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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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THE NEWS PUBLISHING CO.
Entered at the Postoffice at Summerville,
Ga., as Second-Class Mail Matter.
Wisdom: The lightning that you see
never hits you.
No man should be too busy to keep
himself physically fit.
Eventually, professional men will re
discover the value of ethies to a profes
sion.
In this day and generation you must
not only put out a good product but you
must advertise it.
The churches in the United States are
well-supported; let us trust that religion
makes equal progress.
The individual who settles all prob
lems on the basis of his. or her, personal
experience settles no problems.
You can get more sense out of news
papers when you realize that they re
port what human beings do and think.
The world might be better if people
would practice their own religion more
and try less to force it on other peoples.
A girl, despondent, jumped out of a
window on the tenth floor of a hotel. She
says the fall gave her a new interest in
life —go ahead and try it!
SABOTAGE AND SUBMARINES.
The fact that the three great democra
cies lost one of their latest type subma
rines within a period of less than a
month has caused many people to think
that sabotage had something to do with
the disasters.
It makes no difference what the ex
perts say. There will exist in the public
mind the suspicion that something sin
ister was connected with the loss of these
ships. The old superstition that disaster
strikes in threes is readily quoted, but
those who call it to mind do not recall
that the Japanese lost a large submarine
in February, with a loss of eighty-one
lives and that not long ago, a German
submarine sank in the Baltic.
The idea of sabotage on a submarine
is discounted by naval experts who point
out that successful sabotage on a subma
rine would mean the death of the indi
vidual responsible for it. Damage in port
or builtin, concealed defects are smiled
at by submarine experts.
The chances are that the loss of the
three submarines was due to dangers in
herent in submarine operations. Under
the water, an operating error or a human
failure brings instant tragedy. The per
ils of mechanical defects are multiplied
for boats that go under the waves. A
light mishap, which might be easily cor
rected on a surface ship, brings inevitable
destruction.
We do not extend much credence to the
theory of sabotage but we are quite cer
tain, regardless of expert opinion, the
idea will persist in the public mind that
something sinster caused the recent sub
marine disasters.
FIREWORKS DANGEROUS.
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Early next month the people of the!
United States will celebrate Independence I
Day. Some of them will give vent to
their feelings through the use of fire
works.
It may be worthwhile, in this connec
tion, to point out that in 1988 there
were eighteen deaths due to the celebra
tion of the Fourth of July with fire
works and other explosives and seven ad
ditional deaths indirectly due to the same
o cause. In addition, the records of the
American Medical Association show near- i
ly 8.000 serious injuries of all kinds from
fireworks accidents during the observance
of Independence Day last year. Among
the accidents were 300 eye injuries, 43
of which resulted in blindness in one or
both eyes.
The indiscriminate use of fireworks,
particularly by young children, is dan
gerous. The explosives used are powerful
enough to maim and injure human beings.
Because of this fact, hundreds of cities ;
and towns have laws prohibiting the sale ;
of fireworks.
It has been suggested that the people
of a community celebrate the Fourth of
July, if they desire to do so, with com
munity celebrations, including pyrotech
nic displays under the supervision of ex
perts. This will eliminate most of the ac- [
cidents in connection with fireworks, give i
the people of the community a more en- ;
tertaining spectacle and do as much to ■
observe the day that, marks the anniver- |
sary of American independence.
FIXED INCOMES FLUCTUATE.
With the Federal Government entering
its tenth year of unbalanced budget next
month, and with the average American
keenly interested in individual income, it
might be a good idea for us to under
stand just what income amounts to.
Ordinarily, one would suppose that an i
individual who had an income of $2,500
in 1938 and the same amount in 1929 ;
received the same compensation for his I
contribution to society. This, however, is .
not the case. Because the cost of living ;
in 1929 was about 19 per cent, higher
than in 1938. the individual who receiv- |
ed the same sums in the two years aetii
sll.v received an increase of 19 per cent, I
in what is known as “real” income.
Actually, the purchasing power of his I
$2,500 in 1938 was 19 per cent, greater |
than in 1929. This fluctuation In the
buying power of the dollar often raises I
and lowers income. The average Individ- ■
gji, however., makes jiq allows])?* (or Th?
variation in the buying power of Tils
wages or salary. The man who receives
SIOO a month measures his income al
most by the number of dollars he receives.
