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NATIONAL,
STATE AND
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
VOL. 50; NO. 40.
“FAIRYLAND” SCRAP
BASKET OFFERED TO
WINNING CLASSROOM
BOOK-ENDS GO TO .MRS. HAM-
MOND’S THIRD GRADERS OF
TRION—NEW CONTEST.
, By “THE SUNSHINE LADY.”
When the Wise Old Owl first came
to The Summerville News, we offer
ed a pair of hand-ipainted book-ends
to the school room in Chattooga
county from which we should receive
the most letters during the six weeks
ending NoV. 27. So now that the time
is up, we are pleased to announce
that the winner of the prize is Mrs.
Hammond’s third grade of the Trion
school.
We hope that Mrs. Hammond and
all the boys and girls in her room
will receive as much pie 7 r e from
the book-ends which we Q nding
them as we have received ‘"he
many interesting letters whic {/
have written us. ''■<?
And now we are offering otiK
class rooms, not only in Chattooga
county, but everywhere The Summer
ville News goes, another opportunitj’
to win a beautiful prize. This time it
will be a scrap basket with pictures
from fairyland, all in silver and
green. Wouldn’t you like to help win
this lovely basket for your own
school room, where you could see it
every day?
How To Win the Basket.
All you need to do is to write us
letters each week on the subjects
which we announce, and ask all your
classmates to write to us too, if they
are not more than 12 years old. At
the end of six more weeks, beginning
today, the scrap basket will be
awarded to the classroom from which
we receive the most letters, in pro
portion to the number of boys and
girls, 12 years old or under, in each
room. Tell your teacher about it, and
she will help you, I’m sure.
And, of course, there is the regular
cash prize of 50 cents each week
which The Summerville News gives
for the best letter received on that
week’s subject. Perhaps you and
some of your classmates will be win
ners in some of our weekly contests
while you are working for the scrap
basket.
And every boy and girl who writes
to us four times will receive a mem
bership certificate in the Boys’ and
Girls’ Sunshine club of The News, so
start now and write to us every week.
“My Favorite Song.”
The subject for your letters this
week is “My Favorite Song.” Send
your letters to the “Sunshine Lady”
at The * Summerville News. They
must be in this office not later than i
noon, Friday, Dec. 11.
I know you are waiting to hear the
Wise Old Owl’s story about Princess ;
Saphir and her fairies, so here it is:
The fairies who lived in the blue
flowers had everything ready for the
arrival of their princess. The gown
they had made out of flower, petals
was beautiful, but they were still sad
because of the loss of their moon
beams which the gnomes who lived in
the crotons had taken.
They had prepared a great feast,
and when the moon rose they hurried
to get everything in place. It was not
long until they saw in the distance the
chariot of the princess. It was made '
of bright cobwebs which shone all
colors in the moonlight.
The Prince.
But as it drew closer the fairies
saw that the princess was not alone. ’
With her was a handsome little man
who wore a brown suit and a queer
green hat. The fairies were surprised
for they had not expected a guest,
and they had never seen this man be
fore.
He helped Princess Saphir to alight
from the chariot, and the fairies came
joyfully to meet them. The little man
took off his hat and made a deep bow.
“This is my friend Prince Krotunn,”
Princess Saphir said, and the fairies
joined hands to dance around them in
a circle. Then while some of them
went with their princess to show her
the home and the’ gifts they had made
for her, the other fairies stayed to
entertain Prince Krotunn.
That is all for this week.
Squirrel Starts Things
by Exploring Bass Horn
Brookline, Mass. lt took more
than pushing the first and second
valves down to get Fuzzy, the pet
squirrel of Martin and John Gan
non, to come out of a bass horn.
Fuzzy, curious, decided to ex
plore the interior. The Gannons
tried in vain to coax the squirrel
out and finally called on the Ani
mal Rescue league. After concoct
ing many schemes, they hit on a
solution by placing gasoline in the
mouth of the horn and blowing the
fumes into the instrument. Fuzzy
soon retreated.
Plans Alaskan History
Juneau, Alaska. Not a single
good, accurate history of Alaska
has been written since Bancroft’s
edition in 1884, Dr. Cecil Robe, of
the University of Alaska, contends.
He is gathering material in the
Territorial museum and Judge
Wickersham’s library for a large
scale historical work sponsored by
the university.
WANTED —Bed spread workers. See
me at my home in Trion.— Mrs. A.
My*r«.
