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THE SOtmrS STANDARD NEWSPAPER FACE TWELVE A THE CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 1940. UNITED GEORGIA FARMERS TO CONVENE IN MACON TUESDAY Extension Editor's Aide Cornelia Kiwanis Club Installs New Administrative Officers for '40 NAMED GEORGIA FARM YOU 0.000 TO EXTENSION POST ARE 4-H MEMBERS Full Program Mapped for New Year for Farm Youth Cluhs. Special to THE CONSTITUTION. ATHENS, Jan. 6.

More J. Lloyd Burrell Appointed Assistant Editor by Walter Brown. I Special to THE CONSTITUTION. ATHENS, Jan. 6.

J. Lloyd Burrell, of Mount Airy, Habersham county, has been appoint STILES PREDICTS mm session ILL BEGREATEST State and Federal Speakers Slated To Participate; Keynote Will Be Plea for Organization. Special to THE CONSTITUTION. MACON, Jan. 6.

Dirt farmers from throughout Georgia from along the highway and from "away back" along the rough country roads will converge on Macon Tuesday for the opening of the third annual convention of the United Georgia Farmers. than 80,000 boys and girls were enrolled in 4-H Club work in Georgia during 1939. Isl ihmimmm ill WMHHii'Miifcii amlMiiii jan mmmMiii iminn niiiiiiiiiiimlliiiniiiin i iltiiiMMiWiliiiiiMMiiiiiiiiMiiwiiii Til iliilMrifflniTn i minliMWMriiiaulriiiMinrtnifll ed assistant editor of the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, according to an announcement today by Walter S. Brown, Increased enrollment and completions, along with a community 4-H Club in every community within the state, are expected this year, G. V.

Cunningham, state 4-H extension director. Burrell suc Dr. J. T. Grant, retiring president, and J.

H. Foster, secretary. Other officers are Otis McMullen, first vice president, and John J. Lowe, treasurer. Directors are J.

T. Grant, H. W. Herkler, J. P.

Cunningham, C. H. Alden, N. L. Crawford, C.

C. Kimsey, E. W. Carrington and J. T.

Holbrook. These were among the leaders present when the Cornelia Kiwanis Club installed its 16th annual administration Thursday night at ceremonies in the $65,000 community house the club built three years ago. Shown, left to right, are George C. Nelms, second vice president; Dr. Bailey M.

Wade, president; Club leader, said, in speaking of the outlook for club accomplish ments in 1940. GEORGIANS HEADED During January, a special series of joint meetings will be devoted President Robert M. Stiles, of entirely to 4-H Club advancement, and will be attended by members GRIFFIN ENDS YEAR W1THCASHSURPLUS 16 Candidates in Troup County Seek Offices in Coming Primary Three Toss Hats Into Race for Court Clerk; Other Georgia Counties and Municipalities Name or Prepare To Select Officials for Year. Cartersville, who states the organization now has approximately 5,000 members, today predicted the of the state 4-H Club staff, spe BY HUGH PETERSON cialists, and district and county ceeds Carl Hancock, who is now connected with the information division of the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington. Burrell has been student assistant in the office of Jack Wooten, extension editor, since last March.

He is a graduate of Baldwin High. school, and entered the Univer-1 sity of Georgia's College of Ag- L. riculture in 1936, where he was majored in animal husbandy and minored in journalism. The new assistant editor was reared on a farm in the Cornelia district of Habersham county. Before entering the university, he was a member of both the 4-H Club and the F.

F. A. During his college career he was editor of the Georgia Agriculturist, monthly magazine of the Agricultural J. LLOYD BURRELL. supervising agents.

A number of projects will be open in wildlife conservation work, Solon Sworn in at Annual DRIVING IS TAUGHT GIRLS IN MACON retary J. S. Speer and Water Superintendent R. C. Meaders.

he said. These projects, conducted in co-operation with the state Dance of Society in Fish and Game Department, will Other members of the adminis deal with raising quail, growing Miller High School Gives tration are Dr. D. H. Lipscomb, feed and cover for wildlife, and mayor pro J.