It is interesting to point out in this
connection that in 1938. the national in
come dropped 11 per cent., being esti
mated at $64,000,000,000. This compares
with $82,700,000,000 in 1929. However,
due to the fact that the cost of living in
1929 was a I tout 19 per cent, higher than
[ in 1938. the buying power of the 1938
national income was equivalent to $76,-
000.000,000 in 1929.
Farmers in Chattooga County should
not lose sight of the importance of the
buying power of the money that they re
ceive for farm products. They have a
' tendency to judge their condition by the
price of the products they sell. It is just
as important for them to measure the
purchasing power of the dollars that
they receive.
Realizing these facts, the progressive
farmer of today keeps up with the index
number of prices received by the farmer
j must purchase. Not only must the farm
; er know the price that he gets for his
j products, but he must learn to measure
this price in terms of purchasing power.
In a word, there is more to agriculture
than growing and selling crops.
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U. S. Must Now Uphold Or Abandon
Former Pollies In the Far East
The United States now faces a decision
in regard to events in the Far East,
where Japan is patently beginning to use
force to make effective in Asia the “Mon
roe Doctrine” for Japan, unofficially an
nounced in 1934.
The Japanese are confronted with th'*
failure of their Chinese campaign. The
| hope that influential Chinese might"be
persuaded to co-operate with the invad
ers has not materialized, largely due to
the effective threat of Chinese axemen
and the subtle support that goes to China
from the powers that have concessions
and interests in the International Set
tlements in China.
In addition, the suspicion exists that
the financial situation in Japan is seri
ous and that copyng the methods of Ger
many in Austria and Czechoslovakia, the
Japanese have cast covetous eyes upon
the material wealth of the foreign inter
ests in China.
When Japan occupied Manchukuo in
1931, the United States took occasion to
reiterate its attitude, affirming an inten
tion not to recognize territorial gains
and insisting upon the preservation of
j our treaty rights in regard to Chinese
! trade. When Secretary Stimson attempted
to secure concerted action from Great
Britain and France, he did not succeed,
! due largely to the unwillingness of Great
I Britain.
•
! A few years later, the unsettled condi
tion of Europe afforded Japan the op-
1 portunity to undertake the subjugation of
j China. This she is now engaged in. Faced
j with increasing difficulty, due to Chinese
■ resistance, the Japanese have extended
their control to the entire Chinese coast,
in an effort to prevent supplies from
reaching the Chinese armies. During this
I extension of Japanese control, numerous
i clashes have resulted with foreign inter
i ests, but Japan has plainly directed its
propaganda and course against Great
Britain and France while making every
| effort to “persuade” the United States
■ that her interests are not involved.
An open challenge tc British interests
developed this month when Japanese
i troops blockaded a British commercial
! colony at Tientsin, in North China. The
j occasion was the refusal of British au
thorities to surrender four Chinese ac
cused of crimes by Japanese military of
ficials. This aspect of the controversy
was quickly superseded by a broader de
mand from Japan that the British cease
their co-operation with the Chinese and
co-operate with Japan in her Far East
ern course.
Once again, the Japanese attempt to
draw a line between the British interests
at Tientsin and the interests of the
United States. Obviously, however, the
unofficial remarks of Japanese indicate
that the blockade is the beginning of the
use of force to eliminate foreign conces
sions and international settlements in
China. It is designed to remove the influ
ence of western powers in order to facili-
I tate Chinese “co-operation” with all con
| quering Japan. It is significant that the
; Japanese army in China is in charge of
policy, which is directed without being
subject to cabinet control.
Japan, it is quite certain, is gambling
upon the supposition that the United
States will refrain from making a com
mon cause with the British. From this
country the Japanese get most of the
war supplies needed to prosecute its of
fensive in Crina. Moreover, the Japanese
count upon European trouble to keep
Great Britain and France from putting
up much of a fight for their stakes in
the Far East.
The idea that the United States would
remain unconcerned received something
of a jolt when Secretary Hull took oc
casion. last week, to protest against the
continued Japanese bombing of American
property and made pointed inquiries
about the Japanese blockade of the in
ternational settlement at Kulangsu,
Amoy.
