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CIRCULATE IN iBEST SECTION OF NORTH GEORGIA. VOL. 53; NO. 22 NEWS AT A GLANCE ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS IN GEORGIA ATLANTA, Aug. 15 (GPS).—Uncle Sam, in the role of Santa Claus, was mighty good to Georgia in 1938. Statis tics from Washington show that a little more than one-fifth of Georgia’s state revenue last year came from the federal government, which, it was further reveal ed, was slightly above the average for the forty-eight state governments. Fed eral aid to all the states for 1938 amounted to $682,500.00, or 19.7 per cent, of the total state revenues of $3,- 165,000,000. Largest items of federal aid to states were $266,049,000 for social se curity and $218,637,000 for highways. In Georgia the federal government paid ' $12,408,213 or 20.9 per cent, of the to tal states revenues of $19,592,198. The principal federal grants in Georgia were for vocational education, $7,- 564,440 for highways, $225,821 for un employment. compensation. $303,400 for iblic health, $125,283 for child health, and. maternity, $1.910,(XX) for public welfare, $683,467 for agricultural exten sion, $164,421 for agricultural experi ment stations and $481,092 for PWA buildings. The revenue from and labor by the WPA are not included in these figures. _ DISAPPEARING DOLLARS: Your tax dollars —millions of them — are being dumped into American rivers to make them navigable for commercial transportation, according to the Associa tion of American Railroads. You are sup posed to benefit from this water trans poration—but for the most part, what ever benefit there is goes to the few large commercial concerns who are so located that they can use —free—the waterways provided through your generosity. They ship by water but they charge you rail road rates on their products—and pocket the difference. So why should your tax dollar be used to support this tax-eating competitor of tax-payment, self-support ing business? the association asks. GIST OF THE NEWS: A total of 48,711 farm homes and ru ral enterprises in Georgia are enjoying the benefits of electricity through the Rural Electrification Administration . . Georgia has become the owner of the original permanent constitution of the Confederate states. The document was purchased last week by the board of re gents of the university system by Wym berly W. Deßenne, of Savannah, for $20,- 060, although historians value it at SIOO,OOO. It will be kept in the library of the University of Georgia at Athens . . . The new state office building oppo site the capitol will be ready for occu pancy Jan. 1, four months ahead of schedule, Gov. Rivers announced. It will save the state $50,000 a month in rentals .. . . Miss Barbara Page, a graduate of Washington seminary and a member of the Georgia Girls’ Military band, was chosen “Miss Fashion of 1939” in At lanta’s recent style show, a feature of Style and Market week. CHURCHES MENLO GROUP PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES (D. E. Boozer, Pastor.) SERVICES FOR AUG. 20. Menlo: Sunday school at 10 a.m. Pioneer league at 7 p.m. Alpine: Preaching service at 10 a.m. Sunday school after preaching. Young People’s league ait 6:30 p.m. Preaching service at 7:15 p.m. Revival meeting will begin at Alpine Sunday and will run at least through the following Sunday with a morning and night service each day. May we work and pray for a true revival in our own hearts and in the hearts of others. Beersheba: Shnda.v school, at 10 a.m. Young People’s league at 7:30 p.m. Preaching service at 8 p.m. John Les - ter Edwards will preach. Cloudland: Sunday school at 10 a.m. Preaching service at 11 a.m.; message by the pastor. Young People’s league at 6:30 p.m, SUMMERVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (J. G. Kirekhoff, Pastor.) We welcome to our pulpit today, John L. Edwards, of Menlo, who is a candi date for the ministry. He will preach in the absence of the pastor at 11 o’clock. Sunday Service Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.; D. L. Mc- Whorter, superintendent. Morning