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THE CLEVELAND COURIER
Vol. No.
The Courier’s Platform
For White County and
Cleveland: "• 1*1
Hotel 1 \ 'l
Tourist Courts
Airfield Tj|
All Highways Graded and
Paved j
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.
William Turpin Held lu Jail On
Shotgun Slaying ol Wile
William Turpin, who resided at| the
old Zion School house, was placed in jail
Saturday by Sheriff Vandiver charged
wtth murder in connection with his 86*
year-old wife.
Turpin, wife and children attended re¬
vival at Zion Methodist Church Friday
night. Alter returning home, it is report¬
ed. Turpin quarreled with hie wife and
eAicter* her from the house. Mrs Turpin
speut the night at the home of W. \V_
Lothridge.
Early Saturday morning Turpin came
to to the Lothridge home and called his
wife and ask her tojretnrn home with him
and prepare breakfast. jHe was carrying
a 12gauge shotgun and Mrs. Turpin ask
ed h m why he had the gun, but his ans.
was not cleat. It seems that Mrs. Tut pin
preceded in front of Tntpin and he fol¬
lowed closely behin-i. On nearing the
Turpin house a shotgun blast was heard
He carried his wife’s body into the
house and placed her on a pallet on |tlic
floor, pjacing a quilt over her.
Coroner Garrison Palmer assembled a
jury mad held an inquest who returned a
verdict that Mrs. Turpin met her death
from a shotgun blast tit ed from the back
by her husband, under her left arm. Dr.
L. G. Neal, Jr., was the attending physi¬
cian.
Funeral services were held Monday 5
miles west of Murrayville.
She is survived by 6 children, [father,
mother and other relatives.
Cleveland Women’s Club to Meet
The Cleveland ;Women’s Club meets
Friday, September 19, at 3:30 p. in.
in the Home Economic Department.
The Welfare Department is in charge
and will bo hostess.
Every member is urged to |bo present.
Mrs. Herbert, Heftier
Chairmau of Publicity
Mossy Creek Revival
Revival servicer will begin at Mossy
Cseek Methodist Church Sunday, Sept.
14, at 8:00 p. m. aud will run through
the following weorp Mny we pray much
for these sei vices and eqery one is in¬
vited to come and share in .the meeting.
J.F. Rollins, Pastor
Cleveland needs more people who
will put their shoulder to the wheel
to those who are trying to brighten
up White county so that the ounst
trade and the tourist dollar would be
attracted here, and they d find that
bit of activity helpful, too.
More real progress is being made
in Cleveland than any “little city in
North Georgia. That’s because a
large majority of our people are
progressive and are really putting
out. We do have some who find fault
and do a lot of talking, but that only
spurs our live citizens .to be more
diligent in then* ^ ef
persistent and forging
forts to' keep Cleveland
ahead. Knockers never made a town,
so pass them up like poison liquor
and keep moving forward.
Butterflies are here. That's a good
sign fish are biting and not long
until frost.
Don’t you people go to gripping
next year when the weeklies publish
the constitutional amendments. You
have been making money hand over
fist, so don’t you think we should get
and deserve a break? All we are do¬
ing is existing, yet you are making
plenty of money.
No town in Georgia is growing that
faster than Cleveland. Keep up
boosting.
Wouldn’t it be fine if every farm
in White county had a ladino clover
pasture ?
As plants take hold, not for the
may climb higher, so it is with men.
^Beecher.
“Heal intelligence is like a river,
the deeper it is, the less noise it
makes.”
What art you doing to make Cleve¬
land more attractive? It’s a real job
for each individual.
duty. "
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Devotedfto the Agricultural, Commercial and Industrial Interests of White County
Ideas are fine if put into force—■
ACTION. We hear of another keen
idea now being rolled around in the
minds of some of our progressive
citizens if possible to be put into ac¬
tion will mean another great day for
White County. The men behind this
new movement are determined and
persistent and are laboring unceas¬ to
ingly to make the proper contacts
present their idea. If it can be done,
watch them succeed.
