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CIRCULATE IN (BEST
SECTION OF NORTH
GEORGIA.
VOL. 53; NO. 8
NEWS AT A GLANCE
ABOUT PEOPLE ANO
THINGS IN GEORGIA
NOT MORE, BUT BETTER GRADE
CATTLE NEEDED IN GEOR
GIA, SAYS PAPY.
ATLANTA, May 9 (GPS).—Not
more, but better grade cattle is needed
in Georgia, in the opinion of E. S.
Papy, president of the White Provision
company, who addressed a recent meet
ing of the Atlanta Lions club. Speak
ing on Georgia's expanding live stock
industry, he pointed out the futility of
feeding scrub cattle the same amount of
corn and oats as would be fed high
grade cattle, and then getting a consid
erably lower price for the product.
At the othar extreme, Mr. Papy also
said it was 1 mistake to attempt to
produce top cattle from the start, as
the majority of the state’s farmers have
not the necessary experience or feed
He thinks a Georgia farmers, with
“live-at-home” ambitions, and his eye
on another income source, would do well
to start with decent grade stock, and as
his experience and acres in feed crops
increase, to breed up the quality of his
herd.
“Live stock,” Mr. Papy emphasized,
“is not meant to be a substitute for
cotton, but as a supplement to that and
other crops.” In addition to enabling
the farmer to live at home, cows, hogs
and hens and pasture land would build
up eroded and depleted soils and give
the farmer profitable winter work, the ,
speaker said.
Exceed Demand: “Transportation fa
cilities have been extended in the last 1
decade along economically unsound lines
and without public or governmental di
rection,” declares George M. Harrison,
grand president of the Brotherhood o'
Railway and Steamship Clerks, and 1
chairman of the Railway Labor Execu
tives’ association. “Available facilities 1
now far exceed the need and the de- 1
mand for such service, producing the
inevitable wasteful and cutthroat prae- '
tices and the struggle for a share of the
meager traffic available. Many of these
new transport facilities were developed I
with the aid of government subsidy and
permitted to project, their operations
into fields already adequately served by
railways, and because of this overex
pansion all forms of transportation are 1
hard pressed to survive.” ;
Gist Os the News: The governor’s of- i
fice was the scene of fistic combat the i
other day between Commissioner of La j
bor Ben T. Huiet and Vice-President i
Albert Gossett, of the Georgia Federa- i
tion of Labor. The dispute' climaxed a <
hearing before Gov. Rivets on person- 1
nel matters within the labor depart- ]
pent. Both contestants drew blood . . . ]
Among those the National Council of
the Chamber of Commerce of the Unit
eel Sitates nominated for directors of the
chamber was George W. West, of At- i
lanta . . . Durinig the first fifteen weeks <
of 1939 traffic fatalities in Atlanta |
■were redured 43 per cent, and injuries t
30 per cent., compared to the same pe- i
riod last year. The reduction is attrib- 1
uted to the new 25-mile speed limit. i
Railroads Report
2-Month Deficit
i
ATLANTA, May 9 (GPS).—Class I ,
railroads of the United States during the c
first two months of 1939 had a net defi- ]
cit of $33,085,000, after fixed charges, z
according to statistics of the Association
of American Railroads, just made public ]
by Atlanta railway executives. For the
first two months of 1938, Class I rail
roads had a net deficit of $77,725,000 j
after fixed charges. ,
Class I railroads during February, ]
1939, alone had a net deficit of $24,364. j
000 after fixed charges, compared with a
net deficit of $44,405,000 in February. (
1938. The same railroads in February, (
1939, had a net railway operating in- r
come of $18,591,000, compared with a 1
net railway operating deficit of $1,909,- 1
000 in February, 1938.
GAS MASKS.
American embassies, legations and con- ;
sulates in Europe have been provided <
with enough army gas masks to equip all a
officials and employes in case of war. r .
A total of 2,100 masks have been shippeel 1
abroad.
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WHO KNOWS? ‘
1. Where is the Atlantic west of the |
Pacific ? ,
2. Why is the Red Sea red? (
3. How often does the century plant j
hloom ? (
4. What animal holds the speed record
for running? i
5. Which is the longer mountain sys- ’
tern on earth? ,
6. Where is the ‘Painted Desert?’ ’
7. When was the first newspaper
printed in the English colonies in North ]
imerica ? I
8. How high does the stratosphere ’
extend ?, ,
9. How many U. S. acres have become j
worthless from erosion?
