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Hull Offers
_ Proposals
Against War
The highest international moral
power of mankind’s desire for peape
under law, with economic reconstruc
tion and political justice for all peo
ples, was invoked by Cordel Hull,
secretary of State, in a radiocast
address calling on world nations to
rajly against and overcome the gath
ering forces of war which he describ
ed as disintegrating society with
“staggering rapidity” and causing
an “ominous drift toward internation
al anarchy and armted conflict.”
The tone of the address through
out was on the level of a moral cru
sade, predicted on the fa ( ct that giv
en the basic principles of a solution
and the imperative desire to work it
out, the means and details could be
found.
Secretary Hull said that there can
be no middle ground between force
a/id reason. He said that one or the
other doctrine will rule the world
and that the choice must be made
and made now. And he offered as
the only means of securing the tri
umph of the course of reason hit
broad generalized program which he
first launched on July 16, 1937, and
which he has been preaching since
tha.t time to a world too deep in its
distress to heed.
Spoke to Entire World
It was indicated plainly at the
State Department that the speech
was made at this time with an ey
to current military maneuvers an
rumors of wa,r in Europe and in the
hope of discouraging any aggressive
intentions which might lie behind
those maneuvers.
The deepest fear of Secretary Hull
is that with the virtual collapse of
the League of Nations’ collect?
security system the whole world wil
lose sight of the principles of law.
order and peace which were at least
kept aloft as worthy ideals by the
League. He conceives the world’s
present condition as being largely
due to the degradation of those
ideals, and he feels that it is the
peculiar function of the United
States to attempt, by every means ir
its power, to revitalize those ideals
and keep them aloft as a standard
for others to rajly around.
Hull’s Seven Points
Secretary of State Hull stated the
essence of his interntional program
in seven points, in the course of his
internationally radiocast address last
week urgng the nations of the world
to take positive action against the
forces of war. The seven points
were as follows, in the Secretarys
words:
We believe in, we support, and we
recommend to all nations economic
reconstruction as the foundation of
national and international well-being
and stability.
We believe in, we support, and we
recommend adherence to the basic
principles of international law as the
guiding and governing rules of con
duct among nations
iWe believe, in, we support and
we recommend respect for and ob
servance of treaties, including, ir
connection therewith, modification of
provisions of treaties, when and as
need therefor arises, by orderly pro
cesses carried out in spirit of mu
tual helpfulness and accommodation
We believe in, we support, and |
we recommend voluntary self-re
straint, abstention from use of force I
in pursuit of policy and from inter
ference in the internal affairs of oth
er nations, and the settlement of
differences by processes of peaceful
negotiation and agreement
We believe in, we support, and we
recommend to all nations that they
be prepared to limit and progressive
ly reduce their armaments
We believe in, we support, and we |
recommend collaboration between
and among representatives of the na
tions, and in the freest possible in
tellectual interchange between an
a,mong their peoples—to the end that
thereby understaiding by each coun
try of the problems of others and of
problems that are common to all may I
be promoted and peaceful adjustment
of controversies be made more readily
possible
We believe in, we support, and w
recommend international co-operation
in such ways and by such methods
as may be practicable for the ad
vancement of this program
Menlo High School
Opens Thursday,
September First
The formal opening of Menlo High
School will be Thursday morning,
September 1, at 10 o’clock. * r 'cul ■
ty meeting will be held on Wednes
day morning, August 31. The faculty |
for 1938-39 consists of the following
members: Miss Betty Magill, Miss
Mildred McWhorter, Miss Kathryn
Storey, Mrs. J. E. Kennedy, Mrs. H.
H. Ferguson, Miss Edna Perry, Miss
Katharine Rogers, Mrs. C. A. Wyatt,
R. R. Harris and H. H. Ferguson, i
Superintendent.
A tuition fee of 75 cents a month
will be charged each grammar school
pupil who does NOT live in this
district.
Soma of thaia August days are so
hat that argymants
She Simtntmnlk Xrius
VOL. 52; NO. 24.
Col. Mose Brinson Proposes
Farmers Pension Bill As
His Platform In Senate Race
Interviewed by Col. Thos. J. Espy, Jr.
Interest in the local State Senate
race is stimulated this week with
' the announcement by Moses E. Brin
i son, prominent attorney and a can
j didate for tltis office, of his intention
[ to introduce a Farmers Pension Bill,
' ii elected, designed to bring to each
farmer sixty-five years of age or
over with thirty years sevice as a
farmer a pension of thirty dollars
per month.
1 In his announcement relative to
i the bill, Mr. Brinson states that the
proposed legislation has already been
i prepared and that if he is elected
to the Senate the same will be intro
duced in the early days of the ses
; sion.
