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CIRCULATE IN (BEST SECTION OF NORTH GEORGIA. VOL. 53; NO. 26 LABOR FACES PROBLEM WITH UNEMPLOYMENT ARMY OF MORE THAN TEN MIL LION IN U. S. ARE STILL WITHOUT WORK. Labor day, 1939, recently celebrated throughout the nation, found five strik ing developments in the labor situation throughout the United States. There still is a vast army of unem ployed. Memberships in labor unions now ■ are more than double the total of 1929. Hours of work have been sharply cut.. Wage scales have inceased substantially. Legislation, the most comprehensive in all history, has been enacted to help labor. The American Federation of Labor es timates the jobless at 10.400.000 or about 8,500,000 more than in 1929. Union memberships include 3.900.000 in the American Federation of Labor; 4,000,000 in the Congress of Industrial Organizations, and 400,000 in the rail road brotherhoods. Wage rates for craft unionists have in creased about 10 per cent, since 1929. and common labor wage levels have ad vanced from 43.2 cents to 5Q.9 cents an hoor, on the average. The average work ing week now is forty hours, compared to fifty in 1929, and in some indutries; notably' textiles, the work week is as short as thirty-six hours. Legislation enacted since 1929 and de signed to improve the position of the working men and women includes the so cial security law, with its old-age insur ance and unemployment compensation clauses; the Wagner labor act, guaran teeing collective bargaining rights, and laws fixing maximum working hours and minimum wages. Labor leader’s say these three laws have virtually affected more workers than did all the labor legislation enacted by the congresses from George Washing ton to Herbert Hoo'ber. Walker Votes For 1-Man Commission LA FAYETTE, Ga.—Walker county, according to incomplete and uuotiicial returns, voted last Wednesday for the one-man commissioner form of govern ment. The county has been operating un der a five-man commission, members of which had been subject recently to a grand jury investigation The county will elect a commissioner at the next general election and he will take charge of the fiscal affairs of the county government in 1941, when terms of the present commissioners expire. farOomeOmte IN IMPROVEMENTS Home accomplishments in fifty Georgia counties, in which 1,228 farm women have made improvements in their kitch ens, 1,262 screened their homes, 4,532 families installed electric lights and 1,826 others added electrical household equipment, were cited this week by Miss Willie Vie Dowdy, home improvement economist for the agricultural extension service. “These projects,” Miss Dowdy said, “were carried out according to recom mendations made by the state home im provement committee and the county home demonstration councils. Other proj ects included the making of household linens and bedding, refinishing of furni ture, and study courses in farm credit and better housing. “Several counties sponsored farm and home planning demonstrations,” Miss Dowdy continued. “Farm women in Mit chell county reported 165 demonstrations in progress throughout the county, while Habersham in North Georgia, has 120.” Miss Dowdy, who is secretary of the i committee, also called attention to proj v ects recommended by the group for the coming year. The committee, in its rec ommendations, placed increased emphasis on farm and home planning, both on an individual and community basis. The committee suggested that all coun ty’ home demonstration councils work on certain county-wide projects in 1940 Among these were a living-room for the farm family, home ownership, kitchen improvement, use of electricity, and bet ter-built houses. Trion. Football Season To Open Friday Night TRION, Ga., Sept. 13.—Trion High football season will open this Friday night at the Trion stadium against Cave Spring. This game will give fans a splen did opportunity to judge what kind of a team Trion will have, as we opened against Cave Spring last year. However, we are expecting a lot stiffer opposition this year. Game will be called at 7:30 with officials from Chattanooga and price of admission same as last year—ls and 35 cents. W.M.U, Mission Study Course Nov. 6 to 10 In a communication from Miss Dallis Heitt, in response to the invitation to teach a mission study course in the as sociation, she has informed us that she could not be with us and teach at the time agreed on. but she could be in the association Nov. 6 to 10. ’ We will have the study course in com pliance with her