“I never knew a farmer that was
a Communist nor heard of a com¬
munistic cell in any rural area. There
is something about living in the
country and building up his own
acres that makes a man an ardent
advocate of personal liberty and free¬
dom.” — U. S. Senator Richard B.
Russell.
Waller Robingon states that, eh cken
buyers from Graenville and Jacksonville
inform him that broilers in tins area) are
superior to any they can buy .They tell
him that when our chickens ate placed
on cold storage they hold thrir color, and
others turn a purple color. It must be the
water and air, the feed is thefeams. There
is whore the agricnlVnralists should do
some experimenting.!
People are praising the paving of
the streets north and south of the
public square. This work did not cost
the city of Cleveland one penny. It
did cost some people money and a
lot of diligent and persistent work.
The beginning of this work was se¬
cured the same day Clyde Turner
and Mento Gilstrap received their
discharge. Securing of this paving
job was the positive beginning of
Cleveland starting on the road to
progress. We had been asleep up un¬
til that time. We have been getting
things ever since.
Wouldn’t it be fine if the person¬
nel of the business houses that close
at 6:30 use at least some of the time
in working for Cleveland’s progress
and development? The business peo¬
ple realize more from Cleveland’s
growth than any other class and is
nothing but right and proper that
they give some of their time and
money to keep it pushing forward.
If all of them will work unselfishly
nothing can stop Cleveland. Selfish¬
ness will get us nowhere forward,
but will send us backward rapidly.
All the building done in Cleveland
has been done by local money. Grady
Carpenter was raised here, conse¬
quently his building is considered
local. That’s why people away from
here are talking about Cleveland's
growth so much. When local money
makes a town grow it is but natural
they are the town’s boosters. Cleve¬
land is more solidified now than in
all her history and the fine coopera¬
tion is most heartening. Let’s keep
it up. It is paying magnificent divi¬
dends.
Messrs. Grady Carpenter and R.
W. Best will have one of the finest
small lakes in North Georgia on the
property they recently purchased
from Hubert Head on Jenny’s Creek.
People go where there’s water for
recreation. If you doubt that ask Mr.
Jess Hunt.
Ledbetter & Johnson will soon
complete the paving job north and
south of the square. This will give
Cleveland one of the widest thorough¬
fares in North Georgia. When the
Shoal Creek road is paved you will
see more dwellings go up as well as
businesses. All of this work was done
by men who want to see Cleveland
grow and prosper. They labored un¬
ceasingly to get all of this street de¬
velopment. The Ledbetter & Johnson
contract is at least $100,000.00. The.
men who got this work are contin¬
ually working for further develop¬
ment of Cleveland. What are the
knockers doing for Cleveland?
Bootlegging is slow now since beer
and wine are legalized. You don’t
see so much drunkness either. Who
was it that said you can’t legislate
morals wine place into people? not conducted If a beer right .jtnd
is
then it can be easily closed, but it
isn’t so easy with a “blind tiger.”
We’re had bootlegging in Cleveland
how long? What’s been done about
it?
Messrs. Grady Carpenter and Bob
Best will give White county ultra¬
modern places for tourists to stop
and spend their dollars. We should
be deeply appreciative of what they
are doing to develop the tourist busi¬
ness in White county. If the people
will cooperate with them they will
make White county a mecca for tour¬
ists. It takes big money to develop
the places will where tourists want to go.
They come here in droves if
these gentlemen carry out their plans
and they will do it if the people will
show their appreciation.
All right, fellows, get ready to
make some excuse to get away from
home on Sept. 21 and go to Vogel
State Park. The state parks of Geor¬
gia will send a galaxy of selected
bathing beauties there where Miss
Georgia will be chosen. So it seems
that Director Charlie Morgan will
have a multitude there for this great
day to view and. admire the scenery.
Now is a good time to renew your
subscription to The Courier for an¬
other year. We need the money and
you should show you appreciation for
what we have done for White county.
Now let the money roll into us and
you will be happy what w e do i n the
future. „
CLEVELAND, GA., SEPT. 1947
Local News
Mr. sind Mrs. Paul Manney and Mrs.
