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Lyerly News
Women’s Missionary society of the
Baptist church entertained with a
Margaret fund tea on last Wednes
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. A.
E. Doster, the honor guest being Mrs.
Frank Burney, of Waynesboro, chair
man of the Margaret fund of Georgia
Women’s Missionary union and South
ern Baptist convention. Mrs. Burney
is a well-informed and gifted speaker,
and the ladies of the society appre
ciated the wonderful opportunity of
having her with them and of hearing
her inspirational message. During
the afternoon a salad course with
coffee was served.
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Smith-Vaughn.
The marriage last Saturday after
noon ol Miss Blanton Smith and Paul
Vaughn came as a surprise to the
many friends of the couple. They
were married at Broomtown, Ala., to
which place they went quietly with
out the knowledge of friends, Rev. J.
T. Stone performing the ceremony.
Mrs. Vaughn is the youngest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Smith, of
Lyerly, and one of the town’s most
popular and attractive young women.
Mr. Vaughn is the eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Vaughn, of Lyerly,
and was a member of the 1925 grad
uating class of Lyerly High school.
They are at present with Mr.
Vaughn’s parents.
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Brewer-Jackson.
A marriage of much interest to the
wide circle of friends of the contract
ing parties was that of Miss Brunette
Brewer and Robert G. Jackson, which
was solemnized Sunday afternoon at
the Methodist parsonage by Rev. 0.
P. M< Derment. Mrs. Jackson is a
daughter of the late Jack Brewer and
Mrs. Breww, and unusually popular.
Mr. Jackson is the youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Jackson, of near
Lyerly, and a young man of sterling
qualities. They are residing for the
present with Mr. Jackson’s parents
below town.
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Mrs. John S. Cleghorn and son,
John, Jr., arc spending this week in'
Rome with Mrs. Cleghorn’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Reese.
W. M. Cook, Dr. B. F. Shamblin
and Dr. D. W. Herndon spent Tues
day in Atlanta on business.
Mrs. J. T. Bryant, of Chickamauga,
sp< nt Sunday here.
Miss Lurline Crawford returned
Monday from Chicago, where she has
been at the bedside of her sister, Miss
Allie Crawford, who has been dan
gerously ill. Her condition is report
ed as being improved.
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Crain, Mr. and
Mrs. A. G. Aikin and Mrs. Johnson,
of Chattanooga, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Wood Thursday.
Rev. O. P. McDertnent left Tues-|
day for Atlanta to attend the North
Georgia conference. We hope to have.
Brother McDorment with us another,
year.
Dr. A. ('. Shamblin, of Rome, was
visiting in Lyerly Sunday. ,
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Keith, Mr. and'
Mrs. Ben Keith and children, 'of
Rome, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Keith.
Mrs. J. L. Pollock and Mrs. F. S.|
Burney spent Thursday in La Fay
ette.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Roberts spent
Thursday in Chickamauga.
Lewis Rutledge, Will Jackson and
Misses Ellen Strickland and Euna
Underwood, of La Fayette, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Jackson
Sunday.
Mrs. B. F. Shamblin and Mrs. J. L.
Pollock spent Saturday in Rome.
Willard Walker, of Rome, spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. C. F.
Walker.
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Gamble-Mustoe.
An interesting event of the week
was the marriage Tuesday in Chat
tanooga oi Miss Susie Gamble and
Leslie T. Mustoe. Miss Gamble is a
daughter of the late Mr. an 1 Mrs. W.
L. Gamble and is one of the most
popular and attractive young women
of this section. She is a graduate of
Lverlv High school. Mr. Mustoe is
also well known his homo formerly
1 •■•ing ::t Meido. Mr. and Mrs. Mus
toe will reside in Chattanooga.
When a squad of Detroit police in
an automobile on the outskirts of the
city net a funeral procession and
stopped out of respect, the driver of
th hearse jammed on the brakes and
Aid. Then the ‘‘mourners’’ leaped
from their cars and skipped also.
Hearse and automobiles were found
filled with cases of beer. The police
had not suspected the party at first,
it having been another case of ‘‘the
wicked flee when no man pUraueth.”