time. MRS. THOS. J. ESPY. Sept., Chattooga W. M. U. She Nms TO SPEAK AT COURT HOUSE TONIGHT AT 7:30 Il J Z < SBiL B s - ~ Hk . . » zlWz ■V 1 ■I DR. C. N. GUIRE, president of the Home Mission of America. Inc., and chaplain of the Chattanooga College of Law, who will speak at the court house here tonight (Thursday) at 7 :30. He will also speak at Berryton Baptist church Sat urday night at 7 :30. His subject will be, “Two Hundred Hours Behind Prison Walls.” WAR AT A GLANCE French troops reported deep into German industrial section. President Roosevelt indirectly but definitely tells Germany she will pot be per mitted to take over foreign territory in this hemisphere. Polish troops, after being driven back and forced to give up a third of Poland, are now holding on to Warsaw with dogged determination. Twenty-six ships reported sunk so far in this second World war. British soldiers reported jarriving in France. This was denied by London until today. Germany serves notice she will sink American ships,’carrying contraband. Canada follows Britain into war. Germany’s casualty . list is reported to be between 12,000 and 15,000. Isolationist promise “fight” if Congress called to repeal Neutrality bill. Polish sources report 100,000 German soldiers have'been shifted from the eastern to the western front. ‘War Boom’ Has Little Effect On Jobs As Yet WASHINGTON.—The bureau of la bor statistics estimated Friday that the current war boom reflected in rising pri ces will have only a negligible effect im mediately on employment, athough nian hous of work, it was said, may be in creased. Bureau statisticians said they looked for some employment gains in a few lines, such as steel and coton, but have undertaken no spot sampling to try to gauge the immediate effect of war-boom prices on industrial activity and jobs. They said that definite employment statistics probably would be available by Sept. 15. They expressed the opinion that manufacturers were hesitant to increase pay rolls in the first week of the war until domestic conditions settled down after the first wave of war reaction. Curb War Emotions, Stephen Pace Urges Congressman Is Fearful That Warlike View May Lead Into Conflict. Congressman Stephen Pace, in a recent statement to the press, urged Americans to “keep your sympathies to yourself ’ lest the nation’s feeling for fair play and justice “sweep us into an unnecessary war.” Pace expressed belief “congress will never vote to send another American boy across the Atlantic to fight if it is left alone,” but added ‘the congress will give the people what they want and demand.” “But what I am concerned about is the American people who have a feeling of fair play and justice,” he continued. “I am afraid that those feelings wiP take possession of the people before they know it and the people will sweep the congress off its feet. “I have been alarmed by the attitude that has swept this country in the last two weeks. I believe not only that the United States can stay out of this war . . . but also that . . . the United States must stay out of war.” SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1939 Red Cross Lists Types of Supplies To Be Made For Needy War Victims WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 7.—The American Red Cross today sent instruc tions to a limited number of its large city chapters on surgical dressings to be made by volunteer production units for hospitals in the European war zones. At the same time a letter was sent to all of the 3,700 Red Cross chapters throughout the nation asking them to make women’s and children’s clothing; hospital clothing and knitted articles for the civilian populations in the nations at war. This action was in line with a decision taken at an extraordinary session of the central committee of the American Red Cross yesterday and announced by Chair man Norman 11. Davis, and followed an offer of assistance by the American or ganization cabled to the international committee of the Red Cross in Geneva when hostilities first broke out. The Pol ish Red Cross has replied, appealing for supplies. Word has not yet been received through the international committee from the British, French and German Red Cross societies. Offer of aid by the Amer ican organization was made on an im partial basis as required under the treaty of Geneva. It was announced here that mass pro duction will not be undertaken pending detailed information of needs from the Red Cross societies of nations at war. Peace-time activities of 2,222 Red Cross chapters have included as a part of their normal programs production of sur gical dressings for local hospitals, and for disaster relief work, and hundreds of women volunteers have engaged in making children’s and women’s garments, for use of victims of disaster, and also ’NOOOA INTERSTATE FAIR OPENS MONDAY FARMERS OF THIS COUNTY ANTI CIPATING SHARE IN PRIZES OF $7,500 TO BE GIVEN. