks a reliable man to operate two plows on halves. Describes good land and location one half mile from Wesley church and school. Contact Grady Wilson in Butler Georgia R2 at once.
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Wesley Church
Grady Wilson
Butler, Ga
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Mathews
Fort Valley
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