W. Woodward, Traffic Instruction. conservation of forests for wild life. Club members will also build MACON, Jan. 6.

UP) The guy who pulls that old gag about fish ponds, hatching and holding pools for fish as wildlife projects City Spends $27,000 for Permanent Improvements During 1939. Special to THE CONSTITUTION. GRIFFIN, Jan. 6. The city of Griffin started the new year in excellent shape financially, with all-bills paid and with a surplus of approximately on hand, City Manager R.

A. Drake said today. The city spent approximatey $409,000 last year, including for permanent improvements. "she drives just like a woman College, and was also "Ag Hill' marshal, and Councilmen J. B.

Townsend, C. S. Moore and D. H. Lipscomb.

BULLARD ELECTED MAYOR OF PALMETTO State winners in projects, in convention sessions will attract the largest attendance in U. G. F. history. Principal speakers will include Howard Gray, president of the Alabama Farm Bureau; R.

G. Arnold, director of the organization service of the American Farm Bureau Federation, with which the Georgia body is affiliated; and Mrs. Charles W. Sewell, administration director of the Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Chapman To Speak.

Dean Paul V. Chapman, of the Georgia College of Agriculture, Athens, will head a delegation from that city which will include Director Walter S. Brown, of the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service; Miss Lurline Collier, state home demonstration agent; Homer Durden, Georgia AAA administrator; and T. L. Asbury, soil conservationist.

M. D. Mobley, di had better look before he speaks 1 editor of the Red and Black, Special to THE CONSTITUTION. 1 LAGRANGE, Jan. 6.

With 16 hats already in the ring, the Troup county Democratic primary set for February 21 is slated to be a lively one. Chief interest to date centers in the face for the clerkship, with three candidates seeking to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of G. T. Traylor, clerk of city and superior courts since 1915. They are George H.

Crossley, R. H. Adams and John Carley. Boyd N. Ragsdale is opposing J.

Forest Johnson, who asks re-election as ordinary, and George W. Jackson and J. W. Combs have announced as candidates to replace weekly newspaper of the univer Washington. Special to THE CONSTITUTION.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. Representative Hugh Peterson, of Ailey, was sworn in as the new president of the Georgia State Society tonight at the society's annual dance and reception in honor of the state's congressional delegation. More than 600 Georgians, living in the District of Columbia and near-by Virginia and Maryland, were present at the entertainment held in the ballroom of cluding wildlife, corn, cotton, pigs, calves, gardens, sewing, canning, and cooking, will receive free trips around this town. They've made the business of sity.

various out-of-tate events Special to THE CONSTITUTION. PALMETTO, Jan. 6. Dr. driving an automobile a course of Trips will be awarded to the National 4-H Club Camp in Washing T.

P. Bullard today was elected mayor of Palmetto, defeating H. ton, D. to the National 4-H Club W. Morris.

He succeeds T. E. Ar Congress in Chicago, and to a wild nold. ihese included 52,017 for an life conservation camp in Wiscon W. M.

Bailey and R. L. Bentley. sin. incumbent, defeated John abattoir, $2,000 for street improvements, $1,400 for a city map, $18,000 for improvements in the water and light department, and Blankenship and W.

D. Johnston DEAN CHAPMAN CITED BY FARM PUBLICATION ATHENS, Jan. 6. Dean Taul W. Chapman has been named by an agricultural magazine as the "Georgian who has rendered the most distinguished service to agriculture during 1939." Selection of the head of the College of Agriculture was announced by the Progressive Farmer, southern farm publication.

Chapman, a Missourian, became dean of the school in 1934. DRIVE FOR SAFETY. study at Miller Hirh school for girls, including eight hours of service in an automobile equipped with dual controls. And the girls are learning such tricks as how to stop a car within 40 feet, from a speed of 20 miles an hour, without upsetting a milk bottle on the car's floor. They study the all-American puzzle of ankle parking, parallel parking, and how to signal a left turn when you really intend to make a left turn.

for the two council the exclusive Shoreham hotel. Representative Peterson succeeds former Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Harry S. Brown as J. W. T.

Glass, county AUGUSTA, Jan. 6. () the rest for equipment. The city officers will be in The Augusta Optimist Club has stalled Monday night. The city's income for 1939 to W.

T. Tuggle, judge city court; recommended to city council and head of the society, which holds a the police department "rigid enforcement" of traffic ordinances to BOLING IS ELECTED SUMMERVILLE MAYOR taled approximately $424,000. Of that amount, 261,000 was derived from the water and light department; $93,600 in taxes: $13,000 number of dances and receptions here each year. J. J.