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.. Sept. 13.-1 Farmers of this county today were brush- I ing up their sleek cattle and fat hogs, housewives were selecting their fanciest crocheting and most tempting canned goods which their sons and daughters were scrubbing big potatoes and shiny red apples all to be entered in the Chat tanooga Inter-State fair which Monday swings open its gates at Warner park in Chattanooga. There will be a large number of entries from this county in every department of this year's fair, county farm and home agents report, and a large share of the grand total of $7,500 in cash prizes and I ribbons are expected to come back here ■ when the awards are handed out. At Chattanoga, the fai buildings and cattle barns were in readiness, stands and booths erected and all preparations completed for the hundreds of elhibits that were to start pouring in from 25 counties in the Chattanooga area of Ten nessee, Alabama and Georgia over the Week-end. By Monday noon every exhibit will be in place for the crowds that will fill the fair-grounds the entire week. This county will be competing with others for the total of SSOO in cash prizes given the counties having the best collective exhibits. There will be art ex hibits, photography department, pigeon and poultry shows all open to farmers o this county. A mammoth OCC exhibition will be free to all. On the entertainment side, President Joe Engel has booked the Johnny J. Jones exposition with its fifty shows, thrilling rides and free acts as the mid way attraction this year. The Ernie Young “Cavalcade of Hits” will be the grandstand attractions bringing beautiful girls, dancers, singers, comedians and outstanding entertainers. A mammoth fire-works display will be free each night. Unemployment Get $2,430.15 In August Payments of unemployment compensa tion benefits to eligible unemployed work ers in Chattooga county in August amounted to $2,430.15 represented by 369 checks, the bureau of unemployment compensation has announced. Payments for the week ending Sept. 2, were reported at $661.66, represented by 103 cheeks. August payments wefe the largest in any month since benefit-paying operations were inaugurated. They amounted to $363,347.93, of which $347,840.58 were paid to workers in 144 Georgia counties. The remaining sum of $15,507.35 went to workers in other states who previous ly had established wage credits in Geor gia. Total payments for the week ending Sept. 2. amounted to $83,658.89, of which 80,033.09 went to workers in the state. Teachers To Meet Friday, Sept. 15th The County Teachers’ association will meet ill the Summerville High school au ditorium Friday, Sept. 15, at 1 :30. Ralph Ramsey, G.E.A. secretary, will be the speaker. KATHRYN HENLEY, CjS.S. have knitted articles for veterans in hospitals. The chapters which have been asked ' thus far to make the surgical dressings include the District of Columbia chap ter. New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Phila delphia. Baltimore, Cleveland, Cincinnati, ■ New Orleans, Atlanta and Chicago. Oth ' ers may be added to the list. The types of garments which all chap ters will be asked to have their volunteer 1 production units make are: hospital bed shirts, operating gowns and convalescent robes; women’s and children’s dresses and boys’ shirts and wash suits; men’s and children’s sweaters, with and with out sleeves; men's and children’s knitted sox and stockings; knitted caps (beanies) and wool scarfs. I The national organization of the Red i Cross will establish warehouses for the will send them to the belligerent coun ’ receipt of these chapter produced articles. I and as large shipments are assembled i tries, it was announced. I As an illustration of the extent to which this volunteer relief work can re lieve distress, the work of 8.000.000 wom- ■ en in Red Cross chapters in the years from 1914 to 1918 produced garments of a total value of $93,000,000. including : 3 000.000.000 surgical dressings. 17.- ! 000.000 hospital garments. 6.000.000 ref ugee garments among other items. I In Red Cross relief work for drought stricken, families in the United States in 1930-31 when the U. S. government gave I the organization huge supplies of cotton and wheat which were processed for re i lief. Red Cross chapters produced 38.