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CIRCULATE IN BEST
SECTION OF NORTH
GEORGIA.
VOL. 53; NO. 7
2ND RURAL-URBAN
CONFERENCE PROVES
A LARGE SUCCESS
RURAL WORKERS FROM OVER
STATE ATTEND— PLAN TO
RETURN NEXT YEAR.
Fi'dm Lambdin Kay's melancholy ad
dress on the latest war news. Miss Doro
thy Dueas, Washington correspondent of
the New York Herald-Tribtme, on today's
news through to the closing addresses by
W. L. Disterman and Judge Camille Kel-
of the state were inspired to
come home and work harder to change
our land back to real prosperity through
righteousness.
Between Austria and Germany is a lit
tle country called Liecttanstein, with a
population of ten \thousand. Its largest
item on the budget is for education. Even
mountain homes have electricity furnish
ed by the streams. Policemen are jani
tors, practically unneeded in this coun
try where crime is the unusual.
What a contrast to our immensely
wealthy country so full of foment o'
powers seeking supremacy. Where every
man. woman and child to the new-horn
babe pays $lO a month for upkeep of
crime.
G-Man Listerman called on mothers of
the land to return to the real self-care
of their children —train the child from
the high chair to save them from the
electric chair.
Judge Kelley told of finding 700 re
form school boys fed macaroni, dry bread
and water, and the need of great care of
governors of our states in selecting men
who run penal institutions.
We live in so wealthy a country it
costs more to convict a murderer than to
educate a child.
Country so rich, a city like Atlanta
spends $2,600,000 for crime control—and
where there are more divorces than mar
riages ; no money for schools or teachers
but free schools books bought with beer.
A country where 700.000 young folks
start on a criminal career yearly—-when
a child plays hooky is a good indication
of his criminal ending.
The 4,600.000 criminals—many for
eigners—are the enemy already deeply
entrenched in our country. Every third
home is touched by crime : every 22 sec
onds. a crime is committed.
We must, establish respect of law.
Crime is on the upward trend —a youth
problem—l 9 per cent, of the criminals
of today are under 21. They must be
made to know society is against them.
Unless We do change today's trend,
erime will destroy us.
J. Edgar Hoover sent this message to
all fathers and mothers. “If I had a boy
I’d tell him the truth, teach him the
truth, punish him when he lies. A liar
is a weakling. All criminals are liars.
Honest boys grow into fine citizens. A
spoiled boy—a spoiled man. Every child
should have some task. Don't send him
to church—go with him."
The lack of obedience and home train
ing. Judge Kelley claims, is a base of
crime wave —our entrenched enemy. She
suggests a day of prayer in behalf of
peace, love and brotherhood of man.
which the conference passed in a resolu
tion at the close of her talk.
Play at Hanson May 6
A play, “Aaron Slick From Pumpkin
(’rick,” will be given by the P.-T. A. Sat
urday night. May 6, at Hanson school
house. This is a play in three acts. A
small admission will be charged, pro
ceeds will be used for school purposes.
Come and enjoy a good laugh.
‘Death on Holiday’ As
Child Falls 40 Feet
LEXINGTON.—Death took a holiday
last week when a sheer fall of forty feet
resulted in nothing more than a slight
sprain in the shoulder for Jfeyear-old
Anne Howard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Grady Howard, of Lexington. The little
girl had followed her father to the half
story second floor of their home, where
he was replacing some screens in win
dows. Crawling on the sill of a window
in which the screens had not been fas
tened, it gave way as she leaned upon it
and she fell out on the roof. From there
she slid to and off the eave and tumbled
to the ground forty feet below, landing !
on hard ground. A physician was sum
moned by the frantic parents, but found
after an x-ray examination that no bones
were broken. Anne was up and about the
next day with nothing more than a limp
arm from a slight sprain.
