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CIRCULATE IN (BEST SECTION OF NORTH GEORGIA. VOL. 53; NO. 25 NEWS AT A GLANCE ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS JN GEORGIA (By Gilreath Press Syndicate.) ATLANTA, Sept. 5. —Georgia and the south are marching on —to prosperity. So says Fred H. Fury, publisher of the Advance News in Ogdensburg, N. ¥., and sales manager of the N.E.A. and Acme Telephoto newspaper services. The pass ing of the ‘‘poor” South and the preval ent improved condition of living in Geor gia were cited by him during a recent visit to Atlanta. "Southern farmers are coming out of their lethargy and bringing with them business prosperity,” Mr. Fury said. ‘‘Of the more than twenty years I have been visiting Atlanta an dthe South I find ag riculture and business conditions in bet ter shape now than ever before. Southern farmers at last have decided they can raise their own live stock rather than import it from the west.” UNFAIR COMPETITION “There is no equitable competition be tween railroads and truck lines today," declares the Jackson (Miss.) News. “The railroads are rigidly regulated and heavi ly loaded with taxes, but other forms of transportation are not. As a result the railroads are starving to death, while the highways, built at the expense of tax payers for their own use, are so clutter ed up with big buses and trucks that there is very little pleasure, but constant risk of life and limb, for individuals who travel over them.” GIST OF THE NEWS Miss Gay B. Shepperson, state WPA administrator, has announced authoriza tion for six projects estimated to cost a total of approximately $250,000 The state of Georgia's total income from all sources during the last fiscal year was $53,908,698.11. Actual expenditures of departments, however, was $38,079.- 548.59, the remainder representing fixed charges, loans, non-revenue receipts and transfers between departments. The year closed with a cash balance of $5,618,715.- 08, most of which was due and payable to departments .. . Walter Paschall's “Back to Earth” column, a new Sunday feature in the Atlanta Journal, is re ceiving many messages of praise. The col umn is dedicated to the agricultural ad vancement of Georgia . . . Lawrence S. Camp, U. S. district attorney in Atlanta and ardent New Dealer, has resigned as president of the Democratic Council ot Georgia. His reason was because he fear ed his continuance in that position “might in some slight manner adversely affect enforcement of the Hatch law.” He was succeeded by John T. Ferguson, 34-year old Tifton law’yer. Boy Receives 2,300 Volts; Slightly Hurt GAINESVILLE, Ga. —Little 9-year old Bobby Fowler combined a twenty-five foot fall with some 2,300 volts of elec tricity recently and is still able to tell of his experience. Bobby and two chums were climbing in a sweet gum tree when he slipped and fell, his body striking an electric wire. The full charge shot through him before he landed upon the ground twenty-five ■et below. Bobby is at home recuperat ing now from burns on his hand, side, knee and right elbow. Gore P.-T. A. The Gore Parent-Teacher association will hold its regular monthly meeting at the school building Thursday night, Sept. 7, at 7 :30 o’clock. All patrons and friends of the school are urged to attend. SCHOOL NEWS The Summerville schools showed an enrollment of 575 in grammar school this year and 170 in high school. The negro school opened with a total enrollment of 130, this brought the total to 815. This year, for the first time in recent years, we have a male principal for the grammar school. He is Joe Henry Ford, of Atlanta. He graduated at Emory uni versity and has had previous teaching experience. This year's opening showed a very crowded condition in the first, second and third grades, making a double session necessary. Mr. Dillard stated that, he wants the co-operation of the parents in combating this problem and the conges tion will be relieved as soon as possible. WHO KNOWS? 1. Did Germany and Russia sign a non aggression pact some years ago? 2. When was the Red Cross founded? 3. When did the Democratic party hold its convention in California? 4. In what state -was Thomas E. Dew ey born? 5. When did Hitler invade and annex Austria? 6. What is ‘‘Mein Kampf?” 7. What percentage of U. S. exports go to Europe? 8. What is the closest point in Alaska to the U. S.? 9. Who advised Americans to be “neu tral in thought as well as in action?” 