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VOL. 52; NO. 41
Georgia Crops 'Worth
$151,000,000 In 1938
ESTIMATE OF CROP VALUES IN
STATE, HOWEVER, IS 15 PER
CENT OFF FROM 1937.
The total value of all Georgia crops
in 1938 has been estimated at $151,-
630,000 by the state crop reporting
service. This estimate is 15 per cent,
off from the 1937 value, when a to
tal valuation of all crops showed
$178,278,000.
The drop was due mostly to a hea
vy reduction in the current cotton
crop.
Cotton’s value tumbled 41 per cent.,
with .a season price just slightly high
er than last year, the survey made
by the service said.
Tobacco crop value was up 27 per
cent. Peanuts gained 30 per cent., i
peaches 34 per cent., while watermel
ons dropped 14 per cent.
Acreage increases were credited for
expanded production in corn, sweet
potatoes, hay, velvet beans and sor
ghum. Reduction was noted in Irish
potatoes, sugar cane syrup, and cow
peas. With these exceptions, practi
cally all food and feed crops were
above last season.
Peach crop production gained 95
per cent, over the short crop of 1937
and value gains were made despite
the comparatively lower prices, the
report said.
Various crops values for 1938 were
listed: cotton and cottonseed, $46,-
006,000; corn, $29,772,000; tobacco
$19,045,000; peanuts, $6,837,000;
sweet potatoes, $7,841,000; hay, $6,-
962,000; velvet beans, $6,450,000;
peaches, $5,320,000; oats, $4,026,000;
pecans, $886,000; apples, $868,000;
watermelons, $829,000; Irish pota
toes, $783,000; sorghum syrup, $537,-
000; pears, $22,000; soybeans, $156,-
000; rye, $120,000.
Cotton Exports Off.
Foreign purchases of American cot
ton—long this nation’s No. 1 farm
export commodity—is 41 per cent,
less than a year ago and the small
est in twenty years, officials of the
U. S. agricultural department said.
Not since 1918, when the World
war reduced Europe’s consumption of
cotton, have exports been as low.
Since the season began on Aug. 1,
foreign sales totaled 1,821,000 bales
compared with 3,077,000 for the cor
responding period the season before.
Unless there is a substantial increase
during the next few months —which
the trade experts do not expect—ex
ports for the season ending next Aug
ust may not exceed 4,200,000 bales,
comparted with normal exports of
about 6,750,000 bales.
Department officials said this de
crease was complicating an already
acute cotton surplus situation. More
than 11,000,000 bales of cotton for
which there is no immediate market
have been put up by growers as col
lateral for government loans.
Officials said that although produc
ers had reduced their production from
about 19,000,000 bales in 1937 to an
already record supply, they estimat
ed that by August the surplus might
reach the 15,000,000-'bale mark.
Question For Congress.
The question of What is to be done
with this cotton, particularly that
portion of the surplus under govern
ment loan, is expected to get the at
tention of the new congress.
Foreign trade officials attributed
the loss of foreign markets to a com
bination of economic and political
factors. They said that Germany and
Italy, once large buyers of American
cotton, were turning to substitutes in
their attempts to achieve self-suffi
ciency.
Some other countries, they said, had
restricted purchases because Ameri
can cotton was priced above competing
cotton in foreign markets and because
they lacked foreign exchange to fi
nance purchases.
American cotton was quoted above
foreign cotton, they said, because the
government loan had bolstered the do
mestic price.
Congress may be asked to fix low
er loan rates, it was stated.
Boy Defeats Rare
Malady
CHICAGO. —Raymond Potter, 14,
who for some weeks has waged a
life-and-death battle against a rare
malady, staphlococcus meningitis, has
been definitely cured.
Dr. Luther Lorance, his physician,
said today the boy’s resistance had
triumphed over the ailment from
which only twelve other persons have
been known to recover.
Raymond underwent sixteen trans
fusions.
WHO KNOWS?
1. What is the basis of Italian ter
ritorial claims against France?
2. How old is George Bernard
Shaw?
3. Is London much colder than New
York?
4. How often are Pan-American
conferences held?
5. What would be the legal effect
of a senate resolution, declaring
against a third term for any presi
dent?
6. Have Chinese planes raided Ja
pan?
