Newspaper Page Text
CIRCULATE IN tBEST
SECTION OF NORTH
GEORGIA.
VOL. 52; NO. 39
NEWS AT A GLANCE
ABOUT STATE EVENTS
(By Gilreath Press Syndicate.)
ATLANTA, Dec. 13.—Well, folks, it’s
finally arrived. Meaning, of course, the
“Gone With the Wind” premiere. It be
gins Friday night at. 815 o’clock at
Loew’s Grand theater in Atlanta. The
whole town —in fact, the whole state and
even the whole South —has gone goofy
over the event, which, incidentally, has
the eyes of the entire nation focused upon
it. And why not? It is the biggest thing
Georgia has undertaken in many, many
years. And petite Peggy Mitchell (Mar
garet Mitchell to you) is responsible for
it all. Just imagine!
It's a sell-out at the premiere, where
tickets went like hot cakes at $lO per
head ; the proceeds going to the commun
ity fund. The Atlanta Junior league’s
costume ball at tire City auditorium on
the evening Irefore the premiere also was
a sell-out, as was the Atlanta Journal
sponsored ball on the evening of the
premiere, at which Kay Kyser is con
tributing his services. The three-day fes
tivities, which 'Continue through Satur
day, are attracting most of the stars and
big shots connected with screen produc
tion of the famous novel. They’ve all
come to Atlanta for the big blow-out.
Meanwhile, tickets are being sold for
the film's indefinite run at Loew’s Grand,
according to Manager Eddie Pentecos.
Tickets to the regular run, beginning the
day after the premiere, are priced from
75 cents to $1.50. Two performances are
to be given daily at 1:30 p.m. (2 p.m.
on Sundays) and 8 p.m. The picture lasts
three hours and forty minutes with a
ten-minute intermission.
PEOPLE DON’T WANT IT: “I do
not believe that the American people
want government ownership of railroads,''
declares Congressman .Sam Raymond, of
Texas. “One of the surest ways to pre
vent it is to enact fair and just transpor
tation legislation that will bring under
government control all instrumentalities
of interstate commerce.”
GIST OF THE NEWS: Medora
Field’s “Who Killed Aunt Maggie?”, At
lanta's best seller since its publication
last August, is to be published in Eng
land . . . Miss Gay B. Shepperson, wh
recently resigned ar state WPA admin
istrator to “take a long rest,” has pur
chased a 6M>-acre farm near MgLeon, Va.
about twelve m’’»« fr< »r Washington . .
Payday for 10.000 WPA workers in Geor
gia will be Dec. 22 instead of Dec. 26 s<
that the checks will l>e received in time
for Christmas shipping. The checks will
total more than $200,000 . . . Gov. Riv
ers again will serve as chairman of the
“Fight Infantile Paralysis” campaign in
Georgia. Climax of the 1940 <J.mpaign
will be Tuesday, Jan. 30, with parties
and other celebrations planned for every
Georgia county marking President Roose
velt's fifty-eighth birthday anniversary.
REVIVAL AT BOLLING.
A revival meeting at Bolling will start
Sunday, Dec. 17.
Everybody is welcome to come praying
for those who are lost. The greatest need
of this world today is for the people to
be led by the Holy Spirit and Jesus to
come into their life.
Second Peter 3-8, But, beloved, be not
ignorant of this one thing: that one day
is with the Lord as a thousand years and
a thousand years as one day.
Four-Mile Baptist church welcomes
you.—Wrathburn Cash, Pastor.
NOTICE.
All members of Camp No. 16440. Mod
ern Woodmen of America, are requested
to meet at the court house Friday eve
ning, Dec. 15, at 7 :30. There will be the
election of officers for another year.
Also some very important matters are to
be discussed. Visitors from other camps
are invited to meet with us.
A. J. ELLENBURG, Consul.
J. H. HOWREN, Secretary.
GORE 4-H CLUB.
The Gore 4-H club held its meeting in
the home economics building Nov. 29.
The program chairman was not pres
ent, therefore, we didn’t have a program
except for a few songs and the club
pledge.
Miss Henry then took charge. She gave
an interesting talk on our bedroom, their
background; rugs, and curtains. Differ
ent types of curtain material were dis
cussed and the rooms that each design
would suit best. Everyone enjoyed the
discussion very much.
WHO KNOWS?
1. How long has Finland been an inde
pendent nation?
2. For what mineral is Sweden im
portant?
