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VOL. 50; NO. 43
Prize to Be Given
For Letter About
“Christmas Day”
New Adventures for Members of
Sunshine Club—J. W. Waltz
Is Winner.
By “THE SUNSHINE LADY.”
Christmas eve is really here at
last. Our hearts are full of songs
and happiness, of thoughts of the
little Christ Child who was bom in
a stable so many years ago tonight.
Tonight, after the boys and girls
are asleep, Santa Claus will come
and slip quietly down each chimney,
leaving gifts in children’s stockings
and on their Christmas trees.
We want to know all about your
own Christmas day, so don’t forget
to write to us this week, every boy
and girl, 12 years old or under, and
tell us how you spent this joyful
holiday. Send your letters to us at
The Summerville News office before
New Year’s day, next week, and to
the writer of the best letter about
“My Christmas Day” will go next
week’s prize of 50 cents.
Gaylesville Boy Wins.
The prize-winning letter to Santa
Claus which was sent in our care was
written by J. W. Waltz, of Gayles
ville, Ala. This was the fourth let
ter which J. W. had written to us,
and so at the same time that we mail
his prize to him, we will send his
membership certificate in the Boys’
and Girls’ Sunshine club. Here is J.
W.’s letter:
Gaylesville, Ala., Dec. 14, 1936.
Dear Santa Cluas:
I am a little boy 10 years old. I go
to school. I am in the third grade. I
have good lessons. I help daddy when
I am not in school. I go to Sunday
school every Sunday.
I want you to please bring me a
New Testament, a watch, pocket
knife, a box of lead for my pencil,
fruit of all kinds, candy and some
nuts.
Please don’t forget anybody. I hope
you will go to see every little girl
and boy, for how glad we are on
Christmas morning to see how good
you have been to us! Remember ev
erybody, Santa.
I wish you a Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year.
Your friend,
J. W. WALTZ.
Honorable mention goes to Louise
Bawer, Annie Lue and Ruth Banis
ter, Luna Mae Bartlett, Claud and
Hairold Lee Battles, Billy Bishop,
Bonnie Deberry, Mary Sue Fleming,
Dollie Furgson, Lloyd Luttrell, Gra
dy, Huey Edwin and Mary Ruth Nel
son; J. T. Ratliff, Joe Stephenson,
Bessie Lou Taylor, Dewey and Mil
dred Vines, Elsie and Melda Waltz,
Billie, Charles, Franklin and Virginia
Ann Ward and Farrel and Nannie
White.
Sunshine Club Corner.
The Boys’ and Girls’ Sunshine club
now has three members, and we ex
pect to have more every week. Any
boy or girl may become a club mem
ber simply by writing to us four
times. Our first three members are
Louise Baker, of Atco; Elsie Waltz
and J. W. Waltz, of Gaylesville, Ala.
Boys and girls who are members
of the Sunshine club are privileged
to write to us any time they wish
upon any subject they choose. They
may write us stories, verses or let
ters about anything which interests
them, and when possible some of
these will be printed in our “Sun
shine Club Corner.”
But winning your membership cer
tificate is only the beginning of your
happy adventures in the Boys’ and
Girls’ Sunshine club. The next thing
for you to do is to become an honor
member. There will be a special cer
tificate and many more surprises for
everyone who becomes an honor
member. This is how you may do so:
After you have earned your mem
bership certificate by writing to us
four times, continue sending us let
ters, stories, verses, or anything you
wish to write, until you have sent us
sixteen contributions in all—twelve
more besides the four which win your
membership certificate. These may
be on the regular weekly subjects, or
they may be on subjects of your own
choice.
If you have at least four of your
sixteen contributions printed, either
prize-winning letters or those printed
in our “Sunshine Club Corner”, you
will then become an honor member.
That’s all you have to do.
Louise and Elsie are already on
the way to becoming honor members.
Louise has written to us twice, and
Elsie once, since winning their mem
bership certificates. And they have
each had one letter printed. So these
letters have been counted on the rec
ord which will make them honor
members.
