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CIRCULATE IN BEST SECTION OF NORTH GEORGIA. VOL. 52; NO- 51 NEWS AT A GLANCE ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS IN GEORGIA FOOD PRODUCTION IN GEORGIA SHOWS BIG INCREASE, SAYS JOURNAL EDITORIAL. ATLANTA, March 6 (GPS). A cheering sign in Georgia is the increase in various fields of food production, de clared the Atlanta Journal in a recent editorial headed "Georgia’s Gain In Food Crops.” Taken from a table of crop values for 1038 the editorial cited these: Corn, $29,772,000; peanuts, $16,837,000; vegetables, $10,000,000. "These three harvests,” said the edi torial, “represent a return of some ten and a half million dollars more than from cotton, including lint and seed, and thirty-seven and a half million more than that from tobacco. Live stock, dairy and poultry products had an estimated total value, in the same year, of one hundred and forty million dollars. What used to be called the tyranny of the one crop system has evidently been over thrown.” Several organizations in Georgia, in cluding the A., B. & C. railroad’s agri cultural extension division, have played an important part in recent years in promoting a diversified farm program to replace the one-crop system. After citing such noteworthy gains in 1938 as 600 acres in cucumbers, 5,500 acres in toma toes and 6,400 acres in pimiento peppers, the Journal’s editorial concluded with this: "As many as thirty different food crops of field and orchard were produc ed in the state least year in commercial quantities, and their aggregate value was about $89,547,000. Georgia is still far short of raising at home all the food that her people require. But she is moving in the right direction, at an encouraging rate.” Worthy Tribute: Channing Pollock, noted lecturer, in a communication ad dressed to the American railroads, said : “At the conclusion of my fifteenth con secutive year as a lecturer, I am moved to write you of a remarkable record for which you are largely responsible. Trav eling entirely by rail, I have delivered more .than 2,000 lectures, each in a dif ference place, without missing or being late for one. During this time I have •pinch-hit’ for at least two dozen other men who had taken the chance of jour neying by motor car, motor bus, or airplane. In addition, I should hesitate to put a value on the work I have done in railway trains that could not possibly have been accomplished in any other conveyance.” Gist Os the News: Georgia motorists had paid out $1,134,090.20 for auto li cense plates through Feb. 23, compared with $661,449.50 for the same period of 1938. Tag registrations numbered 292,- 014 for the period this year, compared with 182,336 last year, a gain of 110,000 . . . Proof that spring has arrived can be found in Savannah, where the Atlanta Crackers have pitched their training camp. The roster, headed by Manager Paul Richards, numbers 34 players . . . Atlanta just had its wettest February in ten years. A total of nine inches of rain fell during seventeen days of the month . . . Atlanta bank clearings climbed to new heights in February with a total of $212,100,000, a gain of $17,800,000 over the same month last year, when the to tal was $194,300,000. PENNVILLE W. H. D. CLUB MEET. The Pennville Women's Home Demon stration club met with Mrs. C. W. Jack son March 3 in her attractive new- home. Twelve members were present. Gardens were discussed and rules given for the garden contest which the Lions club is sponsoring. Handicraft was also discussed and plans made for members of -this club to attend the handicraft shortcourse March 20 and 21. We saw many useful articles made by Miss Mildred Henry, home dem onstration agent, from shucks, plywood, burlap sacks and other native materials. During the social hour, delicious re freshments were served by Mrs. Jack son. —Reporter. WHO KNOWS? 1. How old is Harry L. Hopkins? 2. What is the National Lawyers’ guild? 3. When was the naval air school at Pensacola, Fla.,g founded? 4. What is the International Settle ment at Shanghai? 5. How many German-born residents are in New York? 6. How many soldiers were killed in the civil war in Spain? 7. How does the power output of the TVA compare with the Grand Coulee dam and Boulder dam? 8. Who was Johann Guterberg? 9. How many income tax returns are filed with the federal government in a year? 10. When did the British occupy Hong kong? 