The Summerville News
14 Achievements Os
President Outlined
1. Put wobbly banks oil their feet.
2. Lifted the farmer out of bank
ruptcy,
3. Returned millions to jobs.
4. Given needy persons bread “as
a right, riot as A charity.’*
5. Given unemployed persons jobs
whereby they “could sdppoft their
families in self-respect;’*
6. Regulated security and holding
companies.
7. Given labor the right of collec
tive bargaining.
8. Increased business and restored
prosperity. . c . ■
9. Carried out many federal proj-
in all states.
10. Restored foreign markets for
tobacco and cotton.
11. Won the friendship of all Pan-
America.
12. Led in stabilizing the moneys
of the chief nations of the world.
13. Banned war profits.
14. Inaugurated a farm insurance
'gram which will bring security
'"’dependence to farmers.
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Mau, Weds G’rl, 22,
jon Weds Her S : ster
Helmetta, N. J.—William B. Til
ton, sixty-year-old Gravel Hill farm
er, married Julia Scott, twenty-two.
his housekeeper, as his son Ernest,
twenty-four, married her sister, Ce
lia, eighteen.
The ceremony was performed at
the Holy Trinity Catholic church by
the Rev. John Budziak.
The two sisters wore white satin
veils, as Tilton said they would,
and the grooms were slicked up in
their Sunday clothes just to please
them.
Tilton, who wanted a “quiet little
wedding,” one that wouldn’t inter
fere with his “business routine,”
found traffic blocked by a crowd
gathered in front of the church
when the party arrived.
Following the ceremony, the two
couples left for Freehold, where
they planned a wedding dinner in
a hotel before returning to Tilton’s
ninety - nine - acre farm, where all
four will live together.
The farmer saw no reason why
his age and that of his bride should
interfere with their happiness. He
said:
“Happiness in married life de
pends on how much love one has
for the other. Marriage is like
business* You have to take a
chance.”
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URGE REMOVAL OF
59,000 FAMILIES
Believe Drouth Area May Be
Affected for 20 Years.
Washington, D. C.—Migration of
59,000 families from the drouth
damaged farms of the great plains
was recommended in a population,
survey of that area by Dr. C. W.
Thornthwaite, former university of
Oklahoma climatologist.
His study, published by the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, contended
that wind erosion had damaged 65
per cent of the plains region, ex
tending from the Canadian border
into the Texas panhandle.
A long range government pro
gram for the return of millions of
acres of wheat land to its native
sod, he said, might be the only
means of checking the devastating
dust storms.
Observing that long dry spells
have been frequent in the history of
the plains, Thornthwaite predicted
that “the present drouth might be
prolonged for 20 or more years.”
Evidence from tree rings, lake
levels, and other sources was cited
in the survey to show that a 40 year
drouth began in 1825 and was in
terupted by only occasional wet
years.
The weather experts estimated
that a minimum of 12,610 families
should move out of Montana, the
state in which he reported the
greatest “surplus population.” He
urged a migration of 12,200 families
from Texas and 7,360 from North
Dakota.
Heavy removals also were sug
gested for South Dakota, Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and
Colorado.
School census returns indicated*
he said, that 36,000 families have
left the great plains since 1930.
“The ideal situation in the great
plains,” he said, “would be a vir
tually complete return to a grazing
economy where pasturing on the
range is supplemented by the rais
ing of feed and forage crops.
“This does not mean a re-estab
lishment of the great ranches and
the restoration of the cattle kings,
but rather an increase in the size
of farms to a point where cultiva
tion and grazing can both be con
trolled.”
LOST —Female hound dog, black and
white spotted, tan ears; last seen
Saturday, Nov. 21. Wearing collar
with name “H. B. Cramer. Finder
notify mo and receive reward.—H.
B. Cramer, Summerville, Ga,
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1936.
M. E, APPOINTMENTS
FOR DALTON DISTRICT
REV, E. P. EUBANKS RETURNED
TO SUMMERVILLE AND
MENLO CHARGE,
There were rio changes in the pas
tors in Chattooga bounty, except at
Subligna, in the ministerial assign
ments made by the North Georgia
Methodist conference in session in
Atlanta last week. Rev. E. P. Eu
banks was returned to the Summer
ville-Menlo charge, ds was.dlso Rev.