10. How many American tourists were in Europe when the present crisis began? (See “The An»wer«” on Another Page.) She Nms U.S. Government Cost Is 1 Million Per Hour The United States government costs big money. According to a news item in an Anderson, S. C., newspaper, it is costing $1,058,029.45 per hour— twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Federal government expenditures run : Per day, $25,392,706.93; per hour, $1,058,029.45; per minute, $17,633.82; per second, $293.89. The worst feature, however, is to be found in the fact that during the last fiscal year Uncle Sam spent $114.17 more every second than he took in ! COUNTiESTOLDTFCUT COSTS OR HIKE TAXES The Association of County Commis sioners has advised all counties to in crease local taxes for this year or else reduce services within present revenue. The advice was contained in a letter to all commissioners and county' clerks in the state sent by W. B. Beverly, chair man of the board of managers. It was timed to arrive before the September board meetings, at which the ad valorem rates for the coming years are fixed. ‘.We realize,” the letter states, “that many of you are facing acute financial problems and in our opinion there are only three courses open to you.” These were listed as: "To continue the services now being rendered and increase tax rates. “Reduce the services to conform with present revenues. “Continuation of present services with out increasing the tax rate, permitting the creation of a deficit to be carried over into next year.” The letter urged county officials choose for themselves between the first two alternatives, but strongly advised against the third, pointing out that “the natural result of such procedure will be increased cost of operation be cause of the necessity of selling warrants under such conditions at a discount.” "Since it very definitely appears to us that there is at present no form of relief to the counties which can safely be counted upon either for 1939 or 1940,” the letter states, "we urge any county which may be considering this last ourse (accumulating deficits to be car ried over, to abandon same. We believe that such a course would only postpone and aggravate the plight of the counties.” “If expenditures are kept within the revenues either by abandonment of serv ices or by increased tax rate,” it con tinues, “the people of your county will be made aware of the condition of the county and they will demand of their representatives some form of relief. Un til the voting public is made conscious of these problems we do not anticipate any results from the efforts which we j have been making to secure relief for the counties.” Favor a Sales Tax. The Association of County Commis sioners has spoken repeatedly in recent months for enactment of a 3 per cent, general sales tax at an extra session of the legislature. At a recent meeting of a sub-commit tee of the organization, strong opposition was voiced against any diversion of high way funds to meet the present emergency. It was pointed out that county losses be cause of homestead and personal prop erty exemptions now aggregate nearly two million dollars. This sum is contin ually mounting, it was contended, and even immediate passage of a sales tax would not provide present relief. Several Georgia counties already have announced increases in their 1939 ad valorem levies. EDYTORYAL DE LUXE Leave it to Tom Arnold, able editor of the North Georgia Tribune at Canton, to dig up this homely bit of philosophy that is as old as the hills but which will have appeal for our generation of readers. Here it is: Over the hill trailed a man behind a mule, drawing a plow. Said the man to the mule: “Bill, you are a mule, the son of a jackass, and I am a man, made in the image of God. Yet, here we work, hitched up together, year in and year out. I often wonder if you work for me or I for you. Verily, I think it is a partner ship between a mule and a fool, for sure ly I work as hard as you do, if not harder. Plowing or cultivating, we cover the same distance, but you do it on four legs and I on two. I, therefore, do twice as much work, per leg, as you do. “Soon we’ll be preparing for a corn crop. When the crop is harvested, I give one-third to the land-lord, one-third goes to you and the balance is mine. You con sume all your portion with the exception of the cobs, while I divide mine among seven children, six hens, two ducks and a banker. If we both need shoes, you get ’em. "Bill, you are getting the best of me and I ask you is it fair? “Why, you only help to plow and cul tivate the ground, and I alone, must cut, shuck and husk the corn, while you look over the pasture fence and hee-haw at me. “All fall and most of the winter, the