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CIRCULATE IN (BEST
SECTION OF NORTH
GEORGIA.
VOL. 53; NO. 43
BOLING ELECTED MAYOR;
NEW COUNCIL FOR CITY
In the municipal election held here last
Saturday, G. J. Boling defeated F. W.
Hall and J. F. Pless for mayor by a vote
of 197 for Boling; Hall, 129, and Pless,
12 votes.
In the Fird ward Homer Woods de
feated D. D. Wade by a vote of 34 to 18.
In the Second ward Torn Hill Selman
was elected without opposition.
In the Third ward R. S. Thomas de
feated O. L. Hale by a vote of 67 to 42.
In the Fourth ward Gordon Allen de
feated Clyde Harlow by a vote of 71 to 35.
The vote follows:
For Mayor:
G. J. Boling 197
F. W. Hall 129
J. F. Pless .*. 12
Councilman—First Ward:
Homer Woods 34
D. D. Wade 18
Councilman—Second Ward:
Tom Hill Selman 69
Councilman—Third Ward:
C. L. Hale 4.
R. S. Thomas 67
Councilman—Fourth Ward;
J. G. Alien 71
Clyde Harlow 3o
At the first meeting of the new council
and mayor Monday evening the following
were re-elected :
J. E. Baker, day chief of police; Reu
ben Lyons, night chief of [roliee; J. v.
Kogers, extra patrolman; DeWitt Pullen,
city clerk; T. J. Espy, Jr., city recorder;
»E Brinson, city attorney.
Fire Destroys Dwellings
Fire Completely destroyed two dwell
ings Monday morning at 2 o'clock on the
east side of town, occupied by Jud and
Jim Lively and owned by Mrs. D. P. Hen
ley. There was no insurance carried on
the houses or furniture.
The Trion fire department was called
and kept the next house, occupied by
Frank Thomason, from burning.
MARINES ID ACCEPT
60 DURING JANUARY
The U. S. Marine corps district re
cruiting headquarters at Macon with sub
stations at Atlanta and Augusta has
been assigned a quota of sixty for the
month of January.
Young men in excellent physical con
dition, between 18 and 31 years of age,
64 to 74 inches in height, single, of good
moral character who have completed at
least one year in high school, or its equiv
alent, will be enlisted.
The Marine corps offers ambitious
young men an excellent chance for pro
motion, due to the recent re-distribution
in grades for each additional 1,000 men
enlisted.
The Marine corps trains men as clerks,
stenographers, typists, aviation and auto
mobile mechanics, electricians, radio op
erators and numerous other vocations.
Learn, earn and travel while serving
in the best educated military service in
the world. Marines ■ serve at posts and
stations at home and in many foreign
countries and aboard the larger ships of
the U. 8. fleet
Interested parties may visit or write
the nearest Marine corps recruiting sta-.
tion for full particulars concerning en
listment.
DEATHS
Little Shirley liancll Taylor.
Little Shirley Lanell Taylor, 3-month
od daughter of Mrs. Irene Taylor, of La
Fayette, died Wednesday, Dec. 27, at
11:45 a.m. Funeral services were con- |
ducted from the home in La Fayette
Thursday afternoon at 1:30 by Rev. Gus|
Reed of Summerville. Interment in Trion
demetery. Trion Department store in
charge.
Daniel Dee Helton.
Daniel Lee Helton, infant son of Mr.
and M. —’e L. Helton, of south
Trion, divx ,y, Dec. 29, at 11:55
p.m. Funeral services were conducted
from the graveside in Trion cemetery by
Rev. E. B. Shivers Saturday aiternoon
at 3 o'clock. Arrangements by the Trion
Department store.
Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clif
ford Raines, of Trion, died Thursday
Jan. 3. at 5 p.m. Funeral services were
conducted from the graveside in Trion
cemetery Friday morning at 11 o’clock
by Rev. Harrell, pastor of the Trion
Methodist church. Trion Department store
in charge.
