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NEW GIANT "CAT" CRACKER OPENED! L / 1 jf wmm PI M New fluid “cat” csacker, built by the navy, government, state and oil company American Oil Company and its affiliate, Pan officials. Soaring 20 stories high, this “axis” American Refining Corporation, was for- cracker will deliver enough 100 octane avi- mally dedicated March 9th, 1944, at Texas ation gasoline to power a 1,000 four-engine Texas, before high ranking army, bomber raid on Berlin week in the Texas City, Texas—At the dedi¬ cation of the giant new fluid cata¬ lyst cracking unit and other new facilities built for the manufacture of vitally needed 100 octane avi¬ ation gas, the following telegram from Petroleum Administrator for War, Harold L. Ickes to Dr. Robert E. Wilson, President of American Oil Company and its affiliate, Pan American Refining Corporation was read: Dr. Robert E. Wilson, President Pan American Petroleum and Transport Company, Texas City, Texas. As Petroleum Consultant to the Office of Production Man¬ agement before the United States entered the war you were one of the first to shoulder a responsibility for the production of hundred oc¬ tane aviation fuel. You can take particular pride, there- ■tfore, in this latest addition to „ the facilities through which Pan American Petroleum and Transport and The American Oil Company are contributing an incre#>ttig stream of hun¬ dred octane and its components. Your new cat cracker will also supply butylenes for conver¬ sion into butadiene for syn¬ Head River News Mrs. Joe Powell has returned to Chattanooga after spending two weeks here with her par¬ ents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Scruggs. Jack and Cecil Forester, who are stationed in Maryland, are home on leave from the Navy. Miss Elizabeth Forester has returned to Dahlonega, where she is attending the North Ga. College, after spending the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Forester. Miss Jennie Johnson of Chat¬ tanooga, spent the week-end with her father, Mr. Will John¬ son, and other relatives. Mrs. Creekmore and little son of Chattanooga, spent the week end with her grandfather, Mr. Will Johnson and family. Miss Hazel Schurch who is working in Chattanooga, spent BANK BY MAIL We are always glad of the opportunity to meet our customers face to face, but we realize that it is going to become increasingly difficult for you to come to the bank as often as formerly. There¬ fore. we suggest that you bank by mail. Merely endorse } r our checks “for deposit only” and mail to us. (Cash should be registered.) You’ll find it simple and convenient. AM1LTON NATIONAL BANK nnlHN Main at Market—East Chattanooga—Market at Seventh 1424 McCallie—Rossville, Ga.-Tenn. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Member Federal Reserve System OOC O C OOOO OOO O OOOC OOO OOO O OOOOOOOOQ° OClOOOCCOOeOOOQC Results This is, therefore, to cite all per- i«aat> utrmnrtn * pjuocoomxi ..... THE DADE COUNTY TIMES: TRENTON, DADE COUNTY, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1944. thetic rubber at a time when they are urgently needed. Con¬ gratulations to you and all employees who designed, built and will operate this “axis cracker”. Harold L. Ickes, Petroleum Adm. for War (Sgn.) H. L. I. This new fluid catalyst cracking unit which soars 20 stories high increases appreciably our produc¬ tion of 100 octane aviation gaso¬ line. It produces enough of this vital fuel to power a 1,000 4- engine bomber raid from English air bases to Berlin every week in the year. Other new facilities in¬ clude: a sulphuric acid alkylation unit, a new boiler plant to furnish steam, a new water station, cool¬ ing tower, tankage facilities and powerful pumping stations. 10,000 tons of steel and more than 16,000 tons of concrete went into the con¬ struction of the giant cat cracker. 31.4 miles of pipe were installed— in diameters from 2" to 72"—large enough for a man to walk through. A distinguished group of army, navy, government, state and oil officials traveled to Texas City to attend the formal dedication cere¬ monies, and to hear Major George Fielding Eliot do his CBS network Garden Club to Meet The Garden Club of Trenton will meet Thursday afternoon, May 4th, at 3 o’clock, at the home of Mrs. W. F. Morrison. All members are urged to at¬ tend. last week at home. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee en¬ tertained with a candy drawing at their home last Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Max Konradt of Chattanooga, visited his par¬ ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kon¬ radt last week. Max is home on leave from the Army. He is sta¬ tioned in Colorado. Roy Lee Konradt spent the week-end in Chattanooga, with his brother, Max. Wallace Campbell visited rela¬ tives here last Thursday. broadcast from the base of the huge “cat” cracker. Among those at the dedication were: Rear Ad¬ miral Chas. P. Mason, Command¬ ing Officer, Corpus Christi Naval Air Training Station, and former skipper of the famous aircraft carrier, “The Hornet”; Col. David E. Lingle, U.S.A.A.F. and collabor¬ ator with Dr. Wilson on 100 octane projects; Rear Admiral, J. P. Mathews, Mr. D. J. Smith, Vice- President of Pan American Refin¬ ing Corporation; Mr. P. J. Sweeny, Manager of Pan American’s Texas City refineries; Mr. E. R. Turner, Vice-President, Pan American Pro¬ duction Company. At a dinner following the cere¬ monies, Dr. Wilson delivered an ad¬ dress entitled, “Technology As A Multiplier of Natural Resources”, in which he pointed out the signifi¬ cant fact that if it had not been for new development in refining techniques, this country would not have had half enough crudes to fight a global war. Don J. Smith, Vice-President of the Pan American Refining Cor¬ poration, saluted the workers who built the giant “cat” cracker and those who will operate it. Special tribute was paid to the M. W. Kel¬ logg Company who built the new facilities. Citation GEORGIA—Dade County: To all Whom it May Concern: James L. Fricks having, in proper form, applied to me for Permanent Letters of Adminis¬ tration on the estate of Miss Juliet C. Branham, late of said County, this is to cite all and singular, the creditors and next of kin of Miss Juliet C. Branham, to be and appear at my office within the time allowed by law, and show cause, if any they can, why permanent administration should not be granted to James L. Fricks on above estate. Witness my hand and official seal, this 3rd day of April, 1944. J. M. CARROLL, Ordinary. Year’s Support Citation GEORGIA—Dade County: To All Whom it May Concern: The appraisers upon applica¬ tion of Mrs. Callie Powell, widow of said Edward Garfield Powell, deceased, for a twelve month’s support for herself and three minor children, having filed the their return, all person concern¬ ed are hereby cited to show cause, if any they have, at the next regular May term of this Court why said application should not be granted. This 4th day of April, 1944. J. M. CARROLL, Ordinary, Dade County, Georgia. Guardian’s Citation GEORGIA— Dade County: To All Whom it May Concern: Mrs. Allie Morrison, a resident of this state, having in due form applied to the undersigned for the guardianship of the person and property of Blanche Wells, incompetent, notice is hereby given that said application will be heard at the next Court of Ordinary for said County on the first Monday in May, 1944. WITNESS my hand and offi¬ cial signature, this 4th day of April, 1944. J. M. CARROLL, Ordinary, Dade County, Georgia. Letters of Dismission GEORGIA —Dade County: Whereas, W. O. Stevenson, Ad¬ ministrator of A. M. Pryor, rep¬ resents to the Court in his pe¬ tition, duly filed and entered on record, that he has fully ad¬ GEORGIA’S BERRY SCHOOLS BEACON FOR BACKWOODS. SAYS CORONET At the turn of the century, “Oakhill plantation on the out¬ skirts of Rome, Georgia, was just that . . . the large plantation of the wealthy Berry family. Today, it is a light of learning that shines for the poor children of rural Georgia . . . today it’s the site of the Berry schools, the most unusual grammar school- through-college institution in the world, according to an article in the May issue of Coronet magazine. The story of the transition from the home of wealthy planters to a school for the very poorest students is the story of the story of the life of Martha McChesnesy Berry On a Sunday, 40 years ago, Martha Berry picked up three rag¬ ged little boys on the road to church in Rome. They gazed in wonder