Jas. F. Davidson spent Sunday wilh pa¬
rents. Mr. and Mrs- C. II. Nelms in Cor¬
nelia.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nelins. of Demo
rest. visited sisters, Mrs. Paul Mauney
and Mrs. .las P Davidson Saturday.
Mis lieniy C. oluton, of Baton Rouge
La , is spending this week with parents,
K . S. Pi ice.
II. II. Davidson and son, Alex, and
Mrs. Nellie Davidson were visitors here
Sunday.
Read Biography of great man and you
will know History.
Clt vi-land may lack a lot of being ja
mong the largest cities of the nation but
it can have the best people if we decide
to pull together and live as friends.
Mr and Mrs. O. H. Bradbury, ol Tal
[ulh Lodge. Ga.. vveae visitors in Cleve¬
land last Friday. They seemed to be im
pressad the way we are doing things.
M.i. and Mrs. Clias- Freeman and Mr.
and Mrs. Gay Johnson, of (Atlanta, spent
the weekend with .tehitives here.
Messrs Claude and Heiman Porter and
Parks Glover of Lake Cn£, Fla., visited
relatives here last week.
W. U. Wood and family, of Jackson¬
ville Fla., spent 'last we k with Mt. and
Mrs. E. T Loyd. Ernest is anxions to do
anything for White Comity’s progress
Jack While, of the Merchant Marines,
,a visiting parents, Mr. and Mrs. J- H.
White.
Mr J.H Telford and Gordon Aiaited
Mr. Tom Telford Sunday.
Mr. ami Mis. Ctrude Bairett and child
ren, of Gainesville, spent the weekend
with Mrs. J. B. R. Barrett.
Robt. Heubner, Jr., of Va„ is visiting
parenas here.
Mrs. Edwin H aI1 - of Athens, is visiting
parents. Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Allison.
William Earle, of Walhalla, S. 0.,
visited his aunt, Mrs. R. W. Ash, re¬
cently.
jack Mauney left Tuesday morning fov
a visit to Akron and [Montana.
There will be a singing at While Creek
Church Sunday, Sept. 14 , at 2 p. m.
.
Eveiybopy (invited.
Clifford Campbell returned Wednesday
ALONE from a few weeks visit in
Mexico.|
Messrs J. H. Telford, C. C.Blalock and
Jus P. Davidson ette ded a dinner in
Gainesville at the Dixie Huu| Hotel last
Friday The oocasion was the organiz
ing the Ntuth District of a HlateChtunber
of Commerce. White county’s quota is
£100. From the tourist alone it will pay
us a great dividends to beoome atlilitated
Miss Marvene Miles had her tonsils
removed in Gaiuesville last Saturday.
The deadline for applying for Ter¬
minal Leave Pay has been extended
to September 1, 1948. The Terminal
Leave Bonds may be cashed after
September 1, 1947 or cash settlement
will be made if it is requested in
writing when the application for ter¬
minal leave pay is made.
Veterans who are not sure about
the number of days leave or furlough
received while in service may obtain
this information by writing to the
appropriate service as follows:
Army— Personnel Records
Demobilized
Branch, Administration, AGO,
Records
4300 Goodfellow Boulevard,
St. Louis 20, Missouri.
Navy— Chief Naval Personnel,
The of
Navy Department, C.
Washington 25, D.
Coast Guard—
Enlisted Personnel Records Section
Coast Guard Headquarters,
Washington 25, D. C.
Marine Corps—
Director of Personnel,
Terminal Leave Division,
Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps,
Washington 25, D. C.
NOTICE
The Vandiver and Stephens reunion
will be held at Union(new)Baptist Church
Sept. i4. You are invited ;to come and
he p make a happy |day.
FCR SALE
4 tine registered Hereford bulls, ready
for service.
Ernest T. Loyd
R 3 Cleveland, Ga.
