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The Summerville News
SUMMERVILLE, GA.
(0. J. ESPY, Editor-Manager, 1911-38.)
Official Organ of Cliattooga County.
DAVID T. ESPY, Editor & Managar.
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Entered at the Postoffice at Summerville,
Ga., as Second-Class Mail Matter.
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Most citizens favor laws which give
them an advantage in business.
Most people can give good excuses for
failing to do what they don’t want to do.
The surest way to enjoy life is to pro
vide your own security by saving some
thing every month.
It’s not the cost of collecting that
worries the business men of Summerville
but the cost of not collecting.
The man who grumbles about a dollar
paid in direct taxes pays $25 in indirect
taxes without realizing that he is do
ing it.
No matter how old you are, it is nev
er too late to make a better record in
life, which, after all, is the only asset
that really amounts to much.
If everyone who received a bill on the
first of August had paid the debt, we
would have something closely akin ro
prosperity here is Summerville.
All men are endowed with brain ca
pacity, but few of them have the neces
sary will power to use what they have.
It takes more than good intentions.
Money is not everything and the quick
er all of us realize that there are many
things that do not depend upon the gold
standard, the better off we all will be.
The average man who stands off and
criticizes the churches and makes fun of
other people’s religion has something the
matter with him and he knows what
it is.
Summerville might as well make up its
mind to fight out its own battles with
out waiting on some industrial Santa
Claus to furnish employment for the peo
ple here.
HOW TO SAVE LIVES
THOUSANDS of persons are killed ev
ery year in the United States in auto
mobile accidents.
Many of these accidents could have
been avoided if the operators of one of
the vehicles involved had practiced some
courtesy in driving or had not been in such
a big hurry to get nowhere in particular.
Just why an ordinary, intelligent citi
zen becomes obsessed with a desire to
“set a record” when he puts his hands
on a steering wheel is a puzzle, the solu
tion of which will decrease highway fa
talities.
BE WISE IN THE WATER
DURING THE hot summer months
nearly everybody likes to go in the wa
ter. In addition to public bathing on the
beaches and at the resorts, water sports
attract thousands of people.
The accident toll is high. For some
reason, sensible persons take chances in
the water. Good swimmers drown through
overconfidence. Flippant jesters rock the
boat.
It’s a good idea for people to know
the simple rules that might save their
lives. Swimming alone, when over-heated
or too early after eating, may be disas
trous. It’s also a good idea to know the
depth of the water. Finally, make it a
rule to avoid smart tricks and “show
ing off.”
FIGURES ABOUT TOTAL DEBT.
IT IS SOMETHING of a surprise to be
told that the total debt of the country,
governmental and private, in 1937 was
about the same that it was in 1929, but
th'is fact is revealed by an analysis made
by the Twentieth Century Fund. While
the total, $250,000,000,000, remained
about the same, there was a shift in who
owed the debt.
In 1912, for example, the Federal,
State and local debt was less than $5,-
000,000,000. or about SSO per capita. By
1932, this figure had jumped to $39,000.-
000.000, or a per capita of $314. This
total was divided as follows: Federal,
$21,834,565,000; State, $2,260,958,000;
and local. $15,215,881,000.
By 1937, the total public debt was
$49,549,533,000, or a per capita of $383.
During this period, the figures show, that
the Federal debt increased $13,000,000.
that State debts remained about the
same and local governmental debts in
creased by more than $3,000,000,000.
It is interesting to note that while the
gross amount of interest-bearing Federal
securities almost doubled between 1930
and 1938, the Federal interest charge in
creased only 50 per cent. This was due
to reduced rates of interest which have
also enabled State and local governments
to save money on the carrying charge of
their debts.
There are many people in Chattooga
County who are greatly concerned over
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Gan’s face is understandable
when it is explained that Tanya
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lironer, challenged him to a shirt
finishing race and won, cuffs down.
Chester, drafted from the Chinese
Village at the Golden Gate Inter
national Exposition on Treasure
Island, San Francisco, brought
along the stove-heated hand-iron of
his forefathers. Tanya seated her
self at one of the regulation house
hold ironers of today. The contest
was on!
Chester wasn’t half through
when Tanya arose from her chair
SEEDLING PRODUCTION
Georgia with an increase in seedling
production last year of over 500 per cent,
has taken a position well in the lead not
only in production but in interest in re
forestation as evidenced by the fact that
the demand for planting stock exceeded
the supply, states H. D. Story, Jr., as
sistant director of the division of fores
try.