If an Associated Press dispatch
from Vienna is to be credited, Dar
ius Green’s drcam has nt last com
true. M. Lutsch, invenor of an indi
vidual flying machine with wings and
an 80-pound motor carried between
the shoulders, made successful short
flights in which he was able to guide
himself in any desired direction. He
predicts that his contrivance, when
perfected,, may be retailed for about
|3OO.
Mr and Mrs. J. A. Wofford, Mr.
and Mrs Dewey Edwards and son.
Charles, Mr. and Mrs Dewey Stand
field were visiting F. Wooten and
family of Berryton, Sunday.
M and Mrs Drue Wofford and
children. and Miss Josephine Wofford,
of Chickamauga, were visiting Mrs.
F. Wooten and family of Berryton,
Sunday.
Every day brings congress and
Christmas nearer and the odds in this
case seems to be even.
An automobile recently went two
miles a minutes, which is almost as
fast as bills come in.
Before letting your conscience be
your guide, it is a goed idea to be
sure you have.one.
Citizens Respond Freely
to Raise Fund for Home
Economics Department
Following is a list of those who
responded so willing and freely to
raise the S4OO for our home eco
nomics department:
Farmers and Merchants bank $25.00
Chattooga County bank 25.00
John I). Taylor 25.00
E. Montgomery 10.00
iE. S. Taylor 10.00
Taylor Mercantile company 10.00
Sam Pollock 5.00
Dr. W. J. Bryant 5.00
O. A. Selman 6.00
Espy-Allen Hardware company 5.00
Selman-McGinnis Drug com-
pany 5.00
J. L. McGinnis 5.00
E. N. Martin 5.00
W. H. Tallent 5.00
D. C. Greeson 5.00
Wesley Shropshire 5.00
. B. IL Edmondson 5.00
John B. Whisnant 5.00
R. G. Vinson 5.00
A. W. Hill 5.00
Henry Bradford 5.00
J. IL Shumate- 5.00
A. F. Williams 5.00
Frank Maxey 5.00
Georgia Railway & Power com-
pafiy 5.00
Brittain Bros company 5.00
O. J. Espy _ 2.50
J. R. Jackson & Son 2.50
E. W. Ewing 2.50
J. F. Pless 2.50
L. P. Wood 2.00
11. G. Jolly 1.00
W. P. Perry 1.00
B. E. Neal 1.00
Judge J. M. Bellah 1.00
G. W. Sewell 1.00
J. A. Scoggins 1.00
R. N. Trimble 1.00
Leon Gamble 1.00
A. T. Powell 1.00
L. C. Turner 1.00
M. Bailey 1.00
I Silver tea given by P.-T. A. 23.55
| Picture show . 51.50
I “Cupid-Up-to-Date” _ 58.70
I Fair 62.13
INTERESTING LETTER.
Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1926.
My dear papa and mama:—-
When I promised to write you again
this week, I did not know that we
were* going to be* honored by a brief
visit from Queen Marie of Rumania.
We* certainly had hoped to be includ
ed, but it was not announced that she I
would stop in our city until Satur-I
day, and since that time she has been I
the topic of conversation. More so
now, that we have seen her and found
her to be the queen) lent queen.
For 10 minutes Monday afternoon,
this handsome woman, clad in a gray!
fur coat, smiling, bowing repeatedly,
and waving a hand, in friendly greet
ing, was welcomed by the out-stretch
ed arms of Syracuse. In a very infor
mal way, as she had caused to be
published her desire to see the Amer
i.t.n people be just themselves, so
Syracuse did not have any high top
hate, or kneeling to kiss her hand and
1 think it made everyone seem at
ease in her presence.
She was a very striking personality,
through the crowd you could hear
this: "She is every inch a queen.”
She seemed so good natured, and
pleased, that she left us under the
impression that she was all appre
ciation and cordiality. As did Prin
cess Hleana and Prince Nicholas. The
princess is a real pretty girl, dressed
sweet and simple. Looks very much
like her mother, Prince Nicholas wore
the Kuneanian military uniform. I
couldn’t see that they looked any dis
sent than we do.
The Royal Special was well worth
seeing, Robert and 1 stood right by
the queen’s pullman and we had a
good view (close up) of train as well
as the Royal party.