whole family, from granny to the baby, picks cotton to raise money to pay taxes, buy a new harness and pay the interest bn the mortgage on you. and what do you care about the mortgage on your touchy, ungrateful hide. “About the only time I am your bet ter is on election day. for I vote and you can’t. And after election day I realize that I was as great a jackass as your pa. “And that ain’t all, Bill. When you are dead, that’s supposed to be the end of you. But me? I've still gotta go to hell,Fulton County Review. SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1939 GEORGIA TOBACCO SALES ARE UP, BUT PRICES ARE DOWN ATLANTA, Sept. 5 (GPS)— Although tobacco sales in Georgia this year show ed an increase of 8,802.277 pounds over 1938, total income from the sales dropped $5,837,196.16, according to figures com piled by the state department of agricul ture. Sixty-five warehouses in fifteen Georgia towns sold 101,336,208 pounds of the golden leaf for a total of $12,981,567.79, or an average of 12.82 cents a pound. This was the lowest price per pound since 1931. when the record low figure of 8.4 was set. The low prices this sea son was attributed to a poorer grade of tobacco in many eases, according to many attending the auction sales. In 1938. a total of 92..533.931 pounds were sold for $18,818,763.95, or 20.34 bents per pound. Peak year from a pro duction standpoint was 1930, when Geor gia farmers produced 104,609.000 pounds. This year's production is the only other year that the 100,000.000-pound mark has been passed. NYA To Increase Aid To Deserving Youth Plans for the National Youth admin istration in this area and throughout the entire state during the coming fiscal year will center about increased aid to deserving students to enable them to at tend high school and college and an ex pansion of resident and local work proj ects, it was announced today by State Administrator D. B. Lasseter. Results of a tabulation just released show that during the last fiscal year ap proximately $4,000 went to Chattooga county youth in the form of wages on work projects, exclusive of those receiv ing student aid. The average wage of the young people working on local projects and those assigned to resident projects was $16.50. All these youth were between the ages of 18 and 24, inclusive, out of school and unemployed. Their need had been certified by local authorities. NYA projects in Georgia include con struction of schools, community centers, canneries, vocational buildings, recreation facilities, repair of public buildings, cler ical activities, and similar endeavor. These projects are sponsored in each lo cality by cities, counties, school districts and other public bodies. During the past fiscal year NYA spent more than $906,400 for work projects in Georgia, more than 75 per cent, of which went to youths in the form of wages. The remainder was used for ma terials and supervision, which was greatly supplemented by contributions from project sponsors. Youths are paid only for the number of hours actually worked on such enter prises. Related training, which the youth take on their own time, includes study of subjects related to their work experi ence, such as scientific agriculture, auto mechanics, radio, carpentry, masonry, home economics, crafts, ceramics and sowing, and supplementary study of Eng lish, mathematics, history and citizen ship. Recreation is likewise engaged in on the youths’ own time. The NYA staff devotes time to voca tional counselling of youths and their placement in private industry according to their individual interests and apti tudes. as determined through their work on NYA pyrojects. NYA also maintains a close relationship with the state em ployment service in the placement of young people in private jobs. The NYA state office in Atlanta main tains a vocational information service of assistance to all agencies dealing with young people and their adjustment to economic life in Georgia communities. Rev. Howard Resigns As Pastor at Antioch We wish to express our heartfelt grat itude to Bro. B. H. Howard for his faithful service rendered to our church and community for the past six years. He has always been faithful to our church and community, never showing any partiality. He was always ready to minister to the needs of the people, both in spiritual and physical needs. He did not let denomination come be tween him and any one when he could help in any way. He was never too tired to get up at midnight hours to help any one in need, spiritually or physically. He stood firm on the teachings of the Bible —ever ready to