C. M. Rogers to Tridn rind Rev. W.
B. Hughes to Lyerly. Rev. Cullen B
Jones was assigfted to the Subligna
circuit. ,
The assignments for the Dalton
district are as follows:
A. M. Pierce, presiding elder.
Adairsville, J. B. Stephenson; Cal
houn, J. H. Allison; Calhount circuit,
R. C. Shea; Cartersville, Claude Hen
drick; East Cartersville, S. H. Mill
saps; Chatsworth-Eton, J. W. King;
Chickamauga, W. J. Deßardeleben;
Dalton: First church, L. M. Twiggs;
Dalton: Hamilton street, H. L. Gur
ley; Fairmount, W. E. Brown; Ken
sington, Z. V. Hawks; Kingston, A.
S. Ulm; La Fayette, D. P. Johnston;
La Fayette circuit, Clifton Freeman;
Lyerly, W. B. Hughes; Newnan
Springs, J. B. Smith; Ringgold, L.
G. Hendrix; iStilesboro, T. H. Wheelis;
Subligna, Cullen B. Jones; Sugar
Valley, G. T. Sorrells; Summerville-
Menlo, E. P. Eubanks; Trion, C. M.
Rogers; Tunnel Hill, W. E. Chapple;
Varnell, T. E. Sherwood; White, J.
K. Brown.
TRUSTEES’ ELECTION.
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In the trustees’ election held last
Saturday, L. C. Turner and O. J.
Espy were re-elected trustees of the
Summerville consolidated school dis
trict for a three-year term, beginning
Jan. 1, 1937. There was no contest
and a very light vote was polled.
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BIRTHDAY DINNER.
A surprise birthday dinner occur
red at the home of A. J. Pepper, near
Lyerly, on Sunday, Nov. 29, when his
children gathered with loads of good
things to eat. Tables were placed in
the yard in the sunshine where all
that were present enjoyed a bounti
ful dinner.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Peppers and son, Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Peppers, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Peppers and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Peppers and daughters, Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Barry, Mr. and Mrs
Marvin Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Hampt Brewer
and children, Misses Lou and Julia
and Howard McGraw, T. M. Peppers.
All went away happy, wishing
“Dad” many more happy birthdays.
GORE FUTURE FARMERS
TO PRESENT MINSTREL
By Harold Storey.
The Gore chapter of Future Farm
ers of America will present a r>?gr<
ninstrel on the night of Friday, Dec.
1, which is next Friday night. This
play is entitled “The Great Chicken
Case.” This is a court scene. There
are many very interesting incidents
in the play.
Some of the F. F. A. boys will be
dressed as women and some will have
to sing songs.
This minstrel will begin at 7:30
i’clock Friday night and will be giv
en for the benefit of the F.F.A. The
money will be used in finishing the
cabin which has been begun. The
public is cordially invited.
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SALE! SALE!
Come to the WHITE ELEPHANT
SALE, sponsored by the South Sum
merville P.T.A. on Friday night, Dec
4th, 7:00 o’clock at South Summer
ville School. Admission Free!
A short, snappy program will be
presented. Then the fun begins. The
WHITE ELEPHANT donated by pa
trons of the school will be auctioned
off. Peanuts and popcorn balls for
everyone, 5c a bag. Cake walks, 10c
couple.
Don’t miss this! Come buy a
WHITE ELEPHANT to give some
one for a Christmas Gift.
Remember the date and the hour.
Money raised to be used to buy sup
plementary readers for the school.
AN OPEN LETTER
To The Summerville-Menlo-Bethel
Methodist Charge.
Bishop Ainsworth and the Presid
ing Elders thought best that your
pastor for 1936 should be returned to
you for another year. To the pastor
this should mean a new consecration,
enlarged plan of work, and greater
activity. All this by the help of God
we mean to do. There and now call
upon every member of this charge to
join him in such a program of work
and service.
PROGRESS should be our slogan
forthis new church year. Progress in
our finances, in our spiritual devel
opment, more people converted and
more people added to the church. We
had a good year just past. 1937 must
be better.
A hustling pastor may build up a
fine congregation. A live, working,
fine, and appreciative congregation
will make a great preacher out of
most any kind of a pastor. I would
like for you and your friends to try
and see what you can make of your
pastor this new conference year.
May great enrichment of life be
yours during this year.
Your pastor,
E, P. EUBANKS.
INDIANS DOWN TRION
IN FOOTBALL FINALE
COMPLETELY OVERWHELM UR-
BANITES IN 25 TO 7 VICTORY
THANKSGIVING DAY.
