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The Summerville News
SUMMERVILLE, GA.
Official Organ of Chattooga County.
O. J. ESPY, Editor-Manager, 1911-38
DAVID T. ESPY, Editor & Manager.
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THE RED CROSS APPEAL.
The annual campaign of the
American Red Cross is at hand and
the people of Summerville are again
urged to become members of an or
ganization, established by congress,
for humanitarian purposes.
In times of war the Red Cross be
comes a practical agency of the na
tion, under the obligation to care for
the welfare of our service men. In
times of peace, it is a great agency
of relief, with an organizattion fitted
to respond to every great appeal or
relief and to prevent the suffering
and death of those afflicted through
the visitations of sudden disasters.
All Americans can belong to this
great organization of mercy, as a full
fledged members, whether there is
any organized chapter of the Red
Cross in their community or not. The
small sum of one dollar is the annual
membership dues and by paying that
amount one is assured of doing some
small part in preparing the Red Cross
to function in times of emergency.
Surely ever reader of .this article can
afford one dollar as a contribution to
the cause of mercy.
Again, one never knows where nat
ural disasters may occur. It may be
that in the course of the next twelve
months this community may be visit
ed by some horrible affliction and in
such an event the supplications of
suffering men, women and children
will be heard by the Red Cross or
ganization, which will instantly re
spond with medical supplies, food,
trained workers, and everything that
is necessary to prevent, as far as
possible, the suffering that such a
visitation entails.
If you, as a reader of this article,
do not feel moved to contribute the
small sum of one dollar as a .general
donation to the welfare of people ev
erywhere, perhaps the thoughts tha
our community might need relief at
some future date will impel you to
pay over such a small amount to such
a great organization.
SHARES FATE OF BOY HE
KILLED!
Did you happen to read about the
death of George Pye, 19-year-old Il
linois youth, last week?
George, it seems, took an 11-year
old neighbor on a hunting trip, in
spite of the fact that the boy’s father
had forbidden him to go. In trying to
shoot a pheasant, George killed his
young companion, Floyd Greenwald,
and then told his other companion,
“Floyd is gone and I’m going too.”
With that, he laid his face against
the muzzle of his gun and pulled the
trigger, firing his last shell and end
ing his life.
There is more to this tragedy than
the carelessness of the hunter, who
kills his friend. Here was a young
man, conscious of his mistake, un
able to right his wrong but courage
ous and honest enough to share the
fate of his boyish friend. Os course,
George was wrong; his death could
not help out but, then, George was
young and inexperienced, quick to
judge himself and execute the sent
ence that his sense of justice pro
nounced.
We would caution all hunters, par
ticularly youngsters, against the
carelessness that caused this double
tragedy and while we cannot recom
mend emulation of the stern justice
that the young man meted to him
self, we pay sincere tribute to the
sacrifice of George Pye upon the al
tar of his ideal of just retribution.
His understanding of honor called
upon him to share the fate of his
friend and, to that end, he gave up
his life; was there anything more—
or less—that he could do?
ROYALTY! EXAMPLE.
It is not very often that we find
ourselves wholeheartedly commending
the example of royalty but, it seems,
George, of Great Britain, sets a good
example for American commoners in
at least one respect.
The king recently gave to the mu
nicipal corporation of Windsor a tract
of land, containing eighty acres, with
the hope that, in considering the fu
ture use of the land, the council
would be mindful of the requirements
of youth and do everything possible
to provide recreation to increase
physical fitness.
Not a bad idea, even for a king.
Maybe some democratic commoner
will be moved to demonstrate a sim
ilar interest in the youth of some
American municipality.
COTTON GINNING REPORT.
Census report shows that 6,674
bales of cotton were ginned in Chat
tooga county, from the crop of 1938,
prior to Nov. 14, as compared with
9,393 bales for the crop of 1937, ac
cording to Mrs. Rosa N. Shumate,
special agent.
An advertiser is an optimist in
more ways than one ‘
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MARCH 20, 1902
The prospects that Floyd county
will have a big oil gusher were never
better in the history of any section
where oil has been discovered. The
company has been boring for the
past several days and a depth of
nearly 200 feet has been reached,
specimens of the fluid from the well
have been examined and decided evi
dences of petroleum abundantly
shown. The result of this find has
been to send property sky high; in
fact, one cannot buy land at any
price anywhere in the neighborhood
of the oil well.
MARCH 27, 1902
Peaches reaching the Chicago mar
ket were selling at $4.50 per dozen.
