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News At a Glance
' About People,
Things In State
Give Railways Equality of Treat
ment and Opportunity and They
Will Solve Own Problems.
ATLANTA, July 12 (GPS).—Well,
folks, the battle is on in earnest now.
That is to say the battle between
state political candidates. They call
ed July 4 Independence day, but in
Georgia it was the big day for fir
ing blasts—verbal blasts—into the
midst of large groups of innocent by
standers. In the quiet following the
Fourth of July explosion of political
fireworks, candidates for the senate
and governor are preparing for a
bard drive to the Sept. 14 primary.
Most of the members of two main
foursomes-—four candidates for U.S.
senate and four for governor—al
ready have fired their opening blast,
but Gov. Rivers, seeking re-election,
announced that he will not formally
open his political campaign until
July 16 in Cordele.
Give ’Em a Chance: “Allow the
railroads to operate as a business
and give them equality of treatment
and opportunity and they will solve
their own problems,” J. J. Pelley,
president of the Association of Amer
ican Railroads, declared recently be
fore the New York State Banking
association’s convention at
Lake, N. Y. If the railroads’ specific
suggestions for changes in legisla
tion and in public policies of trans
portation are aerried out, Mr. Pel
ley said, “once more we shall see
that national prosperity is geared to
railroad prosperity. Give the rail
roads reasonable freedom to ‘price’
the only product they have to sell—
transportation service—subject, of j
course, to the general principles that
rates shall be reasonable and neither
discriminatory nor preferential,” he
said.
Gist Os the News: Georgia will be
the first state to inaugurate proj
ects under the new $4,000,000,000 re
covery program with the starting of
work at North Georgia college, Dah
lonega, July 14, on what eventually
is expected to be a $l,00(?i,000 im
provement program for the univer
sity system.
LOST—July 8, 1938, between Sum
merville and Lyerly, one box of
tools. Finder return to Georgia
Power Co. office, Summerville,
Ga., and receive reward.—J. B.
Echols.
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Centennial At
Walnut Grove
For one hundred years Walnut
Grove Presbyterian church has stood
for all that is best in the communi
ty. It is very fitting that the start
of another one hundred years should
be celebrated. A program is being
arranged; Cecil Thompson will speak.
The fine new church building will
be on view.
Also the annual fifth Sunday “get
together” meeting of the county
Presbyterians will be held in con
nection with the celebration. Each
church will make a response to its
name in the roll call.
Bethel, Menlo, Alpine, Beersheba,
Cloudland, Sardis and Summerville,
answer to your name.—H. M.
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WOMAN BITES MAN.
Boston, Mass.—When a truck dri
ver refused to move his truck so
that Miss Ruth Barofsky, a regis
tered nurse, could drive on to keep
an appointment, the young woman
jumped from lher automobile and
stepped up to the truck to repeat
her request. When he still refused,
she quickly leaned over and bit him
hard on an exposed calf. Startled, he
jumped from his truck and she got
in and moved it out of her way. In
court,' she was exonerated for driv
ing the truck without authority but
fined $25 for assault.
PAYS HUSBAND ALLOWANCE.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. —Judge Thomas I
F. Farrell ordered Mrs. Herman
Reich, 50, of Nanticoke, to furnish
her unemployed husband with a room
and sl2 a month for clothes and
meals. He based his decision on tes
timony that Reich, an unemployed
carpenter, had been thrifty and a
-good provider during twelve years
of married life.
VACCINATION FOE SUES.
Carlisle, Pa. —Charging libel and
false arrest, John Marsh, foe of vac
cination, has filed two suits asking
$150,000 damages. He snent 122 days
in jail during the past winter for
refusing to allow his son, Eugene, 8,
to be vaccinated. The libel suit is
against a newspaper for reprinting
>n editorial which he considered de
rogatory.
FISHES FOR SPORT ONLY.