10. How much gold has come into the ,
U. 8. since Jan. 1, 1939? I 1
Snmmrruillr JVrutu
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1939
Piano and Expression
Pupils’ Recital May 18
The following program w’ill be given
by the piano and expression pupils
Thursday evening, May 18, at 7:45, at
the high school auditorium:
Chorus .’ (Wilson)
By Class
Piano Solo: “Dance at the Inn” (Poldi)
Virginia Hemphill
Reading Billy Brice
Piano Solo: Minuet (Risber)
Rose Nell Weems
Reading Mary Ellen Selman
Piano Solo: “The Little Trombone
Solo (Gaynor)
Jean Dickerson
Reading Rosalind Jackson
Song, “Every Lassie Has Her Lad
die” .... (Eldridge)
Rose Nell Weems, Bennie Perry
Piano Solo: The Dragon ... (Johnson)
Myrtle Smith
Piano Solo: Jolly Jugglers .... (Kern)
Bennie Perry
Reading Bobbie Joe Cothran
Piano Duet: “Birds In the
Bushes” (Rolfe)
Mary Ellen, Billy Penn Selman
Reading Rose Nell Weems
Piano Solo: “Dance In the Gar-
den” (Frick)
Arlene Woods
Reading Billy Penn Selman
Piano Solo: “Dance of the Debu-
tantes” (Kerr)
Opal Gass
Reading Billy Penn Selman
Reading “Libby” Jackson
Piano Solo: Op-15, 2 part invention of
Bach, March of Ithe Dwarfs... (Grieg)
Betty Hemphill
Chorus: “Good Night” (Wilson)
Summerville To Have
New Skating Rink
The large new skating rink which is
being erected on the lot next to the Serv
ice Dry cleaners, on the Rome road, is
nearing completion and is expected to be
ready for business some time next week.
Roy C. Watson, of this place, former
owner of the Summerville Bowling al
leys, will be manager of the skating rink.
Cotton Mill Group
Will Meet May 25
ATLANTA, May 9 (GPS).—The Cot
ton Manufacturers’ Association of Geor
gia will hold its thirty-ninth annual con
vention at Sea Island May 25 and 26,
according to T. M. Forbes, secretary.
Among the problems to be discussed is
the recent recommendation of the textile
industry committee for a minimum wage
of 32% cents per hour without any dif
ferential adjustment favoring the South.
Fuller E. Callaway, of LaGrange, is
president of the association.
LINDBERGH.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh has been
invited to testify before the house for
eign affairs committee concerning pro
posed changes in the neutrality laws of
this country. The famous American flier
received much prominence during the
Munich crisis because of a report he
made concerning the relative air strength
of Germany and the other powers in
volved.
20,1»2 CASES.
The national labor relations board has
handled 20,192 cases, involving 4,577.303
workers in the three and a half years
of its existence. Cases disposed of num
bered 16,018 and those pending totaled
4,174.
DOUBLE WEDDING.
Brothers married sisters in the double
marriage of Misses Ruby and Cleo Whit
ley to John T. and Roy Worsham last
Wednesday evening, April 26, at the
home of the Rev. and Mrs. Thos. J.
Espy, with the Rev. Espy officiating.
Miss Ruby Whitley became the bride
of John T. Worsham. She is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Whitley. John
T. Worsham is the son of Mrs. John
Worsham, of Holland, and the late John
Worsham. He is a man of sterling char
acter, and holds a responsible position
with the Trion company.
Mrs. John T. Worsham was gracefully
attired in a navy blue suit with beige and i
cinnamon accessories. Their many friends
wish for them life’s greatest and best.
They will reside in Holland and are at
home to their many friends.
Miss Cleo Whitley became the bride of
Roy Worsham, and she is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Whitley, of Four-
Mile community. She was attired in a
becoming gown of navy blue sheer, trim
med in white, with navy and white ac
cessories. Mrs. Worsham, always beauti
ful, was at her best on this happy oc
casion.
Roy Worsham is the son of Mrs. John
Worsham ) of Holland, and the late John
Worsham. He is a man of ambitious
ideals, and holds a position with the
Trion company at Trion.
Mr. and Mrs. Worsham will make their
home at present at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Whitley, of the Four-Mile community,
where they are at home to their many
friends.
They have many friends who congrat-1
ulate them and wish for them a happy
voyage through life together.
CANCER COMMITTEE
THANKS SUPPORTERS
TOTAL OF $155.84 RAISED IN THE
COUNTY FOR DRIVE AGAINST
DREADED CANCER.
Mrs. E. R. Buskin and the committee
working for the cure and control of can
cer wish to thank each and every person
who contributed in the recent drive for
funds for the cancer clinic. People from
all over the county contributed gener
ously to this worthy cause and are to be
commended for their splendid cooperation
in helping to stamp out a disease which
is such an menace to our people.
