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State—County
And Local
Happenings
VOL. 52; NO. 6.
COLLIER’S FORECAST
SAYS RIVERS WON’T
RUN AGAINST GEORGE
Inner Circle Never Wanted the
Governor to Get Into the
Senate Race.
(By Georgia News Service.)
ATLANTA, April 12.—Tarleton
Collier, well-known for accuracy in
his political forecasts, confidently
predicted in his “Behind the Head
lines” column last week in the At
lanta Georgian, that Gov. E. D. Riv
ers will not run against Senator Wal
ter F. George.
“The president has come and gone
and no one has yet observed a halo
above the sandy locks of Mr. Rivers,”
says Mr. Collier. Accordingly, he con
tinues, “the best guess is that the
administration scouts returned to
camp with word that Senator George
will be a hard man to beat, certainly
with Gov. Rivers as his opponent.”
The article states that “the inner
circle of the Rivers administration
. . . never wanted the governor to
get into the senate race.”
“At any rate,” the article contin
ue!, “the best guess is that the sum
and substance of the reports was
that Senator George would win in
any case.”
“And,” Mr. Collier concludes, “un
less the picture changes again in this
volatile April weather, you may guess
that Senator George will have no se
rious opposition and that the gover
nor will be in there again, bidding
for an extension of his two-year lease
on the rock house on the eminence
in Ansley Park.”
Lyerly Chosen as Site
For New Hosiery Mill
-A
Lyerly has ben chosen as the site
for the Sugart Hosiery mill, of Fort
Payne, Ala. It is to be a $25,000 cor
poration.
J. S. Qwings has started the build
ing for this enterprise. His payrolls
will amount to about SI,OOO per week.
Lyerly citizens co-operated and
pullen together and obtained a new
industry.
Congratulations to our neighbor,
Lyerly.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
' Sunday school at 9:45.
Preaching by Franklin Taylor at
Wayside Young People’s meeting at
3 o’clock.
Christian Endeavor at 6:30.
Regular prayer meeting Wednes
day at 7:15.
OPTICIAN COMING.
Dr. M. K. Sappy, of Atlanta, will
return to our store FRIDAY, APRIL
15, (one day only). Eyes examined,
glasses fitted.—McGinnis Drug Co.
Singing at Bethel
Methodist Sunday
Next Sunday, April 17, is our reg
ular singing day at Bethel Methodist
church. We are expecting several
quartets and many good singers. All
singers and the general public are
invited, and bring your books.
Singing starts at 2 p.m.
DRESSMAKING —Men’s suits made
over for ladies.—Mrs. H. S, Duna
way, Phone 3993.
Contest-Cash Prizes
Already the entries are beginning
to come to the Trion Civic Library.
Have you entered the contest? Have
you started finding information
about Trion and vicinity, or, if you
have your information, have you writ
ten it? The time is short. All netries
must be in the library by April 24.
Begin today to work so you can have
a chance to win one of the cash prizes
of $5, $3 or $2.
If you have missed the announce
ments of this contest the last two
weeks here are the facts: Write all
the items about Trion and its section
of the county that happened before
April 24. These facts do not have to
be in the form of a history, they must
be items of historical interest and
they must have some proof to back
them up. They may he about people,
places or events and may be serious
cr humorous. All papers will belong
to the library after the contest is
over.
Do your part by finding out all the
facts you can. Go to some of the old
settlers in the county and ask them
to “remember” the things that will
be interesting years from now. There
should be descriptions of the old time
church services, the meetings, the
quiltings, the parties, the weddings
and the funerals.
This is fun to enter, it may be
profitable, and it will be most help
ful to your towrt and county. Enter
the contest today.
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‘FIGHT CANCER
WITH KNOWLEDGE’
Says It Is Possible to Save Ap
proximately 60,000 Lives
Each Year.
The women’s field army of the
American Society for the Control of
Cancer needs your help in its nation
wide fight against cancer.
Do you know that . . .
Cancer is curable in its early stages
and that it is possible to save ap-
ENLIST! HELP SAVE LIVES.
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** EEuSEHSEEI!® £
Cancer killed y,728 persons in Geor
gia last year. Early treatment vould
have restored health to many of these.
