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The Summerville News
SUMMERVILLE, GA.
(O. J. ESPY, Editor-Manager, 1911-38.)
Official Organ of Chattooga County.
DAVID T. ESPY, Editor & Manager.
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Published Every Thursday by
THE NEWS PUBLISHING CO.
Entered at the Postoffice at Summerville,
Ga., as Seeond-Class Mail Matter.
Life, with many people, is only what
they make.
The long lane, that has no turning, is
straight and narrow.
Intelligence, without conscience, rare
ly solves a human problem.
Automobile drivers often lose time be
cause they try to save time.
Dropping explosives on helpless wom
en and children is not the stuff that
makes heroes.
Be courteous to the individual who
tries to sell you something; he may be
doing you a favor.
War may not be what we want, but
sometimes nations, like people, have to
do what other people want.
You have a right to be proud of Sum
merville only if Summerville has a right
to be proud of you.
It is really surprising how nonchalant
ly some pedestrians walk in front of an
approaching automobile.
There may be a few innocent persons
in prison but there are a lot of guilty
individuals on the outside of penitentiary
walls.
ANOTHER “FAST UNTO DEATH.”
Last week the world heard that Mo
handas K. Kandhi, bald-headed and shriv
eled ascetic, leader of millions of people
in India, had begun a ‘fast unto death
in order to win a voice in the govern
ment of Rajkot for the people of the tiny
Indian state.
It was Gandhi’s sixth hunger strike to
win concessions for his followers. In view
of his general condition, many feared it
would be his last.
Here we have a man, offering to die by
voluntary action, in an effort to spread
democratic ideas among his people. In ef
fect, he offers to commit suicide unless
the native ruler meets his demands for
constitutional reforms.
It's a queer world. While dictators in
Europe denounce democracy and blame
it for all the ills of the world, Gandhi,
a remarkable character, wants to die un
less his people get constitutional recog
nition. Meanwhile, admirers throughout
the world hail his sacrifice without tak
ing into consideration the question whe
ther a man is justified in taking his life,
in any process, for any caure.
WHY?
“Everything proves the great democ
racies are moving speedily toward war,”
writes Virginio Gayda, Italian editor,
who is said to reflect the thoughts of
Dictator Mussolini.
Naturally, one wonders why the dem
ocracies move toward war. In the words
of German Propaganda Minister Joseph
Goebbels the western democracies “are
in the happy position of having colonies
and raw materials,” are ‘much better off”
and can “therefore, afford the luxury of
a democratic state.”
If the democracies are in the happy
position ascribed to them by the German
official why should they want war as
the Italian asserts?
FLYING POST OFFICES.
The “flying post office” will soon ar
rive. In fact, early in May planes will
begin two experimental routes, serving
fifty-five communities in Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Virginia.
While speeding along at 100 miles an
hour the plane will snatch, with a grap
pling hook, mail attached to a rope,
suspended between two poles. Moing on,
it will drop a sack of mail for the com
munity.
One of the routes will begin in Phila
delphia and end in Pittsburgh. The other
will start at Pittsburgh and fly to Hunt
ington, W. Va. In time, advocates of the
“pick-up” system believe air mail will be
brought to almost every American vil
lage.
RECORDS A PROFIT.
When the Public Works Administra
tion began its activities many municipal
ities were unable to sell bonds to private
investors in order to pay the local share
of the Construction projects.
In order to get the work going, the
PWA bought the securities. Altogether,
it acquired $455,000,000 worth.
Through the RFC, the PWA has sold
these securities to private investors. Con
trary to predictions, there has been no
Joss. In fact, the PWA has made a prof
it of $12,000,000, in addition to collect
ing $18,000,000 in interest.
' flow, we do not know why private fi
nancing is stijl in the doldrums, but it
may be that the financiers are just ft lit
tle bit too particujgt pboqf tjje logos
win make ..
CANCER CAN BE CURED.
During the next ten years about a mil
lion and a half American citizens will
depart this life as a result of the ravages
of cancer.
Many of them will be the victims of
ignorance. They will pass on because they
do not know that cancer, in many in
stances, can be completely cured. The
records show that thousands of persons
are alive after treatment of caneer by
surgery, radium, or x-ray or combination
thereof.
The individual who has suspicious
lumps, or sores that do not readily heal,
should consult a competent physician.
Medical science will not do anything for
the man who does not give it an oppor
tunity to help him. In the event that the
victim is financially unable to secure
necessary treatment, there are avenues
through which assistance can be obtained.
SAYS THE STARS TOLD HIM.
Admitting the slaying of his mother, a
38-year-old man recently asserted that
the stars controlled his action. He said,
"The stars would have killed every one
if I had not killed my mother.”
Os course, the man, who spent some
time in a sanitarium a few years ago,
was crazy. No sane man things that the
stars would have killed anybody else or
that they “told” this deluded lunatic to
slay his mother.
However, don’t forget the incident the
next time you “play a hunt” or follow
your “fate.” There was a time in the his
tory of the world when wise men relied
upon the stars and many Americans, even
today, carefully inquire into the “signs.”
You probably have your own personal
idea about portents and omens that in
fluence your course of action. Do not
many people plant by signs? Do we not
consult fortune-tellers and haunt the
soothsayers? Do we not eagerly persuade
ourselves to believe magic and other
forms of hokum?