3. Did Great Britain seize German ex
ports in the last war?
4. What part of Rumania was for
merly Russia?
5. What is the official name of the
Dies committee?
6. Wihat is an S-boat?
7. What is the statutory debt limit of
the federal government?
8. When does the trade agreements
act expire?
9. When did King George agree to the
Magna Charta?
10. How many soldiers have been kill
on the Western Front?
(See “The Answers on Another Page”)
§>untttwrtrilb Nms
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1939
i Jr
it V k r X
I
MEETING TO PROVIDE
CHRISTMAS BASKETS
Tuesday evening, Dec. 19, at 7:30,
there will be a meeting at the courthouse
for the purpose of providing Christmas
baskets for the unfortunate.
An interesting program is being ar
ranged by the rehabilitation workers of
he American Legion auxiliary.
The public is invited to attend and no
admission will be charged, but every per
son who attends is expected to bring a
gift in the form of toys (new or used),
food, fruit, nuts or any Christmas good
ies to make up pleasing baskets.
PENNVILLE W. H. I). CLUB.
The Woman’s Home Demonstration
club, of Pennville, met in the home of
Mrs Hinton Logan Dec. 9. Our new pres
ident. Mrs. Clay Stowe, presiding. Mrs
Charlie Gordon, in the absence of Miss
Henry, gave a demonstration on Christ
mas decorations of our homes which was
very instructive. Mrs. Logan was in
charge of a Christmas program. She had
a flower contest, also a cake contest. W
had a gift box. The hostess served lovely
refreshments. —I. Henry, Reporter.
SUBLIGNA WOMAN’S CLUB.
The Subligna Woman’s club met Wed
nesday, Dec. 6, at the home of Mrs. ,
H. Self.
The devotion was conducted by Mrs.
Will White, and Mrs. T. P. Johns,
directed the singing of Christmas s<
In the absence of Miss Henry, Mrs.
H. Hyatt led a discussion on the wrap
ping and making of Christmas gifts.
In the demonstration of this discussion
she showed several practical gifts.
Miss Aleta Baker was in charge of the
games, which were enjoyed by all.
At a later hour Mrs. Self served de
licious refreshments.
The club will meet in January at the
home of Mrs. Tom Manis. All members
are cordially invited.
reid, arnall can
HOLD POST TILL’4I
ATLANTA, Dec. 13 (GPS).—Chief
Justice Charles S. Reid, of the Georgia
supreme court, and Attorney-General El
lis Arnall are entitled to hold their offices
until Dec. 31, 1940, despite the fact that
they refused to seek re-election in the
June 6 general election, according to a
ruling of the state supreme court.
The high court affirmed a three-judge
tribunal in Fulton superior court, in ac
tion brought against Chief Justice Reid
by Monroe Stephens, Blue Ridge lawyer,
and affirmed also the ruling of Judge
Dee B. Wyatt, of the Coweta circuit, in
a quo warranto proceeding brought
against Attorney-General Arnall by John
Wood, of Canton, former congressman.
Gov. Rivers claimed that the election
for these two officers, which he filled by
appointment, did not come up until the
November election in 1940, and refused
to put the names of any candidates on
the official ballot. Mr. Stephens and Mr.
Wood asked their friends to write in their
names. Out of more than 30,000 ballots
cast, Mr. Wood received 3,532 votes and
Mr. Stephens 814.
Chief Justice Reid disqualified himself
in both eases, and Presiding Justice Sam
uel Atkinson disqualified himself in the
Reid case. Three superior court judges
replaced them.
Eleven Candidates Now in
Race for Mayor, Councilmen
Since The News went to press last week Roy Alexander has
qualified for councilman in the Second ward, which makes eleven
candidates in the field for mayor and councilmen.
HOW THEY LINE UP:
FOR MAYOR FOR MAYOR
G. J. Boling Dr. F. W. Hall
FOR COUNCILMEN FOR COUNCILMEN
First Ward —Homer Wood First Ward —D. D. Wade
Second Ward—Tom Hill Selman Second Ward —Roy Alexander
Third Ward —C. L. Hale Third Ward—R. S. Thomas
Fourth Ward —Gordon Allen Fourth Ward —Clyde Harlow
For Mayor—J. F. Pless.
The hours of the election will be from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Sat
urday, Jan. 6, 1940.
CHEVROLET SALES ARE
LARGEST SINCE 1037
DETROIT, Dec. 13. —The greatest
volume of new passenger car and truck
sales for any one month since August.