Watch the “Sunshine Club Corner”
next week for more interesting an
nouncements for club members.
ALL KINDS of fireworks for sale at
Favor Case, 1 mile south of Trion.
The Summerville News
City Election To
Be Held Jan. 2
Present Officials Have Qualified For
Re-Election With the Excep
of H. M. Woods.
An election for mayor and council
men for the City of Summerville
will be held on Saturday, Jan. 2,
1937. A mayor and four councilmen,
one from each ward, are to be elect
ed to serve for the year 1937.
The present city officials have all
qualified for re-election except H.
M. Woods, who will not be a candi
date for re-election on account of
having moved his residence from the
fourth ward. Harry McGinnis is on
the ticket for councilman from the
Fourth ward.
There is no opposition except in
the Second ward, where Roy Alexan
der is opposing W. P. Selman for
councilman from that ward. Those
qualifying for the city election are
as follows:
FOR MAYOR
W. C. STURDIVANT
FOR COUNCILMEN
First Ward—o. J. Espy.
Second Ward—W. P. Selman and
Roy Alexander.
Third Ward—E. Beatty.
Fourth Ward—Harry McGinnis.
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Permanent CCC
Program Urged By
Director Fechner
(By Georgia News Service.)
Robert Fechner, director of emer
gency conservation work, recom
mended last week that the Civilian
Conservation corps program be made
permanent.
In his annual report Mr. Fechner
pointed out that 12,000 young men
left the CCC for outside jobs each
month in 1936, and that an enroll
ment of 378,467 was shown for the
year.
“As long as there are young men,
eager to work, yet idle through no
fault of their own,” he said, “the
CCC can continue to be an effective
part of our national policy, because
the work of conservation which needs
doing is so great as to be able to
use, for many years, the services of
many men.
“The average boy who has served a
few months in the corps is much
more likely to get and hold a job
than he would have been without his
training in the corps.”
HOLIDAY NOTICE
The undersigned banks will ob
serve Friday, Dec. 25, and Saturday,
Dec. 26, and no business will be
transteted.
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Chattooga County Bank.
Bank of Trion.
TO THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA:
It is physically impossible for me
to exchange cards of greetings with
all of my good friends this year; so
I am taking this method of extend
ing to you my sincere and heart-felt
wishes for a Happy Yuletide Season
and a pleasant and prosperous 1937.
May the guidance of an All-wise
Creator attend you every day of the
New Year.
Sincerely yours,
E. D. RIVERS.
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Bethel Presbyterian Church.
Sunday morning, Dec. 27:
Sunday school at 10 o’clock.
Preaching at 11 o’clock by the Rev.
E. R. Leyburn, D. D.
You are especially invited to at
tend this Christmas service. “For
unto you is born this day in the city
of David a Savior which is Christ the
Lord.”
SEVEN TIMES.
Final figures for the recent $700,-
000,000 treasury offering of bonds
show that the issue was oversub
scribed more than seven times.
diy the Way
MERRY
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1936.
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Fifteen Million Needed For New
Tax Program of State Service
Fifteen Million Needed For New Pro
gram of Service—Taxation Meth
od Not Determined.
ATLANTA. —Governor-elect Rivers
Friday ended his long series of con
ferences with members of the incom
ing general assembly, conferences
which have revealed that the legis
lature stands four-square behind the
program for expansion of the state
government and is ready to levy new
and additional taxes to support the
program.
The method of taxation which will
yield upwards of $15,000,000 needed
yearly to provide old-age pensions, an
expanded department o f public
health, increase appropriations to the
common schools and to the eleemos
ynary institutions and the creation of
j secondary system of state roads, in
luding the rural routes, has not been
determined.
