About North Georgia tribune. (Canton, Ga.) 1934-1973 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1939)
Official Organ of Cherokee County North Georgia Cribunr JA REAL INEWSDAPER S FOR NORTHGEORGIA O S PACES TODAY VOL. VI. No. 41. CANTON, GEORGIA FRIDAY, OCT. 13, 1939 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Think o’ That By TOM ARNOLD Cherokee county’s biggest fair, just ended last week, attracted a number of distinguished visitors. Among them were Man Mountain Dean, the wrestling movie actor, who lives at Norcross. He visited the fair with Mrs. Dean and their niece. Also there were Logan Kelley, immediate past commander of the Georgia American Legion, with Roy Hutcherson, Worley Shelly and Mr. King all from Buford. And from Jasper came Comman der Butler, of the Legion post at Jasper, Olen Cagle, Pickens ordin ary, and others. All of them were very welcome. The Fair Management express es the hope that those persons who were detained while slipping into the Fair without paying their ten cents at the gate will return to visit next year's Fair—and come in the right way. It was as much fun as anything else when those watching for slip- ins caught the culprits and had them buy two tickets instead of one. One ticket was for admiss ion and the other for the trouble in guarding the grounds. The Fair belongs to everybody. The bulk of the admission money goes to the Fair Association. That is its principal source of revenue. When the management reduced the price to a dime it was felt that ev- erybody ought to pay that dime. Incidentally, the Fair has the names of about two dozen that are known to have slipped in but could not be caught at the time. They will save themselves embarras- ment by paying now. It is not too late. Otto Sherman, when he comes to Cherokee, always starts something. This time it was a big snake. He has a whole community east of Canton exercised about a snake with a body as large as a barrel. Several people have reported that others have seen the tracks of the serpent. Some women are afraid to let their children out of the house. And Otto is out there in Tex- as chuckling about the tale he started while visiting here. It's bad enough on the children. But the women are threatening not to let their husbands go out nights, and that will be very, very bad. W. D. Young of Gainesville, has assumed his duties as district for- ester for the district that includes Cherokee. While many friends will regret the transfer of T. P. Hursey from this district, they will have a ready welcome for Mr. Young. North Georgia has become for- esry conscious in he last few years. Some counties still permit the indiscriminate burning of for- est lands, but those that have kept the fire out already have come to realize the importance of timber. The prediction may be judicious- ly made that within a few years there will be no more wanton burn ing in North Georgia. The timber that fire destroys is a crop that grows without work until the day of the harvest and is proving high- ly profitable. Parts of Cherokee county have little timber. Those parts were public minded enough to go along with the timbered part of the coun- ty to save the timber that was here. Although it was not easy for them to see it, those parts of the county without much timber now see the value of saving what there is and of growing more. Above 10,000 See Fair, Set New Records Records were broken at the Che- rokee County Fair this year when 10,247 paid admissions entered the gates to view the exhibits and en joy the various forms of entertain ment. Checks for the premium win ners are being mailed at this time, another record, as the lists have not heretofore been completed in less than two weeks following the fair. Below is a list of the premium winners, which added to the list issued last week makes it com- plete. All winners will receive their checks this week. FOOD PRESERVATION Canned vegetable exhibit: 1st, Mrs. Clifford Little; 2nd, Mrs. Scott Carney; 3rd. Mrs. Elvetta Blanton; 4th, Mrs. Carl Worley. Canned fruit exhibit: 1st, Mrs. Clifford Little; 2nd, Mrs. Byron Gramling; 3rd, Mrs. Carl Worley; 4th, Mrs. Scott Carney. Fruit juice exhibit: 1st, Mrs. Carl Worley; 2nd, Mrs. Mary Gay; 3rd, Mrs. M. S. Baldwin; 4th, Mrs. Fred Worley. Special menu exhibit: 1st, Miss Miriam Gramling; 2nd, Mrs. Carl Worley; 3rd, Mrs. Mary Gay; 4th, Mrs. Scott Carney. Jelly exhibit: 1st, Mrs. Clifford Little; 2nd, Mrs. M. S. Baldwin; 3rd, Miss Miriam Gramling; 4th, Mrs. 0. H. Bishop. Preserves, jam and marmalade exhibit: lst., Mrs. R. H. Dorsey; 2nd, Mrs. Carl Worley; 3rd, 3rd, Mrs. Scott Carney; 4th, Mrs. M. D. Baldwin. Pickle exhibit: lst, Mrs. Elvetta Blanton; 2nd, Mrs. Scott Carney; 