T. What proportion of physicians
belong to the American Medical as
sociation ?
8. Where did the poinsettia origi
nate?
9. When will the French fleet ma
noeuvre in the Atlantic?
10. How many states have women
in legislative bodies?
(See ‘The Answers’ on Another Page;)
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Presiding Elder To
Preach at Methodist
Church Next Sunlay
Dr. J. S. Thrailkil, the recently ap
pointed presiding elder of the Dalton '
district, will preach Sunday morning
at the Methodist church and will hold
the first quarterly conference in the ;
afternoon at 2 o’clock.
This is the first time that the new
presiding elder is to be heard at Sum- |
merville since his appointrrtent to this
district, and no doubt he will be heard
with much interest. Everyone is cor
dially invited to attend this service.
GORE F. F. A.
(By Bill King.)
Thursday night, Jan. 5, the Gore
F. F. A. chapter will play the F. F.
A. chapter of La Fayette. This is the
first time our chapter has had an op
portunity to play another chapter.■
Both the Gore and La Fayette chap-1
ters have some very good basket ball
material. With both chapters sponsor
ing good teams, a hotly contested |
game will probably be the result. As
yet, games as this sort have not been
very common in this section of the
state. Basket ball is only one of the
athletic activities in which the Gore
F. F. A. participates.
Saturday night, Dec. 31, the Gore
chapter entertained with a watch
party. A party of this sort is given
annually by the F. F. A. chapter and
is enjoyed by all.
Work in the school shop will be
started early next week. Boys taking
vocational agriculture will build this
year in the shop everything from
beds to picture frames amiong which
articles will be desk, chairs, tables,
dressing tables, bookcases, magazine
racks, cedar chest, wardrobes, glid
ers and other articles suitable for use
around the home. This shop is for
use for all people of the community,
but is used mostly by the school boys.
The shop is equipped with the best
of machinery, an electric hand sandeo,
a jig saw, a peg cutter, a jointer and
bench saw combination, and a tool
grinder.
The shop building is divided into
two parts at present. One part being
a blacksmlith shop, not yet equipped,
and the other part is the woodwork
shop.
SUBLIGNA 4-H CLUB.
The Subligna 4-H club held its
regular meeting Jan. 3 in the school
house. The meeting was called to or
der by the president, Martha Self.
The secretary’s report was given by
Edwina Gilstrap. A very interesting
progam was given by Edwina Gil
strap, Martha Self and Cathleen Max
ey. Miss Henry explained the clothing
requirements for the second, third and
fifth year club girls and patterns
were selected.—Margaret Scoggins,
Reporter.
NEW WPA HEAD.
Colonel F. C. Harrington, acting
administrator of the WPA, says he
has two big responsibilities. One is to
see that money appropriated goes to
those actually in need and the other
is to try to get the best work and
the most useful results from those on
relief. Col. Harrington has had thirty
years’ experience as administrator in
various capacities with the army’s
corps of engineers.
• Views and Reviews
Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister
of Great Britain:
“History teaches us that no form
of government ever remains the
same.”
William Green, President, A. F. of L.:
“The American Federation of La
bor is unalterably opposed to using
the tax power of the government to
promote profit-sharing plans.”
Chester C. Davis, member, Board of
Governors, Federal Reserve Sys
tem;
“What we need in this country is
an annual income comparable to our
man-power and physical and mone
tary resources. We do not have it to
day.”
Harry F. Byrd, U. S. Senator from
Virginia:
“For recovery and relief we have
spent $27,000,000,000 since the de
pression began. In addition, we have
borrowed and loaned $8,000,000,000 to
citizens and corporations.”
Leonard Ayres, Cleveland banker and
statistician:
“Unless some international calami
ty intervenes, 1939 will be a definite
ly better business year than 1938 has
been.”
Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Ag
riculture :
“With world markets narrowed and
world competition increased, and with
deficit countries moving toward ag
ricultural self-sufficiency, unlimited
dumping is impossible.”
Arthur H. Vanderburg, U. S.| Sen
ator from Michgan:
“The incentive tax is here to stay
and it will find its way into the next
federal tax law.”
Joseph P. Kennedy, U. S. Ambassa
dor to Great Britain:
"The situation seems to change
every day and not for the better.”