After only 100 years of extensive cul
tivation we have either destroyed, seri
ously damaged or threatened with de
struction an area equal to all land from
which we normally harvest crops.
Play at Subligna May 5
A play. “The Absent-Minded Profes
sor,” by Janies O. Parker, wil be pre
sented by the seventh grade of the Bi;b
-llgna High school Friday night, Mfty 5.
at 7 ;S0 o'clock. The public u cordially
iavited to tbii play,
Snmnwntillp
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1939
BAPTIST HOSPITAL DAY
SET FOR NEXT SUNDAY
GEORGIA BAPTIST ARE URGED TO
RAISE SIO,OOO FOR HOSPITAL
ON HOSPITAL DAY.
Sunday, May 7, is Hospital day for
450,000 Georgia Baptists. It is urged
that Baptists raise SIO,OOO for the hos
pital on May 7. Every penny of this will
be used for charity. This money is for
suffering people and not for the hospital.
Last year, the Georgia Baptist hospit
al did $56,000 in charity for the people
of Georgia. Physicians who practice in
the hospital did as much by the donation
of their services, making a total of over
$103,000 of treatments which you Geor
gia Baptists gave to the poor and needy
in the name of the Great Physician thru
this great Christian institution. Some of
these cases are modern miracles of medi
cal science.
Last year the charity cases were di
vided as follows: Atlanta, 25 per cent.,
and the rest of Georgia. 75 per cent. This
charity work does not include free treat
ment of Baptist ministers, who. by virtue
of their calling, are entitled to free treat
nient.
There is no hospital in Georgia which
does the volume of work of the Georgia
Baptist hospital. It stands in the fore
front of all the hospitals in the south in
the quality of work done. Many of the
delicate surgical operations are almost
unbelievable. Mr. Barker, the manager
maintains a splendid Christian atmos
phere and it is an institution of which
Georgia Baptists may well be proud and
which every Baptist should support.
Every Baptist in Chattooga county is
invited, in the name of the Great Phy
sician, to bring an offering for the hos
pital on Sunday, May 7.
Library Tag Day
Goes Over the Top
Last Thursday was Tag day for our
library, and interesting results were ob
tained.
Six attractive young ladies campaign
ed the business section of our town and
collected ten dollars, of which we are
very proud. Mrs. W. B. Hair, a repre
sentative of the Garden club, brought
five dollars, the club's donation to -the
library.
We wish to thank all those who con
tributed to this fund and all those who'
gave time and service to help our Ta
day go over the top.
With perseverance and push we ea
make our library permanent, and a bless
ing to the town and county.
HERE AND THERE
HOSIERY MILL AT BLUE RIDGE.
BLUE RIDGE. —Construction on tin
new hosiery mill here will begin in about
three weeks. It will be located near th
Blue Ridge High school gymnasium. Tin
building will be 120 by 200 feet, and wil.
be air conditioned and modern in every
respect. This industry will manufai tun
a higli grade of ladies' silk hosiery. About
200 men and women will be employed.
CALF BRINGS $443.
BLUE RlDGE.—Grover Thomas, Jr..
•13, was grand champion winner in the
Atlanta fat calf show last week ; he re
ceived $443.00 in cash for his calf an
for cash premiums, besides ribbons and
other prizes. The calf brought 55 cents
per pound at the Atlanta auction Wed
nesday.
S. A. DEAN INJURED IN MILL.
S. A. Dean, of Berryton, was treated
at the local hospital Monday of last
week for injuries received whale perform
ing his duties as an employe of Berrytoq
mills. Mr. Dean earner very near losing
his hand almost in the same manner as
did another employe some few years ago.
SUMMERVILLE GROWS.
The citizens of Summerville should be
very proud of the growth of the city.
Just a few’ years ago the city had no pav
ed streets as it now’ has. Summerville is
modern in every way: It is the count?
seat of Chattooga county ; has up-to-date
school buildings and churches; moderr
homes, and friendly people. The city has
recently installed a large number of new
fire plugs for the protection of the city
against fire.