worship at 11 a.m.; John L. Edward:; preaching. Sunday school at Wayside at 2 p.m. Young People’s and Pioneer league at 6:30 p.m. No evening service. CHURCH OF GOD (Cbas. Jones, Pastor.) Sunday school at 10 a.m. Preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Prayer services Thursday and Satur day at 7 :30 p.m. Bible study. Sunday, 5:30 p.m. Radio broadcast, 6 a.m. Monday thru Saturday over WJBY, Gadsden, £ Simtmmttll? Nfius SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1939 Notice! All Cotton Buyers and Ginners A meeting will be held at the court house at 2 p.m., Aug. 25. A representative of the state office will be here to explain forms and records that you are required by law to keep. This will help you in keeping those records. Please be present. O. P. DAWSON, County Agent. New Method Securing Stands Dallis Grass A new method of obtaining successful stands of Dallis grass at a saving of time and labor by eliminating the gath ering of seed and planting, is reported ■'v Arthur S. Booth, technician in the "liattooga county work unit of the Coosa river soil conservation district. This new procedure, according to Booth, has been tested by soil conserva tion service workers as part of the pro gram for erosion control, soil building and soil conservation. Under actual field conditions, Booth points out, this metn od has produced excellent stands of Dal lia grass. The method is simply to mow old stands of Dallis grass after the seed has matured, Booth advises, and then spread the hay lightly over the pasture area where a stand of Dallis grass is desired. This procedure, which has been follow ed by co-operating farmers in several soil conservation service areas, has re sulted in better stands of Dallis grass than are usually obtained from clean seed, Booth points out. Gore School Will Open August 28 The Gore High school will begin its regular session Monday, Aug. 28. We ex pect to operate for nine months, and have another five years’ work. Tlie/pa trons, children and friends of Gore school have been very gracious and good to co operate. We solicit this fine spirit during tlie coming school year. The teaching staff follows : Miss Tuck er, Mrs. Entrekin, Miss Crye, Miss Bu ford. Miss Weesner, Mr. Davis, Miss Rush, Miss Hines, Mr. Wills and Mr. Entrekin. Monday, Aug. 21, we would like for the patrons of the school to assemble on the school grounds to defy? the place off. Bring implements to cut weeds and grass. TIVIL SERVICE EXAMS TO BE HELD FOR HEALTH NURSE The United States Civil Service com mission has announced an open competi tive examination for the position of jun ior public health nurse, in the Indian field service, department of the interior. Applications must be on file in the com mission’s office at Washington, D. C., not later than Sept. 11 if received from states east of Colorado, and not later than Sep tember 14 if received from Colorado and states westward. The salary for the po sition is SI,BOO a year. High school education and certain nurs ing training is required for entrance to the examination. Competitors are to bt given a written test covering practical questions. Applicants must not have mssed their fortieth birthday. The age unit will not be waived in any case. Full information may be obtained from the secretary of the United States Civil Service Board of Examiners at the post ffice in any city which has a post of fice of the first or second class, or from the United States Civil Service Commis sion, Washington, D. C. North Georgia 1.0.0. F. To Meet at Chatsworth Aug. 26 has been set for the semi-an nual meet of the various 1.0.0. F. lodges which compose the 18th division. The last meeting was held in Cedartown last Mnrch, at which time Chatsworth was selected as the next meeting place on ac count of the many historical points of interest in that community. A fish fry is to be enjoyed by those attending on Fort mountain, which is a beautiful mountain just cast of Chats worth. An interesting program has been ar ranged and all Odd