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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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Entered at the Postoffice at Summerville,
Ga., as Second-Class Mail Matter.
People who have nothing to do usually
have lots of worries.
Paying cash for what you buy is one
way of avoiding harder times.
Humanity is what it is because people
either take life too seriously or not seri
ously enough.
Planning to make money and getting
it into one's bank account are very dif
ferent undertakings.
Going to church on Sunday might en
able you to do more work the following
week. Why not try it?
Those who escaped the thin-ice danger
during the past winter will now have an
other chance —they can rock the boat.
The trouble with the average taxpayer
is that the only time he thinks about
economy in government is when he goes
to pay his taxes.
If the residents of Summerville don’t
care enough about Summerville to trade
at home, nobody else will keep business
going here.
Life is full of contradictions. Every
body knows that “a rolling stone gathers
no moss,” but few realize that “the rov
ing bee gathers the honey.”
The columns of this newspaper are
open for temperate and intelligent dis
missions of public interest. However, we
ask our writers to be brief as space is
limited.
ARMY OFFERS OPPORTUNITY.
With the United States Army plan
ning to enlist more than 17,000 young
men, for training as aviation mechanics,
the opportunity is open to unemployed
youngsters to make some money and learn
a trade at the same time.
Aviation is certain to grow and the
young man who starts in on the ground
floor will find ample room for whatever
talents he may possess.
SAVING-CONSCIOUS.
“As a nation we have become saving
conscious.” says Dr. Donald H. Daven
port, of the Harvard School of Business.
Estimating that the cash savings of
individuals citizens were at a peak of
more than $69,000,000,000. the professor
pointed out that this is half again as
large as the Federal debt and equal to
the national income in a prosperous year.
Os $56,000,000,000, held in savings in
stitutions, two-thirds is in New York,
New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania
and Connecticut. One-half of the total is
in New York alone,
WORLD WAR NOT FUTILE.
Mr. Wililam C. Bullitt, United States
Ambassador to France, speaking recent
ly at the dedication of the American
Legion Monument in Neuilly Cemetery,
differed with “shallow critics who are
saying that the World War was usless.”
Mr. Bullitt, we believe, made a telling
point when he said that if the result of
the World War had been different, the
world would be in a far worse condition
today.
The World War may not have made
the world safe for democracy and it cer
tainly did not end all wars, but undoubt
edly it prevented Germany and her allies
from imposing severe peace terms and
German domination upon the world.
Those who will take the time to study
the peace negotiations between Russia and
Germany, when the former power col
lapsed, during the great struggle, will
find some inkling of the terms that Ger
many would have imposed upon the de
feated nations to the west. We suspect
that a German victory would have de
veloped a world-wide regimentation along
line that might have prevented the con
tinued existence of democratic ideals. In
avoiding such a catastrophe, one may as
sume that the World War was of great
service to the general cause of humanity.
HOW TO SAVE OUR LIBERTIES.
Fervid oratorical outbursts and fiery
denunciations of communism may stir
up the emotions of the American people
but they do nothing to combat com
munism.
While it may be entirely proper to
criticize the activities of foreigners in this
country, when they attempt to supplant
American democracy, it should not be
forgotten that our citizens have every
right, under our basic laws, to endorse
and advocate any form of government
that they happen to favor.
An American citizen enjoys the privil
ege of free speech. This means the right
to follow the dictates of wisdom or folly
in regard to public matters. The question
is not whether a form of government is
good or bad, but whether a citizen has
the right to express his conviction with
out punishment.
Os course, there are laws to punish
those who attempt to overthrow this
Government by force. This is as it should
tee. However, the courts of this country
do not recognize that the advocacy of any
new philosophy of government is an at
tempt to overthrow American institutions.
In Russia, Germany and Italy, it is a
crime for a citizen to oppose those in
power. In democratic United States, on
fbe other hand, it is not a erntfe. In Rust
sia, Germany and Italy, it is a crime to
suggest to the people that another regime
would be an improvement, but in dem
ocratic America, where free speech pre
vails, a citizen can advocate any form
of government as an improvement on
what we have.
The permanence of American institu
tions and the success of our form of Gov
ernment are assured as long as the Amer
ican people use their institutions and sup
port the Government in guaranteeing lib
erty and freedom to all citizens. The best
way to preserve freedom is to practice
freedom.
