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CIRCULATES IN THE BEST SECTION OF NORTH GEORGIA! VOL. 52; NO. 35 NEWS AT A GLANCE ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS IN GEORGIA RAILROADS PROVIDE LOW-COST, ALL-WEATHER, MASS TRANS PORTATION REQUIRED. ATLANTA, Nov. 21 (GPS).—Head ed “A Fit Memorial,” the Atlanta Constitution, in a recent editorial, said in part: “The proposal that a mountain in Not th Georgia be re named ‘Bleckley’ mountain, as memo rial to the late Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckley, of the Georgia supreme court, is one that should receive im mediate endorsement by all Geor gians who know anything of the man it is thus planned to honor. For sure ly, in all the history of memorials and statues and honors to human greatness, none more fitting than this has ever been suggested.” The plan was first suggested by Chief Justice Samuel C. Atkinson in a speech at recent exercises honoring the late Logan Bleckley, the chief justice’s son, who served as clerk of the state court of appeals for thirty-one years. To Remember: Two things to re member—l. Railroads are the back bone of the nation’s transportation, because only railroads can provide the efficient, low-cost, all-weather, mass transportation sei vice required by industry and agriculture, and, 2. Only railroads, of all the agencies providing general transportation service, operate on their own road ways, fully pay their own costs, and contribute substantially in taxes to the support of local government, in cluding public schools. Gist Os the News: The Georgia Ex periment station recently issued its golden anniversary report for 1937- 1938, marking fifty years of service. The report was made by Director H, P. Stuckey to Chancellor S. V. San ford, of the University System of Georgia . . . Under the present PWA program, 148 new school buildings have been approved, according to H. T. Cole, regional PWA director. Since the PWA was inaugurated, 270 school buildings have been built or approved by PWA, he said . . Among the speakers at the recent 117th ses sion of the Georgia Baptist conven tion, held in Atlanta, was Dr. B. D. Ragsdale, of Macon, who has been secretary of the organization for the past forty-three years . . . Armis tice day also was the eighty-third birthday for John Henry Henika, af fectionately known to thousands of Georgia Tech students and alumni as “Uncle Heinie.” He is active as in structor in the wood shop of the me chanical engineering department, a post he has held for thirty-eight years. DIXIE DEMOCRATS AGAIN IN SADDLE WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. —The changed party complexion of the new congress due to republican gains in senate and house is not the only sig nificant election result which will confront the administration leader ship when that congress assembles. Democratic losses in the north and west returned the southern and bor der state democrats to the balance of-power position in the party that they held before the democratic con gressional sweeps of 1934 and 1936. In the last congress—the Seventy- Fifth—southern and border state democrats held thirty-two of the to tal of seventy-six party votes in the senate. They have the same thirty two in the new congress out of a par ty total of sixty-nine votes, just less than half. SECOND I CROP APPLES. D. F. Quinton, who lives just below the city limits, brought in a horse apple to The News office Wednesday from a second crop. Mr. Quinton said the first crop of apples were of good size, but the second crop was exceed ingly small. WHO KNOWS? 1. What is the value of real estate in New York City? 2. How many motor vehicles were produced last year? 3. How did republicans in the house vote on enlarging the navy? 4. Has the United States any legal right to object to Hitler’s mistreat ment of German Jews? 5. Has Great Britain or France protested against Japanese encroach ments on foreign trade in China? 6. Does Japan or Russia control the hill where their armies recently clashed ? 7. What acreage is proposed for wheat "in 1939? 8. When did the Lindberghs go to England ? 9. For what states will the four new battleships be named? 