'Pe AwWS’ W AMhM Page.) (Th' SiunmrrinUe Xrius SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1939 Sumter County Liquor Vote Ends In Deadlock (By Georgia News Service.) AMERICUS, Ga. —Six hundred and ten votes for repeal and 610 votes against repeal was the result of Sumter county’s recent local option referendum. The lead ers of the repeal forces announced that they would institute mandamus proceed ings, if necessary, to force another elec tion at once. At the same time the dry forces declared that the vote barred an other for two yeass. Lawyers have found no provision in the laws providing for elections in the case of tie votes, and it is indicated that the question may have to be taken before the state supreme court before a final decision on the matter is reached. Rural precincts went dry by a 114- vote majority while Americus voted wet by an identical majority of 114 votes. Rain caused the smallness of the vote. Trophy Awarded For Best Jersey Cow Herd ATHENS, Ga. —The Georgia Jersey Cattle club’s Hardman trophy, awarded annually to the member whose herd has the best milk-producing record each year, this year goes to H. D. Allen, of Mil ledgeville, officials in the University of Georgia department of animal husbandry announced here today. Dr. Allen had an average of 29.61 cows in his herd for the year and their average yield was 7,089 pounds of milk and 358.27 pounds of butterfat per cow. The trophy was donated by the late John B. Hardman, of Commerce, and is awarded on the basis of milk production records kept in the Jersey Herd improve ment registry test each year. Cloudland 4-H Club Holds Regular Meet The Cloudland 4-H club held its reg ular meeting March 1. Tire roll was call ed by our president, Margaret Morgan. The minutes were read by Frances Hise. We all started making our luncheon sets. We are looking forward to making pictures at our next meeting. We all en joyed the two hours. Meeting adjourned. —-Virginia Jo Hawkins, Reporter. Holland 4-H Club Girls Met March 2 The Holland 4-H club girls met Thurs day, March 2. We made our brooch pins. Each girl had to bring a cone of differ ent colored thread. We are going to make an apron next club day. Each girl will have to bring a yard of cloth to make it. —Opal Lee Highfield, Reporter. 13 ILL IN ONE HOME. MIDDLEFIELD, O.—All but two of the fifteen children of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Weaver were ill at the same time of scarlet fever. Three other children es caped because they do not live at home. Local Trading Firm Classed As Employer Taylor Trading company, of Summer ville, has recently qualified as an employ er under the Georgia unemployment com pensation act, Commissioner of Labor Ben T. Huiet has announced. The firm employs nineteen works, who. if and when they lose their jobs through no fault of their own and meet legal requirements, will be entitled to benefit payments from the unemployment com pensation trust fund. Latest reports show that 7,361 persons, firms and (or) corporations have quali fied with the bureau of unemployment compensation as employers under the law and that over 402,000 workers are protected by the unemployment compen sation trust fund. To qualify for benefit payments, a worker must earn in “covered” employ ment in the first three out of the last four completed calendar quarters an amount equal to sixteen times his weekly benefit amount; register for work; file claim for benefits; be able and available for work and serve a two weeks’ waiting period. PENNVILLE 4-H CLUB. The Pennville 4-H club met at the Pennville schoolhouse on Friday, March 3. All of the girls made some napkins for a luncheon set. There were seven girls present and one new member. The club decided for each member to bring a penny or an egg each meeting for the club purpose. —Louise Pettyjohn, Re porter. Singing At Berryton There will be a special singing Satur day night at the Berryton Baptist church instead of Sunday afternoon. The follow ing quartets are expected: La Fayette Four, Atco quartet, Vick’s quartet, Summerville quartet, Stephen son quartet, Berryton quartet, Berryton Ladies, Trion quartet, the Happy Four. There will be plenty Os good leaders to complete the program. You are invit ed to come and bring your friends. HUGH SMITH, M, C, VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IS FORMED TUESDAY GRAVES MYERS TENDERS RESIG- NATION AS CITY CLERK—C. D. PULLEN IS NEW