- i OOO.OOQ garments, and 700.000 volunteers i ■ were engaged in the work. Dr. M’Gaha To Fill Baptist Pulpit Sunday fig ' Ijllll ' Jk '''A' llz. | H wMMHi Dr. E. Hays M'Gaha, has accepted an I invitation to speak at the First Baptist I church in Summerville in the absence of 1 the pastor, J. C. Jackson, at both the I morning and evening hours Sunday. Dr. M’Gaha, who is well known as a ’ Bible scholar and theologian, has been < requested to speak at the 11 o’clock hour < on the subject of “Solomon’s Temple.” In i this discussion the speaker will contrast; i from a biblical standpoint, the building ' of Solomon’s temple to that of, the build- I ing of the church. This subject will be ' of special interest to Bible scholars, Christians seeking a deeper experience. Master Masons are invited. The public is cordially invited to at- I tend the services at 11 a.m. and 7:30 I o'clock p.m. I MILE OF RAILROAD TELL WHOLE STORY ATLANTA, Sept. 13 (GPS).—Back of ; each mile of railway in the United States there is an investment of more than $lll,OOO. What has each mile done, on the average, in the first half of 1939? The Railway Age asks and answers this question in a current editorial, made public in Atlanta. “In the first place,” the Railway Age says, “each mile earned average gross revenues of $7,722. This total was made up of $6,220 received for handling freight, of SB4B for handling passengers, $205 for handling mail, sll9 for handling express and of $330 or performing other transportation services. “In the second place, the operating ex penses incurred on this average mile of railway amounted to $5,996. Maintenance of roadway and structures cost $939; maintenance of equipment cost $1,568; expenses of securing traffic amounted to $226; the actual cost of running trains was $2,918, and other expenses totaled $345. “Thus, w’ith gross earnings of $7,722 and operating expenses of $5,996 the average mile of railway earned, in the first half of 1939, a net operating revenue of $1,726. But further costs had to be paid out of this sum. For this average mile the tax bill amounted to $738 and its proportion of the rentals paid for equipment and jointed used facilities av eraged $2Bl. “These tax and rental expenses con sumed $1,019 out of the $1,726 earned as net operating revenue, leaving a bal ance of only $707 for a return upon the $lll,OOO invested in this average rail way mile. Considering seasonal varia tions, the net earnings of $707 made by the average mile of railway in the first half of 1939 were equivalent to an an nual rate of return upon investment of 1.57 per cent.” Get rid of the slowest developing pul lets and those that lack ruggedness. If kept they will need to be culled later. ADVERTISING DIDN’T PAY. RACINE. Wis. —Dave Luby. who op erates an appliance store, advertised por table radios with a sign: “Carry them with you any place.” One potential cus tomer took the sign too literally, Luby complained to police, because he carried out a radio without paying for it. Nc War Talk From His Pulpit LONDON—The Rev. E. B. Cook, vi i car of St. Cuthbert's Wells, the largest I parish church in Somerset, Friday prom ised his congregation to refrain from commenting on the war in his sermons. The vicar remarked : “Everyone has to think quite enough about the war all the restj>f the week, and perhaps it ■will be a relief to some to know’ that in St. Cuthbert's, at least, there will be no war talks from the pulpit. Summerville To Have New Case The H. & C. case, Summerville newest restaurant, will open Friday morning in the building formerly occupied by the T. & C. case, under the management of Sid ney Hall and James Crouch. The proprietors state that the restau rant has been completely reorganized un- I der new management, and that they will ; feature old-style Southern cooking, with j meals prepared under the supervision of | an experienced dietician. The public is cordially invited to come ' by and inspect this modern case. STATE, COUNTY AND LOCAL HAPPENINGS. $1.50 A YEAJR DR. GUIRE TO SPEAK HERE TONIGHT, 7:30 SUBJECT WILL BE ‘TWO HUN DRED HOURS BEHIND PRISON BARS.” Dr. C. N. Guire, president of the Home Mission of America, Inc., and chaplain of the Chattanooga College of Law, will speak at the court house, Summerville, Thursday night, Sept. 14, at 7 :3O o’clock. Dr. Guire's subject will be “Two Hun dred Hours Behind Prison Walls.” Dr. Guire is a Baptist minister, hav ing served in the ministry for twenty four years, and during that