Fellows are expected to attend and make this one of the best meetings held by this organization. Unemployed Workers In County Paid $l5B. Unemployed workers in Chattooga county were paid $158.65 in benefits by the bureau of unemployment compensa tion during the week ending July 29, it was .announced today. Number of pay ments was reported at twenty-four. Total payments to Georgia workers amounted to $68,473.11. represented by 11,132 checks which went into 134 coun ties of the state. Three hundred and twenty-nine pay ments of $2,699.48 to workers in other states who previously had established wage credits in Georgia, swelled the to tal to $71,172.59. Number and amount of checks mailed by the bureau ranged from one check for $1.50 in Harris county to 2.513 checks for $18,087.48 in the Atlanta area, which embraces Fulton and DeKalb counties. AUGUST MARKS BIG TURNING POINT IN RAILROAD HISTORY ATLANTA, Aug. 15 (GPS).—Just 110 years ago this month one of the most dramatic and important events in Ameri can history took place. It was on Aug. 8, 1829, that a locomotive ran on a track for 'the first time in the western hemis phere. On that historic day a strange sound echoed through a forest in northeastern Pennsylvania. It was a chugging, puffing noise, unilike anything heard before in that region. Wild life, frightened by the intrusion, scattered in all directions. From a clump of trees emerged a large monster, belching great clouds of smoke. Although a fierce-looking lion’s head in glaring red paint was on the front, the thing resembeld a giant grasshopper more than the King of Beasts. It had four wheels and a round horizontal boil er. At the back of the latter were two vertical cylinders. Overhead walking beams. connected to the cylinder by a rod, drove the wheels. The mechanical animal clattered over a road of badly twisted and warped hemlock rails. This was the “Stourbridge Lion,” a lo comotive brought from England. Horatio Allen, a young and enterprising engineer of the Delaware and Hudson Canal com pany, was at the throttle. He was run ning the engine on a trial trip. It was the first steam locomotive to turn a wheel in America, and was the first one he had ever driven. Before an excited, cheering crowd the “Lion” left Honesdale, Pa., early t'hac morning. Its destination was Seely’s Mills, now the village of Seelyville, a mile and a half away. The initial run was a success. It was a great day for the locomotive. It proved that it could run under its own power. Steam transporta tion had come to America, and was soon to remake the map of the country. Great inland cities were to spring up and prosper. Rural communities were to he brought closer together. The era of rail roads had begun. REVIVAL TO START AT THE BETHEL PRESBYTERIAN Meeting will start Sunday night, Aug. 20, at the Bethel Presbyterian church a! Gore. The Rev. Kenneth L. Hamilton, pastor of the Broad Street Presbyterian church, of Rome, will be the visiting speaker. Mr. Hamilton will preach each night at 7 :45. The pastor, Addison Talbotf will conduct the morning services, beginning Monday at 10:30 a.m. the Rev. Hamilton, who is conducting the revival at Walnut Grove church, at Ohattoogaville, announces the following topics for the concluding services of the meeting: Thursday, 10:30, “The Marks of Je ns" ; 7 :45, ‘For the Gospel Unashamed.’ Friday, 10 ;30, ‘Broken Pieces of Life'; ' :40, "Paul’s Farewell Address.” Saturday, 7; \ p.m., “The Greatest i’ragedy in Life.” Everyone is invited to join in these services. There has been good attendance t the services. ARMY PLANES. The army is busy preparing orders for round $300,000,000 worth of airplanes md engines. An initial order for 2,000 planes is only the beginning of the ex pansion program authorized by congress. TWO DAYS IN WOODS. LIVINGSTONVILLE, N. Y.