DECEMBER 25, 1902
Sunday golfers put in the “nine
hole” in raid on a Chattanooga golf
course.
JANUARY 6, 1916
Summerville Post Office building
destroyed by fire.
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Ancient History of Summerville and
Chattooga County:
Chattooga county was originally a
part of Floyd county. Floyd county
at one time was a large county em
bracing Chattooga and Walker coun
ties. The county was organized in the
LOOKING AT WASHINGTON
(Hugo S. Sims, Washington Correspondent.)
Japan Steps Boldly.
U. S. Trade Blocked.
Hull Scores A Gain.
Pact With England.
Mexican Land Dispute.
Settlement Desired.
Jews In Germany.
U. S. Will Re-Arm.
Men, Ships, Planes.
Up to New Congress.
With the national election out of
the way, Americans have recently
centered their attention upon affairs
outside the continental area of the
United States, which present prob
lems for the government.
In the Far East the nation is fac
ed with the vital issue created by
Japanese aggression aaginst China,
with implications that the trade of
other nations will be hampered. In
fact, the Japanese have already in
dicated very clearly that they plan
to follow the course adopted in Man
churia, which has proved disastrous
to all trade except that of the Jap
anese.
The United States has called the
attention of the Japanese government
to the ‘Open Door” policy and the
treaties under which Japan agreed
to respect the territorial integrity of
China. We doubt if any responsible
official of our government expects
the diplomatic notes to have any ef
fect upon the Japanese, who daily in
sist that a “new order’ has arisen in
the Far East and that other nations
should amend their views in harmony
with the present situation.
The announcement that the king
and queen of Great Britain will pay
a visit to this country in the early
part of 1939 clearly indicated the
successful conclusion of efforts to
negotiate a reciprocal trade treaty,
and the announcement of Prime Min
ister Mackenzie King, of Canada,
that the pact with that dominion
will be on a broader and more com
prehensive scale confirms the fact.
The United States, as many read
ers are aware, under Secretary Hull,
has insisted upon a program of grad
ually lowering barriers that stand in
the way of mutually profitable trade
between the nations of the world.
This is directly opposite to the
course of Germany and oher totali
tarian nations, which go in strongly
for barter agreements, under which
the benefits of the pact are strictly
limited and other nations barred.
The United States reciprocal trade
treaties are under the “most favored
nation” clause, which means that ad
vantages given to any country im
mediately inure to the benefit of all
other nations that give this nation
equal trading rights with all other
nations. The barter system, says Mr.
Hull, means more restrictions upon
the commerce of the world, while his
program tends to remove the obsta
cles and give trade a free course.
The dispute between the United
States and Mexico, which involved the
appropriation of American-owned
land and oil companies, without com
pensation by the Mexican govern
ment, has not been settled, but the
recent agreement in the land contro
versy may point the way to broad
er settlement of more important oil
claims.
Under the plan agreed upon, a two
man board will evaluate the agragri
an property taken from Americans
b_* next May, and the Mexican gov
ernment agrees to pay $1,000,000 to
the United States toward settlement
by that time, and not less than that
amount each year, thereafter until
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1938.
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year 1839. ' *
The first jail was built of hewn
logs doubled, and was located near
where the present jail now stands.
The first men hung in the county and
incarcerated in the jail were full
blooded Indians. On the day of exe
cution, one of these Indians could not
be found, and when the officers Mad
about decided he had made good his
escape, he was located between the
double walls of the jail.
The first brick building erected in
the town was the Methodist parson
age. The first brick store was erect
ed in 1840, the bricks that went into
the building came from across the
waters.
The main street of the town con
sisted of two muddy roads separated
by a row of mulberry trees through
out the length of the main part of
the street. It was a common sight
during the winter to see wagons
stalled along the double streets. S
The corporate,’limits of the town
were along where the Jones residence
is. Upon the summit of the hill the
Indians had a small village and up
until the erection of the mill, indica
tions of the old wigwams could be
found.
The first church in the town was
a crude affair, and was used by all
denominations. Instead of a church
bell, a trumpet was used to announce
the hour of service.
the claims as approved are paid in
full.
While settlement of the land ques
tion does not affect the oil claims
and the Mexican government has
agreed to no legal principle as a pre
cedent, the idea persists that the
latter dispute will inevitably be set
tled. Both countries appear to be
anxious that no serious dispute shall
continue to exist. On its part, the
United States, long held up to the
smaller republics on this hemisphere
as a dollar-grabbing colossus, is es
pecially desirous that the dispute
shall not serve to arouse suspicions
in other Latin-American countries
that might injure the solidarity
which now prevails.