PETITION TO MOVE WINE
OUT OF THE COUNTY.
A large number of voters have signed
a petition for the purpose of being
,-ranlted the privilege of an election that
they cast their votes against wine. The
dry citizens of the county hope their re
quest will be granted so that war can
be declared on wine and beer and get it
out of Chattooga county.
Dr. Collins To Preach
Subligna High Sermon
On Sunday morning. May 12. at 11
o’clock, Dr. M. D. Collins will preach
the commencement sermon at Subligna
High school auditorium. The public is
cordially invited to attend this service.
—
For each fam Inhabitant in Georgia,
ibere U 84 acre* ol crop la»<i>
LOCAL POSTOFFICE
NO. 35 IN SALE OF
U. S. SAVING BONDS
TOTAL SALES THROUGH MARCH
31, 1039, AGGREGATE MATURI
TY VALUE OF $2,437,108,850.
Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau
announced today that the total sales of
Savings Bonds through March 31. 1939.
aggregated in maturity value more than
$2,437,108,850, and that purchases have
been made by approximately 1,564,608 in
vestors. The total represents average
purchases of $1,957,525 for each business
day since March 1, 1935. when these
were first placed on sale. Deducting
bonds redeemed, the maturity value of
Savings Bonds outstanding on March 31,
1939, was approximately $2,206,008,900.
The total maturity value of purchases
for the calendar year 1938 was $707.-
291,650, an average purchase for each
business day of last year of $2,334,300.
The Summerville Postoffice is No.
35 for the state of Georgia in sales
of bonds, according to Postmaster
F. F. Chapman.
Direct-by-mail and postoffice purchases
from Chicago, 111., give that city the lead
for the nation and for the first-class post
offices). Chicago’s cash purchases for the
period were $33,813,900.
Calumet, Mich., leads the second-class
postoffices, with a cash purchase of
$219,918.75. Horse Cave, Ky.. leads all
third-class postoffices, having a cash pur
chase of $65,868.75. ■
The fourth-class postoffices are led
once again by Plenums, Tex. This town
led its class in 1937 with a cash pur
chase of $58,500. and this year it tops
its class with the extraordinary amount
of $99,637.50.
Approximately 2 2,0 0 0 postoffices
throughout the country sell United States
Savings Bonds.
B. T. U. Rally To
Be In Trion May 7
The Chattooga Associational Baptist
Training union rally for this quarter
will be held at the Trion Baptist church
next Sunday afternoon, May 7, at 2:30.
The annual sword drill contest and
Better speakers* contest will be part of
the program, and music will be furnished
by the church orchestra. All training
unions are urged to be represented and
he public is cordially invited.
Cows Make
New Official Records
Peterborough, N. H. —Four Guernsey
•ows, owned by Riegeldale farms, of
Trion, Ga., have just finished new offi
ial records for production w’hich entitles
hem to entry in the advanced register
if the American Guernsey Cattle club.
Vhese animals are Bertram’s Polly Itehen
123773 as a 5 %-year-old made 14743.2
'ounds of milk and 674.1 pounds of but
er fat in class A ; 4%-year-old Lass’ Be
linder 386024 producing 126.96.5 pounds
of milk and 568.6 pounds of butter fat
in Class B; 3-year-old Gayoso Reba,
436149 producinf 10005.2 pounds of milk
and 505.6 pounds of butter fat in class
E. and 2-year-old Bournedale Eulalie
436149 producing 10005.2 pounds of milk
milk and 565.7 pounds of butter fat in
class G.
Commencement
PROGRAMS
Principals and teachers of Chattooga coun
ty schools who are in charge of commence
ment exercises will find that it will add
much to the occasion to provide neatly
printed programs. Our printing shop is
equipped to turn of pro
grams you want.
