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News At a Glance
ATLANTA. —Proof that “business
moves ahead” in Atlanta and the state
is seen in the report from Secretary
of Labor Perkins, which showed a
63 per cent increase in the number
of persons securing jobs in Georgia
during August. Georgias increase
in placements was seven times the
average increase throughout the na
tion and fourth in the South Atlantic
group. Georgia reported 6,077 per
sons had secured jobs during the
month, of which 2,929 were in pri-|
vate enterprise; 3,148 on public rolls'
and 975 got jobs lasting more than
a month, in Georgia tncre were 232
per cent fewer applications filed m
August than in July. The active list
on file as of August 31 was 141,245.
Still further evidence that business
moves ahead in Georgia came from
the Industrial Bureau of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce, of which
Charles F. Palmer is president. The
report covered the first eight months
of 1938. The evidence: (1) Eignuy
two new concerns have established
factories, distributing, sales or ex
ecutive organizations in Atlanta
since January 1. (2) Forty-seven
out of town firms have located resi
dent representatives in Atlanta to
cover the Southeast, (3) These new
concerns will provide annual pay
rolls of more than $1,155,550 and
employ approximately 775 persons.
(4) Thirty new industrial prospects
have been developed since January 1.
’HERE’S THE SOLUTION: “Give
the American railroads that equality
of treatment and opportunity to
which they are entitled—the right to
do business as a business —and to
meet competition on equal terms.
They ask no more; they should have
no less. But give them that, and
once more we shall see that ‘nation
al prosperity is geared to railroad
prosperity’,” declares the Associa
tion of American Railroads.
GIST OF THE NEWS: The Bat
tle of Atlanta will come to life again
about Nevember 10, when workmen
complete the $37,000 project on At
lanta’s famous cyclorama, designed
to make it one of the principal show
places in the South. It has been
closed for repair for several weeks.
Fulton County reported the largest
enrollment in public schools in its
history. At the end of the first
week 20,939 were registered. . .Crack
er baseball fans who fear Paul Rich
ards, who piloted the team to a
championship his first year as man
ager, might be drafted by a higher
league for next year, may rest more
easily now—that is if Skipper Rich
ards, himself, has the situation sized
up correctly. He says he already has
had a fling at the Big Leagues and
he doesnt believe any AA club will
pay the $4,500 draft price for his
services. At any rate, he hopes they
don’t for wants to remain as mana
ger of the Crackers, under President
Earl Mann. . .Emory Univesity’s class
of 1942 assemled for the first time
last week. The freshman class was
estimated at 200, a 25 per cent in
crease over last year’s beginners.
EDITORIAL ODDITIES: The Fitz
gerald Herald declares: “It requires
considerable restraint to drive along
the highway, observe the speed laws
and have cars passing at a speed that
causes one to feel as though he were
standing still”. . At Mcßae the Tel
fair Enterprise observes: “The av
erage girl now gets a scolding from'
father for wearing so little and one
from mother for working so little”
The Summerville News says: “Jobs
that we do not want: Washing win- 1
dows above the ground floor”. . The
Waycross Georgian has this to say: j
“When a man marries for money he
often gets disappointed. When a wo
man marries for money she knows
how to go about getting it”. . .The
Columbus Advertiser decides: “It
used to be love and forgive. Now
it’s give and forget.”
Cats on Parade
ATLANTA. —Calling all cats. A
Southwide cat show, sponsored by
the Cotton states Cat club, is sched-!
uled for Atlanta December 2 and 3. [
The show will draw outstanding fe-j
lines from all sections of the South.
It is the first show of its kind ever
staged in Atlanta.
I
I
Welcome Hill Baptist
Church Begins Revival
The Welcome Hill Baptist Church
is going to begin a revival Sunday,
October 2. We had a wonderful re
vival in the spring; but we hope that
this revival will be even better than
that one. We wish that everyone
who possibly can would attend.
She Sitntnwnttllr Netns
VOL. 52 ; NO. 27.
Mrs. Mary Armor Speaks
at Presbyterian Church
Prominent Women to Conduct
Meeting in Interest of Sobriety
Today at 2:30 o’clock, there will be
held a meeting which all of our cit
izens will be vitally interested. The
meeting will be held at the Presby
terian church at 2:30 today (Thurs
day.)