—Show ing only a few scratches, after being lost for two days in rain-drenched moun tain woods. David Ellett, 2 years old. was found by CCC volunteer searchers. HERE AND THERE TENNESSEE COUPLE HELD FOR STICK-UP MARIETTA, Ga. Two Tennessee let ell-hikers, giving the names of Edith and James Johnson, of Knoxville, were lodged in Cobb county jail in connection with the alleged knifing and robbery of Benny Nash, farmer residing in Jones ville community. According to county officers. Nash is said to have been en route home from Atlanta and picked up the pair at the Chattahoochee river. TOSSES CHECK AWAY GAINESVILLE. Although looking for a check in a dump heap is about like seeing the needle in the proverbial hay stack, Carl Stallworth, manager of a lo cal industry, was elated recently to re cover a check for $1,550 which he had unintentionally thrown in the waste basket. Realizing his mistake. Stallworth sent out a crew of workmen who found the check in the mill dump. CAT CHASES FOX JEFFERSONVILLE, Ga.—A hungry fox was surprised here recently when a mother cat owned by Bob Smith chased him away from her litter of kittens. Mother feline, however, smart as a fox, recruited another house cat before striking out on her fox-hunt. WILD CAT LOSES RACE WITH DOGS POWDER SPRINGS. Ga—Mpre than JURORS DRAWN TO SERVE AT SEPTEMBER 1039 TERM OF COURT Below is a list of jurors—grand and petit—drawn to serve at the September term of the Chattooga Superior court: Grand Jury IV .1. White, Jr. W. E. Glenn C. L. Hale Sam Martin Harris L. Edwards J A. Agnew E. Montgomery Wiley A. Scoggins W. L. Gayler L. C. Turner John L. Veatch A J. Ellenburg Carl Williams E. .1 Hemphill Jack Johnston .1 G Espy A T. Powell J. L. McGinnis L. C. Scoggins Henry Floyd R L. Bulinan James R. Owings L. W. Mitchell T. H. Pennington T E. Giles C. P. Hamilton Silas N. Lawrence Lee Brown Petit Jury—First Week T. .T. Echols R. S. McWhorter H. D. Climer Raymond Orr G. G. Christian R. L. Dawson Herman Bankey V. C. Maxey Theo Kendrick A. C. Brewer T. W. Booker Joe King R. 1,. White E. I>. Scott .T. M. Wilson Dewitt Camp Frank Clements D. IV. Youngblood C. C. Reynolds C. C. Duncan ,1. ('. I’leming J. T. Gamble A. E. Doster J. W. Mathis Ellis Echols R. T. Baker Bob House C. M. McCollum •T. L. Edwards Perry V. Young J. M. Lawrence M. H. Owings, Sr W. D. Hendrix ,1. G. Allen T. H. Mills W. J. Dunn IV. J. Dye C. L. Eleam E. Beatty H. E. Bridges Robert Baker Rice Morgan Petit Jury —Second Week J. H. Edge C. C. Brooks J. C. Crawford L. 11. Ratliff D. R. Henderson Walter Haygood W. B. Cox Roy Gayler M. B. Carpenter O. H. Perry Howell Dalton IV. B. Cox J. T. Arden O. IV. Scott J. P. Whitehead Bob Bullard L. F. Ballard W. B High .1. IV. Parris L. E. Scoggins Millard Ward C. L. Tucker IV. R. Dawson IV R Greeson J. P. Anderson R. A. Powell O. C. Mahan G. H. Jackson R. Mr Clark J. E. Martin IV. B. Brown I. N. Walters IV. M. Jacksom R- P. Westbrooks R. H. McConkey J. IV. Perry IVright Wheeler Crate Graham Carl Hankins C. G. Lane Doyle Gaylor J. H. Ward L. B. Colbert C. D. Pullen IV. J. Crawford A. S. Lewis L. C. Scoggins IV. W. Stancel D. F. Parker J- H. Giles Alverson Fisher R- IV. Bagley I. 11. Perry L. C. Wesson J. C. Comer D. T. Hendrix J L. Walker W. H. McAbee S. J. Anderson H. B. Hood Robert J. Dobbs J- R- Hood T. P. Johnston J- H. Howren R. R. Garrett Z. E. Holcomb J. B. Bryant IV. IV. Cook Joe P. Grigsby J- H. Thomas Harold Rose Lonnie Reynolds J. E. Thomas George J. Day E. H. Gilreaith George Gilbert G. T. Harmon R Trimble M. M. Allen J- T. Bradford Henry .T. Duncan Levi ,T. Pettyjohn E. F. Wilder K. K. Blalock Willie D. Cagle A. D. Hall Geo. IV. Jordon Oarl Coniter M. D. Battles L. L. Warren W. T. Henry T. D. Barrett J. N. Taylor B. H. Hayes S. I. Story Leon Story 100 persons gathered here recently to watch an old-fashioned wildcat race, in which a fierce mountain eat came out second best to a pack of dogs. The wildcat, which was brought from the North Georgia mountains arou'id Neel’s Gap, weighed about thirty pounds. Residents loosed it here with about 12 dogs in baying pursuit. The dogs treed the animal and later killed it when by tanders shook it from its tree perch. Gainesville Police Nicknamed ‘Hunkies’ GAINESVILLE. —The police of this city have gained a nickname through a telephone