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THE CLEVELAND COURIER
Vol. No.
The Courier’s Platform
For White County and
Cleveland: u
Hotel
Tourist Courts
Airfield
All Highways Graded and
i Paved
Small Industries
Development of Chattahoo*
. chee River
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Very shortly The Editor hopes
to remove one or more of the
things we are fighting for White
County’s progress and develop¬
ment from our masthead. Watch
us succeed.
Flans Now Being Made To
Make Aug. 22 Greatest Day |in
History of White County
Great Crowd to Hear Dr. Bennett
Plans are now being made to make
August 22 the greatest day in the
history of White County where a
great crowd will gather in Cleve¬
land to hear an address by Dr. FNigh
H. Bennett, Chief Soil Conservation
Service, Washington, D. C., as well
as other notables.
Dr. Bennett’s soil conservation
methods are now being copied by
six countries of the world and with
prominent agriculturists from many
lands seeking his counsel. Dr. Ben¬
nett has been an ardent soil conser¬
vationist since 1905 when he began
a long series of experiments and
studies of land erosion that led to
the development of conservation
methods which today are becomin
so widespread. True, it was a long,
hard uphill job to convince many
farmers to these “new fangled” ideas.
That was true in White County. But
it isn’t so today, as 700 farmers out
of the 900 farmers in the county
are today cooperating with the Soil
Conservation Service. 350 of our
farmers have planted Ladino clover
and grasses to make improved visited pas¬ by
tures that are annually
farmers from 8 to 10 adjoining coun¬
ties that can be grazed 10 to 11
months out of the year.
So it seems fitting and well that
this occasion be called the Ladino
Clover Festival, as Ladino clover is
used for cattle, hogs and poultry and
proved so profitable to the farmer
and a wonderful soil builder. So you
see we are inaugurating into birth
a festival that will grow and mean
great benefit to the farmers of North¬
east Georgia and will no doubt be
made an annual event.
White County should be particu¬
larly proud of inducing Dr. Bennett
to come here. For he is at Chats
worth, Ga., on August 20. However,
when Senator Russell went to Dr.
Bennett’s office and told him that
White County was a mountain coun¬
ty and of small farmers and head¬
ed the list of all counties in the
United States in participating in the
Soil Conservation program he con¬
sented to come here on August 22.
The Chatsworth meeting is state¬
wide, so you see how honored White
County is in having Dr. and Mrs.
Bennett pay us a visit. Dr. Bennett’s
speech- will be one you will never
forget. Galloway, of the District . Soil „
Mr. Gaines¬
Conservation Service Office in
ville, states that several hundred
farmers and businessmen from every
county in Northeast Georgia will at¬
tend the Ladino Clover Festival. So
you see we can expect a crowd of
several thousand people in Cleveland
on August 22.
It is going to be a gala occasion Courier
for White County and The
wishes to urge every citizen to at¬
tend and welcome our distinguished this
and honored guest. Let’s make
the red-letter day in the history of
White County. prepared and
A program will be
will be printed in The Courier.
Dr. Bennett will visit a number of
farms in White County, and it is
our wish to keep him and Mrs. Ben¬
nett over the weekend so he may
have the opportunity from to first-hand see our
county and to learn
what our farmers are doing. will
Both the Atlanta newspapers
have a photographer and reporters
here. There’s a possibility that some
of the largest farm magazines will
have a reporter here.
All the farm agencies in White
County are cooperating in working
out plans for this gala occasion.
Watch The Courier for more in¬
formation and the program in In our the is¬
sues of August 8 and 15.
meantime, keep talking this occasion
to everyone you come in contact
with.
itional Commander Griffith reit
;s the program of The American
on to inform and assist all
Id War II veterans to reinstate
> if not all, of the National Serv
Life Insurance they carried in
ice. Provisions for reinstatement
are very liberal. They expire
ust 1, 1947. See your American
on Service Officer or nearest VA
on at once.
Devoted to the Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Interests of White County
Don’t you tmink White county
needs an airport? Well, then get
right on Ollie Turner to locate a
site.
Is anything being done to get an
industry for Cleveland. Isn’t it time
for ACTION? The business houses
in Cleveland should be willing to put
out plenty of cash to get an indus¬
try. We have talked long enough.
The County Commissioners hava giv
en tlie gieen light to McCrary
to put water and sewerage in the
house for toilets for both m-. n and
A move is now on foot to see if
can’t be put on the square and tire liusi
ness section. A meeting will be held
tile Kiwanis meeting Mon. night.
business is urged to be present .