James Andrew Croy.
James Andrew Croy, 46, of Mountain
View community, died at his home Sun
day’ afternoon. Dec. 31, at 5 p.m. He is
survived by his wife, three sons and one
daughter. Funeral services were conduct
ed from Mountain View Baptist church
Tuesday afternoon at *» o’clock by Rev.
Emory Payne. Interment in Trion cem
etery. Trion Department store in charge.
Oe Sttmmprtiillr Npuis
DIRECTOR
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H. T. DOBBS
Atlanta Insurance Executive, who
today announces the complete or
ganization of more than 125 of
Georgia’s 159 counties.
“We are confident,” said Mr.
Dobbs, “that on the record made
by the Georgia Chapter of the Na
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, in treating and helping
86 polio cases in 43 counties since
its organization this year, Geor
gians will respond as never before,
and this will be the most success
ful drive in the history of the
cause.”
IRE SOUND OF DISTRESS
AN APPEAL
The homes of Mr. and Mrs. Jud Lively
and the home of Mr. Lively’s Mother and
sister were completely by fire
Monday morning. The friends hive got
ten together some furniture and a few
>f the essentials of housekeeping, xiiey are
in need of other household utensils and
clothing. If any friend of the unfortunate
Lunilies have anything which you care to
lonaic please leave it at the jail or at
The Summerville News office, or call me
at Telephone 151, and I will be glad to
all for and deliver to the families your
bounty.
In visiting in the homes of some of the
poor of the county, we have found many
distressing needs. Families without suf
ficient bedding, and clothes, and little
children barefooted in this snow and ice
of the year. If you have clothing or shoes
that you would like for some needy per
son to have, I will be glad to see that
those who need such will receive anything
that you care to give.
HERBERT MORGAN, Pastor,
8. Summervile Baptist Church.
MR. THOMAS THANKS VOTERS.
I wish to thank all that supported me
in the race for councilman in the Tihrd
ward. I will serve to the best of my
ability.
R. S. THOMAS.
PUBLIC LIBRARY
New Year’s Greeting!
May the 40’s find you fair, fat and well
read. The following books have been pre
pared for the shelves of the Chattooga
county library recently. Come and help
increase the circulation.
‘‘■Seven Keys to Baldpate.” Earl Big
gers; ‘Where Three Roads Meet,’ Ethel
Dell; ‘Sunset Pass.’ Zane Grey; ‘Drift
Fence,’ Zane Grey ; ‘Ladybird,’ Grace Liv
ingston Hill; ‘Rainbow Cottage,’ Grace
Livingston Hill; ‘Silver Wings,’ Grace
Livingston Hill; ‘Understanding Heart,’
Peter B. Kyne; ‘Silver Flute,’ Lida Lar
rimore; ‘Laddie.’ Gene Stratton-Porter;
‘Silver Slippers,’ Temple Bailey; ‘Tat
tooed Man,’ Howard Pease; ‘Mistress
Madcap,’ Sherman; ‘Daniel Boone,’
White; ‘Jerry Muskrat,’ Burgess; ‘Bobby
Coon,’ Burgess; ‘Goodbye, Mr. Chips,’
James Hilton ; ‘Freckles,’ Gene Stratton-
Porter ; ‘The Keeper of the Bees,' Gene
Stratton-Porter; ‘The. Alburn,’ Mary
Roberts Rinehart; ‘River Acres Riddle,’
Seamon; ‘Without Charm, Please.' Lou
ise Hauck ; ‘Little Shepherd of Kingdom
Come,’ John Fox, Jr.; ‘Behind That Cur
tain,’ Earl Biggers; ‘The Blue Window,’
Temple Bailey.
LIBRARIAN.
THE APOLLD BOYS’CHOIR
On Thursday night, Jan. 11, 1940, the
Apollo Boys' Choir will be heard in con
cert at the Summerville High School au
ditorium under the auspices of the Sum
merville Music club. This choir, com-
I posed of boys varying in ages from 7 to
14 years, has sung for President and Mrs.