Austin, Tex.—When Will Tucker,
secretary of the state fish commis
sion. goes fishing, he always throws
his catch back —as an example to
other fishermen. He says he has
long since had his share of fish and
now fish»» for th* iport only;
She Netos
VOL. 52; NO.
In Memory of
Oscar Joseph Espy
It is most fitting on this occa
sion to report a memorial commemo
rative of the life and character of
Oscar Joseph Espy and the follow
ing is respectfully submitted for the
minutes of the City Council of the
[city of Summerville, Georgia:
The Holy Scriptures say: Seest
thou a man diligent in his calling ?
He shall stand before princes, he
shall not stand before mean men.
These observations of the prophets
were singularly verified by onr dead
member. He was diligent in.his call
ing and stood in the highest places
of our town; and when he died,
great was the loss.
Oscar Joseph Espy was born in
Floyd county on Feb. 14, 1877, and
died in Atlanta, Georgia, June 30,
1938, and from 1929 until his death
he served on our council. He was one
of our leading citizens, being a
member of the board of trustees of
the Summerville school district,- and
secretary and treasurer of the Chat
tooga County Building & Loan as
sociation, a member of the Masonic
order, Modern Woodmen and Wood
men of the World. He was a mem
ber of the Summerville-Trion Ro
tary club and for the past twenty
years has been secretary of the
Chattooga County Fair association.
He acquired full ownership of The
Summerville News in 1911 and was
in that. business at the time of his
death.
To say that Mr. Espy was an hon
ored and distinguished citizen of our
city, who for the past thirty-six
years enjoyed the respect and esteem
of his fellow citizens, is high praise
but no higher than he deserves.
It is respectfully requested by this
council that the foregoing memorial
be placed on record in honor of his
long, useful and distinguished career
and service.
W. C. STURDIVANT, Mayor.
Motion made by C. L. Hale
Seconded by W. F. Aldred.
Tennis Tournament
Is Huge Success
The Chattooga county tennis tour
nament went over with a bang. Ev
eryone had a swell time -watching
and playing in it. The singles are
now in the semi-finals, with the
doubles to start Monday. The seed
ings in the doubles are: No. 1, K.
Williams and Dee Gray; No. 2, Fred
Eaves and Irwin Thomas; No. 3, Al
Fehsenfeld and Sloppy Floyd; No. 4,
W. Cleghorn and Howard Bohannon.
There were several good matches
in the early rounds of the singles.
The best match of the tournament
so far was won by Sam Cook from
Charles Turner by the score of 7-5,
5-7, 6-3. Another match of interest
was the Fehsenfeld-Eaves match.
Fehsenfeld won the first set, 9-7, and
Eaves the second, 6-3. Darkness halt
ed the match and Eaves eventually
had to default.
As this paper goes to press, the
semi-finals are being played. Sam
Cook got there by defeating C. Cleg
horn, 6-1; plays Dee Gray, who beat
James Smith, 6-1, 6-0. That is the
Upper bracket match. In the lower
bracket, Sloppy Floyd, who won
from Fehsenfeld, 9-7, 3-6, 6-2, plays
William Cleghorn, who defeated Ir
win Thomas 6-0, 4-6, 6-2.
The finals are to be played at 6
o’clock this afternoon.
All in all, the tournament was fine
and we hope to have a better one
next year.
Cordele Plans For
20,000 July 16
Statewide enthusiasm evidenced
by reports gathered in every county
promises an overflow crowd in the
Cordele ball park when Gov. Rivers
opens his campaign for re-eledtion
there Saturday, July 16, at 3 p.m.
eastern standard time.
The Rivers Re-Election Commit
tee, of Cordele and Crisp county, in
vites everybody in the state to make
this meeting a testimonial of the
admiration and respect in which the
governor is held by all progressive
Georgians.
Cordele has made, and is making,
elaborate preparations to take care
of the crowd in a manner
and easy for all who attend. It is to
be a gala ocasion with old friends
i from all over the state meeting
again and new friends being made.