Last week President Roosevelt
summoned Ambassador Hugh Wilson
from Berlin in order to get first
hand information as to the situation
in Germany. Mass meetings through
out the nation denounced German
barbarity and many prominent citi
zens took occasion to express sym
pathy for the mistreated Jews.
Domestic problems also arose to
trouble the people of the United
States, now called upon to finance a
huge rearmament program, designed
by the president to enable the United
States to defend not only continental
and insular possessions of this coun
try, but also to protect the entire
western hemisphere against aggres
sion from other nations.
Under present plans congress will
be asked to provide funds to greatly
strengthen the army, especially by
providing guns and material that are
now lacking. Air defense armament
is receiving greater attention and
much study is being given to the
mobilization of industry to insure
adequate supply of necessary prod
ucts during an emergency. Transpor
tation and power reorganization plans
are being developed' with an eye upon
a war-time need.
While the program set up tenta
tively for the army will take some
money, it will not equal the suim that
an expanded navy will require. As
our readers know, the size of the
American navy is governed by an
act of congress specifying the size
of the fleet. Some years ago this was
set at the limit providing by the
treaty with Great Britain and Japan
but for years the United States made
no effort to build the ships that
would give us a “treaty” navy.
Under President Roosevelt, how
ever, work has been speeded. Not only
has congress authorized a navy about
2Q per cent, stronger than the treaty
goal but it has appropriated the mon
ey with which to start the construc
tion of ships that will make the pa
per fleet real. In the face of pres
ent world conditions, there is certain
to be a demand for more warships
and they will cost money.
The air forces of the nation, con
sisting of the army and navy air
fleets, will undoubtedly be greatly
enlarged. While present plans call for
around 5,000 planes in the two serv
ices, the nation has not that many
planes and many will have to be
built to attain the limits now set by
law. Even so, it is practically certain
that these goals will be greatly en
larged, probably doubled, in view of
recent European developments when
Great Bratain and France had to
capitulate before the superior air
fleet of Germany.
The program will cost money. The
question is whether congress will vote
the funds. Polls of public opinion
definitely indicate that th? pwpl? fa*
vor the enlarged navy, the moderniz
ed army and the greater air force.
The president is outspoken for re
arming of this country. What attitude
will be taken by the hew congress is
somewhat complicated by the heavily
increased republican strength, as well
as the presence of new members.
FISHERMEN FRIGHTENED.
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Anglers
in the Pacific ocean about two miles
off Topanga Canyon beach, report
that a mysterious airplane dropped
fiften objects, believed to have been
dummy bombs, within 200 yards of
their two fishing boats. The frighten
ed fishermen quickly returned to
shore.
AAA Payments.
Chattooga county has benefited
greatly by the government cotton
AAA payments in the last six years.
The total amount for this six-year
period is $655,913.78.
The totals for the individual years
are as follows:
1933 $ 32,664.90
1934 66,695.84
1935 - 96,923.74
■1936 62,168.99
1937 56,253.42
1938 331,206.89
The estimated total for 1939 is
$115,463.88.
TO 1938 COTTON PRODUCERS.
The county agent lists below meet
ing places and time of meetings to
explain what the vote on Dec. 10 will
affect:
Coldwater —Nov. 21, 2 o’clock, at
schoolhouse.
Lyerly, Nov. 22, Lyerly schoolhouse.
Seminole—Nov. 22, 2 o’clock, Lyer
ly school.
Dirtseller—Nov. 22, 2 o’clock, Ly
erly school.
Alpine—Nov. 23, 2 o’clock, Menlo
schoolhouse.
Teloga—Nov. 28, 2 o’clock, school
house.
Dirttown—Nov. 29, 2 o’clock, at
schoolhouse.
Subligna-—Nov. 30, 2 o’clock at
schoolhouse.
Haywood—Dec. 1, 2 o’clock, Ebe
nezer church.
Trion—Dec. 2, 2 o’clock, school
house.
Summerville—Dee. 3, 2 o’clock, at
courthouse.
KNOW YOUR TIMBER.
(Emily Woodward.)
According to a recent survey, four
million families in the south need re
housing. The many delapidated dwell
ings, barns and other outhouses seen
along Georgia’s highways give evi
dence that this state shares largely in
this important need.
What a part Georgia’s forests could
play in the business of rehousing
Georgians! What a boon to employ
ment and stimulus to business a pro
gram for providing decent, adequate
housing for Georgia families, would
prove.