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Government can force law on peo¬
ple, but not morality. ____
HELEN (GA.) BEGINS
A RESURRECTION
* By Channing Cope
Ga.—they One thing about the folks at Helen,
are on fire for their com¬
munity. They mean to develop and
refine it. More than this, they ap¬
preciate the natural setting of their
community and its relation to the
several valleys and mountains and
gaps.
I atn a poor one for remembering
directions and geography, but even a
dullard can remember such names as
Chattahoochee, and Yonah. Nacoochee, Sautee
There are valleys and
streams and mountains all about
Helen and she reposes there like a
jewel in a resplendent setting.
Helen. They 'Right do things community-wise at
now the whole com¬
munity is building a parsonage for
the preacher and his family. There is
a Presbyterians community church, built by the
but used by all denomi¬
nations who desire to do so. The oak
flooring company and the shirt fac¬
tory are the major industries of Hel¬
en, but there are prospects of other
industries of diverse characte.
Charlie Maloof, who runs the big
general store, and Preacher Gentry,
who serves a number of Methodist
churches within the region, tell me
that there is every reason to believe
that an important manufacturing
company is to locate in their com¬
munity this very fall and that a big
chicken hatchery and feed distribu¬
tion company is setting its sights for
Helen.
The old Mountain Range Hotel
burned to the ground some years ago
and the community is without a ho¬
tel. Some enterprising inn-keeper
might do well to investigate the pos¬
sibilities for service and profit up
there where the tourists love to gath¬
er when the heat of the summer be¬
gins bearing down in the cities of
Georgia.
■ The old ranch was a splendid eat¬
ing place and was the favorite re¬
sort of tourists and a good meeting
place for small gatherings. I recall
spending a weekend there with the
Georgia Forestry Association along
about 1925 and the occasion was most
pleasant. Two fine characters who
were there at the time and are now
gone from us -were Mayor Williams,
of Helen, and W. T. Anderson, of
The Macon Telegraph. The Mayor
was a colorful character and made
everyone who ever came to Helen
feel as though they had known him
always. And everyone in Georgia
knew and liked Bill Anderson.—At¬
lanta Constitution.
THEY HAVE
CAUGHT THE FEVER
By Channing Cope
Enthusiasm is the most wonderful
human characteristic it is possible to
have. It eases our daily work, re¬
moves all barriers and adds a zest
to living. The mountain folk who
turned out for the Ladino Clover
Festival at Cleveland last Friday had
it in abundance. They not only had
the look of the zealot in their eyes
but they were wrapped up in an in¬
tense enthusiasm that set the rest of
us on fire, also.
Mountain people have always loved
their homes. Farms, to them, were
not mere instruments of production.
The farm is their home. And while
you and I might have often won¬
dered how the individuals grubbed
out a living on those rocky steeps,
they did it nonetheless, and went on
living there year after year, milking
the family cow, feeding the family
pig and chickens, and coming to
town every now and again with a
load of Irish potatoes or cabbages or
stringbeans or something similar.
they would sell a few crossties
or locust posts, or maybe a hatful or
of apples. But they stayed on
fought it out with Nature.
Then the roads came along slowly
but surely and the tourists followed
roads and the mountains took on
life. And with this influx came
and increased knowledge. Co¬
the Soil Conservation
Service moved in and went to work.
Somehow or other this service
with the mountain people.
took to its teachings. That is,
but in the TV A region,
it is barred. (Here we have
the amazing situation of one Govern¬
ment agency barring another Govern¬
ment agency.)
At any rate, the farmers took hold
the principles of contour farming,
strip cropping, of terracing and
of making use of the perennial le¬
gumes such as kudzu and serecea
and Ladino clover. And now the
farmers are succeeding. And they
realize it.
The Ladino Clover Festival was an
outpouring of enthusiasm for the
new day and the light that has
dawned with it. There will be no
stopping these farmers now. They
have caught the fever and it is viru¬
lent to a high degree.—Atlanta Con¬
stitution.
While Cleveland is rapidly going
forward we must not lose sight that
we need playgrounds and suitable rec¬
reational facilities in them. The soon¬
er Clevelond gets a real plan made by
experts the beter we will be to make
our “little city” an attractive place
for tourists. The Courier has advo¬
cated for a long time that our county
and city officials get experts to make
plans for our future development.