By WILLIAM CLEGHORN.
Six S.H.S. seniors certainly ended
their football careers fittingly, I am
here to tell you. There was nothing
they would have enjoyed more than
to beat their arch rivals, the Trion
Bulldogs* in their final game with an
Indian uniform on.
As these six seniors and five other
fighting players Went out to meet
the only-once-defeated Urbanites —
the mighty Trion team—they were
the underdogs. But this same eleven
STATISTICS
T.H.S. S/H/S.
First Downs 16 13
Yds. from Sc. 299 180
To. Fd. Passes 17 14
Complete t 6 7
Intercepted by 6 1
Yards gained by 88 150
Punting average 32 1-3 30 6-7
Kick returns 107 76
Opp. fumbles Tec. 1 -3
Yds. lost by Pen. 30 30
had Trion looking up and down for
the ball all afternoon, and walloped
them to the tune of 25 to 7.
I feel safe in saying that this was
the greatest team that ever repre
sented Summerville High school.
Peter Boney certainly did a fine
coaching job of these boys. Having
little material to start with, he de
veloped a scrapping bunch of boys
that played the Urbanites to a stand
still and then some.
The Indians staged a ‘Notre Dame’
comeback, after winning only four
games while losing six. Trion had
only lost one and had won a total of
ten games. They had beaten two
teams that SHS had lost to (Cedar
town and Lee High). But this only
added to the pleasure, as the Indians
dauntlessly went in to scalp the Trion
Bulldogs.
The Urbanites’ defeat not only
made Trion’s second loss, but made
them lose the chance to be champs
of this area. They needed only one
victory to clinch the championship,
but the Indians had something to do
about that. The record crowd of be
tween fifteen and seventeen hundred
saw Coach Boney’s boys tie the series
between the two teams at two-all.
This is not including the game at the
first of the season, that was played
only to raise funds.
It was an ideal day to play foot
ball and the boys took advantage of
it. Thomas was the man to watch,
Trion thought, and they kept him
partly bottled up in the first half.
But on defense his play was very
good. He backed up the line to per
lection and when there was no dan
ger of a pass, broke through and
threw the carrier for a loss. Togeth
er with Hankins, he made half of the
tackles. In the second half, Thomas
was a pile-driver, gaining yard after
yard. Beatty was catching passes all
afternoon and tallied on two of them
to make half of Summerville’s touch
downs. Although small, he is a very
fast and elusive runner, with plenty
of drive. He only carried the ball five
times from scrimmage, but gained 24
yards for an average of 4 3-5 per try.
Hankins also played great football,
defensively and offensively. His pass
ing greatly helped S.H.S.
Myers and Sitton were the stand
outs in the line. Myers made a good
many tackles and Sitton was there
on the spot when needed.
Although Trion’s offense could
never get the necessary drive to make
touchdowns, they made more first
downs than Summerville. Lancaster
was Trion’s main threat and he was
making good gains all during the
game. He amassed a total of 137
yards and averaged 4 25-28 per try.
Moore was also outstanding for Trion
on defense and offense. Trion fum
jies added to their downfall.
The Indian line as a whole played
better than any high school team
we’ve seen this year. There were
holes for runners to go through a
mile wide, and some ferocious tack
ling on defense.
Synopsis by Quarters.
First Quater: Captain Thomas, of
Summerville, and Captain Woods, of
Trion, met in mid-field and the open
ing ceremonies were performed.
Trion won the toss and elected to re
ceive. Thomas kicked to Watson on
the 11; he returned to the 28. Trion
had five downs to make a first down
and then a pass netted another. Nei
ther team could make much headway
until late in the quarter, Trion was
held on the SHS 32 and the ball went
over. Trion was offsides and Thomas
plunged for 1, putting the ball on the
38. Thomas faded back and threw a
beautiful pass to Beatty who caught
it on the run and ran to the Trion
7-yard line. SHS was penalized 5
yards, a pass was incomplete and
Thomas was thrown for a 2-yard
loss. Then from the 14, Thomas again
drew back and threw Beatty a pass
across the line complete for 6 points.
The kick was. wide and Summerville
led. 6 to 0. Later in this quarter the
Indians drove to the Trion 25, but
was held and the ball went over.
Second Quarter: Trion drove stead
ily into Indian territory and finally
got the ball on the 31 after a punt.