In a statement to the press, the day
before, Secretary Hull pointed out that
the United States was not concerned in
the original incident at Tientsin, but that
it was interested in “the nature and sig
nificance of subsequent developments, in
their broader aspects, coupled with other
past and present acts and utterances” on
tjte p?rt pf Japan in regard to Chinai
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1939
CEMETERY WORK
For several years the cemetery has
been sponsored by local civic organiza
tions, but this year the city was asked
to take over the work, and this was
done, despite the fact that there were no
funds available for this work. Voluntary
donations thus far have enabled the city
to keep a man on the job five days a
week and he has been abe to keep down
the undergrowth to some extent, but
much more work is needed to put the
cemetery in good condition, and we feel
that the people of Summerville and all
those who have loved ones resting there
will Want to see the work finished as
quickly as possible; therefore, the city
authorities are asking that all parties in
terested in keeping the cemetery the
beauty spot of our city to send such do
nations as they can to C. L. Hale, mayor
pro tem., who is personally supervising
the work in the cemetery.
There are now approximately seven
acres in the cemetery and it is no small
job to keep undergrowth down, and the
only way we can keep it in a presentable
condition is to keep some one constantly
at work there, and this requires consid
erable money. The co-operation of the
citizens of Summerville, and of all inter
ested parties, will be highly appreciated.
IN MEMORIAM.
In loving memory of our dear mother
and wife, Mrs. J. A. Pullen, who passed
away one year ago, June 28, 1938:
We often sit and think of her
When we are all alone;
For memory is the only thing
That grief can call its own.
Like ivy on the withered oak,
When all other things decay,
Our love for her will still keep,
And never fade away.
One year has passed, dear mother,
Since you have left our home;
I never will forget you,
No matter where I roam.
Our home is wreaked in sadness
When we look at your vacant chair,
But my heart is filled with gladness
When I think of you up there.
God knows how much we miss you,
Never shall your memory fade;
Loving thoughts shall always wander
To the spot where you were laid.
J. A. PULLEN & CHILDREN.
By Daughter, Mrs. Annie McGee Roach.
DEATHS
FRANK WHITE.
Frank A. White, 69, died Wednesday
morning at 9 o’clock at his home here
after a lingering illness. He has lived
here for a number of years.
He is survived by his widow, two
daughters, Miss Clara White, of High
Point, N. C., and Mrs. G. L. Rosser, of
Oak Hill; one son, Howard White, of
Los Angeles, Cal.; one sister, Mrs. Mary
King, of Rome.
Funeral services will be held this
(Thursday) afternoon at 2:30 at the
First Baptist church, conducted by the
Rev. J. C. Jackson.
BRITTAIN C. HUSKY.
Brittain C. Husky, 47, a coal mine
operator and World war veteran, died at
his home on Lookout mountain Sunday
at 10 p.m. after a long illness. He is sur
vived by his wife; one son, David, and
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Husky,
of Lookout, Ga.
Funeral services were conducted from
Mount Olive Baptist church Tuesday at
II a.m. by the Revs. Black and Keith.
Interment in adjoining cemetery. Paul
Weems Funeral home in charge.
R. L. SMITH.
R. L. Smith. 69, died at his home near
Trion Wednesday at 2 p.m., June 21. He
is survived by his wife, three sons, A. L.
and W. A., of La Fayete, and Hoke, of
near Trion ; two daughters, Mrs. H. N.
Rutherford, of Trion; Mrs. Allie John
son, of Summerville. Route 3; one broth
er, Charles D. Smith, of Chattanooga,
and one sister, Mrs. O. D. House, of Hol
land, Ga.
Mr. Smith was born and reared in
Chattooga county where he lived his three
score and tea.
Funeral services were conducted from
New Hope, N. Baptist church Thursday
afternoon at 2 o’clock by the Rev. Ben
Howard. Interment in Macedonia ceme
tery. Trion Dept, store in charge.
E. A. SMITH.
E. A. Smith, 80, a life-long resident of
Chattoga county, died Wednesday, June
21, at 6 a.m. He is survived by one son,
J. E. Smith, of Summerville. Route 2;
two sisters, Miss Maggie Smith, of Lyerly,
and Mrs. C. H. White, of Holland.