Milam, W. R. Johnson, Grady Webb and J. T. Whitley, commissioners; Frank Hutchinson, tax commissioner; E.

V. Hilyer, sher cut down the number of automo Special to THE CONSTITUTION. SUMMERVILLE. Jan. 6.

bile accidents. from street paving; $24,000 from iff; J. H. Melson, county school STATE BRIEFS licenses; $8,000 from police fines; superintendent, and Leon L. G.

J. Boling was elected mayor of Summerville today, defeating two STODDARD SERVED Meadors, solicitor, are at present unopposed for re-election. Dead $4,000 from the municipal golf course; $3,000 from intangible taxes; $2,000 from the city pool; $1,400 from the abattoir, and the remainder in the form of miscellaneous items. line for qualifying is set at noon January 17. MISSIONARY TO SPEAK.

LAGRANGE, Jan. 6. Elton Johnson, missionary to Brazil furlough in LaGrange, will address the Troup County Baptist Sunday School Association Sun-Say afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the First Baptist church. WITH COURT ORDER Continued From First Page. opponents.

H. M. Woods, T. H. Selman, Roy Thomas and J.

G. Allen were elected councilmen. APRBL. 5 If FIXED FOR BUTTS PRIMARY Special to THE CONSTITUTION. JACKSON, Jan.

The Butts county Democratic executive committee today fixed ADril The city has an annual payroll COUNTY PRIMARY SET IN PIKE ton county, Stotddard insisted he had not listened. Judge's Comment. While the argument waged as to whether General Stoddard had been served or had not been served, The Constitution called Judge Smith on the long-distance telephone at Nashville to ask if the section of the code which General Stoddard read to the deputy sheriffs had standing in the circumstances. Judge Smith's comment was: "I am not in a position to answer fully the question of wheth of about $110,000 for its 120 em Special to THE CONSTITUTION. ployes.

ZEBULON, Jan. 6. The Spalding county likewise wound Pike county Democratic committee cording to Deputy Sheriff Mount, the militiamen refused to accept a supreme court adjudication of the question of Governor Rivers right to supercede civil court orders by martial law edicts. Whether Miller will make any further attempt to return to the Highway Department was not announced. Other Court Actions.

The state supreme court already has docketed for a hearing about February 19 two other court actions filed by Miller. The first of these is a quo warranto against Gillis for the seat on the board formerly held by Miller and now occupied by Gillis. The Lanier superior court has upheld this action -but its appeal to the supreme court has stayed the judgment. The second action before the high court is a mandamus filed by up 1939 in unusually good finan has set March 5 as the date for cial condition, and started 1940 service. the county primary, when all elec CREDIT GROUP TO MEET.

JONESBORO, Jan. 6. The annual stockholders' meeting cf rector of vocational education, will come from Atlanta, and all will participate in the program. Keynoting the convention, Mr. Stiles said, will be the idea that Georgia farmers must organize for a unified drive for legislation to further their own interests.

Not only members of the U. G. but non-member farmers, businessmen and others will be invited to attend all meetings, rublic Invited. The convention will open at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning in the municipal auditorium, and ensuing meetings will be held in a downtown hotel. Welcoming formalities.

President Stiles' address, and an address by Dean Chapman will feature the first session. Highlights of the afternoon beginning at 2 o'clock, will be an address by Mr. Gray, and a discussion by state agricultural and educational leaders on the topic: "How the United Georgia Farmers can best co-operate with the agricultural agencies toward building a permanent and prosperous agriculture in Georgia." A banquet, featuring an address by Mrs. Sewell, and the United Georgia Farmers party will be held Tuesday night, beginning at 7 o'clock. The concluding session, beginning at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning, will feature reports, election of officers, an open forum, and Mount savs he then returned to tive officers will be named.

Quali with money in the bank. County Attorney Jesse O. Futral said the the Fulton county courthouse and county, at the close of 1939. had fying deadline has been set for noon Monday, February 5, Shade advised with the county attorney the Jonesboro Production Credit Association will be held at the courthouse here at 10 o'clock next on deposit $20,846.26, sufficient to Mount says 'nstructed him O. Bartlett, secretary, announced.

and his deputies how to proceed. er the military's stand "under the section of the code they mention pay an outstanding indebtedness for 1938 except December bills. Friday morning, E. S. Settle, of is justified.