CLERK. At a called meeting of city council Tuesday afternoon, a volunteer fire de partment was organized, and Sidney Hall was elected chief of the department. Oth er members, are J. C. Lewis, Bill Weaver, James Abney, L. R. McConkey, Andrew Thomas, James McSpadden, Dennis Cox, Howard Pless, Clovis Fisher, Leon Gam ble, E. C. Powell and L. C. Turner, Jr. This organization, together with the installation of approximately fifty new fire plugs within the city limits and ad ditional hose and fire-fighting equipment, will afford Summerville much better fire protection and should help the city to obtain a lower insurance rate. At the meeting of the city county, the resignation of Graves Myers, as city clerk, was accepted with regret. C. D. Pullen was elected city clerk and will begin his duties as clerk within a few days. It is understood that Mr. Myers will be associated with the North Georgia Mill company, which is expected to begin operation about April 1. Dr. F. W. Hall, councilman from the Fourth ward, was appointed commission er of streets, waterworks and police. C. L. Hale, councilman from the Third ward, was named commissioner of fi nance. Other routine matters coming before the city council was the appointment of Eugene Cochran, councilman from the CAPTAIN JACK LLOYD, 70-YEAR-OLD SOLDIER OF FORTUNE, VISITS CITY Captain Jack Lloyd, 70-year-old sol dier-of-fortune, adventurer, veteran of many wars and revolutions, former fron tiersman, plainsman, Texas Ranger and mining character of the west, known the country over as "Burning Daylight” and hailed by the newspaper men of the world as the "Headline Hunter de Luxe” was a visitor in Summerville for several hours Wednesday.. While in town the veteran called on the editor of The News, showed his more than a thousand clip pings gleaned from the leading papers and periodicals of the country, gave us the highlights of his colorful life, then announced that he was heading to the north and the New York fair. Booms the world over seem to have been the veteran’s greatest “meat” in his .amblings of the world, and he tells you that since he was 12 years of age he has ;ever missed a good boom, no matter what section of the world the excitement occurred. The story of the “old-timer” is .ranger than fiction, for he can sit for hours and relate many instances that „ould make the hair stand on any man’s aead. The captain creates quite a bit of ex citement as he travels the country, iressed in the garb of the old west with his long flowing gray hair to his shoul ders. When he was 5 years of age, he saw his parents massacred and scalped by the Indians, and then tells you that he start ed out on his own when he was 7 years of age. At that time he was in Dead wood, the Dakota territory, and he wit nessed the shooting of "Wild Bill” Hic kok, who was shot in the back by Doc McCall. Just mention an old mining camp in the west, from the Rio Grande to the far north Alaska country, and the veteran will tell you some highlight that he remembers about that certain camp. When the “little bits of glass” were found on the veldts of the Kimberly he was one of the first Americans that made the trek to the African country and tells many interesting tales regard ing the world’s greatest diamond rush. It was during the days of the great rush to the Alaskan country, when the cry of gold was heard round the world, from the Yukon and the Klondyke, that the veteran broke into the lime light of the world, for it was after the many heroic feats in and around Circle City, Dawson and Nome that the late Jack London wrote the story of “Burn ing Daylight.” In the Colorado mining district, Mr. Lloyd recalls the days that he spent in and around Cripple Creek, Leadville, Bull Hill and Central City, then he also tells you of the times that he was around Butte in Montana; in ol’ Arizona he was in Bisbee and Tombstone when Brewery Gulch was the roughest spot west of the Hills. One of the roughest camps that he ever made, he tells you, was in the Couer d’ Alene country, when that sl - country was booming out in Idah >, and he also mentions a hundred smaller camps that were never page one stories in their days. i Tough cow camps? Well, listen to this; In Miles City, Mont., he recalls when the cry of the day in that section of the world was “Powder River .. .a mile wide . . . ankle deep and no one knows how long.” Down in Texas, Mr. Lloyd served With the Texas Rangers on several pc* 70% GAIN REQUIRED TO RETURN RAILWAY FREIGHT TO NORMAL ATLANTA, March 7 (GPS).