“I have prepared this Bill,” Mr.
Brinson said, “not for the purpose
of providing a handout for Georgia
farmers, but in effort to pay
for valuable services rendered, and
also in an effort to produce an in
centive for our young men to remain
on Georgia farms.
‘ Georgia is primarily an agricul
tural state,” he declared, “and if
through this piece of legislation we
can keep our young manhood on the
farm we will render to our posterity
an invaluable sevice.
“In making this statement, I do
not mean to leave the wrong impres
sion,” he continued. “Farming has
developed to the point that it is a
good business, providing a good live
lihood for those engaged in it, and
in days gone by needed no outside
incentive to interest the younger
generation but conditions are changed
today and with practically every oth
er line of industry offering social
security to its aged employees, I con
tend that the time has come when
the farmer is entitled to a form of
social security, and my bill is de
signed for that purpose.”
“I submit to my people the propo
sition that if a person who has en
joyed a high salaried position for
thirty years or more is entitled to
a pension of around one hundred
dollars per month, a famer who has
spent thirty years in carrying on the
basic foundation industry of our na
tion, farming, is certainly entitled
to thirty dollars per month.
“There are some, of course, who
will disagree with my views on this
subject and oppose this legislation.
They will state that the high salaried
civil employees are entitled to a
nice pension because monthly de
ductions have been made from their
salaries to take care of the same.
They will state that the pensions have
been earned, all of which is true, but
I contend that the farmer has paid
indirectly for the pension I hope to
provide for him He has paid very
dearly in that he has had to pur
chase all of his supplies and mer
chandise from an organized market,
demanding certain prices which he
has had to pay, and then in turn he
has had to sell his commodities on
an unorganized market without an
equal opportunity to demand that
he be paid certain prices for the
fruits of his labors. I contend,
therefore, that indirectly the far
mer has paid more than has a civil
employee who has had a few dollars
deducted from his monthly wages.
Mr. Brinson stated that others
would probably oppose his bill on the
grounds that it would be too expen
sive. He pointed out that the value
to be received by the agricultural
industry in Georgia, and therefore
the state as a whole, would far off
set the expense connected with his
proposal.
Mr. Brinson states that he is hear
tily in favor of the Old Age Pension
and thinks the Brinson Farmers Pen
sion Bill is another step toward
reaching those who have saved a
small nest egg This bill he says
will encourage farmers to acquire
land and keep their home rather than
be compelled to mortgage their farm
with the state in order to be eligible
to receive the old age pension. This
bjll, Mft' Brinson says, will not be
considered as a relief measure but
a pension justly deserved by all hard
working farmers
He states that he is also in favor
of an amendment to this bill allow
ing a scale down of the amount of
pension each farmer shall receive, if
the farmer has been on a farm for
twenty years, he states that a farm
er in this class shall receive a pen
sion of twenty dollars per month, and
fifteen years fifteen dollars per
month.
The Bill in its original form fol
lows :
Brinson Farmers Pension Bill
A Bill to promote the public wel
fare by providing for public pensions
for aged farmers; to prescribe de
finitions of terms used herein; to
define eligibility for pensions for
aged farmers; to provide the amount
of pensions payable; to provide for
thte administration of this Act; to
exempt said pensions from legal
process and to provide that the same
shall not be assignable; to provide
for appeals to the State Department
from the County Departments; to
define offenses and fradulent acts,
and to fix punishment for such of
fenses and acts; to prescribe the ef
fective date for the operation of this
act: to provide for recovery from a
recipient of a pension improperly
reived; and to previd* • Short
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1938,
Title for this Act.
BE IT ENACTED by the General
Assembly of Georgia and it is hereby
enacted by authority of the same,
as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions. As used
in this Act:
“State Department” means the State
Department of Public Welfare, creat
ed by the Welfare Reorganization
Act of 1937.
“County Department” means the
County Welfare Department of the
several counties of this State.
“Applicant” means the person who
has applied for a pension under this
Act.
“Recipient” means a person who
Inns received a pension under this Act.
"I'anner'’ means a person who lives
on the farm and who actually makes
farming his principal business by
tilling the soil and producing crops,
whether on his own land, as a ten
ant, cropper, or wages hand.
SECTION 2. Eligibility for pension
shall be granted under this Act to
any farmer who:
(a) Is 65 years of age or over.
(b) Has been a bona fide resident
,of this State thirty years prior to
reaching said age.
(c) Resides on a farm at the time
of reaching said age and who has
actually farmed for a period of thir
ty years, the last fifteen years of
which have been continuous.