I hardly think this Jackson, president of the associa which approximate $5,000. To Bu-dette Attempt. It was about 4:30 o'clock yes MAYOR POPE RENAMED IN VILLA RICA Special to THE CONSTITUTION. is the proper time for me to com offset those bills, there remain ment upon what happened. I can tion, announced today.

The association serves Fulton, Clayton, Butts, DeKalb, Fayette, Spalding uncollected solvent 1939 taxes to VILLA RICA, Jan. 6. say this, however, that no person taling approximately $25,000. Miller against Patten and Watson Frank S. Pope, mayor of Villa 5 as the date for the county primary, and set March 16 as the last day for entries.

DALTON MAYOR BEGINS NEW TWO-YEAR TERM Special to THE CONSTITUTION. DALTON, Jan. 6. Mayor O. R.

Hardin was sworn in this week for another two-year term, Van F. Kettles and John E. Bledsoe were sworn in as new members of the board of aldermen, and Frank S. Pruden took the oath as city recorder. J.

C. H. Wink was reappointed a member of the water, light and sinking fund commission. Moses Bond was re-elected one of the city's three police commissioners, end Bob Smith was named city terday afternoon, Mount related, that he again went to the offices of General Stoddard intent upon serving the papers in the manner which the county legal authorities had directed him. Rica the past two years, was re seeking to force them to recognize him as board chairman.

The low and Henry counties. WELLS TO SPEAK. MILLEDGEVILLE, Jan. 6 CED4RTOWN REDUCES ITS FLOATING DEBT can ignore service of a court order in the manner which it is reported was done. If a deputy sheriff read the order, or tossed the order at the person's feet, or laid it on er court has granted this order but a similar stay of execution has elected in the municipal election Thursday, defeating Dr.

G. W. Camp, retired educator, by a vote of 166 to 85. B. P.

Neal and W. Dr. Guy H. Wells, president of The actual service of the papers Special to THE CONSTITUTION. CEDARTOWN, Jan.

6. been obtained through the appeaL Georgia State College for Women, It is the contention of the Orov- a table or gave him notice in any one of several methods, the service was first attempted by Burdette who was invited into the guard wm deliver two addresses Cedartown ended 1939 in a greatly improved material and finan is legal. ices by General Stoddard who ernor's lawyers, or those upholding his action in the courts, that if there is to be a legal adjudi- cial condition, the city commis Americus Wednesday, and will speak later in the day at Oconee Consolidated school. He will ad Talley, councilmen, were re-elect ed over their opponents. DAHLONEGA REGIME LEFT UNCHANGED Special to THE CONSTITUTION.

sion reported after its annual or Expects Them at Court. Beyond that I do not care to tJll Burdette that he could not accept service of the papers on order of Governor Rivers. ratinn it must come througn tne ganization meeting this week. dress the student body of Georgia comment. I will expect the per quo warranto but even then be- cause of issues of fact Southwestern College in the morn discussion of plans and goals for the 1940 membership drive, led The second attempt at service.

ing, and will speak at noon to the sons who were properly served with the order of my court to be in court on January 13, the date after consultation with the legal department was made by Deputy by B. T. Brown. ably in Gillis home county of City Manager Mel Renrer listed the greatest amount of improvement work in mans years, if not in history; reported better proportionate tax collections than in any year since 1919, with Americus Rotary Club. POSTAL RECEIPTS GAIN.

Treutlen. Governor Rivers indi engineer. The mayor and aldermen ap-1 ointed the following: Guy W. Keister, city clerk; B. H.

Butler, police chief; I. C. Adams, city attorney; Hardy Springf'cla, acting fire chLf; C. B. Kistner, Roy Vhitner and W.

H. Jpeck, tax as Sheriff Eidson. This time James DAHLONEGA, Jan. 6. Dahlonega's city administration was unchanged as it moved into the new year, four of its members having recently been re-elected.

They are Mayor P. D. Bush, Treasurer P. M. Hutcherson, Sec- G.

S. C. W. ASSIGNS cated that he shares this Deuei in the statement he issued yesterday. Bianch, attorney for Miller, accompanied Eidson and Eurdette.