—An in teresting, though depressing, picture of the railroads’ freight business during the past ten years is drawn from statistics just compiled by Atlanta railway exec utives, who say a 70 per cent, increase over 1938's totals would be required to bring back the volume in 1928 and 1929. Freight car loadings during the past ten years were 51,589,887 in 1928 ; 52,- 827,925 in 1929; 45,717,079 in 1930; 37,151,249 in 1931; 28,194.828 in 1932; 28,960,910 in 1933; 30,785,594 in 1934; 31,518,372 in 1935; 36,063,307 in 1936; 37,992,928 in 1937, and 30.468,544 in 1938. During the first six weeks of 1939 a slight gain over the corresponding period of 1938 was shown in freight car load ingsf, but the figures were considerably below the six-week period of 1937. The comparative figures for this brief period are 3,459,172 in 1939 ; 3,364,448 in 1938, and 4,074,199 in 1937. First ward, as building and electric in spector, and it is understood that all building, repairing or electric work inside the city limits in the future must con form to the Southeastern Underwriters’ requirements. Persons owning chickens within the city limits must keep them on their own premises, also persons keeping dogs with in city limits must have them innoculat ed for rabies and register them with the city clerk. It is hoped that all persons will co-operate with the city authorities in their efforts to improve our little city. casions and was a deputy on the staff of the famous Judge Roy Elam Bean, who styled himself the “Law West of the Pecos.” One of the greatest adventures that he ever had, he tells you, was with the Northwest Mounted Police, when he searched several months over dog trails, after a desperate murderer, and captur ed the man on a Christmas eve. Over in India and Russia, he sought diamonds, rubies and emeralds in the spugs of the ancient volcanoes, an l tells you that there is nothing more thrilling than to seek these treasures down in the bottle neek of these ancient mountains of fire. Wars, fighting? Well listen to this for adventure: Like all good soldiers of for tune, he done his full hitch in the French Foreign Legion, and tells you that the half of it has never been told regarding the life of a Legioneer, and that when one spends five years hunting blood-thirs ty Arabs, facing a white hot sand, out at the Last Outpost, knows the life of Beau Geste, that he can face any "music any where in the world.” In the Mexican affairs down below the Rio Grande, he was with the famous Pancho Villa for more than three years, and tells you that Pancho was one of the greatest men that he ever rode with or fought under in all of his experiences. In Nicarauga, he was with Sandino; in Cuba, he fought alongside of Macha doo, and then tells you that he has taken a part in so many Latin-American revo lutions that he can’t quite remember them all at one time. In the World war he was in the Brit ish and American intelligence depart ment. In the Russian and Japanese war he served with the famous Legion of Death, a Cossack outfit, then tells you of fighting with the famous Lord Rob erts at the Battle of Ladysmith in the long-fought Boer war down in South Africa. In the Spanish-American war, he was one of the first men that rushed to San Antonio when “Teddy” Roosevelt an nounced that he was going to organize his famous Rough Riders —joined that outfit and was at San Juan Hill with Roosevelt. Since his last trip through this section of the country, this aged veteran tells you that he has visited in every state of the country and that he has been abroad several different times. In the past year he made a trip through the Orient, fly ing over on the Clippers, and claims that unless one can see the present war that is being carried on in China, they will never realize the terror of the dreadful carrying on of the Japanese. Russia and the United States will face the greatest burden of the coming war. One of the greatest troubles in the coming war in the United States, he tells us, will be in the Latin-American countries, with the foreign powers try ing to destroy the Canal and the oil fields of our own southern states. The captain said that Summerville has sure showed some nice improvements i since last here and he noticed that the I pavement and new buildings and filling ' stations helped to set the town off for