We have no sympathy with super-pat
riots who would prescribe certain ritua
listic tests for the loyalty of American
citizens. We do not endorse the activity
of self-appointed guardians of liberty
who would violate the principles of free
dom by restraining the activities of our
citizens. In fact, certain groups and as
sociations jjjake themselves absurd by ar
rogating to themselves the powt r to de- j
fine patriotism and to outlaw those who
do not accept their definition.
IN THE INTEREST OF. U. S.
The foreign policy of the United States
should be designed, quite frankly, to
serve the interest of the United States
and for no other purpose.
The neutrality laws of the United
States, be it also said, should be devised
for the sole purpose of protecting the in
terests of the people of this country.
So far. most Americans will quite read
ily assent. It is when one attempts to
outline the “interests” of the United
States that difficulty occurs.
The sale of arms to fighting nations, for
example, has always been defended by
the United States on the ground that the
interests of this nation required that na
tions, like our own, without government
munitions plants and dependent upon pri
vate plants for munitions, should do noth
ing that might lead to international cm-
I bargoes on arms.
In a flurry of caution, a few years
ago, Congress decided that it would tend
; to keep this country out of war by pro
hibiting the sale of-arms and munitions
I to nations at war. The idea worked to
[ handicap the Spanish government in de
fending itself against Franco, Germany
and Italy. If enforced, it would have
I worked to assist the Japanese in snuf
i ting out China.
There is, and there always will be, con
| siderablf differences of opinion as to
| what is for the best interests of the
j United States. Those who maintain diver
gent views should not, of necessity, sus
pect the patriotism of citizens who dis
agree with them.
In the event of a general war in Eu
rope it would seem to be the best thing
for the United States to keep out of the
fighting. At the same time, developments
might lead to the conclusion that victory
for a given side would mean subsequent
attacks upon this country. In this event,
as Secretary Stimson urges, the nation
should get in as soon as possible and
fight while allies are carrying a part of ’
Jhe burden. f
Now, do not get the idea that the edi- I
tor is advocating sending soldiers to Eu
rope in any war. We hope that the day
will never come when young Americans
will be slaughtered on a foreign battle
field. Just the same, despite our hope, the
day might come and it is just as well to
;now that such a possibility exists.
Pennville News
We had a very good attendance Sun- I
day at Sunday school, but it could still I
be better. Everybody is invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Housch and fami- j
ly were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. I
Herman Bankey.
Miss Sara Mathis was guest Sunday of
iss Bonnie R. Teague.
Little Johnnie McCauley is visiting her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Log
gins.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Housch had as din
ner guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Eddie
King, Walt Bagley and Misses Grace
Ragen and Lorraine Cleveland.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Greeson were guests
Saturday night of Mr. and Mrs. A. F.
Bagley.
Miss Estelle Worthington, of Birming
ham, has returned to her home after a
two weeks’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ed
die King.
Evon Bridgeman is visiting her grand- j
i rents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mathis.
Mrs. E. L. Worsham. Mrs. Roy Housch
and Mrs. Clay Stowe went on a picnic
last Friday near Holland with friends.
Aunt Alice Holcomb is spending a few
weeks with Mrs. Will Strickland.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Freeney were
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. ■
McAbee.
Miss Dorothy’ Nell Allen visited friends I
near Gore Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Housch and fam |
ily visited Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Housch
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Bagley and Mr.
and Mrs. Smith Vines visited Mr. and .
Mrs. Willis Teague Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon King were in Cen- ]
tre, Ala.. Sunday afternoon.
Personal News
Os Interest Here
■
Murrel Lillard, of Sweetwater, Tenn.,
is spending several weeks here with his
sister. Mrs. E. C. Pesterfield.
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Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Baker and
daughter, of La Fayette, were week-end
guests of Mr and Mrs. R. S. Thomas.
* * *
Drafton Ernest spent the week-end
with relatives at Bow’don Junction.
* * *
Miss Vivian Cole, of Valley Creek.
Tenn., is on an extended visit With her
sister, Mrs. Marshall Lowery, and Mr.
Lowery.
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Mrs. Nona Fowler is spending several
day in Menlo the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Kennedy.
French to lay down new liner as sister
ship of the Normandie in 1940; same
plans will be used.
U. S. will call cotton nations to a con
ference to seek world market division,
pays Wallace.