Your enlistment NOW in Georgia di
vision of the Women’s Field Army,
American Society for Control of Can
cer will help save lives of your fel
low Georgians. See your county can
cer control chairman or send one dol
lar membership fee to Mrs. H. B.
Ritchie, Georgia Commander, Athens,
Georgia.
proximately 60,000 lives each year?
Every year the lives of over 145,-
0(0 American men and women are
sacrificed because of this disease.
Fear and ignorance are cancer’s
greatest friends and knowledge is
cancer’s worst enemy.
Over 100,000 individual women have
already enlisted in the ranks of the
Women’s Field Army. Hundreds of
national, state and local organizations
are supporting its activities.
Information concerning the Wom
en’s Field Army and its program may
be secured from Dr. T. F. Abercrom
bie, director Georgia State Depart
ment of Health, State Capitol, At
lanta, Ga.
National Enlistment campaign Ap
ril 1-30. Enlist!
SAYS TEACHERS SURE
TO GET FULL SALARIES
Money Will Be Available To
Pay Them Their Salaries
Up To March 15.
ATLANTA, April 12 (GPS)
Georgia's 21,(16 school teachers will
be paid 100 per cent, their salaries
for a seven-month term, it was de
clared recently by Gov. Rivers. The
chief executive said there would be
money available to pay them their
salaries up to March 15.
The deficit of $728,338 can be met
without borrowing, he says. The gov
ernor anticipated additional-tax pay
ments from delinquent income levies
at $500,000, and said additional half
million is expected from liquor taxes.
Opening of Boxing
Matches Set Apr. 23
With the coming of warmer weath
er and the demand of boxing fans of
this section for some more boxing
exhibitions, as were given last year,
Robert Tate announced last night that
his first card was set for Saturday
night, April 23. Boxing this year
should be of real interest to local
patrons as there are a number of boys
in this section who went to the ama
teur tournaments in Chattanooga,
Nashville and Chicago and were high
ly praised for their boxing ability in
those cities.
Such fighters as Lefty Moore, of
Rome, the flyweight champion of the
south; H. P. Davis and many others
will show here during the coming
season.
A full line-up will appear in this j
paper next week for the April 23
show.
Shackleford’s 5 &
10c Store Open Soon
M. L. Fisher, Jr., manager of Shac
kleford’s 5 & 10c store, of Summer
ville, informed The News that work
was progressing rapidly on the re
modeling of the store, and would be
ready for their big opening in the
near future.
The store, formerly known as Ham
mond’s 5 & 10c store, is being com
pletely remodeled.
Mr. Fisher states that they will
carry one of the most complete line
of variety merchandise in this section.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1938.
LAWRENCE HEADS
ORGANIZATION OF
TEXTILE WORKERS
Mr. Lawrence Succeeds the late
Hon. A. Steve Nance as
Labor Head.
ATLANTA, April 12. (CNS) —R.
R. Lawrence, formerly president of
the North Carolina Federation of
Labor, has been named as acting re
gional director of the Textile Work
ers Organizing Committee for the
Deep South. Mr. Lawrence succeeds
Hon. A. Steve Nance, whose recent
death removed one of the major fig
ures in the ranks of southern organ
ized labor. During the period of Mr.
Nance’s illness, Mr. Lawrence was
in charge of the regional offices in
Atlanta, and has a complete familiar
ity with the problems now confront
ing labor and business in this area.
An outstanding leader of organiz
ed labor for many years, Mr. Law
rence has been a member of the In
ternational Typographical union for
jwenty-three years. He is likewise
a member of the Newspaper Guild.
As president of the North Carolina
Federation of Labor he demonstrated
great capacity for organization, and
by a fine quality for understanding
the problems of both business and
labor and by a splendid sense of fair
ness and a conciliatory disposition
he won and retained the confidence of
workers and industrialists alike.
Possessing a deep understanding
of southern problems and an intimate
knowledge of working conditions and
business problems in the area in
which he will direct organization
work, Mr. Lawrence is an unusually
fine choice whose appointment as
sures a vigorous campaign for or
ganization coupled with a reasonable
ness in dealing with employers.