the strangers that are passing through. There is ope comment that the old veteran makes regarding the south : When the South learns not to plant and raise i any cotton for at least two years, we ; will see ft new country down below the j territory of the white linters. Invitational Basket Ball Tournament At Lyerly An invitational basket ball tourna ment will be held in the Lyerly High school gymnasium beginning Wednesday, March 15, at 7:30 and continuing each night through Saturday. The semi-finals will be played Saturday afternoon and the finals Saturday night. Below is a list of the games to be played each night: Wednesday—Rockmart vs. King Me morial, 7:30; Dalton Jewelers vs. Mt. Alto, 8:30; Soddy-Daisy vs. Gaylesville, 9:30. Thursday—Dixie Foundry vs. Rock Springs, 7 :30; Lyerly vs. Rome, 8 :30; Menlo vs. Aragon, 9:30. Friday—Summerville vs. Shannon, 7 :30 ; Cumberland Presbyterians vs. Sil ver Brothers, 8:30. Friday night at 9 :30 the winner of the Rockmart-King Memorial and the Dal ton Jewelers-Mt. Alto will play. Satur urday at 1 p.m., the winners of Soddy- Daisy-Gaylesville and Dixie Foundry- Rock Springs. Saturday at 2 o’clock the winners of Lyerly-Rome and Menlo-Ar agon. Saturday at 3 o’clock the winners of Summerville-Shannan and Cumberland Presbyterian-Silver Brothers. Saturday at 4 and at 5 the semi-finals will be played. Saturday night at 8 o’clock the final game of the tournament will be played. The best teams in this section are rep resented and some excellent basket ball will be played. Handicraft Shortcourse To Be Held Mar. 20-21 Here is our chance for some fun! March 20 and 21 a handicraft shortcourse will be held at the courthouse, beginning promptly at 9:30 each morning. Miss Reba Adams, state handicraft specialist, will assist. Instructions will be given in the following projects: Pine needle work, light wood work, corn shuck craft, upholstery and making of lamp shades. Select from the above list the project or projects that you are most interested in. You may secure a list of the required materials for this project from the home demonstration agent. Gather your equip ment and join us at the courthouse. Bring one dish for lunch. Subligna Senior 4-H Club On March the 7 The senior 4-H club of Subligna High school held its regular meeting March 7. The meeting was called to order by the president, who opened the meeting with a song. A very interesting program was presented by Frances Stainnett. Miss Henry taught us the selection of patterns, fitting it on the individual and placing it on the cloth. The meeting then adjourned. CARD OF THANKS. The people of Four-Mile Baptist church wish to express their thanks to all those who contributed in giving for the benefit of a wheel chair for the crip ple and sick in that community. May God’s richest blessings rest upon you all. We invite you one and all to attend our Sunday school and preaching service. Sunday school every Sunday at 10 a.m. Preaching services every second and fourth Sunday. WRATHBURN CASH, Pastor. Gore P.-T. A. The Gore P.-T. A. sent delegates to the district conference that met at Car tersville last Friday and they will give a report of their trip at the regular monthly meeting Thursday night at 7 o’clock. There will be the usual social hour, too, so come. —Lula Weesner, Pub licity Chairman. Colored Boxing Bout At Sturdivant Gym At 7 :30 Thursday night, March 9, the Summerville Colored school will sponsor a boxing bout, consisting of ten rounds, at the Sturdivant gymnasium. Albert Hendrix (Battling Bozo), 182 pounds, of Summerville, will be matched against “Battling Sikeye”, 175 pounds, of Cincin nati, O. “Sikeye” is more experienced than his opponent, Hendrix, but Hendrix, who is the champion of negro boxers in Sum merville, is expected to put up a good fight. All Summerville and neighboring com munities are cordially invited to witness this fight and help make it possible for the Summerville Colored school to go to the Northwest Georgia basket ball con ference, which is to be held at Carroll ton March 25. There will be special seats for our white patrons. Admission: Children 10c, adults 15c. NOTICE. Rev. W. C. Duckett, of La Fayette, will preach at Pennville the second Sun day at 11 o’clock, and also at 7 o’clock n.jß, The public’ is cordially invited, STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL HAPPENINGS. $1.50 A YEAB CRAWFORD HARDWARE CO. TO HAVE FORMAL OPENING