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, a nation
al figure, in the Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union, will deliver the
main address.
Mrs. Robert McDougall, who is the
vice-president of the Union in Geor
gia will also speak today.
Several prominent state workers
will accompany these speakers to
Summerville and have a part on the
program. Mrs. J. T. Hamby of Mai
ietta and probably several other la
dies from Marietta.
Some of the leaders of the W. C.
T. U. workers in Cedartown, Rome
and Cartersville will lend their pres
ence and influence to this meeting.
Our own Mrs. Harry L. Marks,,
the leader’ of our W. C. T. U work
in this county, is very anxious for
all of the people in Chattooga and
adjoining counties to avail themselves
of this opportunity to hear these
leading women, on a very timely
theme.
Everyone is most cordially invited
to attend this meeting.
808 JONES COMMENTS
“Be thou faithful unto death and
I will give you a crown of life.” This
does no mean to be faithful as long
as we live. That, of course, is un
derstood. It means to be faithful
up to the point of death. In other
words, be faithful enough to die. God
is looking for faithful people. He
appreciates faithful people. He pro
mises a special crown of life for the
man with a martyr spirit. The He
brew children went through a fiery
furnace and came out alive, but they.
had the hearts of martyrs. They be- I
lieved that God would deliver them.;
but they said “Whether He does or.
not we are not going to bow down
to false gods.” Daniel had no spec
ial fondness for a lion’s den. He had
rather have a comfortable bed in a
nice room in a palace but his con
science would not let him fail God in j
the hour of crisis. So he took his [
chances in a lion’s den. He came outj
safe and sound, but he had a mar
tyr’s heart. I wonder how many
who read these lines, if an emergency
should come would meet the emergen
cy with a spirit of a martyr. Suppose
some cruel Nero held sway and should
demand the head of every Christian
who would not go back on Jesus:
Christ. Would we “stay nut?” Ju-:
das Iscariot sold Jesus for thirty
pieces of silver. I have known peo
ple to sell Him for less than that
and they were not even decent enough :
to hang themselves after they had'
done it.
The road to hell is paved with;
good intentions. Away down in the;
depth of the heart of the average
man is a desire to go straight. No
man really intends to go to hell. A
vile sinner who believes the Bible,
who believes there is a heaven and
a hell would not honestly sell his
hope of heaven for a million dollars.
Even sinners hope sometime to change
but they delay their decision. They
harden their hearts. The devil dopes
ther-t- They go out into eternity
without God and without hope. It is
an awful thing to be a sinner. Sin
always produces hell. It produces
hell in this world. It turns happy
homes into places of torment. It
turns peaceful nations into bloody
battlefields. Sin fills the graveyards
with the dead. It puts stripes on
convicts. It puts widow’s weeds on,
lonely women. It pinches wrinkles
of pain in human faces.. It dims the
['eyes and pales the cheek. It makes
the heart skip a beat. It makes
the breath short. It disgraces girls.
It breaks up homes. It digs a grave
sot the murderer. It populates hell,
for a suicide. It erects the scaffold
Sin is an awful thing. Jesus Christ,
i the sinless Son of God, took our sin
on Himself and bowed His head and
; died. If our sin could break the
heart of Jesus when He bore it, if
1 it could dause Him to cry, “My God,
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1938.
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Division Conference
Os W. M. U.
The Northwest Division of the
Woman’s Missionary Union, will con
vene with the LaFayette Baptist
Church, Tuesday, October 11, 1938.
Mrs. J. L. Clegg, of Dalton, is the
newly elected Divisional President.
Mrs Clegg is very anxious to have
all the Associational workers meet
in the conference.
The following program will be ob
served:
Theme: Magnify the Lord with me.
10:00 —Hymn: Holy Holy, Holy.
Prayer.
Devotional —Psalms 138—Mrs. S.
Parks Hall, Kensington, Ga.
Greetings—Miss Sara Hackney,
LaFayette.
Response.
Recognition of Pastors and visitors
Hymn: Golden Juilee.