’ Roosevelt and is well known for its ac-
I curate training and unusual ability. The
program for Thursday night is both in-
I foresting and varied A skit in costume
and familiar songs will be featured on
this program. The concert will begin at
| 7:30 p.m. A small admission of 15 and
i 25 cents will be charged to help bear ex
penses.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1940
COUNTY PRIMARY IS
SET FOR FEBRUARY 21
At a meeting of the Chattooga county
democratic executive committee, held
Wednesday afternoon at the Farmers &
Merchants bank, the following resolu
tions were unanimously passed : /
Be it resolved by the Chattomr' ity
democratic executive committee, quote:
First —That a white democratic pri-
■ mary be held in and for said county on
the 21st day of February, 1940, for the
■ election of the following officers: Ordi
| nary, clerk of city and superior courts,
: tax collector, tax receiver, sheriff, county
i school superintendent, coroner and coun
i ty surveyor.
Second —'All candidates for any of the
i aforesaid offices shall pay to the chair
i man of the committee, "Walter C. Stur
divant or to the secretary of this com
mittee, W. M. Jones, his or her entrance
fee, on or before noon of th? 20th day of
January, 1940, at which time all entries
close. Said entrance fees for the respec
tive offices shall be as follows:
Ordinary $25.00
Clerk . 50.00
Tax Collector 50.00
I Tax Receiver 25.00
: Sheriff 50.00
i County School Superintendent .. 50.00
I Coroner 10.00
Surveyor 5.001
Third —Voters in the Trion school dis
trict shall not vote for the county school }
superintendent,.
Fourth —The managers of the Summer
■ vile precinct and Trion precinct shall
open the polls at 7 o'clock a.m. and!
. I close at 6 o’clock p.m. The manager of
the Alpine district shall open the polls at’
8 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. The managers
1 of all other county precincts shall open i
the polls at 9 o’clock a.m. and close at!
1 3 o'clock p.m. No ballots shall be counted
j until the polls close. All time is central
time and voting shall be held under the
Australian ballot system.
Fifth- —The manager of the Summer
' vile precinct shall be the member of this
»i committee, from the Summerville district
I and freeholders of Summerville district to
J be selected by the said executive com-.
,! mitteemen. The managers of the county
r l precincts shall be the executive commit-!
/ tec-men and freeholders to be selected by
, the executive -committeemen in their re
. i spective district.
| Sixth —The executive committeemen
? from each militia district shall bring or!
r send the returns, tally sheets, ballots, and
- oaths to the office of the clerk of the
! superior court at the courthouse not later
: than 11 o’clock a.m. on the 22nd day of
s February, 1940, at which time there jaJil
- >e a meeting of the county executive com
t imtee to consolidate, announce, and pub
; ish the returns, and results, of said pri
mary election.
In the event, any candidate wishes to
. contest the results of his or her election,
ueh contest in writing shall be filed with
the secretary of the committee, on or be
bre noon, on the 20th day of February,
> 1940, but notice of such intent must be!
I ~..u by noon on the 22nd day of Febru-I
r ~ry, 1940. Such written contest, when
filed, must specify the cause of such con-1
:e:t and give in d' tail why such election!
is contested. The entire executive com
mittee within ten days from the date of!
filing of the cause of such contest, such!
,’ ite to be selected by the chairman of
| his committee, shall meet at the court;
I h use of Chattooga county, and hear and!
. ie: ermine such contest.
Seventh —The chairman of this com-:
( i mittee shall appoint a subcommittee of;
three members, one of whom shall be the
i
chairman, to make all necessary arrange-I
| meats for said primary election, includ-
I ng making all necessary ru'es for the
t holding of said primary election not here
tofore covered by this resolution.
Eighth—Each candidate for any office 1
” herein listed shall pledge himself to abide
/by the results of this election unless
' grounds for contest appear.
