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VOL. 52; NO. 42 JURORS DRAWN TO SERVE AT FEBRUARY SUPERIOR COURT COURT WILL CONVENE ON MON DAY, FEBRUARY 6, AND RUN FOR 2 WEEKS. Following are the names of grand and petit jurors drawn to serve at the February term, 1939, of Chattoo ga superior court, to convene Feb. 6, 1939: Grand Jury John L. Yancey, W. E. Drummond, Dewey Hamtmond, A. W. Vernon, J. C. Bagley, D. L. McWhorter, George E. Doster, C. N. Wilson, G. L. Rag land, A. E. Strange, M. C. Chambers, W. M. Story. E. E. Martin, Duke M. Espy, I, N. Walters, C. J. Harlow, C. M. Bailey. Burr Polk, H. N. Rutherford, H. L. McGinnis, C. C. Story, T. W. Gil reath, J. F. McConnell, H. C. Brown, E. E. High. Willie Alexander, R. G. Gayler, G. W. Cordle, Sr., Zack Haw kins. W. C. Sturdivant, M. A. Strawn, J. T. Arden. Petit Jury—First Week John L. Scoggins, G. C. Floyd, A. J. Thomas, J. R. Burgess, L. V. Daw son, John T. Vernon, R. A. Jones, S. H. Self, W. J. L. Mitchell, A. J. Dempsey, O. D. Maddux, E. J. Alex ander, Ralph R. Housch, S. W. Law rence, E. H. Mathis, J. L. Henderson, R. L. White, H. A. Powell, George W. Hendrix, R. H. Baker, Ira Simmonds, T. D. Lowery, G. G. Hartline, George T. Kling, R. J. Price. Joe Cook, M. A. MosMler, E. H. Brewer, Chas. J. Powell, R. J. Beav ers, D. M. Cargle, E. C. Hayes, F>-ank Agnew, Duke M. Esp y, Tom Han cock, J. F. McConnell, G. W. Stephen son, P. A. Morgan, T. H. Cordle, Frank Crowe, Roy Cook, O. H. Rod gers, Lee Brown, D. F. Martin, R. L. Holland. Petit Jury—Second Week C. D. Bulman, Wiley A. Scoggins, R. L. Moore, Ernest Brown, Robert W. King, Allen W. Justice, John R. Ford, Sr., L. T. Henderson, A. D. El liott, E. Y. Clements, W. H. Parson, W. H. Spraggins Earl Williams, Eu gene Ratliff, S. M. Stevens, F. H. Crisp, T. H. Selman, E. H. Dalton, S. G. Palmier, G. W. Cordle, Jr., H. L. Hamby, W. P. McCollum, E. E. Mar tin, Fay Green, A. M. Bryant, H. P. Alexander, Lee Stowe, Sam Moon, S. A. Hix, D. A. Elsberry, S. H. Gilke son, C. C. Peppers. * J. F. Norton, C. D. Smith, Sam S. Barry, George E. Pless, P. A. Brooks, Sidney H. Hawkins, E. W. Martin, W. H. Dennis, C. N. Wilson, J. L. Mc- Ginnis, Claude T. Hix, H. J. Garvin, W. G. Cook, W. F. Loggins, J. A. Puller. Grady Clifton, E. J. Hemp hill. vV. P. Watson, J. L. Cox, J. P. Ford, Fred B. Elrod, 0. A. Camp, L. E. Howard, Harold Capers, H. C. Jones, H. M. Woods, J. T. Stubbs, Lyle Johnson. COUNTY HOME DEMONSTRATION COUNCIL. The first county council meeting of the year was held Jan. 4, in Miss Mildred Henry’s office. Fourteen la dies were present. Mrs. Jackson, our president, presided over the meeting. After the reading of the minutes and roll call, the meeting was turned over to Miss Henry. She told us what other councils are doing, and gave us an idea as to what we can do in our counciland clubs. We had a round-table discussion in making plans for our year’s work. Project chairmen were appointed by our president. During the social hour, delicious re freshments were served by Miss Henry. Notice. A representative of the Georgia State Employment service will be in Summerville each Wednesday begin ning Jan. 11, to take claims for the unemployed of Chattooga county for unemployment compensation. Anyone wanting to file claims, come to the sheriff’s office in the court house between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Ads is short for advertisements. | Pronounce it aids and, believe it or not, you’ll be right. WHO KNOWS? 1. Who controls the giant Skoda arms factory? 2. When did the Spanish civil war begin? 3. When did Germany and Great Britain sign a naval treaty? 4. Can glass be made invisible? 5. How many workers are on the WPA rolls? 6. What was the highest national income ? 7. Is there a wheat surplus in the United States? 8. What is the work of the tem porary national economic committee 9. Is the new Jefferson nickel to be withdrawn from circulation? 10. When was Jesus Christ born? (See ‘The Answers’ pn Another Page) (Flip BmmntmnUp Nnus SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1939 Georgia Has Dozen Holidays This Year ATLANTA" Jan. 9 (GPS).—Twelve public holidays will be observed by Georgians in 1939. Following is the list as announced by the governor’s office: Jan. I—New Year’s day. Jan. 19—Birthday of Robt. E. Lee. Feb. 12—Georgia day. Feb. 22—Birthday of George Wash ington. April 26—Memorial day. June 3—Birthday of Jefferson Davis. July 4—lndependence day. Sept. 4—Labor day. Oct. 12—Columbus day. Nov. 11—Armistice day. Nov. 30—Thanksgiving. Dec. 25—'Christmas. A BILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY WOULD BE SPENT BY RAILROADS ATLANTA, Jan. 7 (GPS)—Declar ing that the railroads in the next five years could profitably expend one billion dollars annually for new freight cars and locomotives, repair of existing equipment and improve ment to track and facilities, R. V. Fletcher, general counsel of the As sociation of American Railroads, re cently discussed before the senate fi nance committee the advisability