Moore and Lancaster drove to the 3
and there they were penalized and
finally Moore drove hard and went
over from the 7-yard line. Lancas
ter’s kick was good and the Urban
ites led, 7 to 6.
The Bulldogs held this lead only
(Continued on Leet Pago.)
Vocational Guidance
Program In Georgia
Need for an organized vocational
guidance program in Georgia as a
means of reducing the vast number
of vocational misfits and the result
ing personal unhappiness is pointed
out in a bulletin issued Nov. 25 by
the National Youth Administration of
Georgia.
A series of such bulletins dealing
with all phases of vocational guid
ance will be sent at regular intervals
to civic and business leaders of the
state. Special bulletins concerning oc
cupations themselves and opportuni
ties for training will be made avail
able to youths of the state through
high schools, colleges and public lib
raries, according to the vocational
guidance plan outlined in the first N.
Y. A. bulletin.
W. G. Workman, NYA supervisor
of vocational guidance, has charge of
the program, under the supervision
of D. B. Lasseter, state youth direc
tor.
“When the young person, facing the
problem of his future, seeks to secure
advice, he does not know where to
turn. The fortune teller claims to see
into his future; no one else seems to
be interested,” the bulletin states.
Quack arid faker methods of voca
tional guidance are discredited in the
bulletin, and unfortunate results of
haphazard and thoughtless occupa
tional choices listed.
N. Y. A. is calling upon men and
women of Georgia for assistance in
the guidance work, and states: “A
concerted effort on the part of civic
minded citizens can overcome the
lead of other states, and Georgia, now
decades behind, can take her rightful
place as a state whose people are
looking for the conservation of her
greatest resources, her citizens-in
the-making.”
Popcorn Orchard Foils
Field Mice in Michigan
Sparta, Mich.»—When Walter Um
k>r, peach grower near here, plant
ed 25 acres to popcorn last spring,
15 acres of it between rows of his
young fruit trees, his neighbors
thought he was crazy. But when
he sold his crop last fall for
$1,988 they began to change their
mind.
Whole-hearted endorsement of
Umlor’s sanity was given this
spring, when it was found that
while hundreds of fruit trees on
other farms had been girdled by
field mice, Umlor's were un
touched.
After his corn was harvested last
fall, Umlor left the stalks on the
ground, every pile containing sev
eral ears of corn. The mice built
their nests in the stalks and win
tered on the corn, so felt no need
of bark to dine upon.
Mules Dangerous
Sacramento, Calif. The mules
are more dangerous than the air
planes, according to figures quoted
by Dudley Steele, state chairman
of the American Legion aviation
committee, who said that in 1935
more persons were kicked to death
by mules than were killed in air
plane accidents.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SPONSORING ROLL CALL
Special committees were appointed
by the directors of the chamber of
commerce to call on each class and
type of business people. Almost all
the large business houses and offices
enrolled 100 per cent. The visiting
committees were received very cor
dially and politely.
The directors of the chamber of
commerce are anxious for the mem
bers to be making suggestions before
the next monthly meeting—Tuesday
evening, Dec. 8.
A big turkey dinner is being plan
ned at the Sturdivant gym at an
early date.
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SINGING AT PENNVILLE.
Next Sunday afternoon, Dec. 7, is
our regular singing at Pennville. We
are expecting to have the Mcßrayer
radio quartet from Rome and the
Ladies’ quartet from La Fayette with
us; also T. M. Jones. Gome and help
us have a good singing and crowd. —
Pennville Class. _
Giant Hcney Cache
Found in Australia
Sydney, N. S. W.—The world’s
biggest natural beehive weighing
nearly a ton and yielding more
than three tons of special medic
inal honey, has been found in an
inland Australian forest.
Situated in the top of a giant
eucalyptus the hive was the
home of myriads of Tasmanian
black bees. Shaped like the usu
al hive, it is 21 feet across and
is more than 36 feet high. The
honey, if sold, would be valued
at nearly $2,500.
The only live believed to be
larger is the artificial bee palace
kept by Dr. Jaromir Rasin in a
Czechoslovakian valley. In his
enormous hive are 7,000,000 bees,
kept only for experimental pur
poses. Dr. Rasin is a distin
guished biologist who has writ
ten many books on bees, their
behavior and their work.
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TODAY
RIVERS SELECTED
TO SUCCEED HOWELL
AS COMMITTEEMAN
GOVERNOR-ELECT IS UNANI-
MOUSLY CHOSEN AND RULES
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
(By Georgia News Service.)