WALTER. C. STURDIVANT/
Chairman.
W. M. JONES,
S u *■
, Secretary.
r .
MUSIC CLUB MEETS
e
y
The Federated Music Club of Sum-
■ merville met Wednesday, Jan. 3, in the
II home of Miss Almazada Eilenburg with
'"! Miss Virginia Harwell and Miss Zerilda
■ Peck as associate hostesses.
The president, Mrs. J. R. Burgess, pre
sided over the short business session. It
I was decided to write the Apollo Boys
[i choir, qf Birmingham, to sing in Summer
ville Thursday evening.. Jan. 11.
Miss Ovelle Thomas had charge of the
I following program :
e Cuirerft Events in Musical World —
- Mrs. James Jackson.
i- Vocal Solo, “The Lost Chord” (Sulli
- gan)—Miss Annie Pitts, accompanied by
i- Mrs. J. G. Kirckhoff at piano.
o Discussion of Folk Songs Miss
!., Thomas.
■-1 Choral singing of Welsh English. Irish,
e Scottish and Spanish Folk Tunes —By
- Club.
e Direction of study of brooder aspects
n of Nationalism in Music —Miss Thomas,
t Piano Solo, “Sequidilla” (Albeniz) —
d Mrs. Jackson.
During the social hour the hostesses
I served a delicious salad course.
JURORS DRAWN FOR
FEBRUARY COURT
Below is a list of jurors, both grand
and petit, drawn to serve at the February
term, 1940. of Chattooga superior court.
Court to convene Feb. 5 t 1940:
Grand Jury
H. Kirk Milan, J. R. Jackson, Sr., J.
B. Whisnant, Henry Bradford, W. E.
Drummond. W. D. Hendrix, Dewey Ham
mond, P. R. Clonts, George E. Pless, j.
G. Allen, I. M. Henderson, Frank Scog
gins, Wiley A. Scoggins, J E. Hawkins,
Howard Ragland, C. W. Hutchins, S. O.
Sitton, J. L. McGinnis, Geo. E. Doster,
B. L. Peck, W. O. Hardy, Howell Dal
ton, Walter Haygood, Scott Oleckler,
James L. Alexander, L. C. Wesson, W.
W. Cook, W. O. Bankey.
Petit Jury—First Week
R. M. Hawkins, Eugene Coehran, Geo.
A. Ragland, O. H. Perry, Lonnie Reyn
olds, Clyde Chamblee, J. H. CLark, Fred
G. Eller, O. B. Padgett, Joe P. Grigsby,
B. W. Smith, R. A. White, B. W. Reyn
olds, Griffin Pledger, T. W. Manis, R.
G. Henry. Ed Eilenburg, Will C. Woods,
11. B. Hood. H. B. Murray, Henry Gray.
jT. H. Cordle, Tom C. Baker, 11. A.
! Humphrey, E. T. Megginsou, J. P. White-
I head, Glenn Strickland, Walter Y. Cook.
J. L. Henderson, O. R. Fletcher, M. M.|
Allen, Sr.
Marvin Pullen, I. G. Thomas, R. M.
! Clark. T. S. Hall, W. B. Williams, Gor
don L. Reynolds, A. McM. Myers, <>. L.
brown, M. H. Owings, Sr., Sam A. Cook,
A. E. Strange, Herman Bankey, W. C.
I I Coulter, Marvin McCellan.
I Petit Jury—Second Week
I D. M. Carrie, H. D. Cliiner. J. H. Wo
: mack, Ellis fcehols, R. N. Crawford,
I James A. Agnew, A. T. Powell, H. A.
• Kirkland, Glenn Eilenburg, W. H. Mc-
> Abee, Chas. J. Powell, J. T. dark, Sr.,
: Marshall Lowery, J. P. Anderson, David
> 0. Lewis.