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1939
UNUSUALLY LIGHT VOTE CAST
HERE IN GENERAL ELECTION
In the general election held Tuesday.
June 6, an unusually light vote was cast
on the constitutional amendments. Out
of a total of 4,763 registered voters, there
were only 177 votes cast in the county.
All amendments carried. ’
For solicitor-general of the Brunswick
judicial circuit, M. E. Wood, a former
resident of Menlo, received 116 votes, and
the incumbent, W. Glenn Thomas, re
ceived 21 votes.
The Alpine district polled the largest
vote, 53, and Teloga the lowest, 1.
Revival At Trion
Church of Christ
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You are cordially invited to attend the
revival meeting being conducted by the
Trion Church of Christ. Evangelist Jack
McElroy, of Nashville. Tenn., is doing
the preaching. Services each evening at
7:30 o’clock through June 18.
Germany and Italk plan to unify their
air forces by producing the same mate
rial types.
Roof shingles of “tempered glass” are
raid to present advantages in service an 1
economy.
81’209 MALARIA
Cases reported in the U.S. in 1938!
DON’T DELAY! 666
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WANT ADS
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.
RE-ROOFING—We sell Bird Roofs ap
plied. Job complete, and guaranteed.
Phone or write us for free estimates.
Terms may be arranged. Bird Roof
ing Store, Second Ave., Rome, Ga.,
Phone 2324. ts
PIG FOR SALE —Nice 8-week-old pig
for sale, cheap.—W. M. Jackson, at old
Bob McWhorter place, Menlo, Ga.
TRION THEATER
Thursday and Friday
“TAILSPIN”
Alice Faye, Constance Bennett, Nancy
Kelly, Joan Davis, Charles Farrell, Jane
Wyman, Kane Richmond. Roaring saga
of pulchritudinous women fliers and the
beautiful speed planes in which they risk
their pretty necks while competing for
honors. Here are thrills and action
aplenty.
Saturday
“IN OLD MEXICO”
William Boyd, George Hayes, Russel!
Hayden, Paul Sutton, Allan Garcia. This
is the kind of western everyone likes. It
is endowed with richer production values
than any of its predecessors.
“BOY SLAVES”
Ann Shirley, Roger Daniel, James Mc-
Ualliom, Alan Baxter, Johnny Fitzger
ald. Story: Licked before they start —
these wandering boys with no homes, no
I hopes, no futures.
Monday and Tuesday
“THE LITTLE PRINCESS”
Shirley Temple. One of your most be-
I loved stars, playing in one of her very
i best pictures. You’ll laugh, cry and sing
■ with her.
Wednesday
“NEVER SAY DIE”
Martha Raye, Bob Hope. Ernie Cos
| sart. Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard,
! Andy Devine. When there’s life, there's
[ Hope and you’ll find it in this amusing
comedy.
Bad Breath May Show
You Need I his Help !
Bad breath is sometimes due to bad
teeth and often due to sluggish
bowels.
It offends. And to neglect it may in
vite a host of constipation’s other
discomforts: headaches, bilious
ness, loss of appetite and energy.
Don’t let constipation slow you
down. Take a little spicy, all vege
table BLACK-DRAUGHT tonight.
In the morning there’s an evacua
tion that’s generally thorough. You
feel fine again!
BLACK-DRAUGHT’S principal in
gredient is an “intestinal tonic
laxative.” It helps impart tone to
azy bowel muscles. Millions of
packages used yearly |
DEATHS
W. M. Strickland.
IV. M. Strickland, 66, a prominent
farmer of near Summerville, died May
11, after a short illness.
Mr. Strickland was born and reared in
'hattoga county.
Funeral services were held from the
Methodist church May 12, the Rev. G. G.
Ramsey officiating. Burial was in Sum
merville cemetery. Paul Weems Funeral
home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Strickland is survived by his -wife,
Jodie Grennan Strickland, and three
sons. Olin, Glenn and Paul, all of Sum
merville.
JULIUS MAX FOWLER.
(By Mrs. F. W. Broome.)
Clouds of deep sorrow passed over Sum
merville and Chattooga county early
Sunday morning, May 28, 1939, when the
sad news of young Max Fowler’s tragic
death in an automobile accident, near
Tidings, spread rapidly over North Geor
>ia. His many friends were deeply griev
ed and so unprepared for the heartbreak
ing facts of his sudden death.