SECTION 3. Amount of Pension.
The amount of pension which any
farmer shall draw shall be thirty
($30.0G) dollars per month.
SECTION 4. Duties of the State De
partment. It shall be th/e duty of
the State Department, as follows:
(a) To supervise the administra
tion of this Act by the County De
partments.
(b) To make such rules and regu
lations and take such action as may
be necessary or desirable for carry
ing out the provisions of this Act.
All rules and regulations made by
the State Department shall be bind
ing on the County Departments.
(c) To prescribe the necessary
forms and print and supply to the
County Departments such forms as
it may deem necessary and advisable.
(d) To publish an annual report
of pensions paid under thiis Act.
SECTION 5. Duties of the County
Departments. The County Depart
ments shall:
(a) Administer the provisions of
this Act in the respective counties
subject to the rales and regulations
prescribed by the State Department
pursuant to the provisions of this
Act.
(b) Report to the State Department
merit at such times and in such
manners and forms as the State De
partment may from time to time di
rect.
SECTION 6. Applications for pen
sions. Applications for Pensions
under this Act shall be made to the
County Department of the County
in which/ the applicant has resided
for a period of one year. The appli
cant shall make such application in
writing or it shall be reduced to
writing in the manner and upon the
form prescribed by the State Depart
ment.
Section 7. Investigation of Appli
cations. Whenever a County Depart-
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RE-ELECT GOV. E. D. RIVERS
FOR GOVERNOR, SEPT. 14
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News At a Glance
About People,
Things In State
ATLANTA, (GPS)— What the
TlLmasville Press said recently on
the subject, “Trade At Home,” is
good advice for any community—
your community. The editorial said
in part:
“Increased accessibility of distant
shopping centers, because of better
and quicker modes of travel, and
centralization of markets has result
ed in more widespread trading areas.
However, one fundamental fact re
mains the same. The industries in
your home town and country are the
ones that support local institutions.
With all other considerations being
the same, the man who trades at
home is helping himself as well as
the merchant.
“Whether you are buying or selling
you can transact your business with
home merchants. It is they who pay
the taxes, support the schools and
churches, and keep the community
alive. There are times when it is
necessary to trade away from home,
but the money spent in your own
county returns to you indirectly. The
money spent away from home goes
to support the institutions in that
section. Remember this, when you
arc buying or selling.”
COUNTRY EDITORS SPEAK:
“The railroads say they ask no fa
vors—no subsidies —*no preferential
treatment over their competitors.
They ask only a fai deal, and the
right to charge rates that will pay
eypenses and earn a moderate re
turn, and the right to fit outgo to
income. The railroads say that if
Chis is done they can solve their own
problems. Sounds fair to a coun
try editor,” declares the Lockhari
Post-Register. “It sure does to this
one. too.” adds the Kyle (Texas)
News.
GIST OF THE NEWS. “Trixie,”
8-year-old part ocllie, and wholly a
loyal pet, passed away the other
night in Atlanta, following her dead
master. After Claude Cook, former
WPA employe, died, the dog stopped
eating and grieved for two weeks
until death came. She had not re
mained behind for many days. . . .
Tire A tiantian,” new magazine pub
lished by inmates of the Atlanta
Federal Penitentiary has replaced
“Good Words,” a small magazizne
which has been published at the
prison for 26 years. The first issue
of the new publication carried 17
stories, features, sports news and
sketches —Discovery of valuable
glouconite deposits in Thomas Coun
ty has been reported by the State
Division of Mines, Mining and Geo
logy. Glouconite is used to produce
potash in fertilizer. . . . Governor Riv
ers has invited the United Confed
erate Veterans of Georgia to hold
their 1938 reunion at the Confederate
Soldiers Homes in Atlanta. No re
sponse to the invitation has been re
ceived as yet.
School Announcement
The Berryton School will open on
Friday, September 2, for registra
tion and assignments. All who are
interested are invited to be present.
ROBT. J. DOBBS, Prin.
First Cotton 801 l Open
Five lock white cotton, raised by
R M. Hathorn, on the S. S. Barrey
farm of Menlo.
Summerville Schools To
Open Next Thursday,
September Ist, 8:30 A. M.
