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The Summerville News
SUMMERVILLE, GA.
Official Organ of Chattooga County.
(O. J. ESPY, Editor-Manager, 1911-38.)
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One Year $1.50
Six Months ..75
Three Months 50
Published Every Thursday by
THE NEWS PUBLISHING CO.
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D. T. ESPY, Editor-Manager
Entered at the Postoffice at Summerville
Ga., as Second-Class Mail Matter.
Civilization may be the art of
learning from others.
What you do not expect does
not disappoint you.
The Finns are the guys who
put the “finish” to the Russian
invasion.
Summerville has its faults, no
doubt, but why not look out for
the good points.
Business men who are too
modest to toot their own horns
will not continue in business.
Why not make up your mind
to do something every day to
improve yourself; it will pay
dividends.
The individual cannot leave
every question to Congress;
there are certain problems that
a man must solve for himself.
Foreign markets for all the
wheat and cotton that the farm
ers of the United States can
grow will solve the farm prob
lem.
If you want to express your
opinion, intelligently, tolerant
ly and briefly, our columns are
open. But, above all, be brief.
We foresee a great era for
Summerville, but it will come
through the co-operative efforts
of our people and not from out
side sources.
Mail Order Candidates.
The nerviest person we know
is the candidate who sends his
orders to mail-order houses to
get his printing done and then,
presenting a card printed out of
the county, or even out of tht
state, asks the printers and cit
izens of his county to vote for
him for a county office.
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Mail-order printing may be a
few 7 cents cheaper, but we hav
en’t heard of anybody getting
elected by votes sent to them
from mail-order printers in Il
linois, Indiana or other away
from-home places. Loyal citi
zens support home printers and
other business concerns.
We wonder if those candi
dates who have their cards and
other printing done by mail-or
der concerns are also expecting
to be elected by mail-order
votes ?
There are three printing con
cerns i n Chattooga county
which pay taxes in the county,
can do just as good printing as
the mail-order concerns which
pay no taxes here and which
cannot support you in any way.
except take your money away
from home. Home printers ap
preciate your business and are
qualified to vote for you.
VOTERS: Do you want to
elect candidates who are loyal
to home printers and business
concerns or those who spend
their money, before they are
elected, with mail order con
cerns which pay no taxes, li
cense or help in any way to
build up our county?
Home printers can do the
printing for candidates prompt
ly, without long delays, and de
serve the business—and will ap
preciate it!
Congress Seeks Economy.
Just about the time that the
nation begins to worry about
the budgetary problems of the
Federal Government, word
comes from Washington that
Congress is considering the ap
pointment of a special commit
tee to study the subject inde-
pendently of the executive de
partment.
This is interesting. We have
never pinned much hope in
economy, a la Congress, but you
never can tell. Maybe the boys
will cut the money going to
farmers, to those on relief, the
veterans and other well-orga
nized groups that look to the
Treasury for funds. This may
happen but we will have to see
it first and we do not expect to
see it in an election year.
Balancing the budget is ex
tremely simple. Just forget
about the unemployed, the
plight of the farmers, the need
for adequate defense and other
functions that the public de
mands. The budget will auto
matically be balanced. It will
stay balanced until another
election day .rolls around and
then a new set of legislators
w’ill unbalance the budget.
Loan Sharks Fleece the Poor.
Loan sharks in the United
States are “reaping illegal prof
its of $100,000,000 a year,” ac
cording to William Trufant
Foster, who has prepared a
special pamphlet on the subject
for the Public Affairs Commit
tee. i
The usurers are described as
“bootleggers of money” who
take advantage of the poor and
ignorant, forcing them to pay
exorbitant rates for small
loans. Mr. Foster says the “in
terest” runs from 240 to 1,200
per cent, a year.
He recommends that every
State pass laws relating to
small, fixing an interest rate
that will enable small loan com
panies to operate profitably. He
suggests 2 per cent, a month,
taking into consideration the
high cost of operation in mak
ing small loans but says this is
much less than that charged by
he loan sharks.
Farm Benefits to Continue
The President’s budget mes
sage docs not recommend con
tinuation of the present bene
fits being paid to the farmers of
he nation. This has aroused
some of the Congressmen from
farm areas, who insist that agt
ricultural benefits be maintain
ed at their present level.
This brings to mind the insis
tent agitation of Secretary Wal
lace that some method be adopt
ed to provide funds for farm
payments outside of the Fed
eral Treasury. Whether there
will be a form of the abandoned
processing taxes, or some other
method of raising funds, is un
certain. No new taxes are ex
pected this year but farm ben
fits will continue and new taxes
will come later if necessary.
Facts On Labels.
Since the first of the New
Year all foods, drugs and cos
metics, moving in interstate
commerce, have been required
to bear labels listing all the in
gredients they contain.
The “contents” must be stat
ed in plain English that the av
erage housewife can under
■tand. If any habit-forming
drug is included a warning
must be printed on the package.