CADET TEACHERS every mcome division at a new WINDER, Jan. 6. With an increase of 13 per cent over 1938, postal receipts in Winder for 1939 The building was closed but Gen high mark, and showed total in mentioned in the order. If they are not present at that time then it will be time enough for me to comment and from the bench." Attorney Branch, representing Miller, also contended the service was legal. He said: "General Stoddard might as well have read the In it, he declared "there is a legal procedure established by which, claimants to office can have their conflicting claims adjudicated." Students Will Serve in State were largest in the history of the sessors; Hcrdy Hill, Frank Raines and Ray Jackson, registrars; Lee eral Stoddard came out a rear door and took the deputies into his private office.

post office. According to W. fciKins, street superintendent; John Schools. MILLEDGEVILLE, Jan. 6 MOST REV.

O'HARA LEAVES HOSPITAL I have some papers from a su Bcvil Rivers' Statement. The Governor's statement fol hnvri RprL I ve shown a similar gain each Floyd Berry, sanitary engi- for the nsst five vPars. year for the past five years. perior court lor service upon a- Through the device of cadet and lows: you," Eidson is reported having neer. The fathers in their wisdom said.

apprentice teaching, the Georgia State College for Women is fast extending its campus to cover the DWELLING BURNED Declaration of Independence as to read the section of the code he read. It would have had just as much to do with the case as the code has. He was served. There's General b.jddard is reported to established our government with, three separate and distinct but have replied "I am sorry but you LAWRENCEVILLE, Jan. G.

A dwelling owned by Lawrence ro-ordinated branches, tne legis entire state. The education depart' ment announced today the follow come from all sources at At the end of 1939, the city had a cash balance of $14,000, and the board of commissioners directed that $10,000 of this be applied to the city's old floating debt. Two years ago, at the inauguration of the commission-city manager form of government, the floating debt stood at $40,000. Since then, including the $10,000 allocated this year, it has been reduced to $16,000. Last year's operation resulted in wide increases in general improvements, most of them of a permanent nature.

Included were: Sewer and water departments Lowe was destroyed by fire last lative, executive and judicial. Each, no such thing as "accepting" serv are not serving anything on me. "Wasn't Attorney Branch then told Gen ins assignments for the winter night in the New Hope commumty ice. The courts would be worse Quarter. eral Stoddard the contents of the Bishop' 's Mother Says He Is 'All Right PHILADELPHIA, Jan.

6. (JP) The Most Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara, bishop of the Savannah-Atlanta Catholic diocese, left Fitzgerald-Mercy hospital today "completely recovered," his mother said, from an attack of grippe. Mrs.

P. J. O'Hara said her son, 44, would arrive in Savannah tomorrow. "He has much work to do In his branch of the government has certain prerogatives which the constitution says shall not be invaded by the other. The legisla than impotent if people said, refuse to accept of Gwinnett county.

FIRE DESTROYS GIN To Atlanta elementary schools; Evelyn Cawthon, Atlanta: Mary James Pitts, Locust Grove: Margaret Kennon, Columbus; papers and Stoddard later said he told Branch and the deputies that tive branch cannot execute or. Alice McDonald, Decatur: bunice Mur rav. Blanche Jones. Middleton. LIGHT VOTE INDORSES WINDER COUNCILMEi; Special to THE CONSTITUTION.

WINDER, Jan. 6. Three new members were indorsed for 'city council in the annual city election this week. They were Jin. Dozier Adams, coui.cilman-at-large; W.

H. Jennings, first ward, and J. Dave Watson, third ward, who were nominated in November. H. M.

Oakley was re-elected nayor without opposition. Old members of council are M. R. Lay: B. C.

Hill Jr. and Clay Camp. he was not listening to what was DACULA, Jan. 6. Fire of undetermined origin early today To Atlanta junior hiRh schools: Alma said.

"The proper place for General Stoddard to make his contention that, the national guard is solely subject to the executive branch of the government is in court. He destroyed a gmhouse and its con F.lliott. Clayton, and Mary urace Mara Fort Benning. To Moultrie: LaNelle" Westmoreland Later General Stoddard said that that part of the contents of the adjudicate the laws. The executive branch cannot enact or adjudicate the laws.