1937, was reported here today by Wil
liam E. lloller, general sales manager.
Chevrolet motor division, with the re
lease of the company’s sales figures for
N ovembeir.
During the month, Mr. Holler said.
Chevrolet dealers sold at retail a lota!
of 89,377 new cars and trucks, a figure
which tops any previous month in 1939
any single month in 1938. and seven of
the twelve months in 1937.
The November figure is a gain of 16.2
per cent, over the same month last year.
Ur. Holler pointed out, adding that the
last ten days’ sales total of 30.002 units
was up 19.8 per cent, over the final ten
days of November. 1938, and slightly
higher than the preceding ten days in
1939.
In November, 1938. a total of 76,946
new cars and trucks was sold, whJe the
sales total for the final ten days in that
munch was 25,053 uni’s. During the pre
vious ten-day period of Nev ember. 1939
sales totaled 29.6jl uni's.
Chevrolet’s commercial ear department
also reported a substantial gain. During
November. 1939, the department report
ed retail sales totaling 17,376 units, a
gain of 32.2 per cent, over the 13,145 un
its sold in November, 1938. Up likewise
were sales in the final ten-day period, as
against the same period last year. From
Nov. 20 to 30, 1939, sales totaled 5.789
units, 16.7 per cent, above the 4,960 sold
in the similar period last year.
Used car sales during the month show
ed a corresponding increase in line with
the passenger car and used car division.
Mr. Holler said, retailing a total
of 118.252 units, a gain of 18.2 per cent,
over the 100,076 units sold in November,
1938, Used car sales in the final ten-day
period of November, this year, were 23.6
per cent, above the same period last
year. A total of 42,935 units were sold
this year as against 35.562 during the
final ten-day period last year. Likewise,
the steady gain that has characterized
the Chevrolet sales graph throughout.
1939, held, with used car sales in the
final ten days of the month 13.1 per cent,
in advance of those reported for the sec
ond ten-day period.
The November used car sales figure.
Mr. Holler asserted, tops the figures re
ported for four of the ten previous months
CHRISTMAS EDITION
TRION FACTS DEC. 18
The Trion Department store will
issue a special Christmas edition of
Trion Facts next week, which will be
filled with values for Yuletide shop
pers. The store’s special Christmas
sale will begin Dec. 18 and continue
through Dec. 23.
Wait and watch for the Trion
Facts special to be issued next week.
This holiday sale will thrill gift-seek
ers everywhere.
REFLECTOR LIGHT ’
FOR COWS AT NIGHT
ATLANTA, Dee. 13 (GPS).—When
Reporter Pete Craig recently wrote a
touching story in the Atlanta Journal of
Mrs. Ferinand’s demise on a south Geor
gia highway, little did he dream he’d start
a movement to beautiful our nights by
branding Georgia’s highway cows with
red reflector lights.
However, up in Washington, D. C.,
Myron Glaser read it. And he wrote the
Journal a letter. He, too, had been a vic
tim of a highway cow, and a cow had
been the victim of him. He thinks some
thing ought to be done about the cows
roaming the highways, and particularly
at night.
“Why not pass a law,” he writes, “re
quiring all owners of live stock which are
allowed to roam in this fashion to wear
reflector buttons, similar to those now
being used on many highway signs. A
light harness—Xiree or four buttons on
each side- —should be very economical and
should be a means of preventing a lot of
serious accidents . ... ”
Mr. Glaser’s suggestion is seriously pro
posed and is likely to receive serious con
sideration. But there are a lot of cows in
south Georgia, and they may not like the
idea. Many people agree, however, that
something should be done to keep the
live stock in their place—which is not
on the highways. For behind every cov
that roams the highway lurks tragedy.
Whether Mr. Glaser’s suggestion is adopt
ed remains to be seen, but at least it is
a movement in the right direction.
in 1939 and seven of the reporting peri
ods in 1938. “From a standpoint of used
car merchandising. Chevrolet has done
the best job this month of any November
in the history of the company,” he said.
GORE DRAMATIC CLUB
TO PRESENT PLAYS
The Dramatic club at Gore High school
will present two one-act plays on Wednes
day evening, Dec. 20, at the schoolhouse.
The plays, ‘Henry’s Mail-Order Wife’ and
‘A Dollar Down,’ come to Gore well-rec
ommended so an enjoyable evening of en
tertainedment is predicted.