BETTERCONDITIONS
IN SOUTH CITED
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ATLANTA, Jan. 10 (GPS).— Improv
. cd agricultural and industrial conditions
. are reflected in the report of the thirteen
■ shippers’ advisory boatd, just made pub
lic in Atanta, which estimates freight car
loadings in the first quarter of 1940 will
bo about 12.1 per cent, above actual
loadings in the same quarter in 1939.
On the basis of these estimates, freight I
, car loadings of the twenty-nine principal
commodities will be 5.123,227 cars in the
first quarter of 1940, compared with 4,-
470,472 actual car loadings for the same]
• mimodities in the corresponding period
. in 1939, a gain of 552,755 cars.
i Estimated loadings in the southeast for}
J the first quarter are placed at 600.514. <
J compared with 537,900 actual cars in the
| same period last year, a gain of 62,614
. cars, or 11.6 per cent.
si Commodities expected to show the lar-’
I gest increase in freight car loadings are:
s cotton, 73.8 per cent.; iron and steel, 45.3 j
: per cent.; ore and concentrates, 40.8 per ■
J cent.; machinery and boilers. 24.8; ag-j
! riculturq implements and vehicles, other,
.I than automobiles, 21.4; automobiles.!
trucks and parts, 18.8; paper, paper board:
, and prepared roofing, 15.6; grain, 11.9; ■
j lime and plaster, 11.7; chemicals and ex-j
j plosives, 10.4; gravel, sand and stone, |
. 10.2; lumliier and forest products, 9-8;
coal and coke. 9.4; cotton seed and prod-
I nets, except oil, 9 per cent.; hay, straw
. and alfalfa. 8.8; brick and clay products/
/ 7.4; cement, 6.4; poultry and dairy prod
} nets, 6.1; flour, meal and other mill
| products, 5.7; canned goods, 5.4; ferti
: Sizers of all kinds, 5.4, and potatoes, 5.1
per cent. t
SUBLIGNA WOMEN ~
HOLD MEETING
The Subligna Woman’s club met at the
• home of the president, Mrs. Tom Manis.
1! The president opened the club with a bus-
L ! iness meeting. Miss Henry announced
! there would be a kitchen clinic in Sum-
■ merville on Jan. 17. It will be very edu
-1! cational for all members.
’ The club decided to take as a commun-
• ity project for January the planting and
transferring of shrubbery at. the school
‘ building. It was decided to meet Jan. 25
to begiiT the project.
The meeting was then turned over to
Miss Henry.
The subject of the afternoon was flow
? ers. Mrs. T. P. Johnston, Mrs. W. H.
McNair and Mrs. Tom Manis gave talks
s on selecting flowers for spring. Questions
were asked by members of the club. Con
. tests and questions on flowers were given
i out to each club member by Miss Henry
to be answered.
s At. the close of the meeting the hostess
. served a very delicious dessert course.
The next meeting will be held the first
j Wednesday in February at the home of
s Mrs. J. H. Hyatt. All members are asked
' to be present.
FARMERS GET TREES
FOR REFORESTATION
County Agent O. P. Dawson reports
January and February is the proper time
for setting pine seedling or reforestation
work of any kind.
Mr. Dawson states that he is still ac
cepting applications for seedlings and
that the various nurseries over the state
are already shipping trees to the farmers.
Farmers wishing to obtain seedlings
may purclia.se pines from the state divis
ion of forestry in Atlanta, Abraham Bald
win college in Tifton, or the University
of Georgia forest school in Athens, „t a
cost of $2 per thousand. Black locust may
be obtained from the state division of for
estry at $3 per thousand, and black wal
nut at $3.50 tier thousand. All orders are
f.o.b. nursery.
“Those who wish to plant during Jan
uary and February and who have not al
ready placed an order for trees should do
so as soon as possible, in order to be sure
that they get delivery,” Mr. Dawson said.
“Remember,” the agent added, “that
every farm participating in the 1940
Tripe-A farm program can earn an addi
tional S3O this year by planting forest
tree seedlings.”