Contributions made were as follows:
Trion $52.10
Lyerly 11.75
Menlo 1.00
Summerville 87.67
Subligna (School .71
Gore 1.00
Summerville School .65
South Summerville School .66
Making a grand total of $155.84
C. AV. Maxey, of the Royal theater,
also made a generous contribution by
giving the drive publicity, free of charge,
on his screen each night.
Again we wish to thank all of you who
helped in the drive and we want to in
sist that you as citizens of Chattooga
county make a special effort to find all
people around you who have cancer and
urge them to see their family doctor that
they can take advantage of the cancer
clinic in Dalton.
LAURENS COUNTY FARM WOMEN
MAKE CURB MARKET PAY
DUBLIN, Ga. A striking example
of what farm women can do with a com
munity curb market is being demonstrat
ed by Laurens county farm women.
Organized in April with the co-opera
tion of local businessmen, the market
affords a selling channel for home-made
and home-grown products, such as pies,
cakes, dressed poultry, fresh eggs, but
ter, vegetables, canned foods, cut flow
ers, and other products from the farm.
A group of Laurens county farm wom
en organized the market under the sup
ervision of Miss Nelle Robinson, home
demonstration agent, and Mrs. Leila R.
Mize, marketing specialist for the Geor
gia agricultural extension service. Spon
sors of the projects are the Dublin Lions
and Exchange clubs.
“It is very gratifying to note the sat
isfaction of the town people as they visit
the market,” Miss Robinson commented.
“The rural people are also pleased t
find, after the day’s sales are checked
up, that many of them have actually
made from $5 to $6 in one day.”
The purpose of the project is to stim
ulate local business, develop special
products, provide a cash income, estab
lish better rural-urban relationships, and
keep a fresh supply of products available
to the public. The market is open three
days each week.
Gore P.-T. A.
The Gore Parent-Teacher association
wilil have the regular monthly meeting
Thursday night, May 11, at 7 o’clock.
Just following the business session at
7:30 will be a show given by the Grey
hound Bus people. No admission. The
public is invited to attend.
The News wants its readers to write
in and express their views on the pro
posed sales tax. Address your letter to
the editor, and do not exceed 100 words
Graduation Exercises
At Subligna May 12
On Friday evening, May 12, at 8
o’clock, the seniors of the Subligna High
school will present “Alma Mater’s Chil
dren.” This graduation play will lx 1 fol
lowed by an address by Judge Claude H.
Porter. The diplomas will be delivered
by Miss Kathryn Henley.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend these exercises.
—SALES TAX —...
X
DO CHATTOOGA VOTERS FAVOR A SALES TAX?
The News is in receipt of numerous requests to spon
sor a straw ballot to determine whether Chattooga
county voters favor a sales tax or not. We would like
to have the opinion of our readers regarding this mat
ter, and ask them to fill out the blank below and mail
or bring to The News office. (Ballots will be held
strictly confidential and names will not be published.)
( ) I FAVOR A SALES TAX.
( ) IDO NOT FAVOR A SALES TAX
NAME
REMARKS *
DRIVERS’ LICENSE
DEADLINE JUNE 30
PERSONS NOW HOLDING LICENSE
WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO
STAND EXAMINATION.
The state department of public safety
has announced plans for the renewal of
more than 500,000 automobile drivers’
licenses which expire on June 30, 1939.
Persons holding licenses at the pres
ent time will not be required to stand
another examination, providing their
driving records are clear, it was pointed
out.
Renewal blanks may be obtained from
any law enforcement agency. They must
be accompanied by a money order or
cashier’s cheek for $1 for an operator’s
license and $2 for a chauffeur’s license.
Personal checks will not be accepted.
Under terms of the new safety act, per
sons whose primary occupation is the
driving of a motor vehicle must have a
chauffeur’s license and must take an ex
amination unless they already hold such
a license. Those not now holding opera
tor’s licenses and those having question
able records —these will be notified by
letter—also must take examinations.
Fleet owners and business establish
ments having large numbers of drivers
have been requested to secure blanks for
their employes and mail them in a group.
Electric Rates Cut
By Power Company
ATLANTA. May 9 (GPS).—A new
electric power rate schedule, designed to
effect savings amounting to approxi
mately $1,000,000 at the end of three
years and $73,000 in immediate savings
to residential, commercial and refriger
ating and cooking customers, has been
approved by the Georgia Public Service ,
commission. Approval was given after the
Georgia Power company submitted the
proposal to the commission.
The immediate savings was estimated
at $17,000 for residential customers, s3l,- I
000 for commercial and refrigerating and
cooking customers.
