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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1935
Page
1
The column reflects on national policy shifts with the NRA and AAA, local civic interest in timber protection and conservation, and community observations. It mentions Thomasville events, regional development, and public sentiment, noting Georgia politics, divorce ease, and changing social norms.
The piece argues Thomas County and Thomasville must align social and commercial development through education and religion. It condemns public vice and calls for stronger action to wipe out gangs bootleggers and dives, claiming moral renewal will boost long term growth and prosperity.
Celebration in Thomasville honors Thomas County progress as the state market for southwest Georgia is located there. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Linder and Senator Jackson of Dodge County led the effort, evaluating local conditions and authorizing swift action to establish the market. The move is praised as a key factor in regional agricultural growth and future opportunity.
Citizens advocate forming a forest protection group to cover about 75 000 acres with landowner cooperation through an association. The government would fund essential work and cover half of owner driven projects while the CCC could bring about ten thousand dollars monthly employment benefiting local timber protection and future pulp mills. The push warns against burning land and stresses a cooperative, ten year outlook for slash pine demand.
The excerpt argues for burning off lands to promote slash pine growth, claiming rapid maturity and future value. It warns that delaying action by ten years could reveal poor foresight and urges immediate, vital steps to secure benefits for present and future.
The Thom asville High School News staff reports on summer school options for students who failed subjects, senior class bouquet plans by juniors, and graduation notes. Junior high commencement June 11 with diplomas and a class song, plus eighth graders choosing high school courses under a twelve grade system to allow more electives.
The senior class enjoys relief after exams with leisure time and a playful note on seniors working hard. The final exams begin June 4 with reverse order seating and study hall prep. The senior play Oh Kay delights audiences thanks to Miss Gilmore and cast Emma Hunley Thomas Walton Margaret Bracey Jimmie Haddock Carolyn Heisler and others.
The article details upcoming graduation events including the Baccalaureate Sermon at the Episcopal Church on June 9, the class night on June 10, junior high graduation June 11, and senior high commencement June 11. It also lists faculty summer plans across varied locations and activities, from camps in Florida to study in New York and Virginia, with several staff planning travels and assignments.
Katherine Bowman recalls a night spent camping and thanking Sol for fine weather after a visit from a wetien. The piece then extols the commercial department as a vital asset for future secretaries or bookkeepers and notes its role in producing the High School News and daily lists.
The text notes lively volleyball play at the Y with spirited efforts by the boys. It also recalls Moultrie’s baseball team shutting out the Orioles 4 to 0, with Flowers pitching two hits and no runs. It mentions tennis enthusiasm from Miss Parker Miss McDorman and Miss Britt, and horseback riding by Miss Holman and Jean Dawes.
Train times show Eastern and Southland routes detailing arrival and departure from Montgomery Savannah Jacksonville New York with through sleepers to Montgomery Savannah Atlanta Detroit and Chicago. Services run daily with limited Saturday operations and various local mixed trains indicated.
A light campus column full of playful anecdotes about students, dances, and flirtations, ending with a note that high achievers at the senior high school received letters and stars as scholarship awards during Monday's assembly.
Robert Mullinax, 35, of near Cave Springs, was sentenced by Judge Claude H. Porter to die in the electric chair on June 14 for the murder of his stepson Nevin Hia cock, 23. A prior death date was stayed by Governor Talmadge and tied to an earlier appeal. the killing occurred in a field last year.
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