Equal Opportunity To
Win in R. C. Contest
Interesting evidence on a subject
of much current interest and discus
sion—the conduct of advertising con
tests—is advanced by a local business
man, B. W. Rish, president of the
Royal Crown Bottling company, of
1803 North Broad street, Rome, Ga.,
bottlers of Royal Crown Cola.
Many people hesitate to enter con
tests, feeling that the cards may be
stacked against them or that winners
may be “picked out of a hat.” Books
and articles suggesting that such
contests are haphazardly conducted
or that judging is prejudiced in one
way or another have recently gained
considerable notice.
Reporting extremely wide public
interest in the $50,000 contest recent
ly launched by Nehi, Inc., Mr. Rish
sees excellent opportunities for local
residents to win some of the many
.ash prizes offered for completing a
simple sentence, and he stresses the
fact that particular pains are being
taken to insure equal chances for all
contestants. This is done by using
Judging methods employed by a num
ber of large advertisers to assure ab
solutely” fair and impartial conduct
of prize contests.
Fifty thousand dollars in cash
prizes will be awarded for the best
entries completing the sentence, ‘“I
like Royal Crown Cola best because
”. Each week for twen
ty-five weeks, $2,000 will be award
ed, in a first prize of $1,000; ten SSO
prizes, and fifty $lO awards. The
simple rules are contained in a fold
er available where Royal Crown Cola
is sold and also are broadcast on the
program by the noted announcer,
Graham McNamee.
“So many people have spoken to us
about the contest,” Mr. Rish said,
“that we shall be surprised if Sum
merville is not well represented in
the list of winners. The contest offers
an exceptional opportunity for all.
“The entire work of judging has
been placed in the hands of the Con
test Judging Service of the Reuben
H. Donnelley corporation, of New
York, a large organization rendering
a variety of services to business or
ganizations. Its highly specialized
contest judging service has handled
many of the outstanding contests of
recent years.
“Entries are rated against a pre
determined standard for clearness,
sincerity and originality of thought
by a seies of junior and senior
judges, in such away that each en
trant is protected against the possi
bility of being eliminated on account
of individual vagaries on the part of
any single judge. Each entry gets
the complete attention of a number
of skilled judges, and there is no con
ceivable way in which either whim or
partiality can influence the judging.
“We can assure all entrants of an
equal chance of winning, since their
own ideas and words are sought,
rather than fancy entries or skill in
writing and since the Judging is so
fairlv nandled.
AUTO VALUES FIXED BY
STATE FOR ASSESSORS
Heretofore Taxpayers Have
Been Allowed to Make
Own Estimates.
ATLANTA, April 12 (GPS).—What
is your automobile worth? Your
guess is no longer as good as mine,
and vice versa. The state revenue
commission has fived the taxable
value of automobiles used in Georgia,
including models from 1932 to 1938,
it was revealed recently at the state
capitol.
The revelation solves the mystery
of the “Ed Rivers List,” as county
tax assessors have called it. It has
developed that the revenue commis
sion sent the price list to every tax
assessor in Georgia with instructions
that it be followed in valuations for
state and county taxes.
Heretofore taxpayers have been al
lowed to make their own estimates
of car valuation, based on models
and conditions, but under the new
system only the make and model may
be considered
SOIL CONSERVATION
FIELD DAY AT ROME
County Agent Urges Everyone
Interested in Farming To
Attend This Event.
The county agent suggested that
everyone interested ir. farming should
go to Rome on Tuesday, April 19.
There you will see a much-talked-of
subject, “Soil Conservation,” put into
oractice on hundreds of acres. You
will see how the farmers of the Rome
area are saving and building their
soils by a proper crop rotation, by
terracto, constructed by horse-drawn
equipment and by tractor. You will
see how they are turning the moun
tain and hillside water off of their
bottom lands.
The Rome project also has good
demonstrations of strip caps to help
hold the water and soil, along with
pasture and timber improvements.
Farmers going from here will meet
on Broad street, from there some one
will idad a tour of the district end
ing at Lindale about noon for dinner
and speaking. Here barbecue lates
will be served for 50 cents. You may
■arry your lunch if you prefer.