10. What percentage of human be ings are “bleeders?” See ‘The Answers* on Another Pago. She gnmmmnlb Nms 6 SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1938. The Lyerly F. F. A. Demonstration Plot The soda plot of cotton conducted by the Lyerly F.F.A. is completed. The plot is on the Lyerly-Holland highway, south of Lyerly, on the farm cultivated by Harris Edwards and family. The picking of the cotton was fin ished last week. The cotton side-dress ed with soda yielded more than three hundred pounds per acre more than the cotton which had no side-dress ing of soda. The plot having soda side dressing yielded 1,113 1-2 pounds per acre. The plot having no soda yielded only 832 pounds per acre. The guessing cards have been sent to the soda company, which spon sored the demonstration plot. They will pick the one guessing nearest the correct figures. The winner will be notified as soon as we hear from them. —Herman Mount, Reporter. BERRYTON 4-H CLUB NEWS. The Berryton 4-H, club held an in teresting meeting Monday afternoon at the Berryton schoolhouse. New of ficers were elected for the new year. There were several new members and we hope more will join at the next meeting. A very interesting program is being planned. Let’s be there 100 per cent.—Geraldine Wells, Reporter. Singing At Menlo. The regular fourth Sunday after noon singing will start at 2 p.m. Sun day, Nov. 27, at the Baptist church in Menlo. We are expecting to have the Happy Four, of La Fayette, and sev eral other good quartets. Everyone is invited to come.—R. L. Smith. RUSSELL EXPLAINS THE SUBSIDY AMENDMENT In response to many requests for information by farmers, committee men, and extension workers as to the operation of the Russell amendment providing subsidy or price adjust ment payments to cotton farmers on their 1938 crops, Senator Richard B. Russell has issued the folowing statement: “The Russell amendment appropri ates $212,000,000 for use in making price adjustment or subsidy pay ments on cotton, corn in the commer cial corn areas, wheat, rice and to bacco. The act provided a flat pay ment of 2 cents per pound to cotton farmers as I originally drew it, and as it passed the senate,” Senator Russell states. “The formula for ap portioning the funds for the five commodities was changed in the house, but one of the factors in the formula is still the amount by which the actual income from each of these crops in 1938 is below the par ity in come for these crops. On the basis of the formula it is estimated that be tween eighty-five and ninety million dollars will be apportioned to cotton farmers. Such an apportionment will permit payments to be made at a rate probably within the range of 1.8 to 2 cents per pound on cotton, and this payment will be computed on the normal yield of the cotton acreage allotment established under the 1939 agricultural conservation program. “To illustrate the operation of the amendment: a farm with an acreage, allotment of twenty acres, and hav ing a normal yield of 200 pounds, could qualify for a payment of (20x -200) 4,000 pounds of cotton, and if the rate finally established is 1.8 cents per pound the payment would be $72; if it is 1.9 cents per pound it would be $76 and if 2 cents per pound it would of course 'be SBO. In order to receive this payment it is necessary that the acreage planted to cotton in 1939 not exceed the cotton acreage allotment established under the 1939 program. “The department of agriculture ad vises me that it is estimated Georgia cotton farmers will receive between eight and nine million dollars from the funds provided by my amendment. These funds are in addition to any payments made under the AAA agri cultural conservation program. This amendment was attached to the spend-lend or relief bill passed dur ing the last days of the third session of the Seventy-fifth congress. I of fered it in an effort to assist the cotton and other farmers toward parity, after it became evident that there would be no material increase in the price of cotton this fall. It is evident that if we are to pursue the present policy of reducing production it will be necessary to increase the farmers’ income from some source, and I shall not stop with the appro priations I have already obtained, but will endeavor to secure addition al funds for parity or price adjust ment payments at the next congress. “It appears that a processing tax is the only source from which addi tional funds can now be obtained to finance the present program. Relief from some source is essential if the farm incomes of the nation are to b? restored and maintained. FORTY ACRES OF FUN AT S. F. IN ’39 This artist’s sketch of the entrance to the Midway at the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition, to be held on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay, gives an idea of the pyrotechnic and electrical display which will greet millions of visitors to the World’s Fair fun zone. Amaz ing as well as amusing, the Exposition’s forty-acre Midway will be a sportive Pageant of the Pacific. ' BANK CASE AGAINST TRIO NOL PROSSER The case against three prominent men connected with the Chattooga County bank was officially nol press ed in Rome Tuesday morning at the opening session of the regular term of the United