ATLANTA, Dec. I.—During an en
thusiastic special meeting of the
state democratic executive commit
tee held last Friday, delegates from
all parts of Georgia gave Gov.-Elect
E. D. Rivers a cheering vote of con
fidence and by nanimous acclaim
made him democratic national com
mitteeman to succeed the late Clark
Howell, Sr.
Prior to the meeting, Georgia News
Service, this paper’s Atlanta corres
pondent, predicted in a story last
week that the committee would elect
either Mr. Rivers, Chairman Charles
S. Reid, or Clark Howell, Jr., although
dozens of names were mentioned in
advance of the gathering.
The meeting was marked by un
bounded enthusiasm for Gov.-Elect
Rivers. Chairman Charles S. Reid
presided; John Greer and Miss Ger
trude Lyle serving as secretaries.
The committee post thrust upon
him for the next three and a half
years, Mr. Rivers accepted with the
following remarks:
“Mr. Chairman and members of
the Committee: My heart is so over
whelmed • with conflicting emotion
that I hardly know exactly how to
say the things that I feel. I assure
you at the outset that this, of course,
is an honor that is appreciated be
yond words. I must say at the same
time, that I am most reluctant indeed
to accept the responsibility of it. I
realize I am unworthy to unlatch the
shoestrings of that great leader, Hon.
Clark Howell, Sr., and cannot hope to
fill the place as acceptably as he did.
I realize that there is a great re
sponsibility facing us in the incoming
state administration. I feel that ev
eryone is wanting to work whole
heartedly, harmoniously and aggres
sively to justify the confidence of the
people of the state.
“I had counted heavily indeed, and
I measure with exactness, upon the
wise counsel and mature advice of
Hon. Clark Howell, Sr. I wish to say
to you in utmost sincerity and with
all the force of my soul that the loss
of Mr. Howell to the incoming state
administration is a loss that I have
worried about, thought about, and
still am gravely concerned about as
to the vital effect it will have upon
the success of my administration.
“Many of you had an opportunity
to know him and to know the value
of his counsel and his advice. If I
might be pardoned for bringing up a
bit of history preceding the _ past
campaign during the last session of
the legislature, when the members of
the legislature had to carefully de
termine a course for the interest of
the state and people, we of the as
sembly went immediately to Hon.
Clark Howell, Sr., for his advice and
suggestions.
“It was upon his counsel that we
followed the course during the ses
sion of the assembly that we did, and
went to Washington. It was the ad
vice of counsel of Hon. Clark Howell,
Sr., that guided all those matters of
state. Every friend I have in this
state realizes this loss and indeed
every Georgian realizes it.
“I have not sought and do not now
seek the position of national com
mitteeman of Georgia. I realize that
it is a high honor and that it is like
wise a responsibility. I am consider
ably apprehensive even at this mo
ment as to whether or not I should
permit myself to undertake this re
sponsibility. Except for the fact that
I feel that I can lean heavily upon
Maj. Howell, and the Constitution, to
take in every way it is possible for
him to take, the position of this fath
er in advice and counsel and help in
my administration.
“Except for the fact that it is
Maj. Howell’s will, after deliberate
consideration on his part, I do not
think I could get my consent to ac
cept this election to this post, regard
less of the sincerity of you, who have
so kindly tendered it to me. Yet, I
realize that there may be an oppor
tunity of service on my part to bet
ter co-ordinate Georgia of those here
that I should undertake it. In view of
all the circumstances, I am willing
to serve a limited time and shall do
the best I can, with your prayers, to
administer the affairs of national
committeeman to the best of my abil
ity. So with this simple statement,
expressing my feelings as best I can,
appreciating it with all the sincerity
of my heart, and assuring you that
I am* still wondering if I should do
so, I will accept the national com
mitteemanship and will do the best I
can.”
During the meeting, Mr. Reid urg
ed all delegates and Georgians. in
general to make their reservations
as soon as possible for the trip to
President Roosevelt’s inauguration in
January. H. E. Pleasants, district
passenger agent for the Seabord rail
way, which has been selected by Mr.
Reid and Mr. Rivers as the official
route, was present and explained that
exceptionally low rates have been
made and the arrangements complet
ed for the party to sleep in their
Pullman berths instead of going to a
hotel. He urged that there be no de
lay in making reservations so as to
give the railway ample time to pro
vide every comfort for all making the
trip.
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