The judicial branch cannot enact or execute the laws. tents, owned by the I. A. Rice estate. The loss was estimated at Jefferson: Nell Corry, Augusta: Elaine paper which was read to him and permanent additions to the capital structure of $25,000.

which he had heard, gave his place diocese, and is anxious to get back," she added. "He is perfect has the right and privilege to carry his contention as far as the supreme court if he thinks he is I expect to maintain to the $4,000. DOGGY PARTY, Street improvements also of a ly all right now." fullest extent the separate integrity of the legislative, executive permanent nature $40,000. SAVANNAH, Jan. 6.

(JP) of residence as Fulton county, and he explained that he is not a resident of Fulton county but a resident of Wilkes county and, therefore, the court order he believes is right." Miller at Hotel, Bishop O'Hara, once private secretary to Cardinal Dougherty Storm sewers and drainage and judicial branches of the state Skippy put on the dog for his The following city officials $10,000. government in tneir respectiva seventh birthday yesterday, com were re-elected last night: E. A. Miller, deposed chairman of the Highway Board, made no attempt fields. Wells.

Milledgeville, and Ruth Kennin-ton, Ochlocknee. The following students are doing apprentice teaching in home economics: In Bowman: Anna Alston. Richland, nd Frances Buice. Buford. In Hart well: Wylene Wheeler, Warren-ton.

In Vidalia: America Smith. Sycamore, nd Margaret Moore, Americus. In Claxton: Ouida Yarbrough. In Thomson: Elizabeth Led better, Decatur. In Metter: Ruth Roberts.

Montezuma. In Pparta: Camilla Prather. Harlem. In Centerville: Clenda Wright, plete with pink cake and green Starr, city oerk and treasurer: faulty. The general said the papers It has never been my purpose candles.

Mrs. W. H. Remley did E. O.

McElroy, police chief; Jim to return to his office yesterday. were laid in his lap but fell on the the honors for Skippy, a Spitz, to call out the militia to interfere with the lawful processes of the ne remained at his office in a who invited to the party "Mike," a McDonald, superintendent of streets; W. J. Whaley, superintendent of waterworks; and E. C.

downtown hotel Spitz, and "Midgie," a Pomera When he learned of the attempt nian. There were favors for the Roberts, assistant superintendent courts and the militia will not in- terfere with the services of any lawful order of any lawful court. The purpose of calling out the mi guests. of water, to serve the court order. Governor Rivers issued a statement in which he outlined his views on the func floor and as far as he knows they are still there.

Stoddard said that in refusing to accept service of the injunction papers he had been advised by Governor Rivers that "the militia is not subject to direction from the judicial branch of the government." "Served, All Right." litia was to prevent a recurrence High School Students Get Safety Instruction tions of the three branches of the state government, the executive, and auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia, entered the hospital Tuesday with a high fever. Pneumonia threatened, physicians said. CADETS' AIR TRAINING IS BEGUN AT GORDON Special to THE CONSTITUTION. GRIFFIN, Jan. 6.

Flying training for 10 Gordon Military College students was begun here Thursday, with Orville Winover, manager-pilot of the municipal airport here, as instructor. Winover gave 30 minutes instruction to each of three students. They were Jack Leonard, W. C. Freel and W.

S. Egbert. Three more received instruction yesterday and all of the school's 10 flying students took lessons today. The students must have eight of the disgraceful conduct which transpired in the Highway Department recently. The militia will continue to prevent confusion tne legislative and the judicial.

He Park improvements $5,000. DALTON DEBT-FREE, WIPES OUT OVER-DRAFT Special to THE CONSTITUTION. DALTON, Jan. 6. Guy W.

Keister, city clerk, this week reported that for the first time in more than 20 years the city of Dalton is entirely free from debt and has a small cash balance on hand with which to begin 1940. The city's over-draft of was wiped out with a check from the water, light and sinking fund commission, operators of Dalton's public utilities, out of profits made during 1939. During years past, the city's over-draft has run as high as at times. The annual overdraft has been gradually reduced repeated his statement that the guard was called out to quell a and disturbances which tend to disrupt the orderly functions the Highway Department in its services to the people of our state. disturbance at the Highway De partment and added that the mili tia would remain in control to pre vent disorders.