stand for the right and condemn the wrong. He was a man who was loyal to his family, looking after their needs before going to his appointments. Bro. Howard was loved by our church, by our good people and other denomina tions and also by people of our communi ty who are not Christians. Our church and community has been built up and strengthened by his faith ful service. Now with sad hearts we express our regrets. Bro. Howard was called for our pas tor to enter his seventh year. But he felt led by the spirit of God to resign. So he preached his farewell sermon last Sunday and while, with sad hearts we give him up, he will always have a warm place in our church and our homes. And may he be spared for many more years of faith ful service. —New Antioch Baptist Church: Charlie A. Floyd. Mrs. Grace Thomas. NEW SPEED RECORD SET BY RAILROADS IN SIX-MONTH PERIOD ATLANTA, Sept. 5 (GPS).—A new high record in the average speed of freight trains was established by the railroads of the United States in the first, six months of 1939, according to a state ment by J. J. I’elley, president of the As sociation of American Railroads, just made public in Atlanta. The average speed was 64.1 per cent, higher than the corresponding period in 1920. During the first six months of 1939 the average distance traveled per train per day was 405 miles, compared with 400 miles in 1938 and 247. miles in 1920. This represents the average time required for the Tnovement of all freight trains be tween terminals, including all delays en route. Since 1920, there has been an almost constant increase in the average speed of freight trains in this country, it was said. Many freight trains operate on fixed schedules the same as passenger trains. In numerous instances, these schedules pro vide for a speed equal to that formerly maintained by many passenger trains. This increase in the speed of freight trains not only expedites the movement of commodities from producer to the markets, but it also enables industries and merchants to poreate with smaller inventories than would be otherwise fos sible. it -was pointed out. Frank Beavers Kills Self Here Monday Frank Beavers, about 33 years of age, a member of one of Chattooga county’s pioneer families, killed himself late Mon day 1 afternoon by placing a revolver in his mouth and pulling the trigger while he sat in a truck which he parked on a Sffte road about two miles west of here, according to Coroner I. M. Henderson. No motive for the suicide was given. Mr. Beavers is survived by his father. IV. K. ("Bud”) Beavers, a former mem ber of the Summerville police depart ment; three sisters. Mrs. Howard Weems, Misses Reo and Betty Beavers, all of Summerville. Here and There BULL HELPS CATCH FLEET FUGITIVE CHARLESTON, S. C.—Hubert Owens reflected in a jail cell that all bulls don t have flat feet. It was a cloven-hoofed variety of Fer dinand that landed Owens in his present plight. Suspected of bootlegging, Owens had jumped out of his car at the approach if federal alcohol unit investigators. He fled into an open field and was gaining on his pursuers when —plunk—-he ran headlong into a grazing bull. The bull gave chase and Owens was dad enough to reverse his field and be arrested. HAS TO BE HIT BY TRAIN TO VISIT HIS SICK FRIEND MINNEAPOLIS. —For ten days Pat Shinner, 61. a railroad yard employe, re minded himself to call on N. A. Nelson, 67, a fellow worker who was in a hos pital. Pat didn't get around to it. Then he stumbled and was hit by a tank car. When attendants put him to bed in a hospital the first person he saw was — right, Nelson, in the next bed. GIRL FAILS TO MISS SCHOOL IN 10 YEARS CARROLLTON, Ga.—Opal Nixon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Nixon, of Mount Zion, has amassed an enviable attendance record at her school. Opal has been going to school ever since 1929 without missing a single day's attendance. 73 YEAR OLD’S DRINK’ WOULD ALMOST FLOAT HIM PITTSBURGH. "I took a little drink,” George Harry Smith, 73-year-old tinker, said in court, explaining why he struck a companion. “How much?” asked the judge. “Twelve double-headers of whisky, twelve glasses of wine and some bottles of beer,” Smith related meekly. “Six months to one year,” sang out his honor. BOY. 10. LIVES’ALONE ON ISLAND. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador. —Jose Perez, 10-year-old boy found living alone on one of the lonely Galapagos Islands in the Pacific, was brought here by members of the crew of the Ecuadoren cruiser. Pres ident Alfaro, and sent to a correctional school. The boy, an orphan, ran away from colonists who had picked him up and had subsisted for two months on oys ters, oranges, papayas and birds which i he found for himself. LION TERRORIZES SHIP. CAPE MAY, N. J. —For more than eight hours, the crew of the Amazone steamer and its nine passengers, two of whom .were women, were terrorized when a lion vhich had escaped from its cage in the hold of the ship, stalked the deck. Six coast guardsmen and a sergeant of the marines, armed with rifles and ma chine guns, went out six miles to meet the ship and succeeded in shooting (he animal Holland Citizen Killed When Kicked By Mule J. G. Stephenson, prominent citizen of Chattooga county and constable for the Coldwater district, who was knocked down by a mule at his home near Hol land Sunday afternoon, died Tuesday aft ernoon at a local hospital from a brain concussion. Mr. Stephenson was one of the leading citizens of the lower part of Chattooga county and was a member of one of the county's prominent pioneer families. He had served as constable in the Coldwater district for several years, and had served as bailiff to the Chattooga county grand jury for several terms. NEW GEORGIA PRESS OFFICERS PRAISED ATLANTA, Sept. 5 (GPS).—Nothing but praise has been heaped on the Geor gia Press association for its selection of new officers for the ensuing year, which was made at the recent annual conven tion at Calhoun. The new officers are J. Roy McGinty, editor and publisher of the Calhoun Times, president; Otis A. Brumby, presi dent and publisher of the Cobb County Times at Marietta, vice-president, and Hal M. Stanley, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Stanley was re-elected and has distin guished that office for nearly twenty-five years. Mr. McGinty succeeds Jere Moore, editor of the Milledgeville Union-Re corder. Headed “Press Officers Well Chosen,” an editorial in the Atlanta Journal con cluded with this statement; “The Georgia Press association is fortunate indeed in having such officers at its helm.” An editorial in the Atlanta Constitu tion said in part: "The editors are to be congratulated upon the selection of an unusually fine slate of officers to direct the destinies of the association in what apparently will be a trying period for America.” WITH THE CHURCHES METHODIST CHURCH Church school at 9 :45; Dr. E. R. Bus kin, superintendent. Worship service at 11 a.m.; subject, "Let the Bible Be Opened.” Young People's service at the regular time. No preaching service in the evening. SUMMERVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (J. G. Kirckhoff, Pastor.) Notice of Evangelistic Services. We are happy to announce that Rev. John W. Melton, of the First Presby terian church, of Rome, will be with us in a series of evangelistic services begin ning Sept. 24. Let these meetings be a matter of earnest prayer and let us now make up our minds to do all in our power to at tend and bring others with us. God will give us a spiritual harvest if we will be faithful in planting and watering and cultivating. Sunday Services Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.; D. L. Mc- Whorter, superintendent. Morning worship service at 11 a.m. Wayside Sunday school at 2 p.m. Pioneer league at 6:30 p.m. Evening services at 7:30 o'clock. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.; T. J. Espy, superintendent. Morning worship at 11 o’clock ; “Shall We Stay Out of War According to Scripture?” B. T. U. at 6:30 p.m.; Miss Bailey, director. Evening service at 7:30 o'clock. British government, in emergency reg ulations, assumes wide control of life and property. Foreign trade in July shows a 23 per cent, rise in year; export balance is lower. Italy has much to gain, nothing to lose, by maintaining neutrality in event of war. Unemployed Receive $548.60 During Week Unemployed workers in Chattooga county were paid $548.60 in benefits by the bureau of unemployment compensa tion during the week ending Aug. 26, it was announced by officials of the agency. Number of payments was reported at 88. Payments to Georgia workers amounted to $87,798.20. represented by 13,543 checks which went into 138 counties. Six hundred and seventeen payments for $4,914.34 to workers in other states who previously had established wage credits in Georgia, swelled the total to $92,712.54, the second highest weekly mark since benefit-paying operations were inaugurated by the bureau in January. It was an increase of more than $17,- 000 over the week before, attributed by officials to the fact that many workers who recently became unemployed and el igible for benefits established larger wage credits and thereby were entitled to re ceive large benefit* for a greater num ber of weeks. STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL HAPPENINGS. $1.50 A YEAR LOCAL CHAIRMEN ARE NAMED FOR MRS. F. D. ROOSEVELT’S LECTURE (Special to The Summerville News.) CHATTANOOGA, Sept. s.