WTCHEnUNFCTO’DE
HELD ON JANUARY 17
I Is your kitchen just as you would like
it to be? If not come to the kitchen clinic
to be held Jan. 17, 10 a.m., at the court
house. Miss Willie Vie Dowdy, state
home improvement specialist, and G. I.
Johnson, state engineer, will conduct the
clinic.
The following phases will be discussed
during the day's program :
Correct heights of working surfaces;
properly grouped working centers; ade
' quate storage space; sanitary and attrac
tive wall and floor finishes; labor-saving
’ equipment and the actual construction of
storage bins and cabinets.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend and a special invitation is extended
to the men who are interested.
CREDITASSOCIATiON
) MEETING JAN. ISTH
Arrangements are complete for tl: ■ an
nual stockholders meeting of the Rome
Production Credit association, which will
be in Rome at the post office building on
Monday morning, Jan. 15, at 10 o’clock/
according to Ben C. Jackson, president
■| of the association, who said yesterday!
| that a record-breaking attendance of
1 members is expected.
This will be the sixth annual meeting
of this farmers’ co-operative short-term
j credit organization, which makes short
term loans for agricultural and live stock
| purposes to farmers of Catoosa, Chat-,
■ i tooga, Dade, Floyd, Paulding, Polk and
| Walker counties. The association now has
J 372 memliers and Mr. Jackson said it'
was hoped that every member would at-,
j tend the annual meeting.
Complete and detailed reports on the i
operations of the association will be made
;| to the stockholders, Mr. Jackson said.
.! “This being a co-operative organization,”|
i said Mr. Jackson, “we feel that, the
members are entitled to know egerything
j about its operations and we hope that
i every member will feel it a duty to bd
i present at this meeting.
,! A representative of the Production
j Credit Corporation of Columbia will make
an address at the close of the business
. session. A number of new features will
• lie introduced into the program this
I year.
Officers of the assodiation are Ben C.
[ Jackson, president; R. P. Brison, vice
. president, and B. T. Adams, secretary- 1
! treasurer. Directors in addition to the
president and vice-president are George
L. Brock, A. G. Cremer and Jno. M/
Looney.
CARE SHOULD BETAKEN
! IN HANDLING OF RABBITS
j Tularemia (rabbit fever) is a disease
•! that has been found to exist in practical
' !y every species of game bird and animal.
I This disease is easily transmitted to hu-i
mans through the handling of infected
' careasses.
Care should be taken, especially in
■ handling rabbits, and no animal should
1 be dressed that is not known to be in al
1 healthy condition.
’ Rabbits should never be shot in the
| bed. Hunters should always run them out
’j and be certain that they have plenty of
j life.
"i No person should ever use a rabbit;
•I that is not known to be in a healthy con-!
s dition. Always examine the liver of the
s ! animal. If tularemia is present it will}
*1 show in white, or yellowish white spots,
1 on the liver.
f Rabbits should never be bought fromj
| peddlers, as it is impossible to tell whe
s ther or not the animal was diseased, aft-
i er it has been dressed. Inspected meats!
I only should be used for home consump
f tion. The purple ink of the Inspection
i stamp can be seen distinctly on healthy
meats.
STATE, COUNTY AND
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS.
NEWS AT A GLANCE
ABOUTSTATE EVENTS
(By Gilreath Press Syndicate.)
ATLANTA, Jan. 10.—That 1939 was
a good year is evidenced by the year-end
statistics; that 1940 possibly will be an
even better year is seen by the optimis
tic predictions of business leaders. They
're optimistic, are business men —men in
every line of endeavor. Unless something
unforeseen happens 1940 can’t miss be
ing a great year, they say. One of the
most encouraging predictions is the one
made by the thirteen shippers’ advisory
boards on freight car loadings for the
first quarter of 1940, which reflects im
proved agricultural and industrial con
ditions. They predict a 12.1 per cent, in
crease over actual loadings in the same
quarter of 1939. This is based on the
twenty-nine principal commodities ship
ped by rail.