Crews were kept busy from dawn un
til night-fall in handling approximately
3.000 applications from Dec. 5 until
Feb. 15.
Thousands of acres of idle and aban
doned land were put into production, and
due to a good planting season, good sur
vivals are being reported.
Again this year, Georgia stands to
strengthen her position by an increase in
production and due to close management
and economy, production costs have been
held to a minimum.
Local interest in both nurseries in rec
ognition of a worthwhile undertaking is
very clearly portrayed by the wonderful
co-operation of the citizens of those lo
the mounting Federal debt. This appre
hension, it appears, is making itself felt
in Congress and was particularly evident
last week when the House declined to
take up the socalled Lending Plan of the
Presiden t.
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NEW YORK (Special)—This remarkable air view of the New York World’s
Fair shows the World of Tomorrow that has sprung up against the background of
New York City of Today.
- The Trylon and Perisphere, theme of the New York Fair, are seen dominat
ing the 1216V2-acre tract. At the lower right is the international area with its
magnificent foreign pavilions grouped around the Court of Peace below the Lagoon
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1939
to display her spic-and-span finished
garment. Time, 5 minutes to Ches
ter's 15.
Shirts are only part of the aver
age family’s ironing, and flatwork
actually is four-fifths, or more, of
the ironing in the usual home.
Ironing with an Ironer goes even
better on sheets, pillow-slips, table
cloths and suchlike, but there was
a catch to the San Francisco race.
Tanya knew someone who wanted
two shirts done in a hurry. So she
dictated the terms of the contest,
to Chester’s discomfiture and her
boy friend’s delectation.
calities in assisting in solving labor and
expansion problems.
It is expected, states Mr, Story, that
by December 1 approximately twenty
nillion seedlings will be ready for lifting
and at the rate applications are coming
in, the present estimated production
promises to he taken up by that time.
With careful grading and packing un
der the expert supervision of well quali
led nurserymen, purchasers are assured
of receiving healthy stock.
Landowners are fast realizing the fact
that our many acres prove a liability if
■ allowed to remain unproductive and are
awakening to the fact that contrary to
old belief, a crop of timber can be ready
for the market in a reasonably short time
and that through careful planning a for
est may be made to provide an annual net
income.
Many people of limited financial means
despairing of the hopes of creating an es
' tate otherwise, have seized upon refores
tation as the means of building up an
estate in timber resources to provide for
the future.
NOTICE.
Meeting of United Georgia Farmers
I Saturday, Aug. 12 at 2 p.m. All. farmers
j invited to come. R. M. Stiles to speak.
BOYS GIVE WARNING.
GLOUCESTER, N. J.—Dog-catchers
are having a hard time of it. Ahead of
them, as they go down the streets, are a
group of boys who shout, “Get the dogs
in. Get the dogs in. Here comes the dog
catcher.” And there’s not a dog to be
seen.
Cotton export subsidy is set at 1%
cents a pound ; Wallace calls aim “fair
share” of market.
Farley denies split with President
Roosevelt over the issue of a third term.
TO CLEAN S. C. CEMETERY.
AU persons interested in South Caro
lina Camp Ground cemetery please come
Trursday, Aug. 17, with tools sufficient
to clean off same.
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.
FOR SALE —Pickling peaches, old-time
seedlings.—J. R. Wyatt, Menlo, Ga..
..Phone 324 4t-AulO
AUCTION SALE of household furniture
Monday, Aug. 21, one-fourth mile
southwest of Menlo. —Russia Welch,
Menlo, Ga.
WANTED —To bale hay ; fast power
baler. Write or see Earl Gaylor, Ly
erly, Ga. st-Sep7
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Conservatively speaking, 90 per
cent, of our new business comes
j 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- I
tive of the good will of our many
customers who recommend us to
others.
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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National Labor board has handled 22.
446 cases, involving 5,123,581 worker-
18,249 closed.
of Nations. At the lower left is the Court of States. The picture shows the Fair’s
close proximity to Broadway and the skyscrapers of upper Manhattan.
Actually the Fair is only 10 minutes from Broadway by Long Island Railroad,
and about 25 minutes by subway. By motor the trip requires about 30 minutes, with
5 parking fields furnishing ample space. New roads and bridges have prevented
congestion of traffic.
Denunciation by the United States of
pact with Japan helps improve British
trading sentiment.