You should see the wonderful
ment already mado on .the property
cently bought by Messrs Grady ,Cat
ts r and R. W. Bebt for the
Tourist Couit. They really believe in geit
ing things done. Their place will really
cost a barrel of money and will be
in the last detail.
Dr. Hugh H. Bennett, Chief Soil
Conservation Service, Washington,
was born in North Carolina. People
.who know him say he is a regular
fellow and very friendly.
More people are expected in Cleve¬
land on August 22 than ever before.
The City Council will need several
special men to handle the traffic.
Every citizen ill be required to be on
their toes to sho our appreciation of
Dr. and Mrs. Hughe H. Bennett, Chief
Soil Conservation Service, Washing¬
ton, as our special guests. Let’s show
our appreciation in every deed and
act. We are going to receive move
publicity from this great day than
ever before in our history.
Several of our subscribers in other
post offices have not been receiving
their Courier regularly. We trust that
we can get the officials to eliminate
this irregularity and hope that they
will talk to their postmaster. We want
you to receive The Courier regularly .
If you don’t drop us a card.
We understand that surveyors will
soon get back on the Nacoochee
Clarkesville road.
When will a contract be let on the
Shoal Creek road. It must be adver¬
tised 30 days before a contract can
be let. If we expect to get any work
this year we must work fast.
A number of new business build¬
ings would go up in Cleveland if
everything wasn’t sky-high.
People from other towns are very
enthusiastic about the great day
Cleveland is planning when Dr. Ben¬
nett speaks here August 22. White
County will be in the spotlight of the
nation for year's to come. Surely citi¬
zens in White County, both men and
women, are urged to make their plans
to come to Cleveland on that day —
August 22. Tell everybody you see
about the red-letter day for White
County. You farmers can talk to Dr.
Bennett just like you talk to your
neighbor. He ants to shake your hand.
Be sure to be here.
Congress only gave $250,0000.00
for Buford Dam, which will be used
for plans. However, it now seems
definately assured that it will be con¬
structed in the next few yars. So it
is vvis to get ready to take care of
the tourists that will come to Cleve¬
land in droves, as this dam will back
water up to near the White County
lines on both the Chattahoochee and
Chestatee rivers. Cleveland will then
be in the hub of the dams in North
Georgia. Can you beat our location ?
Postmaster and Mrs. C. E. Head
attended the convention of the Geor¬
gia Branch of National League of
District Postmasters in Atlanta
week. Postmaster Head tells The
Courier that he was joyously sur¬
prised at the many favorable com¬
ments he heard among the post¬
masters of the wonderful progress
and development Cleveland was mak¬
ing. That proves what The Courier
has been trying for iver a year to
get into our citizens’ heads that
Cleveland is the most progessirve
“little city” in North Georgia and is
goini places in the future if our
people will become aroused to our
future possibilities and lend them¬
selves whole heartedly in every pro¬
gressive move.
Cleveland has the best opportunity
in the next few months to grow and
prosper than any town we can think
of. With Congress appropriating
$250,000 to start plans on the Bu¬
ford darn it does not take a vision¬
ary person to see that Cleveland
will be the mecca for tourists in a
few years if all the proposed devel¬
opments by people with money are
carried out. We will be in the hub of
all the lakes and this scenic wonder¬
land and our future is definitely
most encouraging. So you see our
dreams of a few years ago will soon
come into fruition.
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CLEVELAND, GA., AUG. 1 1947
Local News
Congressman John S Wood will ad¬
dress the Ninth DisLrct Farm Bureau in
Gainesville Aug. 7 in the court house.
Mrs Evan Taylor and son and Mrs 1
Nellie Davidson, of Athens, spent a few
days this week at Vogel State Park.
The bill permitting G Is to cash their
terminal leave bonds was signed by
President Truman Sat. to two billion j!
will begin to flout. Sept. 1st. Those who
have not applied jor terminal leave pay
has until .Se.pt."1, 1918.
Mr. ami Mrs. H. II. I)av dson, Alex,
ami Mr. and Mrs. Jack Davidson, of At¬
hene, visited relatives in Cleveland and
Nacooehee Sunday.
Mr. and Mis. Fletcher Autry, of Pitts
burgh, are visiting theta mother. Mrs. I-I
A. Autry,
Mr. Bill Campbell, of Atlanta, spent
the weekand with parents here.
Mrs. O. B. Buffington, of Gill-ville,
was in Cleveland last Fri. Sire istidatigh
ter of the Jate Mack Yates.
L. Q. Meaders visited Atlanta last
week and paid his first visit to the capi¬
tal.