The schedule submitted by the company
affecting inducement rates in all three
classes was quoted by the commission in
its order. Inducement rates are for the
benefit of customers who increase their
consumption, ’ thereby obtaining a lower
rate per kilowatt hour. Customers who
continue their average consumption are
not affected by the new rate at present.
Correction.
In the letter to the editor headed
“Why?” in paragraph 2 line 6 it should
have been Matt, viii :28, 29 instead of
Matt, iii :28, 29. In paragraph 6 line 7
it should have read John xix :6-22 instead
of xvi :6-22 and line 18, paragraph 6
should have been John xix :11 instead of
John xvi :11. Also the reference at the
end of paragraph 5 is Rev. xx :10,14,14.
O. V.
SHE ROCKS OVER ROCKS
21 YEARS. IS GIVEN ROCKER
HARDIN, Mont., May 9. —For twen
ty-one years Mrs. O. A. Mort carried the
mail over a Big Horn rural route, first in
a carriage over bumpy roads and later
in an automobile.
When she retired May 1 friends want
ed to -give her something appropriate.
So 100 of them got together and ehose
a rocking chair.
Tennessee Softball
Champs At Trion
On Saturday’ night, May 13, at 7:30.
at the Trion park, the Riegeldale Farms
softball team will play the strong Eck
erds team of Chattanooga.
Eckerds was the Tennessee state cham
pions last year and going to the quarter
finals at Chicago in the national tourna- I
inent. The admission is free and a Irage
crowd is Expected.
Try a News want-ad—They get results
Manufacturing Firm
Qualifies Under Act
Summerville Manufacturing company
has recently qualified as an employer un
der the Georgia unemployment compen
sation act, Commissioner of Labor Ben
T. Huiet has announced.
The firm employs 100 workers, who, if
and when they lose their jobs through no
fault of their own and meet legal re
quirements, will be entitled to benefit
payments from the unemployment com
pensation trust fund.
Latest reports show that 7,348 per
sons, firms and (or) corporation have
qualified with the bureau of unemploy
ment compensation as employers under
the law and that over 402.436 workers
are protected by the unemployment com
pensation 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 week
ly benefit amount; register for work ;
file claim for benefits; be able and avail
able for work.
Waffle Supper At
School Friday Night
On Friday night the Parent-Teacher
association and home economics girls will
sponsor a waffle supper in the school
dining hall from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All
patrons and friends of the school are
urged to come and eat hot waffles.
The proceeds to be used for payment
on piano and sewing machine. Price 25
cents per plate.
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE.
HERE AND THERE
7-MONTH-OLD CALF GIVES MILK
Here's one for Ripley: Believe it
or not, Homer McKin, Summerville
Route 4, says he has a 7-month-old
calf, never l>een bred, giving a tea
cupful of milk at a milking.
“We don't expect you to believe
it,” McKin says, “but come and see
for yourself.”
ROBBER DIES OF BLOW.
ATLANTA.—Ira Stanley killed a ne
gro holdup man and thereby saved the
cash in the cash register in his liquor
store at 422 Whitehall street. The negro,
Lonnie Glover, 25, smashed the bultt end
of a pistol in Mr. Stanley’s face during
the attempted holdup. Staggering back
from his assailant, the liquor store pro
prietor picked up a shotgun and blazed
away at Glovelr, who ran from the store
and was picked up near death several
blocks away.
Glover died in Grady hospital one
week after the attempted holdup.
JACKSON DOCUMENT
stolen from store
ATLANTA.—PoIice launched a search
last week for thieved who were reported
to have stolen an aged document bearing
the signatures of Andrew Jackson and
Thomas H. Benton from the Longworth
Book store during the rush hours last
Wednesday.
The document, about Bxlo inches, was
in the form of a receipt for supplies sent
to Jackson’s army in 1813. It had been
on display in front of the shop for some
time, officials said.
POLICEMAN CHARGED WITH
RECKLESS DRIVING
ATLANTA. —Charges of reckless driv
ing Saturday were booked against Radio
Patrolman S. W. Roper, and J. O. Pat
rick, after an automobile accident on
Chestnut street Friday afternoon in
which both cars were, badly damaged, ac
cording to police reports.
FLINT RIVER COUNCIL SCOUT
CAMP OPENS JUNE 4
NEWNAN. —-Approximately five hun
dred Boy Scouts from the Flint River
council are making plans to spend part
of their summer vacations at Camp
Thunder on the Flint river in Upson
county. A total of 270 have already made
reservations for a week’s stay when the
camp opens June 4.