A program has been arranged
which will provide ample entertain
ment, and it includes a special brass
band made up of circus musicians
recently thrown out of work by clos
ing of the large tent shows.
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Increase of 21 %
In the Pig Crop
According to the crop reporting
service at Athens, Georgia’s 1938
spring pig crop is 10 per cent, above
last year’s production and 21 per
cent, greater than in 19345.
The crop is placed at 1,115,000
head, compared with 1,010,000 last
year and §24,000 two years agOs
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1938.
Resolution
Passed By The
City Council
Special Election Called For July
19 For Purpose of Electing Coun
cilman Os the First Ward.
Resolution passed by the city coun
cil of the city of Summerville at re
cessed meeting held on the 7th day
of July, 1938:
WHEREAS: A vacancy exists in
the city council due to the recent
death of 0. J. Espy, city clerk, who
represented the First ward, and
WHEREAS: It is necessary that
this council fill this vacancy by
calling a special election.
Now, therefore, be it resolved:
By the remaining members of this
city council that a special eletcion
be called for the purpose of electing
another member to serve as council
man of the First ward.
Be It Further Resolved: That ten
day public notice be given by post
ing said notice in three or more pub
lic places in the city of Summerville
and publication issue in The Sum
merville News and that said election
be caled for the 19th day of July,
1938, at the Chattooga county, court
house in the city of Summerville,
Georgia.
Be It Further Resolved: That all
electors in the First ward of said city
of Summerville may cast their vote
for candidates of such election.
Be It Further Resolved: That the
Mayor and Council be and they are
hereby authorized to designate three
managers to hold said election.
Be It Further Resolved: That any
citizen of the city of Summerville is
eligible to be a manager in said
election who is eligible to be a man
ager in elections for members of the
general assembly.
Motion made by C. L. Hale; sec
onded by Roy Alexander and passed
by the Council.
W. C. STURDIVANT, Mayor.
W. F. ALDRED, Clerk & Treas.
State Press Bemoans
Death, of Editor Espy
(By Gilreath Press Syndicate.)
ATLANTA, July 11.—The Georgia
press lost one of its most beloved
members in the recent death of 0.
J. Espy, editor of The Summerville
News.
Failing to rally after a major
operation, Mr. Espy died in an At
lanta hospital. He was buried in his
home town, Summerville.
He was born in Floyd county,
Georgia, Feb. 14. 1877, a son of the
Rev. David T. and Dorothy Eliza
beth Espy. At the age of 21 he be
came an apprentice in the office of
the Trion Herald, Trion, Ga. Two
years later he accepted a job with
The Summerville News, and in 1911
acquired full ownership of the pa
per, and under his direction the pa
per has become one of the leading
weeklies in the state.
Mrs. 0. J. Espy and her family
desire to acknowledge with appreci
ation, the words of kindness and
sympathy expressed by the firms
and friends through personal com
munications since the home-going of
our husband and father: Rev. C. A.
Dodd, Menlo; A. L. Cook, in behalf
of J. H. Schroeter & Co., Atlanta;
R. L. Moore, in behalf of Loveman’s,
Inc. Chattanooga; L. O. Beaumont, J.
W. Frawley and Hugh Midgete, com
mittee of the Chattanooga Typogra
phical union, No. 89, Chattanooga;
E. R. Shirey, representing the West
ern Newspaper union, of Atlanta;
John L. Davis, manager of Mergen
thaler Linotype company, of New
Orleans, La.; Nell Pilkenton, Molena,
Ga,; Mr. Harkey, Cochran, Ga.; W.
B. J. Floyd, Rome; Jack Jewell,
Chattanooga; Mrs. Maggie Thoma
son and Miss Jamie Thomason, Chat
tanooga; Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Peak
and Neal Peak, Ghattanoogh; Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Henry, Summerville;
Mrs. J. M. Cooper and family, Cor
inth, Miss.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank our many friends
for their kindness, thoughtfulness
and sympathy during the illness and
death of our beloved wife and moth
er. The expressions of love and
kindness shown us during this sad
hour were indeed comforting.