Herman Tajmadge attended tire Dor¬
sey reunion Sun
The Hieks-Sisk reunion will be held
Aug. i? at Amy’s Creek Baptist Church.
Relatives and friends are cordially invit
ed to come and bring well tilled baskets.
Miss Barbara Bell is spending 2 weeks
at a Sms camp at Taccoa.
Mr. and Mis. Cliff'Kinisey, of Cornelia
visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim Telford Wed.
Mis. Herman Palmer and Leila, <>j.
Gadsden, Ala., have been guests of Mi¬
ami Mrs. Rufus Allisou.
Mrs. John Stovall, Mrs. li. G. Alltson,
H A. and Bennie Jane Allison spent.
Sun. with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Slo.
v«[l at Sylvia, N. C.
Dr. L. G. Neal, Jr., of Macon, spent
Sun. with hometolks.
Mrs D. G. Head, Mr. anti Mrs. John
T. Head and llean Head are visiting r e¬
latives in Ala.
Philip Miller, son of Mr and Mrs. R.
B. Miller, ot Sautee, left Fri. to enlist in
the Army.
Mrs. Ruth Head arid Mr s. Edwin Hall
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. 1G. Allison.
Mr. Geo, Telford, of Abbeville, S. G\,
and Mt. Geo- Brswn end sons of Charles
ton. W. V., weie guests ot Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Telford Tues.
Mr. Spears, dean of Truett- McConnell
College, tille 1 the Methodist Pulpit jSnn,
morning and evening in absence of pas¬
tor. Rev, J. F. Rolling. His sermons were
splendid.
Mr, and Mrs. Tom Brackett, of Hape
ville, spent a few days this week with
Mr. ami Mrs. J. D. Aslr.
Ti-uett-MeConnejl Coliege purchased
the O. C. Bell residence in Cleveland
Wed. for $8,500. Mis. Bell is making [a
51,OoOdonation to the college.
Law is Hightower, of Augnsta, will
move into the residence vacatedyby .Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Merritt next week. Mr.
Hightowey will manage jhe Cleveland
Tourist Court now under construetion at
Roy Head Bridge for Grady Carpenter
and B. W. Best,
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Anderson
a daughter in |AtIanta July 29. who has
been named Linda Kay. Mi-b. Anderson
is a daughter of Mrs. Bonnie Dixon.
The American Legion Auxiliary will
meet with Mrs. L. G. Neal Tues. ajler
noon, Aug. 5, at 3:30 o’c*[ >ck.
Fred Miller suffered Ja ser ous injury
while baling has near Brookton one day
last week. Tire front ot his clothing was
torn off as well as his private organs JHe
is uow in an Atlanta hospital where he is
doing as well as could b- expected.
Rev. J. F. Rollins was "opei-atep on at
Emory University hospital Thursday for
a nerve pressing against his verterbre.
Miss Ada Reiu. of Westminister, S. C..
is visiting her brother, \V. D. Reid.
Have you had your dog vaccinated
against rallies ^this year? You know
what the law requires and the Comity
Commissioners will no doubt demand
the stria; enforcement of this law.
Dr. L- G. Neal, Sr-, has
been appointee Lieutenant
Colonel on the staff of Gover¬
nor M. E. Thompson. Hearty
coUftr^lulations. l)r. Neal. We
are all proud of this signal
honor.
John Riley had a feature story in
the Atlanta Journal magazine section
Sunday on, “Georgia’s Diamond Hunt¬
ers.” He states that a gem expert for
Tiffany in New York, George F.
Kunz, wrote in a book published in
1890, that he owned a rough diamond
found at the “Long Tom” mine in
White County and weighed nearly a
carat. Where is Long Tim mine ?
Mrs. J. G. Johnson Huried At
Blue Creek
Funeral services were hepl .July 22
Blue Creek Baptist Church fur Mrs. Alice
Johnson, who passed-away Sun. in At¬
lanta, where she had resided ter the
past 3 years. She was born and reared iu
White County, daughter of Mr. and
Tom Black. She was 71 years of age.
Services were conducted 'by Rev. Gar¬
nett Campbell and Claude Hood.
Surviving are: Her husband; (sons, \V>
8., of Atlanta; C. D., of Statesville,
C.; Geo. T. Atlanta; daughters, Mrs. Ag
gie Heffner, Mis. Essie Cash,
Leonard Pilgrim, Mrs. Edgar Stovall
Mrs. W. O. Jackson, of Cleveland; Mrs’
H. A Hefl'nar, Clarkesvdle; Mrs. L. E'
Ivie, Cornilia; and Mrs. A. B. Curtis, At¬
lanta.