Some members of the assembly fa
zor the enactment of a 1 per cent,
jross income tax, which it is esti
mated will yield the necessary $15,-
iOO,OOO. Others favor the doubling of
he present net income taxes, the
loubling of the levy on cigars and
cigarettes, repeal of the prohibition
■aw, estimated to yield upwards of
$2,000,000, and a revision, if not an
increase, of the tax on beer.
It is generally conceded that buses
ind trucks, which now pay a flat $3
for their license tags, will bear the
orunt of the need for revenue to pro
vide the secondary highway system
as well as increase the funds for
maintenance of the primary roads
which the assemblymen feel has been
neglected during the outgoing Tal
madge regime when only about sl,-
0(0,000 a year was obtained and ex
pended on highway maintenance.
There is some feeling among the
legislators that the municipalities of
the state should be given as much as
1-2 a cent per gallon on the gasoline
sold and taxed within their corporate
limits. In the last five years few ci
ties have been able to appropriate
anything substantial for street re
pair and construction and many
members seem inclined to rebate
something of the gas tax back to the
cities, at least for that period in
which the federal government main
tains its liberal policy on highway
funds. For some years the counties
have been getting 1 cent per gallon
on gasoline taxes but little of this is
expended within the corporate limits
of the cities of the various counties.
Sponsors of the old-age pension
estimate that it will require $8,0C0,-
000 of state funds. This amount may
not be needed the first year, but will
be required eventually.
The expansion program calls for
the state taking over the common
schools, city and county, for at least
seven months a year. This, it is esti
mated, will require $4,000,000 more
than the common schools now re
ceive.
Health Realignment.
The state department of public
health and the eleemosonary institu
tions are now two separate and dis
tinct branches of the government but
there are some members of the as
sembly who believe that the medical
units under the board of control
should be transferred to the depart
ment of health and that welfare un
its, stlth as the training schools, the
, school for ths deaf, the academy for
Philadelphia Mint {Working
24 Hours Dap Making Coins
The Philadelphia mint is work
ing twenty-four hours a day to
make coins for the United States.
Already this year it has coined
114,800,000 silves pieces as com
pared with a previous record of
48,0C0.000 in 1919. Nickels and pen
nies, however, are moving a little
slower as the people seem to want
larger coins.
„ ... --INSURANCE.
Deposits of $45,188,000,000 in 14,-
085 commercial banks, were 43 per
cent, insured as of May 13 last, ac
cording to a report of the Federal
Deposit Insurance corporation. Insur
ance coverage is highest in small
banks. Those with total deposits not
in excess of SIOO,OOO were 95 per
cent, insured.
the blind and similar institutions
should be placed under the board of
public welfare, which will be created
to handle social security.
No Gas Tax Boost.
One tax certain not to be increased
is the gasoline tax although the Riv
ers administration is committed to a
much wider highway program than
that now in vogue. Funds for the
widening of highway activities will
come from the present gasoline levy,
the use of every available dollar of
the federal funds—which the Tal
madge administration has not used—
and the increase in tax prices and
other license levied on commercial
trucks and buses.
There is much discussion of a port
of entry law, requiring all buses and
trucks to register and be taxed upon
entering the state as well as register
upon leaving the commonwealth. This
is not intended, however, to provide
evenue but only as a check to deter
mine that all revenues required have
been paid.
Prohibition repeal and a state chai n
store tax are two heated questions.
Some believe that the sentiment
for repeal has increased in the last
two years and that a local option
plan will be voted. Others believe
that the incoming assembly is even
more arid than the one outgoing. One
thing is certain. The wets have lost
the services of four repeal stalwarts
who have retired from legislative ser
vice. Representatives Marvin Grif
fin, of Decatur county; Tiny Groves,
of Lincold county; J. M. C. Town
send, of Dade county, and T. Grady
Head, of Catoosa county. However,
the need for whatever revenue repeal
would bring is even greater now than
it was two years ago.
Various members are now studying
the beer tax, which provides funds
for free school books. Some want it
increased. Others w r ant it revised in
the belief that more can be obtained.