Funeral services were conducted from
New Hope, S., Baptist church Thursday
afternoon by the Rev. T. J. Espy and the
Rev. E. B. Shivers. Interment in church
cemetery. Trion Dept. Store in charge.
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RE-ROOFING —We sell Bird Roofs ap
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Phone or write us for free estimates.
Terms may be arranged. Bird Roof
ing Store, Second Ave., Rome, Ga.,
Phone 2324. ts
FOR SALE—Enough Lookout mountain
rock for six-room house and garage.
Will sell as low as $175 for quick sale.
(Approximately half-price of brick).
Also will sell six lots (150-foot front).
—lke Owings, Trion, Ga.
Wallace says that tree shelter-belts
promise to make drought area the “bread
basket” of nation.
Board study states NLRB saved em
ployes and workers $33,000,000 in 1938
by averting strikes.
Fenske wins mile race in 4:11 nt
Princeton games.
GOOD TIDINGS
TEXT: St. John 18:36. My kingdom
is not of this world : if my kingdom were
of this world, then would my servants
fight, that I should not be delivered to
the Jews: but now is my kingdom not
from hence.
Some preachers are teaching that
Christ is going to set up a kingdom and
reign a thousand years on the earth, and
during that time, they say the devil will
be bound, and the lions will be so gen
tle that a little child shall lead them,
and there will not be any temptation.
But there is only two kingdoms for
the human family to be in, and if you
are not in one, you are in the other. We
are either in the kingdom of darkness,
or in the kingdom of God’s Son. We
cannot be in both.
King Nebuchadnezzar dreamed of a
great image (Dan. 2:31-45) representing
the kingdoms of the world. And the
prophet Daniel interpreted the dream and
said, “In the days of these kings shall
the God of heaven set up a kingdom,
which shall never be destroyed: And the
kingdom shall not be left to other peo
ple. but it shall break in pieces and con
sume all these kingdoms, and it shall
stand forever.—Daniel 2:44.
You may be looking for this kingdom
to be set up in the future, but I will
declare unto that it has already been
set up.
Instead of Christ setting up a kingdom
at His coming, He will deliver up the
kingdom to God, and come with ten
thousand of His saints to execute judg
ment. (Read I Cor. 15:24,25. Jude
14,15.)
A preacher once said to be “that Christ
was not a king now. but was our high
Priest; and in the millennium He would
be our King. ’ I would be ashamed not
to own my Saviour as my King and
then profess to be living a Christian life.
Jesus, in Luke 19 :12, spake a parable
of Himself, saying, “A certain nobleman
went into a far country to receive for
himself a kingdom, and to return.” Vs.
15 says, "And it came to pass, that when
he was returned, having received the
kingdom, then he commanded these ser
vants to be called unto him, to whom he
had given the money, that he might know
how much every man had gained by
trading.” This parable is conformable to
rhe one found in Matt. 25:14-30. And
Jesus says in Matt. 25:31, When the
Eon of man shall come in his glory, and
all the holy angels with him, then shall
he sit upon the throne of his glory : And
before him shall be gathered all nations ;
and he shall separate them one from an
other, as a sheplierd divideth his sheep
from the goats: This parable shows us
that at Christ’s coming will be the judg
ment when we shall all stand before Him
and give account of ourselves unto. And
: He shall render to every man according
j to his deeds.
j It will pay everybody to read the Bi
; ble and not depend too much on what
men say. Let me urge each of you to
read the Bible, pray for understanding
I and seek God for the knowledge of His
; word.
I May the God of all grace, who is rich
in all wisdom and knowledge; and His
ways past finding be with you all, now
and forevermore. Amen.
Discipline in its own ranks is vital to
labor, the federal council of churches
asserts.
Nation's churches rose by 1,743 to 246,-
667 last year, yearbook reports; member
ship is 52,378,026.
a new party to “serve the many” and
fight fascism.
Royal Theater
SUMMERVILLE, GA.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents
The Singing Thrill
“Let Freedom Ring”
Starring Nelson Eddy and the biggest
dramatic star cast of years! Virginia
| Bruce. Victor McLaglen, Lionel Barry
more, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee.
Roaring out of a turbulent chapter of
life on America’s frontier—comes this
exciting drama of a singing bandit—who
loved a beauty as desperately as he
struck at the despoilers of his lawless,
colorful era!