operator’s error. The citizens now refer to the officers of the law as “hunkies.” It appears that a lad, wishing to sur prise his mother who had just returned from a visit, decided to treat her to “an ice cream on a stick,” commonly refer red to as a “hunky.” However, instead of placing his order with the local gro cer, it was the police department who received the whispered message, “Please send out two ‘hunkies’—hurry !” In short order, up rolled a squad car and two burly policemen hopped out and oed to the house, ready to cope with any emergency. But the young lad, al liough admiring the efficiency of the force, thought this a poor substitute for ;is ice cream. LEADS REVIVAL >, . ¥, k | ,£•' l ■ ‘ ■’ in n pjj; JSfr WHsa&MMM-'- > % aMmSaHMEKgK mmmm RE! J. R. DAVIS. Revival services are being conducted nightly at the Church of God in Berryton by the Rev. J. R. Davis, of Calhoun. The interest is very high with many seeking the Lord. The Rev. Davis will speak Saturday night on the subject, “A Great. Gospel For Great Sinners.” Sunday at 11 o'clock subject will be, "The Heavenly Footman.” Sunday night, Mr. Davis will speak on the subject, “The Second Coming of Jesus.” The public is invited. Services each night at 7:30. Rev. D. T. Toler, pastor. Fees Announced For High School for Year Tlie fees for high school for the year 1939-1940 will be as follows: General Science SI.OO Biology 2.06 Physical Education 1.00 Library 50 All fees are due and payable when the pupil enters school. These fees are set up by the board of education, and are compulsory. FRANK G. DILLARD, Supt. CHINESE SILVER. The treasury has resumed its purchase of silver from the Chinese government with the taking of 6,000.000 ounces but no special significance is attached to the deal. Singing Postponed. The regular third Sunday night sing ing will not be held at Chelsea due to the revival at Menlo Baptist church. Georgia Exports In June Almost Double ATLANTA. Aug. 15 (GPS).—June’s total exports from Georgia were nearly double the amount for the same month in 1938, it was revealed by W. H. Schroder, manager of the Atlanta Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. To tals were $1,696,574 for June. 1939, as compared with $992,727 for June, 1938. Imports were valued at $665,681 in June, as compared with $450,732 for the same month last year. Imports for the first six months of 1939 were $4,039,121 md for the same period last year, $5,- 154,427. Exports so far this year were valued at $8,536,529, as against $7,- 172.476. Exports of tobacco from Georgia and other southern states during the six month period showed an increase of sl,- j 318.178 in value, totaling $4,405,285 for 43,355.831 pounds. This nearly equaled he amount bought by Great Britain, which paid $17,922,422 for 45.023,079 pounds of higher grade tobacco. Popular Circus Soon To Appear in Rome Circus day with its perennial appeal to all ages will be the center of attrac tion for many people from this vicinity when Russell Bros.' Circus exhibits at ROME on FRIDAY, AUG. 25, both aft ernoon and night. Russell Bros., one of but a few of the larger and better circuses still on the road, discredits the old saying, “If you see one you have seen them all.” It has ureceded in effectively combining all the fondly cherished big top traditions of old with the latest modern trends and im provements. Its program abounds with surprising novelties and interesting inno vations,, together with the ever-alluring feats of skill and courage by daring aeri alists. acrobats, wire artists, equilibrists, equestrians and animal performers. Exceptionally fine horses are seen in expert performances, and in addition to the indispensable elephants, many other kinds of trained animals are presented. The entire program is, of course, plenti fully interspersed with the playful pranks of the clowns, and is followed by an ex citing wild west show. start at 2 and 8 p.m., with the front doors opening at 1 and 7 p.m. to allow ample time for an in spection. without extra cost, of the wild animal display* and horse