Dillon S. Myer and J. Phil Camp
bell will be the speakers. These men
ire nationally known officers of soil
conservation service and they will
have something to say that will be
of interest to every farmer.
Plan to make this tour if possible,
it will be worth your time and money.
Easter Dance To Be
Given By Ball Club
The Summerville Baseball club will
sponsor their second dance at Stur
livant gym Friday night, April 15,
beginning at 8:30 o’clock.
That splendid dance, sponsored by
he ball club two weeks ago, should
bring a bigger crowd out this time.
Music will be furnished by the
popular Mack Thomas and his or
orchestra.
Don’t forget Friday, April 15, at
1:30 till ?, at Sturdivant gym.
Script, $1; spectators, 25 cents.
F. F. A. Enters The
Small Grain Contest
By BILL KING.
The Gore chapter of Future Farm
ers of America has entered the small
grain contest sponsored each year by
the Barrett company.
Each year the Barrett company
gives three hundred pounds of nitrate
of soda to Future Farmer chapters
wishing to enter this contest. The
;mall grains the fertilizer is to be
used on are either oats, wheat or
rye.
Travis Mills will represent the
Gore chapter in this contest, using
the fertilizer on oats.
Four half-acre plots are required
to carry out this contest. Different
amounts of nitrate of soda will be
put on the four plots.
Accurate accounts must be kept
and trned in to the Barrett company.
The chapter that grows the most
grain on an acre will receive a prize
of $35.
Next fall guessing contests will be
held. In this guessing contest each
member of the Future Farmer chap
ter will go to the location of the
small grain contest and guess how
many bushels of oats will be made
per acre on each plot. A $2 prize will
be received by the boy guessing the
nearest to the correct amount.
The Goye F.F.A. chapter cordially
invites all who are interested in the
contest or who want to see the re
sults of nitrate of soda on small
grains to go by the home of Travis
Mills who will be glad to give you
all details.
National Air Mail Week
From May 15th to 21st
Sponsors Safety Drive.
WILEY MOORE, president of the
Wofford Oil company, whose com
pany is conducting a “Drive Safe
ly” Crusade, in which handsome
prizes will be given to safe-driving
motorists.
‘Drive Safely’ Crusade
Is Being Sponsored
Prominent local citizens from every
walk of life have heartily endorsed
the “Drive Safely” crusade which is
being sponsored by the Wofford Oil
company and its dealers.
Commenting on this drive to save
lives, avoid accidents and prevent in
juries, Mayor W. C. Sturdivant em
phasized the fact that highway safety
depends on the individual effort of
each driver and points out the fact
that this crusade puts every person
on his honor to keep a sincere pledge
to drive safely.
The golden rule of driving is the
basis of the “Drive Safely” pledge
which every motorist is being asked
to sign in the “Drive Safely” crusade.
If every motorist will observe the
rights of others and “drive as you
would have others drive,” many ac
cidents can be avoided.
Motorists who sign the “Drive
Safely” pledge will receive an at
tractive metal emblem which will be
installed above their rear license
plate, reading “Pledged To Drive
Safely.” This will act as a constant
reminder to themselves and the mo
torists in back of them to observe
the common sense rules of safe driv
ing.
As a further method of keeping
safety foremost in the minds of all
motorists, monthly contests are being
conducted which will handsomely re
ward motorists. The April contest of
fers seventy-five prizes, totaling sl,-
COO, to Georgia motorists for the best
slogans on highway safety.
In announcing the “Drive Safely”
Crusade, Wiley Moore, president of
the Wofford Oil company, has em
phasized the fact that the purpose of
this drive is not to sell merchandise
—but to save lives. Motorists who go
to Woeo-Pep (Purol-Pep) service sta
tions for the pledge cards, “Drive
Safely” emblems, or contest entry
blanks are under no obligation to buy
anything, and station operators have
been instructed not to solicit busi
ness on the occasion of these calls.
In Summerville the “Drive Safely”
Crusade activities are being directed
by Clyde Harlow, local representative
of the Wofford Oil company.
Singing Notice.
The regular singing of the week
will be held at the Berryton Metho
dist church Friday, April 15.