Better housing would mean a great
er market for lumber and other build
ing materials, which, in turn, would
mean an increased income for own
ers of timber. It would also mean
more employment for loggers, chop
pers, and sawmill workers. The work
of construction would further in
crease employmewty-CaTUng for more
architects, brickmason, carpenters,
plumbers.
Back of all this would stand Geor
gia’s forests, furnishing the raw ma
terials. The hope for such a program
of reconstruction may sound vision
ary, yet it is in line with the pres
ent national rehousing plan.
Should away be found to expand
this rehousing plan to meet this dire
need, it will necessarily entail a new
and heavy drain on the state’s forest
resources. Such a prospect makes it
all the more essential for every means
at hand to be used in protecting these
resources and increasing forest acre
age.
November is the month in which
forest fires ordinarily take the heav
iest toll from Georgia’s forests. Now
that Georgia counties have been given
authority to take steps for control
of forest fires, it is hoped that intel
ligent use of this authority will re
duce the forest waste from this
source to a minimum.
No more widely profitable use
could be made of Georgias trees than
to convert them into houses for Geor
gia people. However, any new de
mand on the state’s forest resources
serves to give new emphasis to the
need for timber-owner’s to KNOW
THEIR TIMBER—to practice con
servation in growing, cutting and
marketing.
WANT ADS
PIANO FOR SALE.
Upright Piano in this vicinity, will
sell for balance due rather than ship
to Atlanta. Write Durden Piano Co.,
Station C, Box 154, Atlanta, Ga.
Bt-Dec22
FOR SALE—One second-hand elec
tric washing machine with wringer,
in A-l shape; price right.—H. E.
Wyatt, Menlo, Ga. 2t-Dec.l
NEARBY RAWLEIGH Route avail
able at once. Good opportunity for
man over 25 with car. Write at
once. Rawleigh’s, Dept. GAK-261-
105, Memphis, Tenn.
NO HUNTING, fishing or trespass
ing on my land.—J. H. Ward, Sum
merville, Route 2. 2tNol7Del
FOR SALE—Pure pork sausage,
made from whole hog plain, stuffed
and smoked. This would be a nice
Christmas present for your friends.
THIS BUSINESS OF BANKING
Despite the hustle of modern business, banking is
full of human interest. Our ledgers could tell a
fascinating story of hope, ambition and success. Our
safe deposit boxes could tell exciting tales of treas
ured heirlooms. For closely connected with the life
of the community is the bank where you make your
financial home. And you’re just as welcome here
as you would be in your own.
FARMERS & MERCHANTS
Open 8:30 a. m. BANK CLOSE 3:00 p. m.
Make Our Bank Your Bank—Use Blue Checks
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
State-County-Gity-'Depository
Give me your order in time.—J. R.
Wyatt, Menlo, Ga. 4tDec.ls
STRAYED OR STOLEN—One black
and tan pup and one red-bone Gyp,
about 8 years old. Reward. —Chas.
Trimble.
THEY SAY
By HUBERT DODD
The Wise Man’s descriptive powers
are unexcelled. For instance, who
could draw a picture of a slothful
man with more accuracy than he ?
“As a door turneth upon its hinges,
so doth the slothful upon his bed.”
Or what think you of this descrip
tion of the field of the slothful? “I
went by the field of the slothful, and
by the vineyard of the man void of
understanding; and, 10, it was all
grown over with thorns; and nettles
had covered the face thereof, and the
stone wall thereof was broken down.
Then I saw, and considered it well:
I looked upon it, and received instruc
tion. Yet a little sleep, a little slum
ber, a little folding of the hands to
sleep: so shall thy poverty come as
one that travelleth; and thy want as
an armed man.”
His description of the meddler is
well put, and should teach us a val
uable lesson: “He that passeth by,
and meddleth with strife belonging
not to him, is like one that taketh a
dog by the ears.”
The fool is a special object of his
description: “As a dog returneth to
his vomit, so a fool returneth to his
folly.”
If you know anything about a rainy
day you will probably understand this
one: “A continual dropping in a very
rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.”
It takes a true artist to describe
language, but the Wise Man was a
master: “Pleasant words are as an
honey-comb, sweet to the soul, and
health to the bones.” Or this: “A
word fitly spoken is like apples of
gold in pictures of silver.” Or this of
of the tongue: “There is that speak
ech like the piercings of a sword, but
the tongue of the wise is health.”
The way of the righteous is attrac
tively presented but the path of the
wicked is not so: “The way of the
wicked is as darkness: they know not
at what they stumble. But the path
of the just is as the shining light,
that shineth more and more unto the
perfect day.”
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