show in the menagerie, \ STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL HAPPENINGS. $1.50 A YEAR 427 UNEMPLOYED IN COUNTY GET $2,725 FOR MONTH OF JULY Unemployed benefits amounting to $2,- 725.62 were paid to 427 unemployed men and women in Chattooga county by the bureau of unemployment compensa tion during the month of July, it was nouneed today. Payments for the state as a whole totaled $311,075.79 and were represented by 50,819 checks. Workers in other states who previous ly had established wage credits in Geor gia received 1,467 checks for $12,208.28 to bring all payments for the month to $323,284.07. Os the counties into which checks were sent, a breakdown showed 43 each re ceived total payments of over SI,OOO ; 73 each between SIOO and SI,OOO and 28 each for less than SIOO. The fifteen coun ties which failed to receive a payment J any amount are primarily agricultur al or have no industries covered by the law. The Atlanta area, embracing Fulton and DeKalb counties, topped the list with 11,284 checks amounting to $82,- 497.53. Muscogee county with payments of $34,057.59 and Chatham with $20,- 258.92 were next in order named. Rich mond county received payments amount ing to $16,095.94. TRUSTEE’S ELECTION FOR OHATTOOGAVILLE AUG. 19 The county board of education has or dered a trustee election to be held in the Ohattoogaville school district Aug. 19, to fill the unexpired term of V. B. Me Crickard. , KATHRYN HENRY. C. S. S. CORRECTION. I want to correct a postponement someone has made in the day set for the home-coming and decoration at the Sil ver Greek Church of God at Ami ceme tery, two miles west of Menlo. It is all a mistake —the third Sunday in August is the day set. We are expecting some good speakers and quartets from Bank head, Berryton and Trion. and also from Chattanooga. So everybody is cordially invited to come and come expecting a good time serving the Lord. A CHURCH OF GOD MEMBER. Sacred Harp Singing Here Sunday Success The annual Sacred Harp singing, which was held Sunday at the court house in Summerville was a great success in spite of the rainy weather. A number of good singers from Ten nessee and adjoining counties were pres ent. IVe want to express our many thanks to the people of Summerville for the kindness and help shown us in this singing. IVe hope the people of Chattooga coun ty will become more and more interest ed in this good old-time singing, and may we have many more in years to come. There will be another one held at the same place next year-—second Sunday in August.—Singing Class, Mr. Bobo, Pres ident. WHO KNOWS? 1. What is the difference between an ‘‘appropriation .by congress and an “au thorization?” 2. What was the value of oil proper ties confiscated by Mexico? 3. When did Nelson save England from invasion? 4. What is the amount spent on arm ament? 5. What session of congress recently adjourned ? 6. What is a “favorite son?” 7. What are “orange and blue” stamps? 8. When did the army buy its first military plane? 9. Where has prohibition recently be come effective? 10. When does President Roosevelt's ! present term expire? (See “The Answers” on Another Page.) i Atlanta Markets Live Stock Strictly corn-fed hogs 180-340 lbs 6.00 ; 245-300 lbs, 5.80; 145 lbs down. 4.50; sews and stags, 180-400 lbs, 5.00; 400- 500 lbs, 4.50 down ; grass-fed steers and heifers, 5.00-5.50; fat cows, 4.75-5.25; canners. 3.25-3.75; good heavy bulls, 5.00-5.50; good calves, 8.00-9.00; med. calves. 6.00-7.oo;common calves. 5.00- 5.50. Poultry Large white graded eggs, 21-23 c per doz.; med. whites, 18-19 c: heavy hens, 13c; leghorn hens. 10c; friers. 12-15e; roosters, 9c. „ Produce Apples bulk. 40-75 bu. ; butterbeans, 1.35-1.50; snap beans, 75-1.00; cabbage, 1 00-1.40 cwt.; collards, 00-75 c doz. bun ; peppers, 75 bu; sweet potatoes, 90-1.00 bu; tomatoes, 1.25-1.75 cr; turnip salad. 60-75 per bu : watermelons, 10-20 c; can; taloupes, 75-1.00 bu; okra, 25-35 8-qt. baskets; field peas. 75-1.00 bu ; spinach, 50-75 bu; squash, 75-1.00 bu. FOR RESULTS, USE THE NEWS WANT AD COLUMN.