HUGH SMITH
WANTED TO BUY—lron safe, will
pay reasonable price. Write or ap
ply at News office. 2t-apr2l
FHA Men to Be Here
April 22 Instead of 14
On account of the high waters, the
F.H.A. men will not be in Summer
ville April 14 (today) as announced
last week, but will be in Summer
ville April 22 for the purpose of ex
plaining title I of the F.H.A.
Those interested in repairing,
or re-roofing can get a loan, taking
from six months to three years to
repay on easy installments.
The postponement was due to the
high waters between Summerville
and Rome.
A Premier
Medium For
North Georgia
s
Local Grammar and High
School Students Have
Chance to Win.
The post office department has
designated May 15-21 as Air Mail
Week. There are three things sug
gested as the main objectives in this
campaign to better acquaint the citi
zens about the advantages of air mail.
1. To commemorate the twentieth
anniversary of the air mail service.
2. To educate the people in the use
of air mail, showing its progress,
dependability, safety and value.
3. Increase the use of air mail
which will increase the revenue and
make possible the expansion of air
mail service.
The department has announced two
contests open to the students in al
most all grammar and high schools
in the United States.
First: “Air Mail Week Essay Con
test,” open to students in the high
schools.
The subject is: “Wings Across
America.”
(The essay should deal with the
ideas, purposes, and advantages of
air transportation as it affects mod
ern communication.)
The rules and regulations are few
and very simple.
Essay shall not exceed 250 words.
Essays must be postmarked not later
than midnight, May 1, addressed to
State Chairman, National Air Mail
Week Essay Contest, in care of local
postmaster. Each essay must be cer
tified by the school principal as to
the eligibility of the contestant, with
the identification and location of the
school and must show contestant’s
home address.
The essays will be judged on: (a)
Originality of ideas, 50 per cent.;
(b) continuity and construction, 26
per cent.; (c) spelling, punctuation
and neatness, 25 per cent.
The prizes are: First prize—The
winner from each state will be given
an air trip from his or her nearest
airport to Washington and return.
(Nontransferable.) Winners to pay
expenses while in Washington. Sec
ond prize: Trophy.
National Prize: (a) All state win
ners will be guests at a banquet in
Washington May 15, where grand
prizes will be announced and award
ed as follows: (1) First prize: If
winner lives east of the Mississippi
river, a trip by air to Hollywood,
Calif., and return, with hotel accom
modations and meals for five days;
if west of the Mississippi river, a trip
by air to Miami, Fla., and return,
with hotel accommodations and meals
for five days.
(2) Second prize: National trophy.
(3) Third prize: National plague.
Air Mail Week Poster Contest.
Subject: Posters relating to the ‘r
mail service of the present and fu
ture and its adaptability to the needs
of the nation.
Rules:
Entries confined to students in
grammar and high schools.
2. Entries to be on or mounted on
bristol or similar board and not more
than twenty inches by 25 inches in
size when so mounted.
3. Basis of judging posters: (a)
Originality of ideas, 50 per cent.;
(b) neatness of composition, 25 per
cent.; (c) adaptability for use, 25 per
cent.
4. Time of contest: Posters must
be postmarked not later than mid
night May 1, addresses to the state
chairman, National Air Mail Week
Poster Contest, in care your local
postmaster. Postage must be fully
prepaid on all entries.
5. Each poster must be certified by
the school principal as to the eligi
bility of the contestant, with the iden
tification and location of the school
and must show the contestant’s home
address.
Prizes:
State—The winner in each state
contest will be awarded a trophy.
National prize: All posters winning
in a state contest will be entered in
a national contest. First prize, a
trophy; second prize, a plague.
Each of the above-named prizes is
worth working for. Each student in
the grammar school as well as those
in the high school may try in the
poster contest.
The pos»t office department, thru
your local postmaster, is very anx
ious for you to try one or both of
these contests. Should there be any
thing you do not clearly understand,
see the local postmaster.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
April 17, 1938.
9:45 A. M.—Sunday school.
11 A. M.—Morning worship, “From
Night To Morning.”
Special music will be a feature of
this service.
6:30 P. M.—B.Y.P.U.
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., prayer meet
ing and choir rehearsal.
The Sunday night service will be
be called off this week because «f
the revivals in town.
$1.50 A YEAH