course of time has traveled extensively, and has had the pleasure of speaking in the pul pits of fifty-six different denominations. The Home Mission of America, Inc., is sponsor for Giure's Boys' Town, which is designed to be one of the greatest projects ever launched in the This home will be a place for the rehabilita tion of the boys who are problem boys, and very likely, if a great interest w T as not taken in them, would become the criminals of tomorrow. This organization is interdenominational, and non-sectarian. The chief purpose will be crime preven tion. and the proper training and direc tion of the youth. In connection with this project, there will be a school with the proper Christian teaching. It is planned to make the farm about 50 per cent, self-supporting by using the older boys to raise such produce to ac commodate the table, and oerate a can nery, and in this manner store away food supplies for the winter season. This farm will have their own milk cows, fatten and kill their own meat which will lessen the expense of maintenance. If you haven’t had the peasure of hear ing this man of God. who has devoted much of his time in research and investi gation for crime prevention, you should hear him tell of his personal experience behind prison walls. The people who are free to roam the hills, and pass through the valley without the slightest care, are very much in the dark as to what really takes place behind prison doors. In this 'engagement Dr. Guire will tell us the cause and the cure for crime. This should be most interesting to our citizenry in terested in the betterment of this, our great nation. It will be remembered that Dr. Guire filled the pulpit two Sundays several months ago at the South Summerville Baptist church. All those who heard him are anxious o hear him again. Roland Hayes Recital In Rome October 13 Roland Hayes, a negro, who is the world's most celebrated tenor, will give a song recital at the City auditorium in Rome Friday evening, Oct. 13, at 8 o’clock. Reserved seats are $1 each; un reserved, 75 cents. There will be a special section for our white friends, who are cordially invited. J. L. McGinnis and J. R. Jackson will have tickets at their drug stores; also the principal at his residence next door to the colored school. The net proceeds of this concert will be used by the Summerville colored school in making addition room, especially for shop work and home economics. Home economics is being carried on at the prin cipal's residence, where he is now for the third year, sacrificing a room free of charge for this department, organized voluntarily under his administration. The immediate purchase of tickets by both our white and colored friends is solicited and appreciated, as we must have Roland Hayes’ guarantee in New York at least one week before the date of recital. A. CARTER, Principal. GOLD. Although the United States already has more gold than can serve any useful purpose, the outbreak of war in Europe is expected to increase this country’s holding of gold. COMPLETION OF ROAD SYSTEM URGED SOON ATLANTA, Sept. 13 (CNS).—Pres sure for rapid completion of Georgia links in the national defense system of roads is expected to spur highway con struction in the state in the next few months. One small letting this month has been authorized, and other projects will be cleared as rapidly as possible. While details of the road system, as it applies to national defense needs, remains of course a secret, it is known that some important links in this state remain un paved. One major link that is not a sec ret is the new road linking Columbus and Fort Benning, the country’s largest train ing camp, with the eastern ports. Other important items are said to be in the vicinity of the coast. In addition, the upsurge in farm prices Occasioned by the European conflict has centered attention on the lagging Post Roads system, and it is expeted that the state highway department will give rapid attention to these needs. Many important farm-to-market roads have been survey ed, but construction must be pushed rapidly. That these emergencies will play an important part in state fiscal plans is evident. The emergency is generally re garded as striking the final blow to the proposals to seize highway funds for other purposes. This was indicated when Gov. Rivers lightened somewhat his tight control over highway purchases, indi i eating that there would be less interfer ’ ence with Chairman W. L. Miller and his associates on the highway board in “ their efforts to push the work of the de partment.