When you bring your programs to us to be
printed, ask that full publicity be given
your commencement in The Summerville
News at the proper time. A copy of the
program will go to the news desk after it
has been printed, and this means that sto
ries and announcements about your com
mencement will appear in The News. There
is no charge for publicity carried in the
newspaper.
In addition to programs, we also print tick
ets, circulars, and cards. In fact, when you
need anything in the printing line, see us.
The Summerville News
NEWS AT A GLANCE
ABOUT PEOPLE AND
THINGS IN GEORGIA
SAYS GEORGIA FARMERS FAILING
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
OPPORTUNITIES.
\
ATLANTA. May 3 (GPS). —Georgia
are failing to take advantage of
their opportunities. Evidence of that
fact is lieing presented in a series of ar
ticles written by Lamar Q. Ball, of the
Atlanta Constitution. Mr. Ball, in one of
his articles, said in part:
“In 1938, Georgia farmers paid scant
attention to a $5,000,000 market set up
at their doorsteps by Georgia taxpayers.
A very small percentage of that heavy
load of cash rolled into the pockets of
the Georgia farmers, for whom it origi
nally was intended. The greater percent
age of that money was stuffed into the
pockets of truck drivers, who hauled it
out of the state tn jingle in the pockets
of farmers in the other forty-seven states
of the nation, farmers in Cuba and in
Mexico.
"A little more food than his own fam
ily needed, grown on Georgia soil, would
have given him that $5,000,000. The $5,-
000,000 market was ithe Georgia state
farmers’ market, set up at 101 Piedmont
avenue, S.E., as a convenient place where
growers and buyers can meet, and ex
change desirable United States cash for
good, fresh fruits and vegetables. During
the two years that this state farmers’
market has been in existence, for the
benefit of the Georgia farmer, the buyers
have been there in large numbers, well
heeled with cash they are eager to swap
for fresh Georgia produce. The Georgia
farmer, and his produce, have been ab
sent in large quantities. Farmers from
other states have been reaping that har
vest of cash."
Best Record: A new record in fuel ef
ficiency in freight service was estab
lished by the railroads of the United
States in 1938. when an average of 115
pounds of fuel was required to haul
1,000 tons of freight and equipment a
distance of one mile. This was the best
average ever attained by the railroads
since the compilation of these records
began in 1918. The 1938 average was a
reducvfnn qf 33.1 per cent compared with
1920. when it was 172 pounds. It also
was a reduction of two pounds compared
with 1937, and a reduction of four
pounds compared with 1936. The increase
in efficiency of fuel use was noted both
in freight and passenger service.
Gist Os the News: Georgia should
double her production of turkeys, says
Prof. Frank E. Mitchell, of the poultry
department of the University of Georgia.
In a report to the state board of regents,
he said Georgia fell far short in her part
of the 25.000,000 turkeys raised in the
United States last year . . . Dollar sales
of 389 independent retail stores in Geor
gia jumped 13.5 per cent, during March
over the same month of 1938. April also
showed a gain of 25 per cent, over Feb
ruary’ of this year . . . Further reduc
tions of from 20 to 25 per cent, in cas
ualty insurance rates for certain classes
of motorists in Georgia have been placed
in effect. This followed a reduction last
January of from $44 to S4O.
Places For Noses.
The grindstone is no place for a man
to keep his nose, hut its better there than
in other folks' affairs.—Cincinnati En
quirer.
SINGERS TO MEET HERE
NEXT SUNDAY, MAY 7
: FAMOUS VAUGHN-DANIELS QUAR
TET, OF BOAZ, ALA. WILL
AGAIN BE HERE.
Singers from all parts of Chattooga
county, Northwest Georgia and from Ala
bama and Tennessee will gather here
Sunday for the regular spring meeting
of the Chattooga County Singing conven
tion, which will be held ait the court
house.