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1939
M. E. Brinson
Is Chairman
For County
ENTIRE STATE ORGANIZED TO
JOIN IN RAISING WARM
SPRINGS FUND.
ATLANTA.—Gov. Rivers, who is
chairman of the state committee for
the celebration of the president’s
birthday, has announced appointment
of M. E. Brinson, of Summerville, to
act as chairman of the Chattooga
county organization to help raise
funds to fight infantile paralysis.
The appointment has been accept
ed, and active work in the county for
the staging of parties, athletic events,
or other affairs on Jan. 30, is actually
under way.
The county leaders will help or
ganize the several communities and
will give whatever aid they can in
arranging the celebrations.
In turn, each county will be assist
ed by the district chairman. The dis
trict chairman of the Seventh district
is G. C. Byars, of Rome.
Bank of America Sets
All-Time High in 1938
SAN FRANCISCO.—The Bank of
America earned $25,622,000 in 1938,
President L. M. Giannini said today,
to set a new high record for the far
west’s biggest bank.
Resources went above one and one- '
half billions for the first time, total
ing $1,574,721,670 and up $81,148,000
for the year. The report showed 494
branches serving 307 communities—
the biggest branch banking system in
the nation outside of New York City.
Capital funds totaled $115,810,432,
and deposits totaled $1,437,027,491,
up $79,649,000 for the year.
RELIEF IN SPAIN.
Twenty-four American organiza
tions, conducting relief activities in
Spain, have collected $1,916,431.17
during a period from May, 1937, to
November, 1938, according to a sum
mary of their monthly reports filed
with the state department. Os the to
tal, $436,204 has been spent for ad
ministration and other purposes and
$96,632,61 remained on hand. The bal
ance, $1,131,80 has been expended for
relief in Spain.
ON RELIEF; HAS $103,923.
NEW YORK. —An accounting of
che estate of Laurids Petersen, of
uhis city, who was fatally injured in
an automobile accident on March 25,
snowed that while he was on the re
def rolls at the time of his death, he
.ett an estate valued at $103,923.
4)100,600,200 Allotted
By REA Past 3 Years
WASHINGTON.—The rural elec
trification administration has allot
ted $180,600,200 since its inception in
1935, $92,941,000 of which was ex
pended during the present fiscal year,
it was announced Saturday.
The REA recently allotted $8,037,-
500 to twenty-two states for sixty
two projects. No Georgia projects
were included.
HOPKINS.
Harry L. Hopkins has taken the
oath as secretary of commerce. Con
firmation by the senate is reasonably
certain but it is anticipated that some
senators will take occasion to deliver
■ verbal thrusts at the former head of
the WPA organization.
U. S. Income For ’39
Placed at 70 Billion
A national income of $70,000,000,-
000, highest since 1932, is in prospect
for 1939, government economists be
lieve.
They based their optimism on the
I announcement by the commerce de
| partment that income payments for
! the first eleven months last year to
taled $58,244,000,000, a drop of only
7 per cent, from the aggregate of
$62,519,000,000 for the corresponding
i period of 1937. Anticipating income
■ payments ranging from $5,500,000,000
to $6,000,000,000 in December, the
economists predicted a national in
come of approximately $64,000,000,000
for 1938, about $5,000,000,000 below
1937.
If the present rate of business re
covery continues, the economists said,
there is a good Chance that national
income in the new year will reach
$70,000,000,000. This forecast was sig
nificant in view of recent assertions
lof Undersecretary of the Treasury
John W. Hanes that with a national
income of $75,000,000,000 the federal
budget could be balanced on the ba
sis of present tax rates.
Income payments in November to
taled $5,298,000,000 the sixth con
secutive month’s increase and the
I most pronounced of the current re
covery movement, according to the
commerce department. The depart
ment’s seasonably adjusted index of
income payments advanced from 83.7
per cent, of the 1928 average in Oc
tober to 85 in November as compared
with the year’s low of 80.4.
Because of the comparatively small
I drop in national income this year, col
lection of incomes taxes in the calen
dar year 1939 —on 1938 income—is ex
’ pected to decline only slightly unless
congress moves to increase rates-
State Veterans |
Called to arms
In Polio War =
L. H. KELLEY HEADS DIVISION
PLEDGES SUPPORT OF STATE
EX-SERVICE MEN.