Also Selected Shorts and News.
SATURDAY ONLY:
The 3 Mesquiteers in
“Heroes Os the Hills”
Also Comedy—Serial and Mickey Mouse
Cartoon.
MONDAY-TUESDAY
“The Kid from Texas”
With Dennis O’Keefe, Florence Rice,
Anthony Allan, Jessie Ralph and Buddy
Ebsen.
Texas cowhand stampedes heiress! His
grandpa fought Indians! His dad rode
a pony express! But he made polo more
thrilling than either!
Also Our Gang Comedy and News
They Learn from
Southern Women
Touring Reporters, now conduct
ing a Query among women of the
South and West, report remark
able agreement as to the benefits
secured by users of CARDUI.
Os the 1297 users who were
asked: “Were you helped by
CARDUI?” 1206—0 r 93 out of
every 100—answered “Yes.”
The word of users everywhere is
given to show how CARDUI helps
to improve appetite and digestion,
and thus build up physical resist
ance. In this way it alsp works to
relieve the headaches, nervous
ness, depression, that attend func
tional dysmenorrhea due to malnu
trition, Have you tried CARDUI?
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GOOD WILL
Conservatively speaking, 90 per
cent, of our new business conies
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
others.
FARMERS & MERCHANTS
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Officials Announce Plans
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\ Examining a portion of
\ w I Georgia's fine peanut crop arc,
to r ’Kht: VV. L. Campbell,
Kroger’s general manager of
manufacturing: Governor E. D.
, Rivers: Albert 11. Morrill, Kro-
~ J ffer President, and George Oak-
,cy ' Macon county agricultural
agent. These officials made a
* our Macon county’s farm
V SO? xlffj section before the celebration at
which announcement was made
of the opening of the new Kroger peanut shelling plant to be com
pleted this summer between Montezuma and Oglethorpe. (2) Al
ready sold on the state s peanuts. Morrill samples a Georgia peach.
Holding the ring of fancy fruit is Leta Harbuck.
Establishment of a peanut shell
ing plant in Macon county, Geor
gia, to cost upwards of SIOO,OOO,
was announced by officials of The
Kroger Grocery and Baking Com
pany, Cincinnati, 0., at a barbe
cue held recently on the company
property between Montezuma and
Oglethorpe.
Sponsored by the Montezuma
Kiwanis Club, the celebration was
attended by 800 residents of Ma
con and surrounding counties who
heard Governor E. D. Rivers and
other prominent state and local
officials and businessmen welcome
the Kroger company to Georgia.
The speakers expressed their be
lief that the new Kroger opera
tion will shorten the road between
producers and consumers of this
important Georgia product, a step
which will greatly aid Georgia
agriculture.
The Kroger company, which
operates 3,900 retail stores in the
midwest and south, including the
Piggly-Wiggly stores in the At
lanta area, will buy and process
between $300,000 and $400,000 of
Georgia peanuts a year for dis
tribution through its stores, and
will provide farmers of the vicin
ity with ai. assured cash market
for one of their most important
crops.
The plant, when completed in
July, will provide employment for
approximately W persons. A water
tower, office building and power
plant have been completed, and
work is now proceeding on the
main building, a 45- by 75-foot
frame structure. When finished,
the plant will include three 75-
foot concrete silos, 60 feet in di
ameter, for peanut storage. Proper
storage, it was pointed out, will
enable the plant to operate from
25 to 30 weeks a year.
Details of the new industry and
possibilities of its expansion were
discussed by Albert H. Morrill,
Kroger president, at the celebra
tion. Although he made no j ir
ises regarding expansion of Kroger
operations in Georgia with can
ning or processing plants, he said
he was greatly impressed with
the quality and variety of Georgia
agricultural products, and did
promise the cooperation of his
company in making practical local
canning of farm products.
Governor Rivers, in his address,
pointed out that this and similar
plants in other parts of the state
would do much to relieve the
farmers’ ever-present marketing
problem.
Short welcoming speeches were
made also by Columbus Roberts,
commissioner of agriculture; Col.
B. L. Bugg, president of the At
lanta, Birmingham and Coast rail
road, and H. D. Pollard, receiver
of the Central of Georgia railway,
as well as by local civic and agrh
cultural leaders,