Officials of the convention state that
an unusually lare number of visiting
singers, song leaders and quartets are
expected to attend this meeting. The fa
mous Vaughn-Daniels quartet from Boaz,
Ala., will again be here Sunday, and will
also appear in concert at the courthouse
Saturday night, May 6.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend the singing. A small admission will
be charged for the concert Saturday
night to help defray the expenses.
Sunday Services
At the Churches
MENLO GROUP PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCHES
“A little more smile, a little less frown ;
A little less kicking a man when he's
down;
A little more ‘we’, a little less ‘l’,
A little more laugh, a little less cry.
A little more flowers on the pathway of
life.
And fewer on graves at the end of the
strife,”
—Thornwell Messenger.
Services for Sunday, May 7:
Menlo
Sunday school at 10 a.m.
Pioneer league at 6 :45 p.m.
Prayer meeting this month at the Bap-
I ist church.
Alpine
Sunday school at 10 a.m.
Young Peoples’ league at 6:30 p.m.
Beersheba
Sunday school at 10 a.m.
Worship service at 11 a.m.; the Lord’s
Supper will be observed.
Young Peoples’ league at 7 p.m.
Cloudland
Sunday school at 10 a.m.
Young Peoples’ league at 7 p.m.
Evening worship service at 7:30.
Give God your heart and He will take
you to Heaven.
Give Satan your heart and he will
take you to hell.
Where is your heart?
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; Duke M.
Espy, superintendent.
Morning worship at 11 o’clock; "The
House of Bondage.”
Training Union at 6:30 p.m.; Miss
Ellene Whitworth, director.
Evening worship at 7:15 o’clock.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 :30.
Fellowship club Thursday at 7 :30.
SUMMERVILLE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
(J. G. Kirckhoff, Pastor.)
All Things For Our Good.
A sincere pious negro was asked to
speak at the funeral of a child. He spoke
from the text, "All things work together
for good to them that love God.” He
said in substance: "“Brethren, we can’t
take one of Goii's dealings by itself. We
got to put them all together. He don’t
say His dealings work by themselves. He
says dey work together for good.
You hear dat brass band? Take all dem
horns separate—-be mighty poor music.
De high tenor horn makes shrill music
by itself. It takes all de horns together
to make de music. Dis experience is like
de notes ob de big bass horn. Der’s no
music here. But let us wait in faith till
God brings in de other instruments, and
den dere will be music. Dis is de bass
horn ob death a solem sound. We will
wait for thet horn of resurrection, for de
horn of de ascension, for de angelie born.
When all de horns in God’s great band of
providence get together, den dere will be
music in Heaven.”
Sunday Services.
Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.; D. L.
McWhorter, superintendent.
Morning worship at 11 o’clock.
Wayside Sunday school at 2 p.m.
Pioneer league at 6:30 p.m.
Evening preaching service at 7 :30.
MORE WEDDINGS.
WASHINGTON. —The overtime work
of Dan Cupid is given as a major cause
of the present shortage of houses, ac
cording to the Home Loan .Bank board.
The number of American families is in
creasing at the rate of 200,000 per year,
caused, it is said, both by marriage which
were deferred because of earlier unfavor
able economic conditions and also by the
changing age distribution.
FINED; GETS TICKET
SEATTLE, Wash,—When William
Murphy emerged from Police court to
pay a fine for speeding, he found that be
would have to return. A parking ticket
was attached to hia car.
Ava York, IJ. ypgrs old; James York,
4. and Alvin York, 9. left for Lexington,
Ky.. Tuesday ft tpftF ll}e ShrllW
piftl there,
STATE, COUNTY AND
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS.
SPRING FLOWER SHOW
OF GARDEN CLUB TO
BE HELB ON MAY I2TH
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SLADE BE
FORE 11 O’CLOCK FRIDAY
MORNING.
The annual Spring flower show of the
Chattooga County Garden club will be
held at the Farmers & Merchants bank
Friday, May 12.
Every flower grower in Chattooga
county is invited to enter exhibits.