States district court for the northern division of Georgia. The three defendants, Eugene S. Taylor, John B. Whisnant and B. W. Farrar, had previously been indicted in federal court on a conspiracy charge in connection with an alleged violation of the federal banking laws. There had not been sufficient evi dence against the trio to build up a case, it was stated, and defense coun sel had obtained verbal agreement to drop the case, it was explained. Judge E. Marvin Underwood open ed the November term of court with his customary brief charge, urging jurors to take notice of any federal law violations derogatory to the con servation of natural resources. Holiday Notice. The undersigned banks will observe Thanksgiving day, Thursday, Nov. 24, 1938, and will transact no business on that date: Farmers & Merchants Bank Bank of Trion. Dual Meeting. The Turner Epworth League union entertained the Lookout Mountain anion at the Summerville High school auditorium Tuesday night, Nov. 15, .vith a very interesting and inspiring program and afterwards a social hour ,as enjoyed by the one hundred and .wenty-five young people who at .ended. These joint meetings are held only twice a year and this was the second. The meeting was opened with a saxaphone duet by two young people irom Trion. The welcome address was given by William Cleghorn, president of the .Summerville league. Jack Brooks, of Trion, had charge of the program. The subject was, ■ Gold Is Where You Find It.” Not speaking of gold mined from dirt but of the gold that shines in each char acter and personality which we seek to find it in, and develop it. Very im portant facts concerning leadership among the youth of the church were brought out and their importance stressed by three other members of the Turner union. Murrill Daily, district director of young people’s work, of Calhoun, was present and made a short talk. After the program a social hour was enjoyed. The Summerville league served refreshments. Miss Virginia Dillard led the group in some peppy league songs and another event which was very enjoyable and entertaining was the colored quartet from Trion who sang several negro spirituals. Trustees’ Eledtion An election has been called for Sat urday, Nov. 26, for the purpose of electing two trustees for the Sum merville school district. The voting is expected to be rather heavy owing to the fact that there are four men in the race. The candi dates are Leon J. Gamble, present trustee, J. R. Burgess, J. B. Garvin and J. A. Pullen. GEORGIA COUNTIES JOIN IN FIGHT ON ILLITERACY ATLANTA, Nov. 21 (GPS).—The fight on illiteracy in Georgia is gain ing momentum. More than 100 counties throughout the state have started work to elim inate adult illiteracy in Georgia, ac cording to John I. Allman, state di rector of adult education. Other coun ties are organising to take advantage ROGER EASTMAN DIES WEDNESDAY AT NOON ft" . , Roger Eastman, one of the most prominent and beloved citizens of Georgia, passed away Wednesday about noon at the local hospital after a brief- illness. Mr. Eastman has been a useful resident of Summerville for about twenty years, coming here from Nashville, Tenn., the place of his birth. Mr. Eastman was the son of a very prominent newspaper editor of Tennessee. He is survived by his de voted and lovely wife, Mrs. Georgia McCallie Eastman, and a daughter, Mrs. Albert Ganier, and three grand chilcft Ann Ganier and Roger and Albert Ganier, of Nashville. He is also survived by a double cousin, Dr. Frank Eastman, a prominent citizen of Tiger, Ga. Mr. Eastman was a very active and influential member of the First Bap tist church of Summerville. He de voted much time and means to his church. One of Mr. Eastman’s favor ite greetings to a stranger was, “I am a life-long Baptist and a demo crat.” Mr. Eastman’s very sane opin ions were highly respected by all who knew him, and Summerville has lost a very wise counselor, a true Chris tion and an upright citizen. Mr. Eastman was connected with the Chattooga County bank since coming to Summerville and prior to that time, was connected with the American National bank in Nashville, Tenn., and was tax receiver of that county. He was also connected at one time with the Baptist Sunday School board of Nashville, and was treasu rer of the First Baptist church of Nashville for several years. The funeral services will be held at Mount Olivet Chapel in Nashville, conducted by the Rev. E. P. Ander son, a nephew of the deceased, at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon. Finley- Davis, of Nashville, undertakers, will be in charge of all arrangements. MENLO AND SUBLIGNA DIVIDE. In a basket ball game played last Tuesday night, Subligna boys de feated Menlo, 32 to 