The Dramatic club at Gore has only
recently been organized under the di
rectorship of Miss Buford. The officers
elected for the year are Betty Jim Ow
ings, president; Bill King, vice-president,
and Sidney Gordon, secretary-treasurer.
In addition to the plays on Dec. 20
there will be musical numbers and read
ings. This entertainment will start at
7:30 o’clock; admission charges are 10
and 15 cents.
The public is cordially invited to be
present.
SCHOOL TOI PRESENT
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
The elementary grades of the Sum
merville public schools will present their
Christmas program at the high school
auditorium on Friday night, Dec. 15, at
7 :30 o’clock.
Seventy-two children will take part in
the performance, with groups from tihe
South Summerville schools included in
the cast.
Those taking part are listed below:
Nina, June Hays; dancing doll, Sara
Jo Cramer; baby doll, Barbara Cash;
organ grinder, David Shropshire ; monkey,
Linton Oglesby; wooden soldiers, Freddy
McCurdy, Bob Baker, Virgil Whorten,
Billie Nelson, Russell Barlow, Reece
Cleghorn, Eugene Cook. George Parker.
Rag Dolls : Dawn Dillard, Helen Rich,
Bobby Lee Cass, Jolita Stanfield.
Seven Dwarfs: Billy Brice. Wallace
Busby, Edwin Newsome, Joe F. Daeus,
Junior Gilmer, Lonnie Ward, Jack Reece.
Pierrot and Pierrette: Ted and Loretta
Burgess.
School Children: Jean Cordle, Nancy
Clarke, Will Hair, Benny Perry, Gerald
Clarke, Dorothy Smith, Mbnteen Perry. I
Dorothy Burton, Joce Cook, Rose Nell
Weems, Arline Woods, Frances Brown,
Betty Headrick, Buster Hurley, Virginia
Keinh, Bobby Scoggins, Edward Hart
man, Billy Parker, Hubert Greene, Wan
da Fletcher, Eloise Parham, Bertha Kel
lett.
Mary : Joan Kellett.
Joseph: William Turner.
Angels: Hazel Hughes, Jackie Allen,
Eunice Smith, Maybelle McClure, Mjartha
Roper, Betsy Alexander, Mary E. Ful
mer. Pauline Ash, Myrtle Smith, Evon
Bridgeman, Maxine Newsome, Mildred
Jackson. Ruby Dalton, Maughn Wilson.
Frances *Moore, Gracie Baldwin, Kathleen
Payne, Marie Barnes.
Shepherds : Winston McWhorter, Hoyt
Parris, Stanley Greene, Joe F. Hix, Joe
F. Thomason, Charles Wilson, J. E. Jack
son.
Wise Men: Wallace Reavis, Loray By
ars, Joe Stephenson.
Everyone is cordially invited to be pres
ent. There will be no admission charged.
sullivanUrgessafe
CHRISTMAS DRIVING
The following appeal was issued by Ma
jor Lon Sullivan, commissioner of de
partment of public safety:
“Lest we forget, let every automobile
driver recall that 1,308 persons are doom
ed to be injured or killed in an auto ac
cident during Christmas week this year
if the 1937 record is to be repeated. From
Dec. 24 to 31 of that year thirty-eight
were killed and 1,330 injured in traffic
accidents on Georgia streets and high
ways.
Last. year twenty were killed and 703 .
injuring during Christmas week.
“I am appealing in the name of those I
whose lives have been lost in automobile |
accidents and in the name of those who
have suffered the agonies of broken
bones, fractured skulls and other serious
and painful injuries in automobile acci
dents. appealing to every driver in Geor
gia to exercise extreme caution the re- ■
mainder of this year.
“Let’s observe the few simple ‘common l
sense’ rules made to prevent these kill
ings and injuries. Let’s keep drinking and
driving separated entirely. Let's drive a
few miles an hour slower than usual, es
pecially in darkness. Let’s keep on the
right side of the road always and be sure
our vehicle is equipped with good head ,
and rear lights and brakes.
,‘Let's apply more ‘common sense’ than |
usual to our driving this last month of
the year so that the joys and pleasures of
Christmas may not be marred by tragedy
and suffering in 1,386 families this year
as in 1937.”
SERVICES AT FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH
Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.; T. J.
Espy, Jr., superintendent.
Preaching services at 11 a.m. and 7
p.m. Rev. Thos. J. Espy, Sr., will preach
at both services.