When will they start?
Established 1899
Truelt-McConnell College Opens Mon.
formal A special opening program, featuring the
of Truett-McConnell
Junior College, will be held at 8:00
P.M., September 17 at the Cleveland
Baptist Church'. Dr. F. C. McConnell,
Jr., son of one of the men for whom
the school is named, will be the prin¬
cipal speaker for the occasion. The
public is invited to attend this pro¬
gram.
dents Approximately fifty first year stu¬
have enrolled for the opening
session and will report to the college
Monday morning, Sept. 15. The en¬
rollment represents several North
Georgia counties, South Carolina and
Virginia.
A faculty and staff of nine fully
qualified men and women has been
completed. Courses will be offered in
the Arts and Sciences, Commercial
Education, Shop Work, and Music.
The college proposes to meet all re¬
quirements for standard work during
the first session. The library, science
laboratory, and geneal shop will sat¬
isfy all demands of the college cur¬
riculum for the initial session.
The courtesies shown us on our re¬
cent visit to their beautiful and
thriving _ North Georgia cities by Edi¬
tor Graves and son of the Toccoa
Record, and Editor Davidson, of the
Cleveland Courier, is deeply appreci¬
ated. It is not surprising their news¬
papers have wielded a wonderful in¬
fluence for civic activity and indus¬
trial and business growth in their re¬
spective communitfos over a long pe¬
riod of years became of having made
themselves a part of the community
being respected and held in high es¬
teem by all their neighbors and other
citizens. They have splendid printing
plants both for newspaper and com¬
mercial printing and are favored with
all the business in their line that
could be desired.—The Butler Herald.
Thanks, Editor Binns. While a pa¬
tient at Veterans hospital No. 48 for
18 months, we were continually asked
by doctors, nurses as well as pa¬
tients: “Where is Cleveland? Never
heard of the place.” Well, we affirmed
to ourself that they should hear of
Cleveland and we believe that we
have succeeded fairly well. True, it
has taken persistency and putting
everything we have taken in to put
it over, but it has been worth the
effort.
ON-FARM TRAINING
NEW VA OFFERING
Institutional on-the-farm training
is provided in new regulations pro
ministration mulgated_ Friday for veterans by the Veterans who desire Ad¬
farm training under the GI bill. Un¬
der the new rules state approving
agencies will determine what educa¬
tional or training institutions are
qualified to furnish farm training.
Veterans should make application di¬
rectly to the institution offering such
in their communities.
HEAVY EXPENDITURES
FORESEEN IN COUNTY
FOR NEW FARM HOMES
Farm families in White county will
more than $472,000 for new
in the next three to five
according to a forecast re¬
by the Tile Council of Amer¬
FOR ASTHMA
Editor, The Journal: A desire to
other sufferers of asthma,
me to ask your aid in get¬
to others a new remedy.
Get a half dozen banana peelings,
in oven and bake until brown,
in a meat grinder until fine
tobacco, place in a corn cob pipe
it will do more to aid asthma
than anything I have tried.—
M. DeBorde, Atlanta.
FALL OPENING
Veterans, High School Graduates
others looking to your future
make reservation of a seat in
Gainesville, Georgia, School now.
are at an all time high. Calls
our graduates exceed supply. Our
Secretarial, Accounting,
Stenographic and Ma¬
Courses qualify you quickly.
equipment, pleasant sur¬
Phone, call or write Per¬
Business School, Gainesville, Geor¬
for full information. Space lim¬
22 writ- baptised at Sidney Lenier
Sunday by the Holiness l hnreh.
Is Cleveland doing her duty in
making it more inviting for young
people to remain here? Well, that’s
a responsibility no citizen can get
around. There must be proper ree
reation facilities under wholesome su¬
pervision. If Cleveland hasn’t got it,
then can you expect the youth to
want to remain at home? You keep
the money at home when you provide
those necessary recreational facilities.
So, then, isn’t it money well spent?
What are you going to do to make
Cleveland grow rapidly during 1947 ?