10:0G—Magnifying the Lord in the
Associations.
(Reports of Superintendents)
Recognition of Golden Jubilee
members of W, M. U.
11:00—Magnifying the Lord through
Mission Study
Personal Service
Stewardship
Training School
Margaret Fund
White Cross
Pulications
Announcements.
11:50—Special music
11:55 —Magnifying the Lord Yester
day, Today and Tomorrow —Miss
Juliette Mather.
12:25 —Benediction.
12:30- —Adjournment.
Lunch.
I:3o—Devotional—Mrs. Loftin C.
Ward, Psalms 148:12.
Prayer.
I:4s—The Young People Magnify
ing the Lord in Georgia Confer
ence by Miss Miriam Robinson,
State Y. P. Leader.
2:ls—Magnifying the Lord unto the
uttermost parts of the world—Mis:
Pearl Todd, Missionary to China.
3:oo—Adjournment.
STATE PRESS MOURNS
PASSING OF EDITOR
TIFTON, Ga.—The Georgia press
lost one of its most beloved members
with the passing last week of John
G. Herring, 48, editor of the Tifton
Daily Gazette. Mr. Herring died in
Atlanta of a heart attack. He was
buried in the Tifton cemetery.
Jere N. Moore, of Milledgeville,
president of the Georgia Press As
i sociation appointed six editors to
serve as honorary pallbearers at the
funeral services.
“John Herring was an editor uni
i versally liked and respected in the
. newspaper profession,” Mr. Moore
I said. “His loss will e deeply felt
;by his felow newspapermen and I
wish to extend to Mrs. Herring and
his family our deepest sympathy.”
The honorary pallbearers were: J.
J. Flanders, of the Ocila Star; S. G.
jfryor, of the Fitzgerald Herald; Is
ador Gelders, of the Fitzgerald Lead
er-Enterprise; A. W. Starling, of the
Nashville Herald; C. B. Allen, of the
Moultrie Observer, and W T Shytie,
of the Adel News.
Library
Have you noticed the poster in
Jackson’s Drug Store, digging for
treasures in the public Library ?
A few days ago a small girl came
in the library inquiring, where are
the treasures.
..What treasures, asked the librarian
I read in the drug store that you
„ have treasures in the library.
“Keep on digging to find the
treasures.”
Public Librarian.
My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?’
. it will certainly damn and destroy
our souls unless we trust Him who is
able to save to the uttermost all who
come to God by Him. Jesus has to be
a wonderful Savior to save men from
sin. How good He was to die for us.
. How wonderful He is to save us. If
• you haven’t trusted Him, God help
you to do it.
Wars, Rumors
of Wars
Heartaches of the
World Today
The real fear that faces the world
as we go to press today, is that at
any moment another European war
may break.
The dreaded enemy of any human
heart is war. Even though thous
ands of miles of water separates our
fair land from the war zone yet we
all know that If the terrible carnage
breaks in Europe every man, woman
and child in America will be affected.
The real heartache today, is the
fear of another world carnage.
Our President’s plea to the Euro
pean powers, was one of the sanest
and most sensile plea that could
have been spoken to heads of govern
ments that differ on minor points.
All nations, including America ex
cept one, sent messages of approval
to Prudent F. D. Roosevelt, thank
ing him for words of sound reason
and amicable pleas to settle the dif
ferences at a conference table, before
the awful destruction of human be
ings.
At last it will be settled at a con
ference—why not before war? All
redeemed souls have been asked to
intreat our heavenly Father, to keep
us from destruction and misery, and
give wisdom to rulers to settle their
differences amicably.
Rotary Club
Inter-City Meeting
> j
Tbmght at 7:30, the Rotary Club
of Summerville-Trion will be the host
at an inter-city meeting of the Ro
tary clus in Northwest Georgia.
The Riegeldale Tavern at Trion will
be the* scene of the festivities and
delegates from the clubs of Rome,
Daltor, Calhoun and LaFayette will
attend. The Rotary Club of Rome will
present th'- program, which will be
unusual in its interest and enter
tainment, and it is understood that
practically the entire membership of
the Rome club will be on hand. Spec
ial decorations and an excellent menu
have been prepared so'a most en
joyable time can* be expected by those
who attend.