—Miss An nie Pitts and O. A. Selman are Summer ville chairmen for the lecture to be given by Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the Memorial au ditorium in this city. Mrs. Roosevelt will open the 1939-40 season of the Cadek Choral society. Members of Chattanooga’s ivic chorus will be seated on the stage and directed by Conductor J. Oscar Mill er will present several numbers. Mayor Ed Bass will introduce the First Lady. Mrs. Roosevelt’s lecture is on the sea son ticket of the Choral society. Other events include Handel’s oratorio, “Sam son,” Dee. 12 ; a popular program. March 8, 1940, and the May music festival to consist of an artist’s recital. May 6 and a concert performance so Bizet’s opera, “Carmen,” May 8. Guest soloists for the December and May concerts will be eight well known young American artists. Ticket prices are as follows: Season, $3, $2.50 reserved and $1.50 unreserved ; and single admissions for Mrs. Roose velt’s lecture. $2.50, $2 reserved and $1 unreserved. Mail orders for the tickets may be sent to Edward Schaefer, presi dent of the Cadek Choral Society, 819 Broad street, or to the Memorial audi torium. Numerous box parties have already been formed to hear the First Lady and a number of out-of-town reservations have been made. The lecture is the first important event of the fall season and a capacity house is anticipated. FINDS RING IN CARROT. WALSENBURG. Col. —Biting into a carrot grown in her garden, Mrs. F. J. Zanon struck something hard. It was a ring she had lost in her garden ten years ago. John B. Atkins, connected with the DeKalb Times, Fort Payne, Ala., togeth er with his wife, son and brother, were visitors in Summerville last Friday. CORRESPONDENTS WANTED The News wants correspondents in Trion. Lyerly and other places in the county. Anyone interested in writing for The News please apply at The News office. Experts say crops will fall below the bumper level, but hold result favorable despite drought. Hanes says that there are signs that further recovery is under way; hails the tax changes. FDIC reports foreign deposits in in sured banks increased 83 per cent, to $608,853,000 in year. DEATHS J. F. Houser. J. F. Houser, 73, a beloved citizen of Trion and Chattooga county, died sud denly Monday evening, Aug. 28, at 11 o'clock. Mr. Houser has made his home in Trion for the past few years with Dr. and Mrs. N. A. Funderburk. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. J. F. Houser; one son, Fred; one daughter, Mrs. N. A. Funderburk, all of Trion. Funeral services were conducted from the Church of Christ in Rives, Tenn., by the Rev. N. B. Hardeman, of Henderson, Tenn., Wednesday morning, Aug. 30. at 10 o’clock. Interment in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Trion Department store in charge. Robert C. Bulman. Robert C. Bulman, a well-known citi zen of Chattooga county, who lived his four-score and six, died at his home in the Chapel Hill community Thursday evening, Aug. 31. He is survived by two sons, Joe and Del. and one daughter. Miss Trudie Bulrian. Funeral services were conducted from the Sprink Creek Baptist church Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock by the Rev. B. H. Howard. Interment in Chapel Hill cem etery. Trion Department store in charge. Alfred Whitehead. Alfred Whitehead, a popular young man of Chattooga and Walker counties, died at the home of his aunt. Mrs. Green, in La Fayette Sunday, Sept. 3. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruby Whitehead; one son, Marvin; two daugh ters. Kathryn and Wanda; father, J. P. Whitehead, all of Trion: one sister. Agnes Nolen, of Rome. Funeral services were conducted from the Trion Baptist church Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock by the Rev. E. B. Shivers. Interment in the Trion cemetery. Trion Department store in charge of arrangements. FRANK BEAVERS Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 at the Summerville Presbyterian church, the Rev. J. G. Kirckhoff officiating, assisted by the Rev. J. C. Jackson. Interment. Summerville cemetery. Survivors are his father. W. K. Beavers; three sisters, Mrs. Howard Weems and Misses Reo and Betty Beav ers. Arrangements by Paul Weems Fu neral home. New social security act imposes back taxes on workers who reached age pf 65 before Jan, X, J 938