Faculty For The
Summerville Schools
HIGH SCHOOL—J. Hoyt Farmer,
■ Principal, History and Physical Ed
ucation; G. C. Sublette, Mathematics
j and Manual Training; Byron King,
English and Latin; Miss Elizabeth B.
| Jackson, French, Library Science and
History; Miss Bessie Nipper, Com
merce; Miss Lola Beatty, Science;
Home Economics to be announced
later.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL—Miss Maude
Sewell, Principal, English and Arith?
metic, (sth, 6th, 7th); Miss Ovelle
homas, Health and Literature (sth,
6th, 7th); Miss Hugh Belle Dodd,
History and Geography, (sth, 6th,
7th) (also Reading Supervisor in
Grammar School); Miss Zerilda Peck
sth B.; Miss Alma Zada Eilenburg,
4th A.; Miss Ellene Whitworth, 4th
B.; Miss Catherine Eubanks, 3rd A.;
Miss Virginia Harwell, 2nd A; Miss
Virginia Dillard, 2nd B; Mrs. Clara
Belle Williams, Ist A; Miss Margaret
Edens, Ist B.
I Miss Dodd had an extra course in
Reading at Emory University summer
School this summer, and will be of
reat help to the other grades. She
will act in an Advisory way, only,
SOUTH SUMMERVILLE GRAM
MAR SCHOOL—Mrs. Graves Myers,
Principal, Ist C; Miss Helen Webs
ter, 2nd C; Miss Florence Fisher
rd B.
NEGRO SCHOOL—Arthur C. Car
ter, Principal, high school Vocational
| subjects; Fanne Mae Hutchens and
I Edith Carter for the lower grades.
| The other teacher has not been se
lected, but will be before school opens.
Frank G. Dillard, Supt.
Program of
The Chattooga
Baptist Association
-
September 6
9:30 a. m.—Call to Order by Mod
erator.
9:3s—Devotional—The Rev. Jimmie
Parker.
9:4s—Enrollnient of Messengers
and Organization of Association.
Adoption of Order of Business.
9:50 —Election of Officers.
10:00 —Recognition of visitors.
10:10 —Report of Executive ommittee
10:25. —Appointment of Committees.
j 1. Temperance —Rowland Wheeler
Chairman.
2. Publications—F. L. Williams,
Chairman.
3. Local Organizations, Mrs. S. B.
Platt, Chairman.
4. Benevolences —Mrs. C. D. Har
per, Chairman.
' . Missions—Mrs. R. A. Harlow,
Chairman.
6. Orphans Home —G. W. Wooten
Chairman.
7. Obituaries —E. L. Bishop, Chair
man.
8. Christian Education—T. J. Espy
Jr. Chairman.
9. Hospital Report—J. A. Smith,
Chairman.
10. Committee on Resolutions.
11. Committee on Nominations.
10:40—Report of Committee on Pub
lications.
10:55—Miscellaneous business.
Recess.
11:00 —Introductory sermon—The Rev
J. G. Black, The Rev. E. L. Wil
liams, alternate.
12:00—Adjourn for Lunch.
1:00 p. m.—Reconvene. Call to Order.
I I:ls—Devtional, Rev. Dewey Adams
I i ; 2s —Report of Committee on Or
phans Home.
I I:4o—Report of Committee on Tem
perance.
; 2:Co—Report of Committee on local
Organizations.
1 2:lo—Report of Committee on Obi
tuaries.
2:2o—Report of Treasurer
2:3o—Miscellaneous business.
2:4o—Adjourn, with song and prayer
September 7
9:30 a. m. —Call to order. Devotional
The Rev. B. H. Howard.
9:4o—Report of Committee on Chri:
tian Education.
10:00 —Report of Committte on Mis
sions.
; 10:20—Talk —B. E Neal on Phophecy.
10:35—Talk by The Rev George
Gibson, Evangelism.
10:50—Recess.
11:00—Missionary Sermon—The Rev.
T J. Espy.
12:0O—Adjourn.
1:15 p m.—Call to order. Devotional
I:2s—Report of committee on Be
nevolences.
I I:3s—Report on Hospital—The Rev.
J. A. Smith.
I:so—Report of Committee on Nom
inations.
2:ls—Report of Committee on Res
olutions.
2:2s—Adjourn» with Hymn and
J The Summerville Public Schools
will open at 8:30 o’clock on Thurs
day, September Ist., with an assembly
in the High School Auditorium.
The reason for opening school at
this time of the week is to allow
two days necessary for distributing
the State books, and be ready for full
time schedule on Monday, September
sth. School will be dismissed at 12
o’clock on both Thursday and Fri
day, the first two days.
The fees for the school will be as
follows:
$l.O0 —.Science Fee for the Bth
grade science, payable 50c September
Ist, and 50c in January.
$2.00 —For all other Science courses
payable SI.OO on September Ist, and
SI.CO in January.
50c—For the High School Library
Fee, compulsory for all High school
pupils.
$l.O0 —Physical Education Fee, set
up by the Board of Education, for
the purpose of a physical education
program to include all High School
pupils. This is also a compulsory
fee. Payable 50c in September and
50c in January.