of amending the tax laws so as to per mit such expenditures being taken into consideration in computing taxes to be paid by the railroads, it was brought out this week by Atlanta railway executives. SuCh an expenditure for rehabili tation purposes, Mr. Fletcher said in appearing before a subcommittee which is considering the question of profit-sharing by industry and tax in centive, would fee in the public inter est for the reason that it not only woifld bring about increased efficien cy in railroad operation but would provide employment for approximate ly half a million employes in indus try, as well as increase materially the number of railroad employes. “There is a need today for the ex penditure of a large amount of money for rehabilitation of the railroads,” Mr. Fletcher said. “For the purchase of new cars and locomotives, repair of present equipment; new rail, ties and ballast, and other improvements, I think it is safe to say that the rail roads could spend one billion dollars annually. In order to make this pos sible, there is need for the improve ment of railroad credit so that the rail lines can tap sources of credit which are now not open to them. The placing into effect of such a rehabili tation program would do much to stimulate industrial activity in this country.” If you’re so sure people don’t read our ads how come you are reading this ? An Addition To the National Forest In the northwest corner of Geor gia, including portions of Catoosa, Walker, Whitfield, Gordon, Chattoo ga and Floyd counties, lies a rugged, largely non-agricultural territory, draining north through Chickamauga creek into the Tennessee river and south‘through tributaries of the Coo sa river. Most of the forests in this section have been logged over, and l'or years fires have raiged over most of the area unchecked, so that today the land is at a low stage of timber productivity. Realizing the importance of refor esting these uplands for control of watersheds and consequent lessening of destructive floods, the U. S. for est service, through the National Forest Reservation commission, es tablished the Armuehee purchase unit of 250,000 acres, within which lands were to be bought for forestry pur poses. To date 32,315 acres have been approved for purchase. .Joseph C. Kircher, regional fores ter for the U. S. forest service, an nounces that lands acquired within this purchase unit will be administer ed as part of the Chattahoochee Na tional forest, the supervisor’s head quarters being at Gainesville and headquarters for the district ranger i at La Fayette. Surveys and plans for fire protec- j tion of this unit have been made and i a CCC camp near Rome is starting on the task of building forest roads and telephone lines and constructing lookout towers. With the support and j co-operation of people living in and near the forest, it is expected that the present fire menace will soon be so diminished that the denuded moun tains can be reforested and the tim berlands brought to maximum pro ductivity. Mr. Kircher points out that, in ad dition to direct expenditures by the government, the counties within which the purchase unit lies will eventually benefit by the fact that 25 per cent, of all receipt from the forest will be turned over to them and an additional 10 per cent, will be used by the forest service to build roads within the forest. Hunting and fishing will also be improved and op portunities for recreation developed. W. C. STURDIVANT RE ELECTED MAYOR OVER A. B. TAYLOR THREE NEW COUNCILMEN ARE ELECTED IN “HOTTEST” MU NICIPAL ELECTION HELD. Mayor W. C. Sturdivant was re elected mayor of Summerville Satur day in one of the “hottest” munici pal elections ever held in this city. He won over his opponent, A. B. Taylor, by a vote of 354 to 35. Mayor Sturdivant has held the office for the past three years. Taylor made his race on a platform to reduce taxes, furnish electric power for the city by bringing in TVA power, and place a high license fee on beer dealers. Only one of the four councilmen who served in 1938 was re-eleced. C L. Hale, councilman from the Third ward, defeated his opponent, W. H. Tallent, by a vote of 70 to 19. Eu gene W. Cochran defeated Leon J, Gamble for re-election in the First ward by a vote of 45 to 33; Mid M. Allen, Jr., won over Councilman Roy Alexander in the Second ward by a vote of 43 to 40, the third candidate, John B. Cummings, received only 6 votes, and Dr. F. W. Hall defeated W. F. Aldred for re-election by a vote of 80 to 53. At a meeting of the mayor and council Monday morning, J. E. Baker was appointed chief of police. E. H. Dalton night man, with Andy Thom as extra man. City Recorder—T. J. Espy, Jr. City Attorney—Moses E. Brinson. C. L. Hale was appointed mayor pro tern, and temporary city clerk. This was the first time in several years that the mayor and all the members of the council had had op position, and the campaign was hotly contested for several weeks. PTobably Summerville holds the distinction of being the only city in Georgia, or perhaps in the United j States, having an election managed exclusively by ministers. In Satur day’s city election four local minis-1 ters, the Rev. J. C. Jackson, the Rev. j G. G. Ramsey, the Rev. T. J. Espy j and the Rev. J. G. Kirckhoff, were the managers. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS ANNOUNCED The United States civil service commission has announced open com petitive examinations for the posi tions Os supervising inspector, $3,800 a year; senior inspector, $3,200 a year, and inspector, $2,600 a year, in in the wage and hour division, de- | partment of labor. Applicants must have had certain j responsible experience in industry or j business as an employer, ad<mini|S trative official, or as a recognized employe representive participating in improvement of working conditions; [ or in a state or federal agency ad ministering labor laws or investigat- j ing employe-employe relationships or economic conditions of wage-earners. They must have reached their twen ty-fifth but mbst not have passed their fifty-third birthday. Applications must be on file with the U. S. civil service commission at Washington, D. C., not later than! Feb. 7, 1939, if received from states east of Colorado, and not later than Feb. 10, 1939, if received from- Colo rado and states westward. Full information may be obtained from the secretary of the United States civil service board of exami ners at the post office or customhouse in any city which has a post office of the first or second class, or from the United States Civil Service Com mission, Washington, D. C. Six-Day Program At University of Georgia ATHENS, Jan. 9.—Plans to bring nationally known religious leaders to the University of Georgia campus for a six-day program Jan. 29-Feb. 3 were announced this week by E. L. Secrest, director of the university’s Voluntary Religious association. Replacing the two-day religious welfare conference, which annually draws religious leaders from all over Georgia to the university campus, the January meeting will be made possi ble by the co-operation of the Uni versity Christian mission, a national organization. Co-operation with the university mission, Mr. Secrest says, will permit ten or twelve nationally known min isters to take part in the meeting in stead of the one outstanding leader formerly brought to the campus by the religious welfare conference. Athens churches will co-operate with university officials in making the mission a success, and present plans call for opening of the confer ence wi t h meetings in Athens churches Jan. 29. The visiting min isters will take part in classroom seminars, personal conferences and informal fraternity and sorority gatherings, GEORGIA ACCEPTS CHALLENGE IN THE PARALYSIS FIGHT QUOTAS PLEDGED BY COUNTY CHAIRMEN—CELEBRATIONS PLANNED OVER STATE. ATLANTA, Jan. 10.—“ As Georgia comes, so comes the nation ...” With that battlecry given the state by Keith Morgan, national chairman of the Committee for the Celebration of the President’s Birthday, nearly every county chairman has pledged to exceed his quota in the drive to raise funds to fight infantile paral ysis. Mr. Morgan was a visitor in At lanta last week, and said that the national committee is expecting Geor gia to live up to the record it set last year in the drive—that of raising mlore money to control the dread dis ease than any other state in the Un ion, per capita. He said that Warm Springs is the cradle of the great national move ment, and that he feels sure that Georgia’s pride in its orthopedic cen ter will keep this state in the fore front. Plans for many varied types of celebrations and parties on Jan. 30 were reported to Gov. Rivers, state chairman, at a luncheon meeting of section and district chairmen, held in honor of Mr. Morgan. The governor has asked each coun ty chairman to see that the parties, athletic events, sewing circles, bene fits and celebrations of all kinds, are held in every community, every mi litia district so that every Georgian will have the opportunity of joining in the campaign. The governor emphasized the ad vantage to the state iq the new fi nancial arrangement of the national committee by which one-half of all funds now raised will be retained in the state to combat local emergencies as they arise. He called attention to the recent outbreak in Tattnall coun ty as an illustration of the need for a fund, which would be under the di rection of trustees. George V. Riley, national organiz er, who accompanied Mr. Morgan to Georgia, highly praised the state or ganization. He said that the “Button Week” plan, in which buttons are sold in the schools, and in the busi ness houses and on streets, has been emulated by every other state this year. This was originated last year in Georgia. Polio Drive Indorsed By State Health Body ATLANTA —Wholehearted indorse ment of the campaign to raise funds with which to fight infantile paraly sis has been given by the state de parment of health. “Those engaged in seeking a cure