The answer is, “We do ” And the
truth is that we are, in part, just as
crazy as the man who killed his mother.
MENLONEWS
Rev. L. R. Boyd and Milton Donnally,
of Chattanooga, spent Sunday with
Misses Margie and Georgia Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. George Pless and Mrs.
Mary Lawrence spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Kirt Laster.
Mr. and Mrs. Burr Polk, Frank Polk
and Miss Minnie Polk spent Sunday in
Chattanooga.
Misses Effie and Maggie Leath spent
Sunday in Fort Payne.
Mrs. ,T. A. Kennedy is spending this
week with her daughter in Rome.
Miss Olene Watson has been ill for the
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Conservatively speaking, ninety per cent of our new busi
ness comes to us through the inflence of our present customers.
We feel that this fact is evidence of our desire and ability to
render a helpful service. We are deeply appreciative of the
good will of our many customers who recommend us to others.
| FARMERS & MERCHANTS
Open 8:30 a. m. BANK CLOSE 3:00 p. m.
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against loss from fire requires the services
| of an insurance expert. Our advice might
save you some money but will not cost a
X cent. Ask us to study all your policies and
plan complete protection for you in the
j Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
I Summerville Insurance Agency
Office: 109 N. Commerce St.
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THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1939
past few days.
Mrs. W. P. Alexander is visiting her
daughter in Rome this week.
Mrs. (J. W. Welch and Mrs. Pax Jones
attended the funeral of Mrs. Ella Pullen
in Attenta Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Baker announce
the birth of a daughter, March 13.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Patillo and daugh
ters, of Atlanta, and Mr. and Mrs, E. R.
Muatoe, of Chattanooga, were week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jackson.
Miss Elizabeth King, of Atlanta, and
James King, of Chattanooga, were guests
over the week-end of their mother, Mis.
Minnie Lee King.
Miss Laura Joe Taylor was guest of
Miss Elsie Smith Thursday.
Mrs. Bob Wyatt is recovering rapidly
from an operation in the Summerville
hospital.
The Woman’s auxiliary of the Presby
terian church met Monday afternoon.
Mrs. S. T. Polk has been ill for the
past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Smith, of Lyerly,
and Ralph Smith and daughter, of At
lanta, spent Sunday With Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Smith.
Mrs. Curtis Griffith returned home
from the hospital Sunday. *
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Willingham, of
Berryton, spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. Dock Willingham.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Chappelear and
family were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Thomas Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hollis and daughter,
of Lyerly, spent Sunday With Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Hogg.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Griffith sfent.
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Willingham.
Mrs. Felt Ballard spent Tuesday in
Trion with Mrs. Ben Hlix.
Mrs. J. T. Clark, Sr., has been sick the
past few days.
Navy opens four bids for dirigible,
first in ten years, as authorized last
year.
ANNOUNCEMENT
BACK FROM ANNUAL SPRING
BEAUTY SHOW
Ready To Give You the Latest in
HAIR STYLES
Make Appointment.
Myrtle’s Beauty Shoppe
Phone 404
WANT ADS
PIANO FOR SALE
Upright Piano in this vicinity, will
sell for balance due rather than ship
to Atlantia. Write Durden Piano Co.,
Station C, Box 154, Atlanta, Ga.
Bt-Marl6
WANTED —To drill water wells any
where, any depth. Modern machinery,
quick service; all kinds of pumps fur
nished and installed. Call or write W.
M. Kittle, Box 132, Ringgold, Ga.
FOR SALE—Two good mules, 9 years
old; weight, 1,000 and 1.050. See them
at my barn.—J. O. Meadows, Berry
ton, Ga. 2t-Mar23
HOUSE FOR RENT—One mile south
of Summerville on Lyerly road; four
rooms, garden.—‘W. E. Murphy.
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FOR SALE —Korenn lespedeza seed,
$3.50 per 100 pounds.—lV. M. Wilkes,
at Express Office, La Fayette, Ga.
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OUR GINS will not run any more this
season, but will be at the gin to buy
remnants, cotton seed and exchange
for meal and hulls. —Summerville Gin
Co., one block north of depot.
FOR SALE.
Will be sold before the north court
house door next Saturday, March 18, the
following used farm implements:
Nearly new Oliver middle buster, corn
planter, scratcher, two-horse Chattanoo
ga plow, one-horse Vulcan turner. Mc-
Cormick mowing machine, mowing rake,
harrow, disc harrow, several iron plow
beams, scrap iron.
See me and make offer on any piece.
J. E. GASS, Summerville, Ga.
FOR SALE—One mule in good condi
tion. weighs about 800 pounds; works
well. See me at Summerville High
school. Geo. C. Sublette.
FOR SALE —Several good work mules
and mares. Also some farm tools in
good condition. See L. C. Turner at
Taylor Mercantile Co. 2tMar23
Navy develops a new scout observation
seaplane that can land and take off in
rough seas.
Methodist groups will draft a consti
tution at Kansas City in April for unity
plan. .... ..
Morgenthau bars use of stabilization
fund in financing arms sales to foreign
buyers.
Mrs. Roosevelt christens Yankee Clip
per as Postmaster Farley hails ocean
air-line plan.