50c—Physical Education Fee for
the Grammar School, for the same
purposes set up for the High school.
This is a compulsory fee, required
'or all Grammar school pupils, from
the Fourth Grade to the Seventh.
This is payable 25c in September, and
25c in January.
$1.50 —Commercial Fee, for all pu
pils desiring to take Typing, Short
hand, and other Commercial subjects
offered. This is a monthly Fee, pay
able to the Commercial Teacher, $1.50
each month. This is a reduction of
the Fees paid in the past. We can
take care of only a LIMITED num
ber of pupils in this Department,
and it will be of advantage to the
ones who want this course, to regis
ter with Mr. Dillard during the week
of August 29th.
The above fees are compulsory, ex
cept the Commercial Fee, which is
an Elective Course. All pupils are
asked to be prepared to pay these
a the opening day of school.
Frank G. Dillard, Supt.
Jurors Drawn For
September Term
List of names drawn to serve on
the Grand Jury at the September
1938 term Chattooga Superior Court.
Court to convene Monday, Septem
ber 19, 1938:
George W. Hendrix, J. A. L. Jack
son, John L. Scoggins, E. F. Worsham
J. P. Agnew, Huge Atkins, Rowland
Hemphill, G. W. Crawford, J. B.
Whisenant, J. E. Clowdis. Frank Clem
ents, C. E. Peppers, V. L. Veatch,
J. F. Woods, R. C. Floyd, J. W. Par
ris, Claud T. Hix, R. R. Tate, J. P.
Whithead, T. S. Weems, N. W. Gar
vin, J. R. Wyatt, J. M. Green, J. W.
Elsberry, Hiles Bradley, L. C. Tripp,
J. A. Hammond, C. C. Duncan.
List of names drawn to serve on
the Petit Jury Ist week of Chattoo
ga Superior Court, September term
1938. Court to convene Monday, Sep
tember 19, 1938:
M. J. Johnston, A. A. Alexander,
F. S. Pittman, Hiles Bradley, Frank
Hendrix, Paul Gilreath, D. W. Cope
land, J. P. Calhoun, R. G. Henry,
Willie Alexander, John S. Johnson,
C. L. Cleckler, V. L. Veatch, J. A.
Housch, Gordon L. Reynolds, J. F.
Woods, J. W. Tucker, W. L. Ratliff,
Henry H. Owings, G. C. Willingham,
M. M. Willingham, W M Glenn, Sam
Martin, Sam J. Lancaster, M. C.
Hix, C. W. Hutchins, R. H. Garner,
M. C. Mitchell, Carl Kellett, J. W.
Hamilton, C. J. Harlow, A. W. Ver
non, C. H. White, W. P. Selman, S.
H. Sumner, J. C. Espy, L. G. Gaines,
J. M. Green, J. E. Pettijohn, J. H.
Pollard, B. F. Grigsby, Ike Owings,
A. L. Kinsey, W. H. Smith, D. F.
Quinton, B. T. Gilmer.
2nd Week
A. T. Robinson, J. M. Hawkins, J.
P. Henry, A. G. Kimball, Julious
Coulter, Cecil Davenport, T. W.
Manis, J. G. Stowe, W. G. Neal, A.
E. Carpenter,, R. A. Payton, C. P.
Martin, Ross Wooten, R. L. Maynor,
E. T. Megginson, D. M. Hill, J. H.
Murry, G. L. McArthur, D. W.
Spraggins, Glenn Pless, Silas N.
Lawrence, J. T. Clark, Sr., R. P.
Gaines, M. A. J. Housch, A. L. Bell,
Carl Williams, R. D. Davison, Scott
Parris, E L. Worsham, A. B. Cassa
day, J. E. Hawkins, C. N. Cheek,
John Wooten, D. F. Howell, J. F.
■White, Gerald O’Barr, Frank Waters
G. S. Holcomb, E. D. Ballenger,
Scott Cleckler, John Kellett, W. H.
Burgess, Willie B. Clarkson, C. C.
Story, W. F. Dempsey, J. A. Mc-
Whorter, W. K. Laster, R. S. Bul
man, R. F. Palmer, J. L. Bynum,
Carl C. Stevens, George A. Perry,
J. D. Johnston, L. C. Dalton, Andy
Thomas, J. A. Agnew, A. N. White,
A. Mac Myers.
Rev. J. E. Pate, of Union City,
Ga. was in the office Wednesday.
Rev. Pate is in a revival at Enon
Baptist church.
Italian organ says Jaws’ partici
pation in nation’s H haa*d
on populfttiw
$1.50 A YEAR