or prevention for this dread disease need the loyal support of every Georgian,” said a statement issued by Dr. John M. Walton, assistant di rector of the division of epidemiology. Dr. Walton pointed to the 600,000 cases over the nation and stressed the fact that many of them would have been prevented had the cam paign for funds to fight the disease been started years before 1933. “The work that is now being done will prevent many thousands of cases in the future,” he said. “The campaign this year means more to Georgia than it ever has be fore, for under a new arrangement, half of the money raised now is re tained in the state to combat emer- : gencies such as the recent outbreak in Tattnall county. “The other half goes, as usual, to the national foundation, a large per centage of which is sent to Warm Springs for experimental work.” GORE F. F. A. WINS. (By Bill King.) Thursday night, Jan. 5, the Gore F. F. A. chapter went to La Fayette to attend a meeting of the LaFayette F.F.A. chapter and to play that chap ter a basket ball game after the meeting. The boys from Gore enjoy ed the meeting very much and were impressed by some of the articles in the LaFayette chapter room. In the near future the La Fayette chapter will make a visit to the Gore chapter for the purpose of holding an interchapter meeting. At these meetings all chapters participating learn of the work of other fchapters. j After the meeting was over came the basket ball game. The Gore chapter won by 2 points. The score being Gore, 19; La Fayette, 17. Both teams played good, clean bas ket ball and everybody enjoyed the game. MENLO DEFEATS ROCK SPRINGS Menlo’s iren men “wrecking crew” defeated Rocks Springs, 48 to 44. Menlo will play the fast-stepping quint frois Dallas, Ga., Friday night at Menlo, Tampans Plan Pirate Raid as Feature of De Soto Exposition A tough-looking customer, this Mth century pirate, who, when he Isn’t buccaneering, is just plain Dolph Hanson, Tampa. Florida, business executive and captain of the famed Gasparilla Krewe which annually re-enacts the exploits of she leg endary sea robber. On Monday, February 6, Gasparilla and his pi rates will sail up old Tampa Bay, raid the city and stage one of the southland's greatest celebrations a* one of the features of the Pan- American Hernando DeSoto Expo sition. 1,600 Ex-Service Men Wanted For Reserve Major General D. Embick, com manding the Fourth corps area, with headquarters at Atlanta, announces that the army is desirous of securing the enlistment in the eight south eastern states comprising the fourth corps area, of 1,600 men with prior arnly service in the newest compon ent of our national defense, the reg ular army reserve. This latest addition to our national defense was authorized by Seventy- Fifth congress with a view of main taining a corps of trained men of approximately 75,000, available for immediate call to duty as reinforce- ! ments for the regular army, in the I event of a national emergency. Major General Enfbiok states that approximately 1,000 southern lads have been enlisted in the reserve since the effective date of the fact, July 1, 1938. The reservist is not under military jurisdiction and will not be called to active service except in case of an emergency declared by the presiden! of the United States. The reservist is not required to attend drills or camps and is assured that his civil ian occupation will not be interfered with by training requirements or ex aminations. Each reservist is entitled to an en listment allowance of $2 per month, payable every four months. In addi tion, when ordered to active duty, each member of the reserve will, upon reporting and when found physically qualified and accepted for active duty, receive an additional sum at the rate of $3 per month for each month he has been a member of the reserve, but not to exceed a total of $150.00. Membership in the reserve is lim ited to ex-regulars, under 36 years of age and physically fit, regardless of the length of time they have been separated from the service. In other words, trained soldiers who have re ceived their training as enlisted men of the regular army, and whose service has been honest and faithful and terminated by honorable dis charge after at least one year of continuous service. Married or un married former soldiers are eligible. Detailed information with reference to the reserve may be obtained from the U. S. army recruiting station or the army post nearest your home. Should there be no recruiting station or army post in your immediate vi cinity, full information may be ob tained by a card or letter addressed to the Command General, Fourth Corps Area, Post Office Building, Atlanta, Ga. Reservists who desire to enlist again in the regular army will be discharged from the reserve upon ap plication, provided they report to the army post at which they desire to serve, are found qualified, and a vacancy exists. They will not be de nied enlistment due to their being members of the regular army re serve. Each reservist is requested to re port change of address on a card furnished for this purpose in order that there may be no delay in mail ing enlistment allowance vouchers and checks. All prior service men are urged to avail themselves of this opportunity of maintaining their army contacts! B.T.U. RALLY. The Chattooga associational B. T. U. rally for this quarter will be held at Subligna Baptist church next Sun day afternoon, Jan. 15, at 2:30. Rev. E. B. Shivers, pastor of Trion Baptist church, will be the main speaker. AIJ are invited and urged to attend, , If you like knocking, knock a home run—advertise. $1.50 A YE Ait NEWS AT A GLANCE ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS IN GEORGIA ATLANTA, Jan. 9 (GPS).