3rd, Mrs. B. W. Land; 4th, Mrs. Carl Worley. II. D. CLUB SEWING Crocheted rug: 1st, Mrs. Amanda Jackson; 2nd, Miss Mattie Lou Smith; 3rd, Mrs. H. A. Pinyan. Best cloth bed spread: lst, Mrs. M. W. Little; 2nd, Mrs. J. W. Rop er; 3rd, Mrs. Amanda Jackson. Best crocheted bed spread: lst, Mrs. John Epperson; 2nd, Mrs. Dozier Edwards; 3rd, Mrs. Fred Worley. Appliqued quilt: 1st, Miss Lu- cille Harbin; 2nd, Mrs. B. W. Land; 3rd, Mrs. J. A. Harbin. Best child's outfit (under 6): lst, Mrs. D. A. Gramling. Vanity set: lst, Ruby Hardin; 2nd, Mrs. Fred Worley; 3rd, Miss Vinnie Ruth Land. Luncheon set (13 pieces): 1st, Mrs. B. W. Land; 2nd, Mrs. F. M. Bishop. Articles made from sacks: 1st, Vinnie Ruth Land; 2nd, Louise Land; 3rd, Mrs. M. W. Little. Cotton dress: 1st, Mrs. Scott Carney; 2nd, Mrs. Byron Gram ling; 3rd, Miss Miriam Gramling. Pieced quilt: lst, Mrs. McIntyre; 2nd, Mrs. Clarence Bedelle; 3rd, Mrs. B. W. Land. Luncheon set: 1st, Miss Willie Mae Chapman; 2nd, Mrs. Mary Gay; 3rd, Mrs. Bell Pace. Pillow cases: 1st, Mrs. Fain Cline; 2nd, Mrs. Scott Carney; 3rd, Mrs. B. W. Land. Dress made from sacks: 1st, Mrs. O. H. Bishop; 2nd, Mrs. J. L. Carmichael; 3rd, Miss Martha Gramling. 4-H CLUB SEWING Junior sewing: 1st, Hazel Bald- win; 2nd, Margaret Smith; 3rd, Ruth Pittman. 1st year sewing: 1st, Evelyn Heairlston; 2nd, Mae Cagle; 3rd, Dorothy Pinyan. 2nd year sewing: 1st, Freddie Wilbanks. 3rd year sewing: 1st, Mora Mae Kuykendal; 2nd, Dacia Cook; Continued on Page 8 Peacock Rei Of County I Bagwell Is Host At Gulf Meeting Gulf service station operators were guests Monday night of J. H. Bagwell, agent here, at a busi ness meeting and steak supper at the Canton Woman's Club. After an informal supper the sta tion operators listened to an out line of the winter sales campaign by J. A. Thompson, Atlanta, Gulf sales representative. L. B. Jones, Georgia sales man ager and F. C. Rogers ,merchandis ing representative, attended and participated in the program. Others attending included: J. A. Dickerson, H. A. Pinyan, H. A. Forrester, Joe Byers, Ball Ground, J. L. Lawson, W. R. Green Jr., W. L. Lawson, C. M. Wood, Alpharetta, J. G. Lawson, W. L. Bates, Alpharetta, J. H. Dilbeck, Jasper, H. J. Moody; Theodore Cox, H. L. Dilbeck, Jasper, C. L. Lewis, W. H. Cable, Waleska, H. V. Byers, Ball Ground, H. J. McRae, R. L. Wright, El lijay, J. Ralph Moody, Troy Mack White, W. B. Rhodes, F. W. Killian, John Teasley, Raymond Reece, Ellijay, Lee Pritchett, Elli jay, B. H. Bagwell, R. E. Day, T. H. Sosebee, R. J. Hubbard, Wood- stock, and Robert Wheeler, Jas per. Georgia Power Builds Plant ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 13.— Im mediate contruction of a $4,000,000 electric generating plant at Macon by the Georgia Power Company has been announced here by Preston S. Arkwright, president. The plant will be operated by steam and will have a capacity of 60,000 horse po- wer. The second largest steam-op- erated generating station in Geor- gia, it will be capable of producing 1,000,000 kilowatt hours a day when completed in 1941. The $4,000,000 plant will be the largest single construction project the Company has undertaken since 1930. Although it will serve the entire state, location of the plant at Macon was decided upon, Mr. Arkwright said, because of the ra pidly-growing power requirements of Middle and South Georgia. About $1,000,000 of the total I cost of the plant will be paid to local labor in wages and salaries at the plant site, in addition to jobs that will be created in supply- ing brick, sand, cement, lumber and other materials. Georgia materials wil lbe given preference whenever possible. The plant will operate inter changeably with coal, oil and nat- ural gas as fuel. It will burn 480 tons of coal or 15,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas every 24 hours at full operation. The boiler, which will be the largest ever installed in a power plant in the South, will be the equivalent in height to a 10-sory office building. Head Bank Problems Told to Rotary Meeting Monday to Name Successor, Tran sact Other Party Busi ness Cherokee County Democratic Exe- cutive Committee will meet Mon- day morning at 11 o'clock at call of Chairman C. H. Peacock. The call, issued Wednesday by Secretary Sam Dawson, is for the stated purpose of considering electing his successor and such other business as the committee may desire. It is customary at this time of the year to fix rules for the coun- ty primary and set the primary dates, since next year is election year for county offices. Chairman Peacock announced some time ago that he would re- sign for business reasons. He has been chairman for about four years. ‘Living’ To Be Service Subject At 1st Baptist "If Canton