Each of the members and all the friends
are most cordially invited to all the ser\
ices.
STATE, COUNTY AND
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS.
8. W. MORTON PASSES
AWAY LAST SATURDAY
The many friends and relatives of S.
W. Morton were deeply grieved Saturday,
Dec. 9, to hear that he had passed away
at his home here.
Mg. Morton was the youngest son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Tom and Martha
Ann Morton, early settlers of this coun
ty, who came here from North Carolina
during the early history of this county.
The three only brothers, Esq. George
Morton, of Subligna ; Joe Morton, of Co
lumbus, Ga., and S. W. Morton, of Sum
merville, have all passed away since Jan
uary of this year, which makes their
deaths doubly sad.
Mr. Morton lived a Christian and influ
ential life, and was an excellent citizen
and a good husband and devoted father.
He worked for the county for the last
twenty years. He lived a quiet but use
ful life. He will be sadly missed in his
home, church and community.
Surviving the deceased are his
widow. Mrs. Ada Belle Smith Morton;
three daughters, Mrs. Ray Jackson, of
I Alabama; Mrs. Kathleen Morton Bar
row. of Atlanta; Miss Fay Morton, of
' this place, and one son, Horace Morton,
of Atlanta; four small granddaughters
and many friends and relatives over
North Georgia.
Funeral services were conducted from
the Methodist church Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, the Rev. C. C. Cliett and the
Rev. J. G. Kirchhoff officiating.
Special music was given by Mrs. C. C.
Cliett and Mrs. J. G. Kirckhoff —“There’s
An Unclouded Day” and Abide With
Me.”
The honorory pallbearers were O. S.
Fowler, F. A. Justice, T. A. Mashburn
and J. B. Vaughn.
Active pallbearers were Richard Wil
lingham, A. B. Cordle. Homer Simmons,
Horace Simmons and W. E. Turner.
The beautiful floral offerings were
loving tributes of the high esteem in
which the deceased and his family were
held.
Interment was in the local cemetery
with Paul Weems Funeral home in
charge.
GEORGIA BOYS, GIRLS
WIN WILD LIFE PRIZES
The Georgia division of wild life is of
fering four prizes to boys and two to
girls of Georgia who are willing to do
nate a small amount of their time and
talents to a conservation program.
Two two-week trips will be awarded to
4-H club boys and two two-week trips
will be awarded to F.F.A. club boys from
and to their homes to the state of M is
consin, with all expenses paid.
Two cash prizes of SIOO each will be
given to girls for the best wild life con
servation work and report. All girls in
the state are eligible for the contest.
The boys on the trip will lie under the
supervision of a wild life ranger of Geor
gia, and the trip will be primarily for the
study of the wild life conservation pro
gram in Wisconsin, an outstanding state
in tihe conservation movement.
Fishing, boating and bathing on Lake
Michigan, visits to state parks and for
ests will be included in the trip.
An examination for boys will be held
in all F.F.A. and 4-H clubs. Questions
will be taken from booklet, “A Wild Life
Program for Georgia Farms,” and the
l>oy making the highest mark will become
chief junior ranger for a period of three
months. At the end of three months an
other examination will be held and the
boy making the highest mark will become
chief junior ranger. No boy may be chief
junior ranger more than one term of
three months in any one year.
The chief junior ranger will have
charge of all wild life activities in the
club.
All boys taking the examination will
' become junior rangers and will be eli
| gible for the trips.
Tlie prize awards will be based on
i achievement, knowledge, enthusiasm,
' written story of work, and examination
on quail and fish.
Contestants will have three projects to
choose from:
1. Fish and pond.
2. Native quail.
3. Artificial quail propagation.
Contestants may take one or more of
these projects to work on.
Girls will not lie required to stand ex
aminations, but conservation and wild
life knowledge will be one of the factors
in determining winners..
Contest starts immediately after the
first examination is given, and ends June
i 15, 1940.
ONE VOTE IS CAST
IN DALTON ELECTION
DALTON. Ga. —Tihe easiest job in Dal
ton should be that, of ballot counter in
county voting. When returns on a ballots
to determine whether marketing quotas
i for Burley tobacco would be established
in Whitfield county in 1940 were tab-
I ulated, the grand total was one, that in
the negative. Mr. Voter was J. H. Shq
gart. of the Cohutta community.
United States plans return of Fin
land’s next debt payment.
$1.50 A YEAR