J. A. PULLEN & FAMILY.
Those who have had business deal
j ings with the Modern Woodmen of
America, through our county order,
appreciate the promptness and cour
teous services of the older, and J. H.
Howren, their most efficient clerk.
Quarterly Conference
The third quarterly conference of
the Lyerly charge will be held at
Berryton July 17. Let all officials
take notice as the date has been
changed from Aug. 21 to July 17.
1 T> L:= RUTLAND, Paetor
2-Fold Reason
For Roosevelt s
Georgia Visit
ATLANTA, July 11 (GPS).—The
purpose of President Roosevelt’s vis
it to Georgia next month is two-fold.
First, he will go to Athens on the
morning of Aug. 11 to receive an
honorary degree from the state uni
versity. He accepted this invitation
some time ago.
Second, he will proceed to Barnes
ville to deliver a speech on the aft
ernoon of the same day. The occa
sion of the Barnesville speech will
be the dedication of a rural electri
fication development.
The delegation which extended the
invitation to speak in Barnesville
was headed by Lawrence Camp, U.
S. district attorney, who is opposing
Senator Walter F. George, who is
seeking re-election. Camp is reputed
to have New Deal backing.
Gamp said no politics was discuss
ed in extending the invitation, but
the wording of the invitation was
stich as to provide Mr. Roosevelt the
opportunity to dip into the Georgia
primary should he so desire. The
president was invited to speak “on
the Subject you may deem of inter
est to Georgians.”
Riding Rails Again
Gaining Popularity
ATLANTA, July 11 (GPS).—Ho
boes are riding the rails once again.
The number of trespassers ejected
from railroad property but not ar
rested showed an increase in the
first four months of 1938, compared
with the corresponding periods in
1937 and 1936, according to statis
tics compiled by the committee on
trespassing of the protective section
of the Association of American Rail
roads, and made public in Atlanta.
Trespassers ejected in the four
month period this year totaled 1,-
040, 7 60, an increase of 125,853 or
13.8 per cent, compared to that period
last year, and an increase of 48,019
or 4.8 per cent, in 1936. The number
of trespassers from (getting on trains
or ejected from railroad premises in
<.he four-month period this year fol
lows:
January, 211,561; February, 211,035;
March, 273,810; April, 344,354.
Reports as to casualties among
railroad trespassers during that pe
riod are not complete, but in the
first three months of the year fa
talities to trespassers resulting
from accidents totaled 440, while
457 others were injured and 457 were
injured.
“Trespasser casualties comprise
approximately 50 per cent, of all
casualties on railroads, including ac
cidents at highway-grade crossings,
and approximately 50 per cent, of
all trespasser casualties result fa
tally,” the committee said. “The
sooner the public in geenral, and
young boys and girls in particular,
realize the danger incidental to tres
passing on railroad property, the
sooner we will see a material re
duction in the casualty figure.”
Counties Receive $257,614
ATLANTA, July 11 (GPS).—
Checks aggregating $257,614 have
been mailed to the 159 counties in
Georgia as their share of gasoline
tax collections during June, it was
announced by State Treasurer G. B.
Hamilton. The payments were based
on a state highway mileage of 10,-
952 miles, an increase of 105 miles
over the previous month.
SINGING.
There’s to be a singing at Chelsea |
church Sunday night, July 17, at 7
o’clock. The public is cordially in
vited. j
In Fashion Now.
For those who have not already
had their annual vacation, let us
give this advice: In assembling your
wardrobe to take with you, remem
ber to select good-looking things of
good quality rather than a lot of
things that will only make you look
“frumpy.”