COP QUIETLY CHECKING UP
FINDS OWN CAR TAGGED
NEW YORK. May 9. —Patrolman Pe
ter Coyle’s job at police headquarters is
to look up the names of parking viola
tors whose cars have been tagged.
Yesterday, skimming over the $2 pen
alty tickets, he took time out to swallow
hard, redden and explode.
His was one of twenty ears tagged for
parking too long near police headquar
ters.
All-Day Singing At
Cloudland Sunday
An all-day singing will be held Sun
day, May 14, at the Cloudland school
house,, on top of Lookout mountain.
A large number of visiting singers
from both Georgia and Alabama will be
present, and all who enjoy good singing
are cordially invited to attend.
STATE, COUNTY AND
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS.
$1.50 A YEAK
RIVIEHS DISCUSSES
A SPECIAL SESSION
WITH LEGISLATORS
; SEN. BRINSON SAYS HE BELIEVES
VOTERS OF HIS DISTRICT
FAVOR SALES TAX.
ATLANTA, May 9. —Gov. Rivers and
a group of legislators discussed the' pos
sibility yesterday of a special session of
the legislature this summer.
After a closed conference with legis
lators from a dozen south and North
j Georgia counties, Gov. Rivers asserted:
“No conclusions were reached but the
j representatives and senators discussed
■ the possibility of an extra session to
i raise money for schools and welfare with
! out the necessity of diverting highway
funds.”
A. majority of those conferring with
' the governor agreed a special legislative
I session, if called, should be held before
schools open next September.
Senator Moses E. Brinson, of Sum
mervile, said he believed citizens of his
district—Chattooga, Floyd and Bartow
counties—were willing'for him to vote
for a sales tax.
Representative C. S. Claxton, of John
son county, commented that “something
must be done” by late summer.
“BEGGAR” RICH.
NEW YORK.—Convicted of interfer
ing with pedestrians, a beggar, Lloyd
Edens, 42, a paralytic who for years has
dragged himself through Broadway areas
on his hands and knees, was disclosed to
maintain a “lavishly furnished hotel
suite, has a family, an automobile and a
personal valet.”
TRAIN COSTS.
In 1937, the average operating ex
pense for each mile a train was run was
$3,527, which compares with $1,945 in
the three years preceding June 30, 1917.
In 1920, the cost was $4,920 and in
1930, $3,044.
Garrett Cemetery
Saturday, May 13, is the day set *o
work at the Garrett cemetery. All w’ho
have people buried there come, for some
of the cemetery is in bad condition.
E. W. MARTIN.
AVIATION MECHANICS.
The program for training 20,000 col
lege fliers annually will be supplement
ed by the training of thousands of avia
tion mechanics in high schools which
will receive vastly augmented federal
subsidies to specialize vocational educa
tion. Officials point out that several
times as many mechanics are needed as
pilots, and that highly skilled workers
are scarce. The 27,000 trained factory
employes must be doubled to turn out
prospective orders for new planes and
efforts will be made to take care of the
immediate shortage and provide a future
reservoir of mechanics.
MARINE REPRESENTATIVE TO
BE IN ROME MAY 17TH A 18TH
A representative from the Marine
Corps district recruiting headquarters at
Macon will be at the post office building
at Rome on Wednesday and Thursday,
May 17 and 18, for the purpose of inter
viewing, examining and selecting young
men for service in the United States
marines.
To qualify one must be single, white,
at least one year of high school educa
tion, of good moral character and in ex
cellent physical condition. One also must
be between 18 and 28 years old and 64
to 74 inches tall.
Applicants accepted will be furnished
transportation, providing vacancies exist
at this time, to Macon for final physical
examination and those enlisted will be
sent to the Marine Barracks, Parris Is
land, S. C., for initiial training.
A “Little Giant” want ad wilil bring
you Mighty Results.
Dionnes Have Rival
In Prodigious Pig
CARROLLTON.—Have you heard
about the mamma sow whose glory was
almost four times that of the Dionnes?
It happened on the day she gave birth
to nineteen little piggys. Yes, nineteen!
And what’s more, she had fourteen in the
litter before that, which makes a total
of thirty-three babies in two litters.
That just goes to prove the theory, "It
can be done.”
We didn’t believe it at first either, but
we have Joe AV. Daniel, Carrollton, Route
4, and owner of the sow to prove it. He
was amazed the latter part of last year
when he found the litter of fourteen
pigs. But his amazement knew no bounds
the other day when he discovered the
same sow had given birth to nineteen
more, which gives her an average of six
teen pigs per latter. All of them were
good, strong and healthy. Mr. Daniel tells
us he had to give some of them away so
that they might get enough to eat. Two
of them went to his sister who is feeding
them on a bottle.