Is A Good Place to Live, Then Why?" will be the sub- ject of the sermon of Rev. O. M. Seigler, pastor of the First Bap- tist Church, Sunday morning. He will preach Sunday night on, "Liv- ing the Whole Life in the Night.” |The pastor gives the urgent re- quest that every member of the church be present Sunday for the services of worship. W. L. Blackwell, general super intendent of the Sunday School re- minds us that in some lands hun- dreds of thousands of people hide in secret places to study the Bible and that at great risk. In America, in Georgia, in Canton, the govern- ment protects our rights to study the Bible and defends us in the study. Every church in all the land should be filled every Sunday with grateful students in searching the Scriptures. Sunday School hour each Sunday morning from 10 to 11 o'clock. The Baptist Training Union meets at 6 P. M. Unions for all ages above five. Miss Betty Coker, Director. You are invited to all services of the day. Cherokee Schools To Open Oct. 23 Cherokee County Schools will open Monday, October 23, instead of the date announced in last weeks' paper. This is according to announcement by E. T. Booth, county school superintendent. Chalcedonia To Have Performance "Red and Raymond and their Boys from Old Kaintuck" will be at the Chalcedonia School, three miles from Canton, on Monday, Oc- tober 16, at 7:30 o’clock. Youth, Now Citizens By W. S. Elliott Problems of the Prudent Bank- er were discussed Tuesday before the Rotary Club of Canton by Wil liam S. Elliott, Canton banker and recently elected president of the State Banks Division of the Am- erican Bankers Association. Mr. Elliott was introduced by E. A. McCanless, who was program chairman for the day. Mr. Elliott linked his views on banking with a plea for a return to sane laws in all things that have to do with the liberties and free- dom of America under Democratic institutions. He said the problems of the ban- ker are five principal ones: 1. Abnormal liquidity. That means the banks are in a safe con- dition but not a healthy one. They can pay off depositors any time the demand is made, but they can't make money because their resourc es are mostly in cash lying idle. 2. Loans. It is difficult to make loans now because of low interest rates and the lack of public need for working capital. Call money, ten years ago going a 6 to 12 per cent, now goes for a fraction of one per cent. 3. Investments. With money ly ing idle in banks and overhead go ing on, banks are seeking invest ments for large sums the public will not absorb in loans. Banks are restricted to investments in safe securities, the majority public bonds. Government and state bonds now pay a small percent and sell at a high premium. 4. Government supervision. Banks are critically supervised by gov- ernment agencies, with Federal Re- serve. Federal Deposit Insurance corporation and state banking a- gencies each telling banks what to do, sometimes each instructing dif- ferently. Result: Bank of Canton made 101 reports last year, or one for every third day of banking bus- iness. 5. Government competition. Go- vernment is making many loans, some for as long as 35 years, bad banking principals but used by go- vernment to make loans the banks would gladly make in many instan- ces. Government loan rates are lower than banks are generally per- mitted to consider. Despite all these troubles, Mr. Elliott said, and with the govern- ment tendency to centralize power, banking along with it, the record of state banks is particularly bright. He pleaded for a fight on the public's part to preserve Am- erican institutions, even if Amer- ica should stand alone as a demo- cratic government. He said that all business, banking too is based on confidence and trust. Destroy that, he added, and you destroy the economic fabric of the nation and invite dictator- ship. Masons to Meet At Hickory Flat Hickory Flat Masons will confer the Entered Apprentice Degree at the lodge Saturday evening at 7 o'clock. J. R. Payne is Worship- ful Master. All qualified Master Masons are invited. of U. S., Recognized Lions, Lionesses To Meet At Contest Supper Canton Lions will entertain their Lionesses at next Thursday eve- ning's regular meeting. President N. E. Fackler announced. The event will be a supper at which the two losing teams in the recent attendance contest will be hosts, one team furnishing, the other preparing and serving the meal. Committees from the two losing teams are Frank Stewart, Sonny Jones and Taylor Young, and Dr. Charles Andrews, Henry Daniel and J. D. Foster. The meeting will be at the Lake Club, with the Legion Hall the alternative if the weather is bad. Woman Speaker At 1st Methodist On Sunday Evening Mrs. Annie