But like repeal and the chain store
tax the future of the beer tax is a
large question mark.
A group of members who sponsor
ed a chain store tax and got it past
the house in 1935 are ready to try
again. They are confident that it will
be passed this time. However, oppon
ents are hopeful.
All in all a very active session is
anticipated when all of these matters
are taken up and the promised in
vestigation into the Talmadge ad
ministration is launched.
Electric Rates
Are Slashed
Reductions, To Be Effective on Jan
uary <l, To Benefit Chiefly Small
Residential Consumers
Designed to obtain increased con
sumption by its small customers and
to attract new customers in this field,
the Georgia Power Company has an
nounced a voluntary reduction for
residential customers.
A statement issued by ’Preston S.
Arkwright, president of the company,
said the revised schedules would save
patrons about $450,00 yearly.
Jud P. Wilhoit, chairman of the
Public Service Commission, announc
ed the commission had approved this
new schedule, which becomes effec
tive January 1.
Under the new schedule customers
of the company all are given the
present inducement rate and a new
inducement rate, whicih offers more
electricity at cheaper rates, is pre
sented. Officials of company said
the total income of the company
would be maintained because “more
attractive rates will result in a wider
use of appliances and general increase
in consumption.”
Arkwright, in announcing the
schedule, said the greatest benefits
would be derived by customers using
less than 110 kilowatts per month “be
cause the rates for large cunsumers
are already low and because the great
est social need is for increased com
forts in small homes.
100,000 to Benefit.
The company estimated approxi
mately 100,000 of 140,000 customers
in the state will benefit from the pro
gram.
Approximately SIBO,OOO of the sav
ing, officials said, will result from
the last of a series of automatic re
ductions begun in January, 1934, and
$275,000 from an entirely new rate
structure, termed a new ‘inducement’
schedule.
Under the former plan, started in
1934, benefits accrued chiefly to those
users who increased their use of elec
tricity, but the new “inducement
rate” will “become effective for all
homes served by the company, re
gardless of whether they have in
creased their use of electricity or
not,” Arkwright said.
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Chamber of Commerce
Banquet Great Success
The banquet, sponsored by the lo
cal chamber of commerce, in honor of
the local football team, on Thursday
evening at the Sturdivant gym, was
one of the most enjoyable occasions
ever occurring in Summerville.
A delicious dinner was served by
the Parent-Teacher association and
the Home Economics class to a very
large crowd.
Prof. Boney, the football coach,
praised the local football team, the
guests of honor of the evening, very
highly, and awarded medals to the
winners for this year.
Supt. J. H. Cook then introduced
Prof. Joe Jenkins, of G. M. college,
Milledgeville, who gave an interest
ing and inspiring messag? on "Co-
Operation.”
The grammar school grades pre
sented “The Courtship of Miles Stan
dish” and “The Funeral for Three
Missing Ones, Tom Sawyer, Joe Har
per and Huckleberry Finn,” from
Mark Twain’s story.
C. C. Cleghorn, president of the
chamber of commerce, then introduc
ed J. R. Hornady, a very prominent
member of Rome Chamber of Com
merce, who gave an address on
“Growth,” the aim of each chamber
of commerce to help their town to go.
Moses E. Brinson, Jr., the very
enthusiastic secretary of the chamber
of commerce, gave a short talk on
the plans and aims of the local cham
ber of commerce.
Co-operation on the part of many
made this event a real success, one
to be proud of, for it is symbolic of
the rapid growth of our live little
city.
The banquet was well attended by
the most prominent citizens of the
community.
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‘AVERAGE MAN’ PLANE.
WASHINGTON.—Today, a half
dozen aeronautical companies are
manufacturing low-cost airplanes
which can be bought for “a little
down and the balance in easy pay
ments,” according to air commerce
officials, who predict that the “av
erage man” plane is near at hand.
FINAL COTTON GINNINGS.