26. At the end of the regular time, the score was dead locked at 26-all. In the extra time, Subligna scored 6 points. The Menlo girls defeated Subligna girls, 13-0. Menlo and Gore Divide. Menlo and Gore divided two basket ball games Tuesday night, Menlo boys winning, 34 to 25, and Gore girls winners by the score of 30 to 21. Eleam was the high scorer for Menlo with 19 points. This was the second games in the league. We notice that any number of the models are wearing the front part of their hair up on top and the back part dressed low. Special Service At Berryton Baptist There will be a special service at the Berryton Baptist church Nov. 27. The Rev. D. L. Trotter and his quartet from Gadsden will be there at 11 a.m. He has a radio service at 7 a.m. over WJBY every Sunday morning. Tune in and hear him. Every one has a special invitation to come hear him Sunday. of the slack winter months in the rural areas, he said. “The most difficult phase of the work now is gaining the confidence of these people and enlisting their co-operation,” Mr. Allman said. The work is carried out by teachers amJ superintendents in the county sys-_ terns, with federal assistance Official Explains Cotton Allotments County and community conserva tion committees are following the same method that was used under the 1938 farm program in determin ing cotton acreage allotments for 1939, Homer S. Durden, state admin istrative officer of the Triple-A, said in Athens this week. “The farm act specifically states how the allotments are to be made and this procedure is used for all farms alike,” Mr. Durden said. It is expected that the allotments will be in the hands of the farmers in all cotton-producing counties be fore the marketing quota election on Dec. 10, he added. In general, all farms which have produced cotton in any of the past three years receive allotments. For farms on which the highest planted and diverted cotton acreage during the past three years is five acres or less, the farm’s allotment is the highest cotton acreage planted and diverted during the three-year period. For farms on which the highest cotton acreage planted and diverted I during the previous three years is i more than five acres, the farm’s al | lotment is based on a fixed percent age of the farm’s cropland excluding the acres normally devoted to the commercial production of sugar cane for sugar, wheat, tobacco and rice. This fixed percentage will be the same for all farms within a county or administrative area. A small reserve will be available for farms with al lotments between five and fifteen acres. No farm will have an allotment greater than the highest cotton acre age planted and diverted during the past three years. The law provides, however, that notwithstanding the other provisions j no allotment is to be less than 50 per cent, of the 1937 planted and di verted cotton acreage on the farm, unless an increase to 50 per cent. , might cause the allotment to exceed \ 40 per cent, of the farm’s tilled land. A small reserve acreage is avail | able in each state for allotment to farms producing cotton in 1939 but which did not produce any cotton in the three preceding years. U.S. REJECTS JAP’S CLAIM ON CHINA WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. The American government will formally reject Japan’s contentions of rights of priority in China, Secretary of State Hull indicated today. Hull announced flatly that Japan’s reply of yesterday to the American government’s protest of Oct. 6 against Japan’s efforts to close the “open door” in China is not responsive. He also declared Japan’s note is diametrically opposed to the general position the United States has taken throughout its history with regard to American rights and interests in its relations with all countries. ANNUALROLLCALL The annual Roll Call for the Ameri- ■ » can Red Cross of ■ ■ Chattooga county has been set for No vember 24 through the 26th. This coun- ■ Aga M ty ranked among the 111 ■ BM first eight according to the population, in members for the rveu cross m the year 1937. This splendid record is one that Chattooga i countians are proud of, and as we | approach this 1938 Roll Call, each and every member deserves to renew their pledge and urge each citizen who is not heretofore pledged, to en roll their names as members of the American Red Cross. When you join with your contribu tion, a portion of this money is re tained by the chapter of this county for the benefit and use of the emer gencies that arise here. As the Red Cross workers call upon you this week, it is urged that each person will co-operate in every way in supporting this Roll Call. The following persons have charge of the Roll Call in their town and community: Menlo, O. L. Cleckler ant S. T. Polk; Lyerly, Mr. Bagley and Mr. Pollock; Berryton, Mrs. Brad ford; Subligna, C. P. Hamilton; Gore, Miss Lula Weesner; Summerville, Mrs. Marks. As these chairmen or their work ers call on you, we ask you to make this another banner year for Chat tooga County chapter of the Red Cross. TALLENT WINS PRIZE. W. H. Tallent won a $lO prize for catching the biggest small-mouth bass in a contest conducted by a Chicago fishing tackle firm. The contest was sponsored by the firm and included fishermen from all 1 over th? United PAGES THIS WEEK OF THE NEWS. REVIVAL CONTINUES TO DRAW CROWDS AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH MUSICAL PROGRAM IS ONE OF MOST ATTRACTIVE EVjER PRESENTED HERE. A deep interest and splendid crowds are seen nightly at the First Baptist church where a series of evangelistic services are being carried on this week. Under the direction of the Rev. Royall Callaway, the musical program is one of the most attractive and the most spiritual ever presented in a revival meeting in Summerville. Miss Annie Pitts, Miss Almazada Eilen burg, Mrs. Duke M. Espy, the Rev. J. G. Kirckhoff, Mrs. Royall Calla way, and the choir have all assisted in a great way to sing the gospel. The heart-searching messages from the word of God are proving that the Word is still powerful and sharp as a two-edged sword, and that it will not return to Him void. Only three more days remain of this meeting: Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The messages to be given the last three days are as follows: Thursday: “A Black Man Made White; “A Cause For Thanksgiving.” Friday: “The Kingdom of Begin ning Again.” Sunday Morning: “At Last, Peace On Earth.” Sunday Evening: “Let’s Go Home.” On behalf of the church and as an expression of his appreciation, the pastor desires to thank the South Summerville church, the Presbyterian church and the Methodist church for their beautiful spirit of co-operation in calling off their night services and or their interest shown in their con stant attendance on the meetings. It is that gracious spirit that demon strates the reality of Christianity and the oneness of spirit that marks all true believers in Christ. May the Christian forces continue steadfast in prayer for these meet ings. The Sunday school will meet at 9:45 Sunday morning with Supt. Duke M. Espy in charge. The B.T.U. will meet at 6:15 p.m. with Miss Whiteworth, the director, presiding at the opening assembly. Helpful Facts On Old-Age Insurance By JOSEPH R. MURPHY, Manager, Atlanta Field Office, S.S.B. Q.What items go into a worker’s wage account? A. All wages an employe receives during his entire life from employ ment covered under the old-age insur ance system are counted as credit to ward his old-age insurance. Wages for temporary or part-time employ ment, no matter how small, will in crease by that much the worker s credits toward old-age benefits. It is therefore important to the employe that his wages reported by his em ployer be identified by an account number so that they will be correct ly recorded in his old-age insurance account. Q. Is participation in the old-age insurance program voluntary ? Is it optional with a worker if he is work ing in a covered employment? A. Participation is not optional. The worker who is not in a covered employment cannot participate in the system until he enters covered em ployment, and the worker who is in a covered employment automatically becomes a participant. Q. Does a worker need a new ac count number for each new job? A. It is important for the worker to bear in mind that this account number always remains the same. It is not affected if the worker changes jobs, if he works for more than one employer, if he is out of work, or if he should change from an employment which is covered by the act to one which is not covered. The worker is not required to apply for a new ac count number under these circum stances, or any similar ones. Where workers have applied for and re ceived more than one account num ber, they should report this fact to the nearest field office of the social security board where the necessary adjustment will be made. If you lose your card, a duplicate may be ob tained through a field office. Q. When a retired worker dies, after he has begun to receive monthly old-age insurance which begins m 1942, does his estate receive any thing? , A. That will depend on the total amount the worker received in month ly payments before death. The act provides that if the worker did not receive, in monthly payments, as much as 3 1-2 per cent, of his total wages, the difference will be paid to the estate. Department of Agriculture, in es timate for Nov. 1, puts cotton crop at bales. $1.50 A YEAR