Laura Greiner, of Waynesboro, Ga., who has spent many years in Church work in China and India, and lately re- turned from the Orient will speak at the Methodist Church at seven o'clock on Sunday evening. Her ad- dress will largely relate to her ex- periences as a missionary. The pub- lic is cordially invited to hear her. At the morning service the pas- tor will use as his subject "A School Boy in an Ancient City.” This service is dedicated to the in- terest of the children and youth of the church and all the child- ren and young people are urged to attend the worship service at ele- ven o'clock. Cotton Ginning Off 300 Bales Census reports show that 1,254 bales of cotton were ginned in Che- rokee County from the crop of 1939 prior to Oct. 1 as compared with 1,562 bales for the crop of 1938. Care, Not Luck, Urged for Friday 13th, by Fireman This is Friday the Thirteenth. Lots of people are supersti- tious about the combination. Newly elected Chief Guy Cur- tis of the Canton Fire Depart- ment, says he is not supersti- tious, but he hopes nobody will get careless with fire. Carelessness is worse than su- perstition, says the new chief. RAMBLIN' 'ROUND BY J. B. PARHAM Organizations are being formed in this county's untimbered sec- tions for the purpose of saving and growing timber. So that Mr. Young is coming to a county where his work will meet with sympathy and help. Chero- kee county, taking the lead in fire restriction, has done a service to neighboring counties that also are rapidly coming to see how much they can save. Mr. Roosevelt Visits Grandson in Seattle Hampshire hogs are a hobby with Theo Stivers of Rome. Mr. Stivers realized a dividend on his hobby at the Southeastern Fair when he won championship boar along with other premiums. Mr. Stivers is in the flour mill- ing business. His hog business is just a hobby, but one that he works at. He calls his hog farm Hamp- shire City. He loves to watch them grow. Paul Carmichael To Speak Sunday At Holly Springs The Rev. Paul Carmichael will speak at the Holly Springs Bap- tist Church on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. A large attendance is expected. Cemetery Work At Big Springs All parties interested in the Big Springs cemetery are re quested to meet at the cemetery on Friday, October 20, to help clean Visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John I men to take a picture of John Boettiger, Jr., now Boettiger, in Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Franklin D. seven months old. This is the first picture of the Roosevelt, wife of the president, called in camera- | latest Roosevelt grandchild. off the cemetery. We had an unusually attractivei table decoration the past week. It was a cluster of large Japanese I persimmons of a deep, rich color, the foliage is very pretty and tropical looking, and the fruit is large almost as large as oran- ges. If they are as pleasing to the palate as to the eye, you sure have something. They were sent to us by Hon. Lamar Rucker of Athens. The Madam saw them in the Rucker garden while in Ath- ens last July and was promised to receive some when they were ripe. So sure enough they arrived sever- al days ago. So thanks so much to the Ruckers. We can’t help but think what a good time one of these North Georgia possums would have to stumble up on one of these clusters just after a big frost. Jack Williams, a rat terrier dog belonging to Paul Williams, is lost and Paul wants him back. Not that he is any account but they just like him. He is brown with white spots, small dog, and has a long tail, four legs, two ears and is a normal little dog. The Dan Henderson dog has been recovered so don’t look any further for him. Everybody now is happy, including Dan and the hound. Some newspapers have a custom when a tramp printer comes along he is given a meal for his life’s story. And some of them are racy stories. An old broke down edi- tor an d reporter came in last Monday. We traded on a pair of socks and a dime cowboy handker- chief. But we didn’t have time for the story. However, in passing, said he was one time the champion- walker of the U. S., walking from Richmond, Va., to Califor- nia in 112 days. Besides walking Oath Administered and Certificates Given To Those Newly of Age An America saved to serve great- er human freedom through an en- lightened citizenry was envisioned Thursday night here, as a large group of Cherokee county youth received their first citizenship pa- pers. Exercises at the Canton high school auditorium recognized these youth, young men and women who this year reached legal age, citi- zens of today and America's lead- ers of tomorrow. ✓ The program was sponsored by the Georgia Education Association, the