The militia is not subject to di ALBANY IS SELECTED FOR ANOTHER MOVIE Special lo THE CONSTITUTION. ALBANY, Jan. 6. Representatives of the Carvel Film Company, of New York, began arriving i.i Albany yesterday to start work on a commercial film they will make for the Texas Company. Locations have been obtained, ar.d about 15 local persons will be fc'ven parts in addition to the professional cast.

They were attracted here by the -ct that Paramount made a feature film. "The Biscuit Eater," here last fall. rections of the judicial branch of the government; it is solely sub Miller obtained the temporary injunction Friday after a previous injunction, namine L. L. Patten, ject to directions of the executive branch.

I- during the past few years. Until Jim L. Gillis and Herman H. Wat-sou and ordering them not to interfere with his conduct as chairman of the road board, had met with no success because Governor Before the papers were served on General Stoddard, he read the deputy sheriffs section 86-702 of the Georgia code. It follows: "No person belonging to the national guard shall be arrested on a civil process while going to, remaining at, or returning from any place at which he may be required to attend for military duty, and no part of the uniform or equipment of any officer or soldier of the national guard or naval militia shall be subject to levy and sale for debts." After this the deputy sheriffs reported they served the court order.

Deputy Sheriff Mount said: "We served them all right. We read the papers to them while they listened and we left the papers with them. I don't know any other nours oi dual instruction and 27 hours of solo flying. COLUMBUS WOMEN city, officials were able to cancel it entirely this week. The city's total 1939 income, exclusive of funds from public utilities, was reported at $159,191.57 by Clerk Guy W.

Keister, and ex Rivers installed military forces in the Highway Department to keep ARE HURT IN CRASH J. M. TINKER TO HEAD mm out of office, Branch cited a provision in the SOCIETY OF FORESTERS penditures were listed at constitution through which he contends that civil law is superior Confidence in Courts. "I have the sincerest confidence in the courts, yet I feel that the courts should not. and finally will not, invade the executive prerogatives.

"There is a legal procedure es-j, tablished by which claimants tt office can have their conflicting claims adjudicated. Their right to trial of issues of fact by a jury in proper jurisdictions is well established. In the present controversy between adverse claimants to membership on the Highway Board, the courts and juries should finally adjudicate these claims. Meanwhile, as chief executive of the state, I shall continue to see that order is preserved at the Highway Department building, and that the High to military law JOHNSON COUNTY DEBT Judge Smith signed the tempo MONTGOMERY, Jan. 6.

UP) Miss Jessie Snyder, 75, and Mrs. Annie Methvin, 71, of Columbus, were in a Montgomery hospital tonight for treatment of severe shock and bruises uf-fered in an automobile accident on the Atlanta highway near here. State Highway Patrolman Charles Baltzell said the women were injured when their automo rary injunction as drawn by Branch and called in Judges M. Dickerson, of Douglas, and W. MACON, Jan.

6. (jp) J. M. Tinker, of the United States forest service. Savannah, is 1940 chairman of the southeastern section of the Society of American Foresters.

He was elected to succeed D. Wcddell, of Athens, yesterday at a meeting attended by 70 state at.d federal foresters. Others named were C. F. Evans, of Atlanta, vice chairman, and H.

C. Carruth, of Athens, Thomas, of Valdosta, to sit with him next Saturday" in hearing REDUCED BY $35,000 Special to THE CONSTITUTION. DUBLIN, Jan. 6. Johnson county commissioners, who took office last February 7 under legislative enactment, supplanting Ordinary Tom J.

Powell, today had issued a formal statement claiming that since assuming office they had reduced the county's debt by $35,000. arguments on Miller's plea for a way to serve a legal document. So far as we are concerned they were served just as any other person would have been served under the same circumstances." Despite Mount's statement. General Stoddard contended he had not been served. Except for that part of the document which made bile, driven by Miss Kate Snyder, permanent injunction sister or Miss Jessie Snyder, was in collision with another.

Occu Neither Branch nor Miller would say yesterday that they pin J. P. Perkins, Royston High school instructor in the safe driving and first aid course instituted last fall in 25 Georgia high schools, is shown as he explains an intersection traffic problem to Sara Rogers (left) and Betty Ann Adams. Directed by the adult education division of WPA, the course now has between 4,000 and 5,000 enrollecs in the state. pants of the other car escaped any hope on the amended order way Department functions free unhurt.

reference to his residence in Ful- except that they desire to obtain from forceful interference.".

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