ATLANTA. —The veterans of Geor
gia are being “called to arms” again
—this time against an enemy that
maims and cripples little children in
stead of soldiers.
Logon H. Kelley, of Buford,, de
partment commander of the American
Legion, has accepted the chairman
ship of the veterans’ division of the
state committee for the celebration
of the president’s birthday, and is
enlisting the aid of all former serv
ice men in the drive for funds to fight
infantile paralysis.
Mr. Kelley has contacted every
Legion commander in the state, out
lining the plan for the drive that
ends Jan. 30 with parties, dances,
athletic contests and various other
events, the proceeds from which will
go to pushing the constant war to
eradicate and control the dread dis- <
ease. ‘
"Every ex-service man and woman
will be given the opportunity of hav- <
ing a part in this great humanitari
an program,” Mr. Kelley said. “I
urge every veteran to co-operate in j.
every way humanly possible in this c
undertaking.” p
Mr. Kelley pointed out that the ?
veterans should report to the county j.
chairman of the state committee,
whose name has been published in lo- (
cal newspapers.
“Just be a good soldier and do what t
the chairman wants you to do,” he c
told the veterans. “We are not in- t
teres* id in personal glory. We are in- c
terested in helping raise as much r
money as possible. The way to do it
is to work in close co-operation with (
the county organization already t
set up.” s
State headquarters in Atlanta re
ported rapid progress in effecting j
county organizations. Nearly every j
county chairman has been appointed, (
as well as his assistants, and with (
the opening of the new year, the en- j
tire state set-up will begin to func- t
tion with but one aim, and one time, <
in view: money-raising celebrations t
on Jan. 30. <
The schools again this year will t
play a big part in the drive. Gov. Riv
ers will proclaim the week of Jan. 23
“Bu +f pn Week,” and special March of
Dimes buttons will be given each
child for a dime. A larger button,
with different design will be used
outside of the schools, to 'be sold to 1
business men, merchants, and in fact i
every citizen, for $1 each.
FIRST TENANT FARMER IN J
STATE GETS FARM LOAN <
WASHINGTON, GA., Jan. s—The '
first tenant farmer in Georgia to re- ,
ceive a loan for the purchase of a ;
farm under terms of the Bankhead- .
Jones farm tenant act today had *
pased the initial milestone.
He is Jim Webb Fanning, 38-year- j
old Wilkes county farmer, who be
came a landowner for the first time (
in his life when he was given Geor- (
gia’s first tenant purchase loan last 1
March.
Today, Fanning had made the
first annual payment on his 150- '
acre farm, and was all set for the '
most prosperous year since he start- '
ed farming for himself, some 17 '
ago. His only New Year’s resolu- .
j tion was to make good on the op
, portunity “Uncle Sam” had offered (
! him.
Farm ownership had been a life- ,
; time ambition of Jim Webb Fanning.
Born the son of a sharecropper, he
had never known the pride of owner
i ship. In years gone by, his hole pos
i sessions had been his share of the 1
crop. Oftentimes, this went to pur- 1
I chase the bare necessities for a mea- 1
I gre existence. «
Then one year he couldn’t even ’
[ find a farm operator who would
| furnish the necessary land, supplies,
and equipment and let him work the 1
crop on shares. That was the Fann- 1
[ ings’ darkest moment. They received
temporary aid through the Wilkes 1
county relief program, but there was
! a constant desire to return to their
1 first love—farming.
The opportunity came early In
i 1935 when they applied to the farm ;
security administration for assist-
| ance. From the time they were taken
on the rural rehabilitation program
in January of that year the Fannings
were like a different family. Through
| supervised loans and with the assist
i ance of trained farm and home man
; agement supervisors, their farming
I nrogram was placed on a sound
I basis. ,
Three years of following well-
I rounded farm and home plans in the
management of their rented farm
gave the Fannings the experiense
necessary to operate a place of their
i own. However, because a down pay
ment is usually required, they were
not able to buy a farm through their
own resources.