American Legion, and civic bo- dies throughout Georgia. Locally it was sponsored by Thomas M. Brady Post No. 45, American Le- gion, with the aid of school and civic bodies. George Doss, Americanism chairman of the Legion here, de- livered certificates after a pro- gram that heard words of advice from older citizens and the new ci- tizen's viewpoint expressed by Jesse Martin of Canton, himself a new citizen. Col. E. M. McCanless, district Legion adjutant presided. DeLacey Allen, Albany, former Georgia Le- gion Commander, delivered the citizenship address. Miss Martha Galt, Woman's Club president, dis- cussed the woman citizen. Invocation was by Rev. J. B. Ward, Legion chaplain. Chairman Doss explained the purpose of the meeting, and John S. Wood, for- mer Legion commander here, in- troduced Mr. Allen. The program was interspersed by patriotic music by the Canton High Band. The oath of Allegiance was administered to the new citizens, just as it is administered to aliens who become citizens. The affair was a recognition of their newly acquired status as voting citizens of the United States. Circuit Bar Units To Meet in Macon Officers of the 33 circuit bar as- sociations in Georgia, units of the Georgia Bar Association, will meet Oct. 20 in Macon, to discuss asso- ciation business. A. J. Henderson of Canton is chairman of the Georgia Bar As- sociation's Committee on Circuit Bar Associations.. Other members of the committee are Abit Nix, Athens; Wilson Par ker, Atlanta; Earl Camp, Dublin; Cliff Hatcher, Waynesboro; Y. A. Henderson, Calhoun; S. H. Dykes, Americus; Frank McDonald, Way- cross; Claude Christopher, Griffin and H. G. Bell, Bainbridge. President John L. Tye Jr. of the Georgia Bar Association will ad- dress the meeting. Officers of the Blue Ridge Circuit who will at- tend are Carl Tallant, Cumming; A. H. Burtz, Ellijay; Herman Spence, Canton and Wm. Butt, Blue Ridge. Cash Prizes Will Be Awarded at Bowling Center he is an organist and an Episco- palian. The fair is all over and brought out a big attendance and many stories of the first fairs here and the struggle to keep them going It was told on Bill Elliott during the early fairs when he had hold of the purse strings, that he would count all pedestrians, those in autos and trucks and wagons on the road to the fair, and do some fig uring. A certain percent would not even stop. A certain percent would not go in and a certain percent would probably go over the fence, the remainder were on the barrel head. Miss Helen Wilkins (now Mrs. Al- ton Hogan) was home demonstra- tion agent and closely allied with the fair. Mr. Elliott called the fair grounds one day and inquir- ed as to the crowds. Miss Wilkins said it was their best day, and right then they were lined up in front of the ticket office to the big road. Mr. Elliott said: "You mean single file?" That inimitable Sgt. Ben Swan- cey, who does some farming on the side up around Sandy Plains is getting results. He was seen on a bale of cotton one day this week making for the gin. He had hitched to the wagon a big horse and a little mule and a whip longer than wagon, team and all. We now look for cotton to slump. Minister Wm. A. Hillhouse, of Holly Springs is at it again. He sent us this week a twin potato weighing about five pounds. This potato and the one Uncle Cate gave us will put us through to frost. Continued on Page 8 W. D. Thompson, of the Canton Bowling Center, announced this week that cash prizes will be awarded to high-pin bowlers du- ring the time between October 16 and November 16. The cash awards total twenty- five dollars. Five dollars will be awarded for the highest individ- ual score during the period and a prize of $2.50 will be given the se- cond highest score. Bowler getting the highest to- tal of pins in the time specified will receive $5.00. Mr. Thompson explained that no matter how high a game or how low a game anyone rolls, the highest total of pins takes the cash. $2.50 cash will be given for the second high- est total. High five man team total for the month gets $5.00 and high ladies score receives a $5.00 cash award. Mr. Thompson stated that or ganization of teams for a bowl- ing league is being effected and play will start soon and continue through the winter. Roscoe Reece Is Buried Sept. 23 At Big Springs Roscoe Reece, 14, died Sep. 21 at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Reece, near Avery. He had been ill about two months. Funeral services were conducted September 23, by the Revs. G. R. Frazier and C. H. McGinnis. In- terment was in Big Springs cem- etery. Besides his parents he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Nellie White, ,Miss Mattie Lou Reece and one brother, Oscar Reece.