One thing hapnened that was un
expected. An Indian chief (from Ou
< ndage reservation) climbed to the
queen's platform and she did look
nuzzled for a second, hut the smiles
from the faces reassured her it was
alright, so she spoke to him, and then
he stood for 2 or 3 minutes with arms
folded and cut her from view with all
his flaming feathers, now we hear
that he was the first American In
dian she ever saw, and the funny part
when I think of it, is that the queen
looked so surprised and the Indian
didn’t.
Now, I’ve told about most of the
“happenings,” and this being a very
busy week on account of Hallowe’en
ntertainments, will have to get a
good night's sleep, as we will be out
the rest of the week. Mon lay and
•Tuesday we were out to 6 o'clock
dinners, one was a pleasant dinner,
and how we did enioy it; taste very
much like our patridge.
Margie is fine, enjoys her school.
We have n high school girls to come
jn evenings and take care of her
when we go out. I always put her to
h'd at "o’clock and the evening is
ours, she enjoys her dad from 5:30
until her bod-time hour.
Write me real soon, tell me all the
news of Summerville, with love to
you both. Lovingly,
BESS.
Robert E. Lee- known as “Rob” to
all, has an important positi n in the
-oke sales department of the Syra
cuse Lighting comvany. Inc. When i
“Sylcoke” users think they have a|
•'omplaint Rob goes out and sells them!
more sylcoke. He has been with the
Syra use company about four years
lust previous to-entering th** Syt-oko
department he was night superintend-5
*nt 01 the water gas plant. Previous
to his employment with this company |
he worked for the U. S. Steel corpor-1
ation at Lorraine in the by-product
•okt* department and also the benzol;
department. Bob was born at Sum
merville, Georgia, and has brought
his sunny southern disposition to cur
northern climate and consequently is
quite a favorites—U. G. I.
F< ople who lead a double life reach,
their end just twice as quick.
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1926,
Red Cross Volunteer
' Workers Ever on Duty
Claim for the oldest volunteer knit
, ter in the country Is advanced by the
, Lincoln County Chapter of the Amer
ican Red Cross at Wiscasset, Maine.
i She is Mrs. L. A W. Jackson, who
I keep* busy knitting stockings for the
• Red Cross to send to destitute chll
-1 dren abroad. The San Pedro, Calif.,
1 (Chapter has a close second in a volun
’ teer knitter 85 years old.
j The annual report of the American
, Red Cross stressor the service of vol
> unteerz. In more than 3,000 Red Cross
I Chapters the officers and workers are
; volunteers.
) They will oct as solicitors in the
1 Tenth Annual Roll Call for members,
’ which the Red Cross will conduct
from November 11 to 25.
1-
1 Nearly 80,000 disabled veterans are
assisted by the American Red Cross
1 on an average every month. Care of
1 the disabled veteran is a foremost
I responsibility of the Red Cross, in
i which the people can share by joining
) Its ranks during the Tenth Annual
: Roll Call, November 11 to 25.
J -
)' The American Red Cross is the
j official agency of the United Statee
) for disaster relief at home or abroad
1 Join during the Tenth Annual Roll
• Call from November 11 to 25 and
' share its services.
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) Red Cross Life-Saving
{ Service Is Nation-Wide
>'
• I Scarcity of water apparently has
J no effect on interest in water rescue.
, Arizona, popularly associated with
) wide desert stretches and cactus, has
> gone in with enthusiasm for the Red
! Cross Life-Saving program.
The building of new irrigation
dams is rapidly transforming Arizona
into a swimming State despite popu
-1 lar conception of that country.
‘ In more than 800 swimming inztl
tutes conducted by the Red Cross the
’ last summer, life-saving instruction
! was given by the Red Cross.
,j During the fiscal year ending June
J 30, 1926. 7,145 men, 5,408 women, and
, 16,713 Juniors passed the rigid tests
I of tlie Red Cross Life-Saving Service,
and were awarded Insignia. The to
, tai for the year of 29,266 represents
'I an increase of 6,374 over the previous
year. The total membership of this
corps at the close of the year was
102,076.
The Tenth Annual Roll Call from
November 11 to 25 is an opportunity
, to encourage these efforts through
1 membership in the Red Cross.