A’ most attractive costume for the
golf course is of gray flannel, with
slender, divided skirt just covering
the knees. With it is worn a black
jersey blouse, with high neck fin
ished with a tiny wing collar. In
stead of breast pockets, there are
groups of cartridge pleats which
serve as holders for the tees.
If you expect to do much travel
ing on your vacation, select a well
tailored, lightweight suit in a dark
er neutral color, preferably of flan
nel.
Because of the vogue for white
day-time and evening clothes, white
lingerie is definitely in the picture
—some strictly tailored white others
are dainty affairs of silk, ribbon*
and lace,
Tho«. J. Espy
To Manage News
The Summerville News will con
tinue—upon the high standard
which it Jias established—under
the management of Rev. Thos. J.
Espy, brother of the late Oscar J.
Espy, until a permanent adminis
trator is appointed for the estate
of Oscar J. Espy. Rev. Espy has
spent the greater part tof his life
in and around Summerville and has
had experience in newspaper work.
The News and Mr. Espy will ap
preciate your patronage and wish
to invite each of you to come in
and become better acquainted.
Democratic Women’s
Club Holds Meeting
The Democratic Women’s club of j
the Seventh congressional district, ■
met at a luncheon in Cartersville on .
Thursday, July 7.
Delegates from all the counties in [
the district attended.
Chattooga county was represented
by Mrs. Delos Mallicoat and Mrs. B.
W. Farrar. Mrs. Mallicoat was ap
pointed publicity chairman and Mrs.
Farrar chairman for Chattooga
county.
Stockholders Meeting
The stockholders of the Sugant
Hosiery mill, of Lyerly, will meet
Thursday night at 7:30 at the new
building in Lyerly, constructed by [
the Lyerly Lumber company, J. S.
Owings, proprietor.
The purpose of this meeting will
be to decide when the installation of i
the necessary machinery and opera- j
tion of the plant will begin. After
the business is transacted, the hosts
will provide music and refreshments
for their friends.
Post Office To Be
Dedicated on July 23
Summerville’s new and beautiful |
post office has been completed and
will be dedicated July 23.
A very interesting program has j
been arranged, and it is hoped this
will be a real county event, and all j
patriotic citizens will p-ttend and |
feel a personal pride in the dedica- I
tion of this attractive building.
Judge M. C. Tarver will speak,
and James W. Cole, deputy second !
assistant postmaster general, from
Washington, will be present and as-1
sist in the dedication.
Program.
The Sixth Cavalry band, from
Fort Oglethorpe, will be present. The [
program will start promptly at 2:30 j
on July 23, Saturday afternoon.
There will be others who will have [
a part in this dedication and they
will be announced later.
Singing at Berryton
The regular singing will be held
at the new Baptist church at Berry
ton Friday night at 7:30. All quar
tet singers and others are invited.
Methodist Church
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
There will be preaching service at
the Methodist church every Sunday
evening at 6 o’clock during the
months of July and August. The en
tire services will not last over forty
five minutes. Everyone is cordially
invited to attend these services'.
Subject Sunday evening, “Founda
tions.” G. G. RAMSEY.
WANTED —To help finish and gath- j
era crop this year; by middle age '
man and wife. Apply at News of- (
fice.
First Baptist Church
Sunday, July 17, 1938:
Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.; Duke
M. Espy, superintendent.
Morning worship at 11 a.m.;
“Streams In the Desert.”
B. Y. P. U. at 6:30 pm. All young
people are invited to this .service. A
very interesting program will be i
given.
Evening service at 7:30 p.m.
Presbyterian Church
Sunday school at 9:45 am.
Preaching at 11 a.m.
J. Walton Stewart, of Conyers,
Ga., will bring us the message.
The church building is cool. We
will give you a warm reception. Wor
ship with us.
Wayside at 3 p.m.
G-MAN SETS RECORD.