Interment was in the Blue Cieek
ehnichyard.
WANTED
To interview lady who is interested in
learning to be telephone operator.
Mis. Pearl Carney
Cleveland Exchange
Let Fred Tell It
Mnch water has gone over the whee*|
since I have written a letter to The
Courier Great progress has been made
and wonderful improvement to our nice
little city 0 } which much credit is due to
the untiring editorials. We are fortunate
in having such a helpful advertising me¬
dium as the Courier in tlia county ami we
should give it our eve.i support.
Anyone that would obstruct a bench
eial constructive industry is not a good
eitizen
But, on the othar hand I have known
of money getting coueerns that was s
disgrace to the community, that demor a¬
lized the youth and caused grief to the
parents.
As a father of boys and girls I woiqd
feel honored to have my name head lire
fist in Calling names against such places.
Quoting Bob Jones: "It is not posable
fur the inventive genius of man to pio.
duoe enough Amusements ami to divert
the attention ot man sufficiently from Iris
troubles to hold tire world ,steady. We
are hearted to doom unless Got! enures
down to saves us ”,
Fred B|iu.-k
SEEN AND HEARD
IN CLEVELAND
Work and more work ! ! Men | building
and women canning.
Beulah Cook anti Dorothy Jean (Neal
contributing to the birthday trank at
Methodist Church last Sunday.
NOTICE
Judge J. P. Saxon has generously ae.
cepted the responsibility of cleaning off
the Clev-land cemetery amt will keep it
clean until frost. All who have Invert ones
buried there or who wish to make, contri¬
bution are requested to see Judffe JSaxon
at once. He is going to see that a good
job is done, so send him plenty of money.
President L. C. Cutts announced
this week that the faculty and staff
are virtually complete for the open¬
ing session of Truett-McConnell Jun¬
ior College at Cleveland.
The Dean, Julius H. Spears, at¬
tended Norman Junior College and
graduated from Mercer University in
1928. He received the Th.M. degree
from Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary and the M.A. degree from
Duke University. He is professor of
Bible and Director of Christian Edu¬
cation.
and Supervising the work in Education
Teacher Training, will be Miss
Alice Pearl Nix. She is an honor
degree, graduate of Piedmont College, A.B.
and holds an M.E. degree
from the University of Georgia.
C. W. Pittman, who will teach i
chemistry of Mercer and biology, is a gradu¬
ate University, where he
completed more than 70 hours credit
in science. He is a candidate for the
Georgia.
M.A. degree at the University of
The librarian, Miss Edith Sayer,
received the B.S. degree from Fur¬
in man Library University and the B.S. degree
College. Science from Peabody
Mr. Norman C. Smith, Director of
Vocational Education, received the
B.S. degree in Industrial Education
from Georgia School of Technology
in 1933. He has done graduate work
there and at the University of Ten¬
nessee.
The department of English will be
in charge of Mrs. E. T. Staton. She
is a gr aduate of Texas State College
for Women, receiving the B.S. de¬
gree in 1919 and the M.A, degree in
1942. Mrs. Staton has also attended
Sam Houston State Teachers Col¬
lege, Texas and National Training
School for Y.W.C.A. Workers, New
York.
Miss Mary Frances Conger, who
heads the language department, re¬
ceived the A.B. and M.A. degrees
from the University of Georgiy
Established 1899
ASBESTOS BUZZING
By JAMES E. DENTON
Messrs. Howard McAfee and
ence Warwick were out this
Sunday—both smoking.
smokes Luckies and Clarence
Messrs. Fred Campbell and L.
Henderson were just
in a big truck.
Mr. Gsmer brought us some
to plants on Monday the first
Day, We will set them in August.
Mr. K. S. Price visited
Westmoreland Saturday night
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fain, of
were down this way last
week.
Messrs. Ed and Lawrence
were passing and left us a mess
very fine fish. Many thanks.
Mildred Smith, Betty Telford,
ian Vandiver, Sue Head, Vernon Sat
terfield, Patty Lovett and
Smith had a marshmallow roast
here last Thursday night. They
a big fire and each of them had
switch—-some having four
They would place their marshmal
lows over the fire to cook it,
eat it. This is a new wrinkle on
but I thoroughly enjoyed the
sion. It reminded me of a
scene when we went a bird
ing. Would take a big rich
then we would gather around a brush
heap. When all were set, some one
would give a gentle tap. As the birds
came out we would kill them. That’s
poor business. Then we would sit
down, build a fire and pick our birds.
Then we would put them on a stick,
broil them, and eat them without any
salt or bread. The last knocking I
was at was in Jim Benefield’s new
ground in the hills of Gwinnett
County.