I
.The Tenth Annual Roll Call of the
. American Red Cross Is held this year
from November 11 to 25. It is an in
vitation to you to endorse with your
membership its wide reaching ser
vice to humanity.
War Over, But Red Croas
Nurses Are Ever On Duty
1 o
Has the romantic picture of the Red
Cross Nurse faded with the war days?
It has been more than 12 years since
1 that first contingent of biave women
to go to the war zone sailed from
[ America to make an undying record
of service behind every battle front.
For an answer to their whereabouts
today, it is only necessary to refer to
■ any large disaster of recent years in
which the Red Cross rendered relief.
1 Wherever there was injury and suf
sering the Red Cross nurse will be
1 found to have been on active duty.
J These nurses are enrolled under the
. American Red Cross as a reserve of
the Army, Navy and U. S. Public
Health Service, at all times ready to
I serve In war or peace. This reserve
II of Red Cross nurses aggregates 43.503
women who have met the highest
' standard in the nursing profession.
The Roll Call for membership in the
' Red Cross this year Is November 11
1 to 25. when the American people
I identify themselves with the broad
services of the organization by joining
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Central of Georgia Railway Completes Great Con
struction Project
This month marks the completion of the reconstruction and grade revision of the Cen
tral of Georgia’s line between Birmingham, Ala., and Columbus, Ga., the greatest single pro
ject of its kind in the history of the railroad. The work has been in progress for two and one
hald years, and has cost nearly seven million dollars.
A transportation achievement of this magnitude is of importance to the traveling and
shipping public, bothu in ignifican.ce and direct results. Its accomplishment brings about a
double objective, improved service and reduced cost of operation.
Greater safety is one of the most important results. The new work has eliminated 40
highway grade crossings, thereby lessening the chances of injury io careless automobile
drivers. Two railway grade crossings are done away with.
Another important factor is the enhanced cmfort and convenience of the passenger.
The elimination of 89 curves insures easier and smotther operation. Schedules are more
easily maffitaffied and train movement is facilitated. Wooden trestles with a total length of
2,426 feet were eplaced by concete and.steel structures.
There are also distinctive benefits for the shipping public. The industries of the terri
tory served by the 154.5 miles of line from Columbus to Birmingham are farming lumber
n? manufacturing and mining. The reconstructed line is also a link in the route handling
through traffic from the Birmingham and western territory to the port of Savannah, and in
the opposite direction. There is heavy coal traffic from Birmingham to the South and East.
The reconstruction provides means to keep pace with the growing demands of a rapidly de
veloping territory of unlimited possibilties.
Such a huge sum as seven million dollars, the cost of the improvement, is not obtain
able from current revenue, and the Contral of Georgia Railway Company borrowed the mo
npv because the expenditure is justified by the economy and efficiency tat will result. Ope
rating expenses have been decreased by reason of the grade reduction and curve elimina
tin making it pssible practically to double the load of trains. Each locomotive can haul ap
nroximatelv twice as many freight cars as under the former conditions. This lessens the
consumption of coal by reducing the number of trains required, and, furthermore, facili
tates the handling of traffic and prevents a shortage of transportation.
If the railroads are to be able to maintain the current rate levels without rendering in
adequate service to the public, they must also be able to raise capital in large sums Capi
tal is necessary so that the railways may provide themselves with the most modern facili
ties and thus equip themselves to reduce the cost of operation. Existing railway efficiency is
productive of benefit to every form of business, commerce and industry. This efficiency is
largely the result of substantial investments in improvements which the railroads have
made‘in recent years in the hope of improved net earnings The continuance of this effi
ciency depends to the same large extent upon the ability of the railroads to obtain funds
for further expansion. The safeguarding of railway credit is therefore important to all.
The reconstruction of the Birmingham-Columbus line is an example of what the rail
roads desire to do to insure the continuance of satisfactory service It is the belief of the
Central of Georgia that railroad patrons look with favor upon such improvements, appre
ciate their immediate results, and will encourage that sound public policy toward railroad
earnings which makes possible such accomplishments.
Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited.
J. J. PELLEY,
• President, Central of Georgia Railwaj Co.
Savannah, Georgia. November 9, 1926.