Every citizen has a big job if they
will try to do their part. Let no one
shirk their duty.
$2.00 P er Year in Advanct
AJOteSTOS BUZZING
By JAMES E. DENTON
Last week was the hottest of the
year. But heard an owl talking to
the moon for two nights. All summer
it has made no noise. The more it
heard the less it said. So a change
came Monday—had a light shower.
Late on Sunday the sky became a
little muddy and cooler. Then I saw
two fair maidens arrive on the wings
of time. They were Misses Dorothy
Neal and Mickey McDonald.
Have known their immediate families
for quite a bit. They live in Cleve¬
land and board there. Miss Neal is
in training in Atlanta to be a
nurse. In six more months
will receive her sheepskin. Then
will let down her bucket here in
White county. She will not run off
the big city.
At the exposition in Atlanta years
McKinley marched arm in arm.
Washington made a speech.
He told a ship was on the ocean.
were calling for water. Another
told them to let down their
where they were, for they
in the current of the mighty
river.
Went to school to Prof. Lashley,
Neal’s uncle. He taught as one
authority and not as the
and Pharises. He didn’t spare
rod and spoil the child. He stood
ft. 4 inches in his socks and when
he whipped he made the very hair
fly. Ex-Governor E. D. Rivers stole
his daughter and married her.
One day he demonstrated with an
how the earth and the other
revolved and rotated around
sun. There was a doubting Thom¬
who told the sun moved for Josnah
the sun to be still. Such
this is hard to get around.
Miss Neal gave me a piece of pa¬
on which was a picture of George
silver Billy Denton told me it
a certificate and when pie
to the treasury of the United
it was good for a silver wheel,
you could squeeze until the
hollered. Will buy some eat¬
Miss McDonald is the daughter of
Dr. T. J. McDonald, our local tooth
One bought four gold teeth
him and paid in eggs. When
had served their day and gen¬
1 let Mr. Hughes, in Gaines¬
have them. Don’t know who is
my crowns now. Also sold
McDonald some able-bodied
“Tramping Jimmy" Helton passed
He is known all the way
Mexico to New York City. He
now getting old and gray and
many people. He often stops
gets a job, but soon gives work
lie and is on the go again. He
reare din White county.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams Dorsey and
and Mrs. Carver and daughter,
Penny of Atlanta, went to Sky
large a-fishing recently. They caught
string of fish, but not as
as the one that swallowed up
in the days of old.
Miss Inell Roper and Buford Ad¬
were in this section last Sun¬
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Black, Sr., and
Black went to Hiawassee
recently. They gave me a
of fish on their return trip.
tell the lakes are getting low.
thanks for the fish.
Sold one of my pups to Claude
Have noe day recently for 50
lost much by not having
Sam dogs and little puppies.
Campbell and Mr. Foster, of
were here one day re¬
Was glad to see the refreshing
If all the recipes for success were
end to end, we’d probably waste
much time reading them that we’d
amount to anything. But here’s
I clipped front the Farm Journal
sounds like it might work:
‘To a cupful of luck set in a
healthy frame, add a pinch of
a dash of daring, and
drops of vision. Then pour on
ounce of belief in one’s fellow
a spoonful of experience, and a
of good humor. All to settle
a sweet education, helpful mate of under¬
and intelligent
Then bestir oneself con¬
add an icing of part com¬
sense, part honesty, and serve
God, one’s country, and one’s
Borden.
The Perry Business School of
which is one of the im¬
educational institutions of
second Georgia, has just leased
floor of the Hosch Build¬
in Gainesville, about five thou¬
square feet of floor space, in
to accommodate its greatly in¬
enrollment.
The Perry Business School is fully
for Veterans Training un¬
the G.I. Bill of Rights and large
of veterans of Northeast
interested in Accounting,
Administration and Secre¬
the Training are taking advantage
this opportunity school that the location
in Northeast Georgia
If it’s very painful for you to
criticize your friends, you’re safe in
it. But if you take the slightest
pleasure in it, that’s the time to hold
tongue.