—Geor gia, and particularly Atlanta, are headed straight for better times dur ing 1939, if Economist Roger W. Bab son’s forecast of business conditions for the new year comes true. And it might be added that Mr. Babson is one of the best in the business at feeling the economic pulse of the na tion. His forecast, in part, ran some thing like this: “In my opinion, the trend towards a further industrialization of the south will continue. Atlanta—strad dling the old agricultural and new industrial areas of Dixie—will bene fit at the same time from new meth ods in agriculture and industry. Look at the potential leaders of 1939 and you will find a cross-section of your own important manufacturing estab lishments—chemicals, railroad equip ment, steel, building and household equipments. The new and rapidly de veloping southern paper industry will continue to make rapid strides . . . . Atlanta and all Georgia is currently running well ahead of national re covery. I feel that it will continue its leadership in 1939.” Interesting Facts: Taxes paid in 1937 by the railroads to federal, state and local governments averaged $620 per minute . . . One dollar now pays for carrying a train passenger fifty-four miles compared with thirty two miles in 1921 . . . The average speed in 1938 of both passenger and freight trains was the highest on rec ord .. . Railroads of the United States had to work twenty-nine days in 1937 in order to earn enough rev enues to pay their taxes, compared with nineteen days in 1917 ... In only two years—l 933 and 1932—since the compilation of carloading reports started in 1918, has the volume of freight traffic been less than it was in 1938 ... New freight ears on or der Dec. 1, 1938, totaled 4,335, the smallest number on order on that date in four years. Gist Os the News: Twelve-year-old Jean Cox, daughter of Representative Eugene E. Cox, of Camilla, got the thrill of a lifetime "recently when congress opened. She was sworn in as a “page-boy” of the house of rep resentatives, the first girl to ever hold such a position in the history of congress. At $4 a day, she served only four days as she goes to a private school in Washington . . . Georgia’s No. 1 auto license tag went to an Atlantian who got up at 4 a.m. and waited at the state capitol until the windows opened at 8 a.m.. And, it might be added, he deserved it. During the first day auto tags were issued 5,200 were handled, compared with 3,412 handled the first day of the 1938 sale. Methodist Campaign Prominent workers in the Metho dist church in its Dalton district, to which the Summerville church be longs, are among the more than 150 workers in the campaign to obtain funds with which to repurchase the physical properties of Wesleyan col lege, Macon, who have been called to the middle Georgia city on Jan. 12 for a special conference on the work, which is now under way in Macon and soon will be in progress throughout the state. The college lost its properties thru a foreclosure sale last year, but a bondholders’ committee which pur chased them has granted an option to four friends of Wesleyan which must be exercised by March 16. The college is seeking to raise $600,000, an amount which it is said will cover the purchase price asked for the properties, appraised from $2,500,000 to $3,000,000, rental due on the prop erties this year, interest charges and camipaign costs. The campaign costs will be small, it is said, as the work is being done by men and women within the college and among its friends, no specialty organization be ing employed. The Dalton district committee will be under the direction of Rev. J. S. Thrailkill, Dalton. Miss Frances Adair, Cartersville, will assist him. PENNVILLE CLUB MEETING. The Women’s Home Demonstration club met Friday, Jan. 6, with Mrs. Archie Housch. Sixteen ladies were present. Mrs. Housch, being an in valid, was given a fruit shower by the members of the club. Miss Henry discussed food produc tion and preservation. She gave us an outline to show us how to pro vide food for our families during the coming year. Contests were enjoyed by all. The losing side of a recent contest served delicious refreshments to the club. Everyone reported a nice time. Our club will meet with Mrs. Mathis next month, having a Valentine and ''kid party,