Among the statistics that made 1939
a good year were: Traffic deaths in Geor
gia were 128 fewer than in 1938 and the
injured list was decreased by 3,565 . . .
Building activity in Atlanta set a ten
year record in 1939, passing the $10,000.-
000-mark for the first time since 1929.
During the year 3,270 permits were is
sued for work costing $13,212,611. . . .
In Fulton county outside the city limits
1.334 building permits totaling $4,086,-
069 were issued in 1938, compared to 1,-
048 amounting to $3,926,642 in 1938 . ..
Year-end deposits for the four Atlanta
Clearing house banks soared to $306,940,-
769.42, the highest point in Atlanta his
tory. This was an increase of $54,301,-
461.95 from the 1938 year-end total of
$252,639,307.47.
STILL A MYSTERY: “The govern
ment spends tens of millions of dollars to
deepen the Missouri river to help boats
further to pull down railroad business,
and low water strands the boats and
makes a failure of the whole enterprise,”
says the Newburgh (N. Y.) News. “There
have been almost numberless projects on
this order; and the question why the gov
ernment does these things, spending the
people's money needlessly, remains as
much a mystery today as it was when
the policy started.”
GIST OF TH ENEIVS: Athens, Ga„
will be the scene of the premiere showing
of the motion picture, “The Green Hand,”
Friday. Jan. 12. The picture "is based on
Dean Paul Chapman's story about the
Future Farmers of America . . . “Na
ber Faber" Bollinger, who is known by
just about every convention delegate in
the world, is the new president of the
Atlanta Kiwanis club. During bis nine
teen years identified with the organiza
tion, he has held every office but that of
international president ... In the towns
of East Point, College Park and Hape
ville not a single automobile fatality was
reported during 1939. This is the second
straight year College Park has boasted
such a fine record . . . David F. Gray,
Jr., of Atlanta, stood in the cold at the
state capitol waititng for the auto tag de
partment to open the morning after New
Year’s so he could get license plate No.
1. In fact, he waiited 7% hours but the
best he got was 0224. The smaller num
bers had been sold by mail.
RELIEF CLAIMS RANGE
FROM $lO TO $62.40
Examination of the first 2,000 claims
received by the social security board un
der the federal old-age and survivors’ in
surance program indicates that combined
benefits of a worker and his wife, pro
viding she is also over 65 fears of age,
will range from sls to $61.20 per month.
“The Iward estimates,” according to
Joseph R. Murphy, manager of the At
lanta field office of the social security
board, “as the result of this sample study,
that monthly benefits received by a single
person, man or woman, will range from
$lO to $41.60. Benefits for a widow, re
gardless of age, and one dependent child,
under 16 years of age or 18. if in school,
will range from sls to $62.40.”
Board actuaries estimate that benefits
payable to a retired wage-earner in 1940
will average about $25 and about S3B for
the combined penefit of a retired wage
earner and his aged wife.
The new program also provides benefits
for the widow and orphans of an insur
ed wage-earner. In case he leaves no such
heirs, his dependent parents over age 65
may receive monthly benefits.
Those who feel that they may have a
claim under the old age and survivors' in
surance program are advised to write,
call or visit the nearest field office of the
social security board for particulars.
The office serving this territory is lo
cated at 321 Ten Forsyth Street Build
ing, Atlanta, Ga.
Thef ’ ?lland Woman's Home Demon-
I stration club met at the school house
Thursday, Jan. 4.
| The meeting was called to order and
, mlinutes read of the last meeting.
After the business meeting the school
! teacher, Mrs. Strawn, and her school pu
pils had charge of the program of which
, was enjoyed.
Miss Henry gave an interesting and in
formational talk on the growing and ar
rangement of flowers around the hoiae.
The next meeting will alib be held at
the school house.
$1.50 A YEAH