The tabulation of the card reports
shows there were 7,724 bales of cot
ton, counting round as half bales,
ginned in Chattooga county, from the
crop of 1936, prior to Dec. 13, 1936,
as compared with 6,553 bales ginned
to Dec. 13, 1935, according to Mrs.
Rosa N. Shumate, special agent.
FOR RENT—Farm lands. See F. F.
Chapman at Port Office.
j: Cy Pages 4
t This
| Week
$1.50 A YEAR
Road Contracts
For $250,000
Be Let Dec. 29
Projects Include Twenty-Four Miles
of Surfacing, Approximately Five
Miles of Grading.
(By Georgia News Service.)
The state highway board is adver
tising seven construction projects to
talling $250,000, which will be let on
Dec. 29. This will be the final letting
for the year 1936.
The projects consist of twenty
four miles of paving and surfacing,
approximately five miles of grading,
and three bridges. The largest bridge
to be contracted for is over the Chat
tahoochee river on the highway be
tween Atlanta and Douglasville.
Chairman W. E. Wilburn, of the
state highway board, said the $250,-
000 estimate included some projects
which are not yet ready for adver
tising.
Projects already advertised for are
in Bryan, Fulton, Douglas, Macon,
Troup and White counties.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY MOVED TO
COURTHOUSE.
The Summerville Public library
has been moved to the courthouse
during the Christmas holidays and
will be opened from 10 a.m. until 4
p.m. except Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week.
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TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY
OF SUMMERVILLE:
I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Councilman from the
Second ward of the City of Summer
ville, in the election to be held on
Saturday, Jan. 2, 1937, for the pur
pose of electing a Mayor and Coun
cilmen for said City of Summerville.
Your vote and influence will be
appreciated.
ROY ALEXANDER.
Dear Santa: I am a little boy 5
years old. I try to be a good boy. And
I want you not to forget to come out
to my house Christmas eve night. I
want a wagon and any other toy you
can bring, pon’t forget Marcellus,
he is almost a year old. Santa, you
can just come in at the front door,
which will be left open for you, and
then yoh’ want have soot on those
long white whiskers. Please don’t
forget any little boys and girls, for
we are all looking for you. I have
been listening to your programs over
the radio.—Maftolm D. Yancey, Sum
merville, Ga.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to thank our friends for
every expression of sympathy, all
flowers sent and every kindness
shown in any way during the illness
and death of our loved one. We as
sure you it has all been deeply ap
preciated. Hugh L. Smith and
Daughters; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hig
gins; Mr. and Mrs. Lon Bryant.
FOR SALE—Plymouth sedan in good
condition.—C. L. Hale.
WAR FOES DINE TOGETHER.
AMSTERDAM, N. Y.—For the
third time, twelve men who fought
for Germany during the World war
and have since become American
citizens, dined with the members of
Bergen Post, American Legion, their
former enemies.
FOR SALE—Beautiful black mare, 5
years old; will work anywhere.
Registered thoroughbred Bay Geld
ing saddle horse, safe for women
or children; registered thorough
bred Poland-China boar, 1 year
old. See M. L. Smith, Repre., Life
and Casualty Ins. Co.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Sunday, Dec. 27th:
Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.
Morning worship at 11 a.m. C. E.
Bell, of Trion, will preach the ser
mon.
The Y. P.s will not meet again un
til 1937.
Prayer meeting, Wednesdays, 7:00
o’clock p.m.
Christmas Worship.
In humble stall the Savior lay
While Shepherds adoration paid—
Shall we not come and worship too,
The Christ to whom all praise is due ?
And wise men from the East have
come
In reverence to the sacred home;
Shall we not bring our gifts, as they,
And at His feet our offerings lay?
From stable-door to cross-crowned
hill
He went, God’s purpose to fulfill —
Shall we not yield Him service true,
His will to seek, His work to do?
O Christ of God, I would enthrone
Thee as my Lord and Thee alone;
Unto Thy servant now impart
A willing hand, a loyal heart!
—Trad Scott Shepard