at her Bible, on the seat beside her, and she spent the time it took to reach Rome telling them stories from the Bible. The very next Sunday, as she sat at breakfast in “Oakhill” the three little boys came back . . . “to get some more book lamin’,” they told her. And they had brought their two sisters with them. Martha Berry realized her family would never understand her in¬ terest in these children ... so she took them across the road to a cabin on the estate and spent the day with them teaching them and telling them stories. That was the real beginning of the Ber¬ ry Schools. First she established her five-pupil school in the cabin. Then gradually the needs of the school made it apparent that she would need more room. She had inherited a sum om money from her father and considerable land. On the 3,000 acres she had, and with the money, she directed the students in the erection of a small frame dormitory to house 10 boys. Shortly after, the need for expansion arose again. This time she went to her family law¬ yer and had him deed all her money and land to the school. He was aghast, but he did it, Coronet continues. The school grew, but the original fund for its support dimin¬ ished. There was not enough money in the Berry bank-roll and the hill-folk could ill-afford to help out. It was then that the Sun¬ shine Lady, as Martha Berry was known, took the most drastic step of her career. She went to New York to solicit funds. It was anything but easy, but she finally got together one thousand dollars enough to return to Georgia and enlarge the . . . school to take care of 18 boys and to hire two new teachers. In 1907 she received another donation that was to have a far reach¬ ing effect on the Berry Schools. After her talk to a church gath¬ ering a well-dressed man approached her and laid a dime in her hand as a contribution for the schools. She thanked him as though it had been $100 as it was soon. For the boys at the Berry ... School spent half of it for peanut seeds . . . and half for melon seeds. The crops brought in the hundred dollars, says Coronet. The story of the 10-cent piece gained wide recognition. One of the men who heard it and was impressed by it was named Hen¬ ry Ford. In the end, through Ford, the 10-cent investment brought the schools a return of $1,250,100. In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt aided in the construc¬ tion of the first girls’ dormitory . making the schools co-educa- . . tional. Its growth was rapid from that day forward. Today, 125 buildings cover over 35,000 acres on the world’s largest campus. More than 10,0000 Southerners have been educated here since its opening in 1902. Each year, over 5,000 students clamor for admission to the schools, but only about 20 percent pass the entrance requiiements that they must be too poor or oo unprepared to enter any other school. At the time of her death, Martha Berry was one ot the most honored women in America. In a national poll, she was voted one of the 12 greatest women in the country . . . a woman, concludes Coronet, whom Theodore Roosevelt described as the Wildwood News Hi Sis: Kinda missed out on last week, but I have a very good excuse. Eva and I had Johnny Mac’s and Billy Mike’s tonsils taken out on Monday morring and I just didn’t get around to writing. Both of the boys are doing fine. In fact they have been running around since Wednesday. Adrian and Bud Lawson are home on emergency furlough. They were called home on ac¬ count of the tragic death of their sister, Mrs. Bertha Ford. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Turner have returned from Birming¬ ham, Ala., where they were call¬ ed on account of the serious ill¬ ness and death of Mr. Turner’s father. Mae Carroll has been removed from Erlanger hospital to her home in Highland Park. Geo. A. Carroll has gone back to Camp after spending a short furlough with his family. Of course, they had to issue him a larger cap when he got back to camp. Robert Lea came by the other day. He was enroute from Ken¬ tucky to Louisana. The Home Demonstration Club meets up at my house Wednes¬ day afternoon. I hope there will be a nice crowd. Bro. Steffner filled his regular appointment at the Wildwood Methodist church Sunday morn¬ ing. There were not many