The boys used to go a snipe hunt¬
ing. They would place a boy at the
head of the ditch. The rest would go
down to the ditch to drive the snipes
up, but the boys nor the snipes nev¬
er arrived. The sack-holder grew
tired and lonesome along in the night
and went to his home in great dis¬
appointment.
Mr. and Mrs. Tolliver Black, of
White Sulphur Station, Mr. and Mrs.
Clemons and Mr. Black’s two chil¬
dren came to our place about noon
last Sunday. It took me sometime
before I could locate them. Tol is
the son of Dyer Black, reared in
the hills of White County, and he
married Jim Stovall’s daughter, the
first time and a Burtz the last time.
He is a brother-in-law of Rev. Paul
Fowler and to Rev. Rawlston, who
have recently conducted meetings at
Asbestos Church.
They spread dinner at the spring
and the inner was satisfied. They
had plenty of ice-cold Coca-Cola and
plenty of rations. Then they went
on to beautiful Nacooehee and down
on Blue and White Creek. Mr. Black
operates a filling station on Spring
St., Gainesville.
Last Saturday week I worked un
til sun down. Then I saw a “Tin
Lizzie” nearing my spring. Shortly
a man and three ladies were coming j
toward the car. It was Mr. and Mrs.
Fletcher Carter, his sister and an
other lady of Gainesville. Told them
I had missed, my supper. Then Mr.
Carter gave me some potato chips,
some sweet crackers with a rich
streak in the middle and a can of!
beans. Some thirty years ago when j
Mrs. 1 was Carter young and as their Maggie, Mr. and I j
started for the son, Joe, had ra-1
mountains. Their
dius rod broke at the base of the hill
beyond our shack. Mr. Carter went
and phoned thenil for his brother, John, to
Mr.Carterand ,
hi hl nta^i ^ w t0 -^ IS < ^ ll ? ner ’
-innlimr I ed ^ a p lace , ume
Thic icBnt' pea ’f ln 3 P - :
Jn rn !? e a i? tS Ut
Y pc^ 1 ^ eard .a °f f one r Carter * j
nf ol old old tin times, who was a good farm
er. He produced more oats than he i
could stock on his farm—they must :
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Get Ready For School
Cleveland School will open August 4. so
it is necessary for you to begin now to
get your children ready.
HEAD’S has a general line of school sup¬
plies.
Loomcraft Children’s Wash Dresses.
Boys Pants and Shirts. Boys aed Girls
school Oxfords.
Ladies Dress Shoes
(Star Brand)
Your patronage will be appreciated.
HEAD’S STORE
$2.00 ^ er Year > n Advance
have been wild oats.
What we sow, that shall we reap.
If we sow to the wind we will reap
the whirlwinds. May we sow right¬
eous seed.
Cleveland School will open its fall
term Monday, August 4.
This school system embraces all of
White County, except Robertstown,
Helen and Nacooehee. So it is easy
to see the importance of permitting
a free-hand given Supt. W. L. Bow¬
en in such a responsible position.
He needs no hindrance to perform
this tremendous job, but will need
plenty of encouragement and back¬
ing from the officials and the pa¬
trons. Let’s see that he has the full
support from each.
We are responsible for our youth
and will be held accountable for our
lack of interest in their well-round¬
ed education, moral stamina and
Christian character.
We will not be doing our duty
unless we give Supt. Bowen and his
corps of teachers our full support
and cooperation in carrying out their
important duties in the proper edu¬
cation of our youth. If officials or
patrons interfere in any way we
should rise up in arms. We want a
school.
Congress came to a close of the
Eightieth Session Saturday. To sum
it up: The Republicans made great
progress of undoing many things the
Democrats enacted in their sixteen
years for the benefit of the people
and the growth of the nation. The
people know that we must conserve
our soil and natural resources if
we maintain our position as the lead¬
er in the world, but the Republicans
are so swell-headed since the No¬
vember election that they feel we
are safe and are willing to crawl
under a shell and let things drift.
It just don’t work that way. Spend¬
ing money to make our soil produce
more is a wise investment. Thanks
to Senator Russell for his valiant
right.
Mrs. Pearl Carney, our efficient
telephone operator, suggested to the
Town Council several months ago
to place a fire alarm at the Court
House. No action has yet been taken.
Mrs. Carney will be glad to give you
her plan.
From all indications Herman Tal
madge is determined that the guber¬
natorial race will begin early. In the
Statesman he is already launching his
attacks on Governor -Thompson. Of
course you can expect to see Governor
Thompson get on the offensive.
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