Here, again, the federal government
I came to the rescue. Under provisions
of the Bankhead-Jones act of 1937.
the farm security administration
could make loans to deserving ten
ants, sharecroppers, and farm labor
ers for- the purchase of fapiily-sized
farms
Fanning was one of seven success
ful applicants for tenant purchase
loans in Wilkes county, and was the
first of 186 to receive such loans in
Georgia during the fiscal year which
ended June 80, 1938. The United
States treasury check for $2,590 was I
formally presented to" Fanning by
Facts Concerning Purchase
of Water Works By City
NOTICE
To Whom it May Concern:
The readers of The Summerville
News will remember that there
was an article in last week’s is
sue setting forth a platform) and
making numerous promises as to
what the parties would stand for
if elected in the election to be held
next Saturday. This said article
carried my name. I signed my
name to this paper, but same was
done under a misapprehension as
to the purpose for which the ar
ticle was to be used, and the way
that it was to be used.
I only want to take this oppor
tunity to let the people know that
I am' running my own race for
councilman in the Third ward of
Summerville, and that I am not
lined up with any parties, and if
elected I will give the best that
is in me to serve all the people.
W. H. TALLENT.
Sewing Machine Clinic,
and Slip Demonstration
On Jan. 20, at 9 a.m., at the court
house an educational sewing machine
clinic will be held for the purpose of
helping each lady to better under
stand her machine so that she will
be able to correct trouble at future
times, to see that each machine is
properly cleaned, adjusted and re
paired. Those assisting in the clinic
are Miss Leonora Anderson, state
clothing specialist; two representa
tives from Singer Sewing Machine
company, and the agricultural engi
neering specialist.
Regardless of the condition, kind,
or age- of your machine, bring it to
the courthouse for reconditioning, ab
solutely free.
After this clinic, Jan. 20, at 2 pm.,
Miss Willie Vie Dowdy, state home
improvement specialist, will give a'
demonstration on making a chair slip
cover'. It is our plan to complete the i
job before the day ends in order that |
the people will be able to see and un- I
derstand each step in its construe-1
tion. The public is cordially invited I
to bring their machine and attend
the demonstration.
CREDIT ASSOCIATION TO
MEET N ROME JAN. 14TH
The fifth annual meeting of mem
bers of the Rome Production Credit
association will be held in Rome at
the Federal Court Room, post office
building, on Saturday, Jan. 14, at 10
o’clock, according to an announce
ment made by Ben C. Jackson, presi
dent of the association.
Complete and detailed reports will
be made by the officers of the asso
ciation on its operations for the past
year at this meeting, directors will
be elected and other highly import
ant business will be attended to, ac
cording to Mr. Jackson, who says it
is desired that every member shall
be present.
The Rome Production Credit asso
ciation serves Floyd, Polk, Paulding,
Chattooga, Walker, Dade and Ca
toosa counties and in 1938 made 356
loans totaling $66,000,000. Officers
and directors of the association are:
Ben C. Jackson, president; R. P. Bri
son, vice-president; G. L. Brock, John
M. Looney and A. G. Cremer, direc
tors, and B. T. Adams, secretary
treasurer.
Mr. Jackson said it was hoped that
the atendance at this meeting would
be the largest in the history of the
association.
INCOME.
Figures for the first eleven months
of 1938 show that income payments
to all persons in the country amount
ed to $58,244,000,600, a decline of 7
per cent, from the $62,519,00,000 for
the corresponding period of 1937. In
November, for the sixth consecutive
month, there was an increase. Be
cause the cost of living is about 4 per
cent, below that of a year ago, the
November income represented an in
crease in actual buying power.
GUERNSEY COW SOLD.
TRION, Ga.—A registered Guern
sey cow has been sold by the Trion
company-Riegeldale farms, to C. Al
len Patrick, of Salem, N. J. This an
imal is Riegeldale Majesty’s Fancy
557778, according to the American
Guernsey Cattle club, Peterborough,
New Hampshire.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank our many friends
I for the kindness and sympathy shown
' us during the recent illness and death
of our little son and brother, Bobby.
Especially do we thank the doctors
and nurses at the local hospital for
their untiring service. We appreciated
the beautiful flowers, and May God
bless each of you is our prayer.—Mr.
and Mrs. Will Scruggs and Family.
' Senator Richard B. Russell at cere
monies in the public square here last
March 26. The price of the farm was
$1,500, and SI,OOO went for repairs
and improvements.
And so today the first chapter in
this dramatic real-life story has been
written. Fanning has made his first
' payment on the farm which has be
come the permanent home of seven
happy people. He has forty years to
repay the loan at 3 per cent, interest.