Facts About
Presidents
John Adams lived the long
est. Aged 90 at death.
James A. Garfield died the
youngest. Killed at 49.
Theodore Roosevelt was the
youngest to be inaugurated.
Aged 42.
Five were twice married : Ty
ler, Fillmore, G. Harrison, T.
Roosevelt and Wilson.
One was a bachelor: Buch
anan.
Nine have served two terms
by re-election.
None have been born in the
months of May or June.
Two died on the same day,
John Adams and Thomas Jef
ferson both died July 4, 1826
William Henry Harrison had
the most children, ten.
Only one was born west of
the Mississippi River, Herbert
Hoover, in lowa.
One was a tailor—Johnson;
one was a carpenter, Hayes:
one was a wool carder, Fill
more, and one was a hardware
clerk, Grant.
Six had no children.
Only two are living—Hoovei
and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Nine served as vice presideni
before becoming chief execu
fives.
Three have been shot anc
killed while holding ocice, Lin
coin, Garfield, and McKinley.
■ Mr. and Mrs. John Tudor of Silve
Hill spent last week-end with th<
latter’s mother, Mrs. J. S. Chapmai
1 and family in west Armuchee.
; Chattooga County Grand
Jury Presentments
Committees Report County
Affairs in Excellent Condition
i
t GEORGIA, Chattooga County.
r The Grand Jury, empanneled and
sworn for the September Term, 1938,
1 Chattooga Superior Court, having re
’ turned into Court their general and
special presentments, it is ordered by
; the Court:
J That said presentments be spread
1 upon the Minutes of this Court, and
• that the same be published in the
- Summerville News one time and that
the usual fee be paid therefor;
That the per diem pay for Jurors
1 be continued at the same figure of
' three dollars.
And the Grand Jury having recom-
• mended that O. L. Cleckler be ap
" pointed as a member of the County
1 Board of Education, he is so appoint
' ed as a member thereof.
1 And that the general and special
' recommendations made by the Grand
- Jury in said presentments be carried
’ out, as far as possible, by the proper
County authorities.
In open Court, this 27th day of
1 September, 1938.
) C. H. PORTER,
> J. S. C. R. C.
1
To the Hon. Claud H. Porter, Judge
of Superior Court:
We, the Grand Jury, drawn and
sworn to serve as Jurors for the Sep
tember Term, 1938, make the follow
ing reports on the duties that we as
j Jurors have been selected to perform:
(■ Our first work was the considera
tion and disposition of tl*» bills sent
us from the Solicitor General’s office,
j Following are reports of the var
] ious committees:
, We, the committee appointed to
j examine the books of the County of
] ficers make the following report:
e We find the books of the Ordinary
_ in a neat condition and correctly
t kept. Find Tax Collector’s books in
f a neat condition, also find delinquent
taxes are being reduced very fast.
j Find County School Superintend
ents office and books to be kept in
; a neat condition.
Find Court Clerk keeps very com
plete records and books neatly kept.
Find Sheriff’s office and books to be
kept in neat and orderly condition.
Find County Welfare office to be
kept in a neat and orderly condition
and doing a fine work.
J. P. Agnew, Chairman; N W. Gar
vin, J. H. Bradley, J P Whitehead,
Frank Clements.
i
We, the committee appointed to
inspect Court House and Jail make
• the following recommendations;
Repair Northwest corner of Court
- House; Keep sinks more sanitary;
Ladies rest room needs to be kept
more sanitary; Keep front of Court
House cleaner; Waterworks in Jail
need repairing; Floor in living quar
ters of jail needs repairing. As a
S whole we find the jail to be in good,
condition.
e T. S. Weems, Chairman; G. W.
Hendrix, Hugh Atkins, J A. Jack
son, R R. Tate.
Report of County Farm Committee:
We find the County Farm rented
1 to Mr. J. D. Pledger on halves. Coun
ty furnishes him two mules, wagon
f and other farming tools,
f There will be about one hundred
and fifty bushels of corn at gathering
time for the ounty’s part. There is
’ about twelve hundred bundles of sod
: der to the County’s part.