Camp Ritchie, Cascade, Md.—Wal
ter Walsh, a G-man, established a
new world’s record for revolver
shooting. Using a .38-calibre service
revolver, he made a score of 298, two
points better than the record held
by Jueah ©ngbrecht. of Los Anfel«r
$1.50 A YEAR
FDR Estimates
Budget to Total
Nearly 9 Billion
Spending Program, Other Govern
ment Activities Are Expected to
Pile Up Deficit of $3,984,887,600.
WASHINGTON, July 13.—'Presi
dent Roosevelt estimated Tuesday
that the administration’s spending
program and other government ac
tivities would cost $8,985,157,600 in
this fiscal year and pile up a $3,-
984,887,600 deficit.
The president made public a re
vision of his January budget esti
mates for the year which began July
1, 1938. Saying the January figures
were based on a hope for a decided
improvement in business, he added:
“Business conditions not only did
not improve, but gradually grew
worse. This made it neecssary to re
quest additional appropriations to
provide work relief for the unem
ployed and to lay out a program of
federal public works which would
not only aid the unemployed but
would at the same time provide a
needed stimulus to business. The
business recession will likewise af
fect our revenues (for the present
fiscal year) and they will be mate
rially lower and our expenditures
much greater than were expected
seven months ago.”
Peace-Time Record.
The expenditures for this fiscal
year will set a peace-time record.
The president estimated the works
progress administration and nation
al you administration alone would
cost $2,135,000,000 in the twelve
months ending June 30, 1939. This
means, he explained, congress prob
ably will have to appropriate $500,-
000,000 more for WPA because funds
already made available will finance
relief only for eight months.
The estimated spending total is
$2,200,000,000 more than was ex
pended last year. While the net def
icit was set at $3,984,887,600, it was
indicated the gross deficit would be
$4,084,887,000, the second largest
since the World war. Last year rev
enues fell short of expenditures by
only $1,524,713,050, the smallest def
icit in seven years.
The president said the recession
would make inroads on every impor
tant branch of the treasury’s reve
nue. Total revenues, he said, prob
ably will fall from $6,241,661,227
last year to $5,000,270,000 this year.
Gore F. F. A. f
Holds Meeting
By BILL KING.
The Gore chapter of Future Farm
ers of America held a meeting Fri
day night, July 8. New president
and officers who were present pre
sided.
The first business was the discuss
ing of meetings to be held before
going to the state Future Farmer’s
camp. The chapter decided to have a
meeting Friday night, July 22, at 8
o’clock. Plans for attending state
camp will be made at this meeting.
The Gore chapter will attend this
camp Aug. 8 through the 13th.
A program committee was appoint
ed to have cahrge of a program at
the next meeting. This committee of
three is composed of C. B. Fulton,
Edwin Lowery and Bill King.
The program will consist of a talk
on “Soil Conservation” by Charles
Hendrix; jokes by Felton Pinion;
“Controlling Forest Fires,” by Ar
nold Perry, and a “Who’s Who in
Gore F.F.A.” by Bill King.
A brief report was made on a trip
to Alpharetta to attend l the district
speaking and quartet contest. Mr.
Hebbin, our new agricultural teach
er and Future Farmer adviser, took
some of our new officers on this
trip.
BIRTHS INCREASE.
Declining since 1915, the birth rate
in the United States showed a slight
increase in 1937, when the census
bureau reported seventeen births per
1,000 population as compared with
16.7 in 1936. New Mexico’s 31.4 was
the highest rate and New Jersey’s
12.6, the lowest. 1
CHINESE COINS.
The bureau of the mint has just
finished work on 6,479,890 Chinese
coins, made on an order from the
Chinese government. The coins were
minted at San Francisco with silver
furnished by China.
Figures on the foreign trade of
i the United States for May show a
heavy drop in commerce with the Far
East. Exports to China dropped one
third and those to Japan about one
half. Our total exports were off
about 10 per cent, as compared with
May, 1937, and imports showed a
drop of nearly 50 per sent over the
preceding