pres- sons concerned, kindred and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, why said Administra¬ tor should not be discharegd from his administration, and re¬ ceive Letters of Dismission, on the first Monday in May, 1944. J. M. CARROLL, Ordinary. GRAHAM BLADE CO. 1275 MARKET STREET CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE Mr. and Mrs. B.I. Cole Entertain at Dinner Mr. and Mrs. B. I. Cole of Sly- go, entertained with a luncheon at their home Sunday, April 23, honoring their son, Cpl. B. W. Cole. Covers were laid for the following guests: Cpl. and Mrs. B. W. Cole, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Waddell, Mrs. Ruby Bailey and son, G. W. Bailey, of the U. S. Army, Mr. Frank Snyder, Mrs. Max Fores¬ ter and little son, Dwan of Mor¬ ristown, Tenn., Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cole, Misses Beatrice Cole, Lennie Page, Elba Cole and Edna Waddell. ent to hear him. It would be nice if we could really get a good crowd out sometime to hear Bro. Steffner. He is a good preacher and it is very discouraging to a young fellow to never have a good congregation. Bro. Steffner was the luncheon guest of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Turner Sunday. I declare this is a pitiful letter, but I just can’t think of any news. I keep hoping that I’ll do better as time goes on. MARY. ATTENTION FARMERS Paints - Roofing - Bridles -- Check Lines - Cement - Farm Tools * * * * Chattanooga Hardware Company 2615 South Broad Street Chattanooga, Tennessee PAGE THREE Sunday School Convention Program Following is the program for the Sunday School Convention of the Lookout Valley Baptist Association: 10:00 A. M.—Song. Devotional, Rev. Pearl Tinker. Welcome. Response, Mrs. Elbert Forester. Recognition of pastors, visi¬ tors, etc. 10:30—Report of Associational meeting Feb. 27, and other S. S. news, Rev. Von Crawford. 10:50—Ways of increasing Sun¬ day School attendance, Rev. Wynne Crawford. 11:20—Song. Inspirational message. Lunch. 1:15 P. M.—Song. 1:30—Evangelism in the Sunday School. Rev. W. H. Wallace. 2:00—Sunday School reports. Importance and value of at¬ tending S. S. Conventions and Conferences, Rev. J. W. Aber¬ crombie. 2:40—The Christian Index, Or¬ phans’ Hame and 100,000 Club, Miss Birdie Johnson. 2:55—Business. 3:15—Adjourn. Rising Fawn News Mrs. L. M. Mayes remains ill at her home here. Mrs. Eugene Reeves and little son, Wayland. have returned from a visit with Cpl. Reeves at Camp Shelby, Miss. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Adkins spent Monday in Chattanooga. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Little and Mrs. Mary Gray had as the.r week-end guests, Sgt. William M. Gray of Maxwell Field, Aia , Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Little and baby daughter of Gadsden, Ala., and Mrs. Marvin Hix of Ross- vilie, Ga. Miss Fannie Hale has return¬ ed from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Moss in Calhoun, Ga. Mrs. W. A. Walraven spent Fri¬ day with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pryor in Trenton. Mrs. Bettie Forester has re¬ turned to Birmingham, Ala., after » visit with her daughter, Mrs. Lou F. Tinker. Mrs. W. L. Gothard and Mrs. Lester Kizzah and children of Chattanooga, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Tidwell. Mr. Brock Dean is recovering from an illness at his home here. Rev. and Mrs. F. B. Wyatt had as their week-end guests, Mrs. M. M. Wyatt of Spring City, Tenn., and 1-C S. Delbert W. Wyatt an dMrs. Wyatt of New York, N. Y. Mrs. Bunyon Hatfield has re¬ turned to her home in Marietta, Ga., after a visit with her par¬ ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Mayes. Mr. Vardie Castleberry of De¬ troit, Mich., is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cas¬ tleberry and family. Mrs. Bill Brown and children of Ft. Payne, Ala., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gossett and Mr. Brock Dean. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Reeves and daughter, Melba, and Mrs. Eu¬ gene Reeves and little son were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Reeves, of Cave Springs. Miss Corine Little and Miss Margaret Woodyard spent Sun¬ day in Chattanooga. Mrs. Wiley Dean spent Tues¬ day in Chattanooga.