Mrs. F. W. Hall is general chairman.
Chairmen of commitees appointed are
as follows:
Iris, Mrs. Joe Beavers, lilies. Mrs. Tal
lent ; roses, Mrs. W. B. Hair; peonies,
Mrs. Frank Pittman ; wild flowers, Mrs
J. C. Jackson; bubble bowls, Mrs. J. E.
Baker; flowering shrubs, Mrs. Paul
Weems; garden flowers, Mrs. M. R.
Lowry; miniature gardens, Mrs. Henry
McWhorter; miniature arangements,
Mrs. E. C. Pesterfield; shadow boxes,
Mrs. J. L. McGinnis; snapdragons, Mrs.
M. Brotherton.
All entries must be made before 11
o’clock as the flowers will be judged be
fore noon. The show will be opened to
the public from 2 until 5 o’clock, and 10
cents admission will be charged.
No exhibits will be removed until aft
er 5 p.m.
Only one entry in each division of a
class will be received from each exhib
itor.
No exhibitor will be permitted on the
floor during the judging.
Following is a list of exhibits for
which prizes will be offered :
Roses—Best single specimen, any
colors. Best three, one variety; best six.
different varieties.
Lilies—Most attractive arrangement.
Iris—Best single specimen, any color;
best three, one variety; best six, differ
ent varieties.
Garden Flowers—Most attractive ar
rangement in high container; most at
tractive arrangement in a low container.
Peonies —Best display.
Wild Flowers—Prettiest collection.
Flowering Shrubs —Most attractive ar
rangement.
Miniature Gardens—Best arranged.
Miniature Arrangements Best ar
ranged.
Miniatures must not *exceed- three
inches in height or three inches in width.
Bubble Bowls —Most attractive.
Snapdragons—Best collections.
Shadow Boxes—Most attractive.
Each exhibitor wilil furnish his own
containers.
The sweepstakes prize will be by pop
ular vote.
Chattoogaville Club
Showers Miss Henry
Chattoogaville club met at the home
of Mrs. M. J. Rawlls Wednesday after
noon. Miss Cora Jackson had charge of
the program.
A very interesting demonstration was
given by Miss Henry on making salads.
After the business meeting. Miss Hen
ry taking the lead, followed the crowd
around the house, back to dining room,
where the president, Mrs. Will Gaylor,
presented Miss Henry with a large box,
beautifully covered with crepe paper, fill
ed with a linen shower from the club
members. It was given to show the es
teemed love and respect of the loyalty
she has meant to our club, and the kind
est sympathy in the great loss she had
recently when her home was destroyed by
fire.
Bible Award to Rachel Young
By Church of God Sunday S.
A nice new Bible was awarded to Ra
chel Young, 6-year-old daughter of Roo
sevelt Young, of Summerville, as a re
ward for attending Sunday school at the
Church of God of the Union Assembly’
here.
T. D. Lynn, superintendent of the
Sunday school, announces another con
test for the month of May, The closing
date of the contest will be May 21, and
another Bible will be awarded some boy
or girl under 16 years of age on May 28.
Rules For New Contest.
1. Must be present at Sunday school
to enter the contest.
2. A slip of paper wall be given you,
on which you must write your name.
3. Fold slip of paper and drop through
slot in ballot box.
4. Anyone under 16 years of age may
enter contest except previous prize win
ners.
Saturday and Sunday night services
will be discontinued until the new church
can be prepared for use.
Pennville 4-H Club
The Pennville 4-H club met at the
Pennville schoolhouse on April 28. There
■were eleven girls present and one ab
sent. Miss Henry taught us how to hem
stitch for our towels, and to make two
other kinds of hems which is caUeil the
pillowcase bexq and the neapefy hego.
Miss Henry taught us how bo sew our
cgpe together.
The next meeting will be held on May
12.->Louia« Pettyjotai Reporter,
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