The County pays Mr Pledger twen
e ty-five dollars per month each for the
upkeep of the inmates, which in
cludes food, clothes and tobacco.
We find nine County inmates, apd
I" three who get pensions. The three
who get pensions pay Mr. Pledger
it out of their pensions.
I We recommend that some of the
I buildings be covered as they are
leaking and the roofs are very dan
a; gerous.
1- We recommend that the board have
. part of the farm, sown in something
each year to improve the soil.
The seem to be well taken
5r 1 care of and satisfied.
ie j J. E. Clowdis, Chairman;
in , C. E. Peppers, G. H Crawford, V L
[ Veatchi J M. Green.
$1.50 A YEAR
We, the committee appointed to
inspect the County chaingang, make
the following report:
We find the premises and buildings
in good condition and well kept. All
equipment is in good condition.
We find the following at the camp:
2 mules, approximately 80 hogs,
old corn 1225 bushels, new corn gath
ered 100 bushels, meat 300 pounds,,
meal, 10 bushels, flour 200 pounds
sugar, 100 pounds, peas 25 bushels,-
soap 1 1-2 cases, can goods approx
imately 3,000 cans, syrup 75 gallons,-
20 acres of corn to gather estimated
25 bushels to acre, farming equipment
in good condition, 2 gasoline shovels,-
2 big road patrols, 2 big caterpillar
tractors, 2 graders, 1 air compres
sor, 1 pump, 10 dump trucks, 1 pick
up truck 1 trailer, 6 wheel barrows,
1 concrete mixer Approximately 50
cords of wood, shop and equipment
in good condition.
R. C. Floyd, Chairman;
C. G. Hix, John L. Scoggins, E F
Worsham, J W. Elsberry.
To the Grand Jury,
Chattooga County, Georgia,
Summerville, Georgia,
Gentlemen:
You will please be advised that the
Board of County Commissionars of
Chattooga County have on deposit in
this bank as of September 19, 1938
the following monies:
Chattooga County Depository
Account $13,926.35
,®ard County Commissioners
“Special cash fund” 8,467.40
Yours very truly,
D. L. McWhorter, ashier.
Report for the Grand Jury of Chat
tooga County, xoi all special taxes
collected for the year 1938:
Taxes pd. on Corp. Com.
The Trion Co. $750.00 $30.00
Abbott Cotton Co. 30.00 1.50
The Berryton Mills 250.00 12.50
Montgomery Kntg. Mills 75.00 3.75
Berryton Store 30.00 1.50
Hair Motor Co. 10.00 1.50
Henry Crawford 10.00 .50
SummervTe-Trion Hosp. 30.00 1.50
McWhorter-Selman 30.00 1.50
Taylor Merc. Co. 75.00 3.75
Total $1,290.00
Less my Commis. 57.00
Amount paid state $1,233.00
(Continued on Society page)
New Business
In Summerville
Elsewhere in this issue of The
News will be found the advertisement
of the Mary Penn clothing store,
which will open tomorrow for busi
ness.
The handsome new building that
will house the new firm has recently
been completed. The building is
erected with modern equipment for
handling all kinds of ready-to-wear
: clothing.
Miss Mary Penn is the daughter
' of the late Capt. W. H. Penn, one of
the leading citizens of Chattooga
County. This is the first effort of
Miss Mary in the clothing business.
Her many friends in Chattooga and
; adjoining territory bespeak for her
! success, in this business or any other
business that she might undertake.
Miss Penn has associated with her
Mr. H. P. Selman, a man experienced
j in the clothing business for thirty
five years. He has operated cloth
ing department in Atlanta, Washing
ton, D C., Louisville, Ky., Detroit,
Mich, and Chattanooga Tenn.
Our city and county appreciate
this new business The building adds
to the architectural beauty of Sum
merville.
Mrs. Joe Davis of Rome, spent Sun
day wltn Mr and Mrs. Walton Ham
mond in Menlo.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Mustoe, of
Chattanooga sp«nt the week-end with
relatives in the county. They were
i accompanied home by their sister,
Miss Carrie Gamble, who has been
, on an extended visit to the Weesners
I and Scotts in Dirttown valley