Max was born near Subligna July 13,
1915, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles S. Fowler, very prominent and
highly respected citizens of this county,
iHe was the grandson of the late beloved
1). C. Fowler and Joe Hammonds, prom
inent pioneer residents of this county
Max graduated from the Summerville
High school in 1934.
He joined the Baptist church here sev
eral years ago. His popularity was truly
shown by the deep sorrow over his sad
death by all. the unusually large crowd
at his funeral and the many beautiful
floral offerings sent.
The very impressive funeral services
were held at the First Baptist church
Monday afternoon, May 29. at 3 o’clock,
with the Revs. J. C. Jackson, G. G. Ram
sey and J. G. Kirekhoff officiating. J.
C. Cook, Austin Scoggins, Otis Gorman
and Walt Rutherford sang so beautifully
“Some Day We Will Understand,”
'Beautiful Isle of Sunshine” and “Asleep
In Jesus.” The family’s favorite passages
<f Scripture, twenty-third Psalm, and
John 14. were read.
The active pallbearers -were Horace
Morton, Sidney Hall. Baker Willingham,
Eugene Cochran. Fred Neal and Howard
Stewart, the deceased’s classmates in
high school. The honorary pallbearers
were special business friends from Trion
ind Summerville. Interment was in the
local cemetery.
Surviving the deceased are his parents,
two sisters, Mrs. Glenn Pless and Miss
Mildred Fowler, and one brother, Chas.,
and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Joe
Hammonds, besides many other prominent
relatives in this and adjoining counties
and in Oklahoma.
William Henry Bailey.
William H. Bailey 67, a life-long resi
dent of Chattooga county, died at his
home in South Summerville Sunday at
6 p.m. after a long illness. He is surviv
ed by his wife, and two sons. Richard,
of Summerville, and J. C., of Mebane,
North Carolina.
Funeral services were conducted from
South Summerville Baptist church Tues-
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The Summerville News
| GOODWILL !
I Conservatively speaking, 90' per |
cent, of our new business comes
to us through the influence of our
present customers. We feel that
this fact is evidence of our desire
and ability to render a helpful
service. We are deeply apprecia
tive of the good will of our many
customers who recommend us to
I others. j
I FARMERS & MERCHANTS |
j Open 8:30 a. m. BANK CLOSE 3:00 p. m. j
Make Our Bank Your Bank—Use Blue Checks
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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day at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Wrathburn
Cash. Interment in Summerville ceme
tery. Paul Weems Funeral home in
charge of arrangements.
Harry Cone.
Harry Cone. 62. of Subligna, died at
the Trion hospital Tuesday at 1 a.m. aft
er a brief illness. He is survived by his
wife and several sons and daughters.
Funeral services were held Wednesday
at 9 a.m. from the graveside in Gray
cemetery by Rev. G. D. Erwin. Paul
Weems Funeral home in charge.
LEAVE TO SELL REAL ESTATE
GEORGIA. Chattooga County.
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that W. C.
Christian, as administrator of C. M.
Christian’, deceased, having applied to
me for petition for leave to sell the real
estate of said C. M. Christian, deceased ;
and that an order was made thereon at
the June term, 1939, for citation, and
that citation issue; all the heirs at law
and creditors of the said C. M. Christian,
deceased, will take notice that I will
pass upon said application at the July
term. 1919, of the court of ordinary of
Chattooga county, and that unless cause
is shown to the contrary, at said time
said leave will be granted. This June 5.
1939. 4t.Tun29
H. A. ROSS. Ordinary.
Try a News Want Ad—they get big
results!
BRIEFS; VERY BRIEF.
WPA survey shows United States be
hind European contries in rate of hous
ing construction.
Admiral Leahy says that our navy is
now strong enough to beat off attack of
any one enemy.
Hamilton estimates that republican
governors will save their states SIOO,-
000.000 in two years.
Bullitt, speaking in France, declares
that the’United States prefers war to
enslavement.
Department of Commerce reports that
wholesale and retail dollar sales improv
ed in April.
Survey indicates public holds both bus
iness and the government responsible for
depression.
Farley, in speech, declares that objec
tives of the administration represents a
fair deal for all.
Individual incomes for first third of
1939 are 2 per cent, greater than same
period last year.
New Dealers who hope president will
run again boom Murphy for second place
on the ticket.