MARCH 10-11 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE TWO BIG DAYS IN SUMMER VILLE FOR FARMERS. The Crawford Hardware company will formerly open their doors to the public on March 10 and 11. A main attraction of their opening will be ‘Farmers’ Day,’ which will close at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoop, March 11. They offer the public a complete stock of goods in all departments. The sporting goods department carries football, baseball, tennis, track, basket ball and golf supplies. For the outdoor sportsman they feature Remington am munition, rifles, guns. They also stock an elaborate assortment of Remington cutlery in connection with this depart ment. A complete stock of mill supplies awaits the person who is in need of pipe, pipe fittings of all kinds, steam gauges, saw' bits, belt lacing, rubber and leather belting, babbitt and among other related things—Simmons cross cut saws. A lib eral stock of plumbing accessories are also carried in stock. Builders’ Supplies. Locks, hinges, cement, lime, composi tion and iron roofing, masonry supplies, barn door tracks and equipment, screen wire, nails, glass, window sash, doors and paint and painters’ supplies are just a part of the items stocked in this de partment. Low’e Brothers paint is avail able at their store for any and all jobs. Most any desire for electrical supplies may be satisfied after an inspection of their stock of such goods is made. They have it. The “Farmers’ Day” feature of the formal opening of this new business in Summerville is an announcement within itself of the Crawford Hardward com pany’s anxiety to serve the farmers of their community. In this department, they feature the Avery line of farm im plements backed by one hundred and fif teen years experience. Spacious display floors are devoted entirely to the exhibit of a complete line of Avery ‘plus-feature’ implements adapted for this territory. Stalk cutters, disc and spring tooth Ber muda harrows, mowers, rakes, binders, ■ertili"«p lutors, and earn planters as well as various other uecdvu tools for the farm, are shown for the convenience of the farmer in buying his implements. A complete repair parts service is maintained for Avery imple ments, and other makes of farm machin ery. This department is the most com plete of any in this section of the state. Since acquisition of the business, the new operators have bought new mer chandise for each department. Stock in each department has been enlarged and replenished to meet the most exacting requirements of their customers. Japan Largest Foreign Purchaser Scrap Iron Japan continues to be the largest for eign purchaser of steel ingots and scrap iron, which are generally regarded as important items in connection with na tional defense. In January, the Japanese bought 11,791 of the 13,366 tons of scrap exported from the United States. A de partment of commerce report, based upon advices from Rome, state that during the first eleven, months of 1938, Italy secur ed 68.28 per cent, of Its scrap imports from the United States. Following Japan in January, in the order of their import ance as purchasers of scrap iron and steel, come Italy, the Netherlands and Germany. JUDGE GETS BURNT. CHICAGO. —Leaning over the desk to hear more distinctly the testimony of a witness during a murder trial, Judge William J. Lindsay ignited a book of matches in his vest pocket. He burned three fingers extinguishing the fire. Butter-Judging Contest. ATHENS, Ga.—Wilton W. Stewart, of White Plains, took first place in the annual student’s butter-judging contest held at the University of Georgia college of agriculture. The contest is the second in a series of four dairy products judging contests. The bureau of unemployment compen sation last week paid $50,744.94 in ben efits, both total and partial, to unem ployed Georgia workers, Commissioner of Labor Ben T. Huiet announced Monday. It was an increase of $5,159,45 over the week before and brought the cumu lative total to $169,864.32. Number of payments issued was re ported at 9,007 to bring the total to 28,- 852. The report showed disposition during the week of 13,324 claims, representing 2,889 initial and 10,435 continued. Claims pending were reported at ;,- 382, representing 1,559 initial and 6,823 continued. As of Jan- 31, 1039, amount of funds available for payment of benefits to un employed Georgia workers was reported at >16,333,1PT.eS