His annual payment of SIOB covers
principal, interest, taxes and insur
ance. It is much less than rent would
hav? been on a good, two-horse farm.
$1.50 A YEAH
CITY TO RAISE $50,00 TO MATCH
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S
GRANT OF $26,590.
For a number of years the city of
Summerville has been using water
owned and operated by private indi
viduals and thereby costing the city
of Summerville considerable money
to provide what fire protection that
the city had, to its resident and bus
iness houses with a loss of revenue
to the city of Summerville.
Under the new tax law enacted by
the legislature of 1937, a law called
revenue certificates was passed
whereby it was possible to finance
the purchase and construction of wa
ter works by use of these revenue
certificates. Under this law and with
the help of the federal government,
the city of Summerville has virtually
completed plans for a water works
system of its own, for the benefit of
the citizens of the city. The federal
government has granted to the city
$26,590.00 to be used in the purchase
and improvement of water works. To
match this money it was necesasry
for the city to raise $50,000 which
has been done under the revenue cer
tificate law passed by the legislature
of 1937. The present system will be
purchased in the sum of $25,000.00
from the bond holders of the Sum
merville Cotton mills, which will
leave around $51,0C0 to spend for im
provements. The money given by the
federal government was in the form
of a grant to the city of Summerville
without any taxes or cost to the citi
zens and<ax payers of this city. Fifty
thousands dollars raised by the city
under the new revenue certificate law
is also in a form of a gift, in that
no taxes can be levied to pay off this
indebtedness of $50,000 in any form,
shape or fashion. The indebtedness
will be paid solely and totally out of
the revenue derived from the sale of
water in the city, and should the city
default in its payments, still no taxes
can be imposed by the city, but the
water works will be operated by re
ceivership until the obligation has
been retired.
The contract for improvement of
the water works was let to one of six
bidders, Joseph R. Cothran, Jr., who
was the lowest bidder for the im
provement of the water works system
at the sum of $34,072.95. This con
tract covers, in part, the construc
tion of 19,000 feet of 6-foot pipe, im
provement of the present reservoir
which will include cleaning and build
ing a spring box which will be an
entire covering over the spring to pro
tect it from the elemlents. Brick
pumping houses will be constructed
to house the pumps, and an adequate
water softener will be installed which
will be a great improvement over the
water that we carry out. Heretofore,
chlorine has been placed in our water
by • hand and improvements will in
clude a $1,250 chlorianator •which au
tomatically furnishes our city water
with chlorine on a scientific basis. For
fire protection, approximately thirty
four Tf6w;fire_jslugs will be installed
in addition t»- the number we have
now, which is foui-teen. The above is
a brief summary of the benefits that
will be received, under the new sys
tem, which will, of-course, reduce in
surance rates, causing an actual cash
saving to the citizens of Summerville.
The system that has been planned for
the city will be second to none in the
state of Georgia, placing Summerville
among the pure water cities of the
state. These benefits will be received
without additional expense to purchas
ers of water as the water -rates will
remain the same.
In time to come, the city water
works will be a source of revenue for
the city of Summerville, after the in
debtedness has been paid the money
can be used to cover expenses of op
eration, thereby reducing taxes.
While during this prop-ess that we
are making, it is also interesting to
know that the city has been operating
this year on a cash basis entirely,
plus the fact that obligations of the
city have been reduced considerably
and no new indebtedness has been
contracted to place a burden upon
tax payers. The revenue certificates
are the first to be sold to a bond
house and these have been sold to
Clements A. Evans & Co., of Atlan
ta, at par.
The citizens of Summerville should
rejoice in the splendid progress that
has been made this year in our city,
and such steps, and the benefit that
will be received, are steps that our
community is glad to see. And t>
citizens of Summerville can rejoic’
in the fact that the city is fast be-’
coming one of the leading cities of
North Georgia.
Other improvements have been not
ed by the citizens throughout the
year, such as improvements of public
streets, and side streets which have
been made possible without addition
al expense to the city in the form
of taxes.
In reviewing the many benefits that
have come to Summerville this year,
it is with pleasure that it can be said
by each citizen in talking to stran
gers that he lives in a progressive
and growing town.