The revised regulations as to
foods and drugs are necessary
’n the interest of the public.
They may lead to wiser buying
and they should result in the
purchaser getting more for his,
or her, money.
There will be those to de
nounce the regulations as an in
fraction upon the individual
right of every American to buy
what he pleases. The real objec
tion will come from those wTio
want to sell cheap stuff at a
fancy price and under a differ
ent name.
GORE NEWS
Well, here is news from Gore. < >ur
chool is progressing, our people have
awnched a program to install a new wa
:er system which is very much-needed a
the new school building. So on next Tues
lay night at the school auditorium therr
.vill be a program and box supper. We
are earnestly asking all the commiuiKy
to have a part. All young ladies bring
boxes, also the married ones. There will
l»e a good social hour.
We especially invite all our friend'.-
who are asking our support in the com
ing election. Remember, candidates, this
is the first time Dirttown ha:
“ver had a meeting of this kind so come
on everybody and let’s have a good time
together and help a worthy cause in one
I of the best schools in the county.
Proceeds will go to install water sys
tem.
Remember Tuesday night, Jan. 23, at
o’cock.
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1940
A BIT OF GOOD NEWS
(By Hubert Dodd.)
I have just received a letter from Mice
Mary Guyton, who is the president of the
Glee club, of Reinhardt college, located
at Waleska, Ga. In the letter she writes:
’Each year the Glee club, of Reinhardt
college undertakes a project for the gener
al good of the students. Last year we
bought basket ball suits for both the boys’
and girls’ teams. This year we want to
give a large number of books to the li
brary.”
Now, I think that is a fine thing. She
goes on to say: “On your book shelves
you have many books which you have
already read. Books of fiction, classics,
historical novels, books of reference, just
the things to help boys and girls for
pleasure or learning. Will you give us one
or more?”
Now I think that is another fine thing.
Nearly everybody has at least one good
book which he has read and needs no
more, and it would be a good thing to
clean <out the bookshelves of all such vol
umes and send them to this fine group of
young people who can use them to such
good advantage.
You can send the books direct to Miss
jruyton and the postage will be refunded
iccording to the letter. Or you can com
nunicate with her, saying that you have
a book or more books to give, and they
will be called for by the end of February
if possible. Be sure to tell her where to
call for the books.
There is only one suggestion I would
make: Do not give them a l>ook which
would not be helpful and uplifting. If you
’lave any “trash” on your bookshelves,
he best thing to do with it is to burn it.
You do not need it, and certainly those
fine young people do not.
Miss Lena Mae Parker, of Cedartown,
•pent Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. Frank
Waters.
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Mrs. Will Hinton is visiting Mr. and
Mrs. T. L. Morton in Chattanooga.
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Mr. and Mrs. Walter O. Sturdivant
ire spending this week in New York.
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Rev. Silas B. Harrington, of Magee,
Miss., will preach both morning and eve
ring services at the First Baptist church
lan. 21. All members are urged to attend
both services. Visitors are cordially in
vited.
KNOW YOUR TIMBER
(Emily Woodward.)
Looking forward in Georgia in 1940 to
nowing our timber, it is interesting to
ook ba- -k on tin- 1939 Christmas season
nd consider the part that trees played
n its festivities and good-will.
As a traditional emblem of the Yule-
I GASKETS
X
f Head gaskets for Model A
X Ford and V-8, Chev. ‘6’—
X
X 45 cents
X
For other cars
f 35c up
T
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X Oil pan Gaskets: Fords and
f Chevrolets —
t 15c set
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t FAN BELTS
X
X Fords, Chevrolets and oth
£ er cars—
X 25c up
T
SPARK PLUGS
X Fords, Chevrolets and oth-
Y er cars —
X 25 cents
X
t BULBS
X
Headlight bulbs for all
cars—
X 6c up
X
j' Tail-light bulbs
3c each
t LENS
X Tail-light lens
Bc, 10c, 12c each
t TIE BOLTS
Y
X Complete stock of Spring
Tie Bolts, for cars and
X trucks—
T 5c up
T
Y
X Complete stock of genera
tors, Starters and Arma-
ni tures for Fords, Chevro-
X lets and Plymouths.
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Y
£ Generator Brushes
Fords and Chevrolets—
-9c set
X
Turton’s Auto Parts Store
Day Phone, 50-20—Night Phone, 50-30
USED CAR PARTS
tide, a tree is the central motif around
which the season's celebration revolves.
Whether pine, cedar, holly or fir, Che gaily
decorated boughs afford an ideal medium
with which old Santa can work.
Red berries, greens, and even the mis
tletoe, other emblems of the Christmas
season, are likewise gifts from the trees.
The contribution of the forests to the
happy holiday season does not end with
the decorations. Back to the Yule tree
for a peep at the gifts, and 10, we find
the trees still playing a gefierous role.
There are wooden bowls, plaques,
lamps, stands, card tables, footstools cig
arette cases, make-up boxes, books, toy
hammers, hatchets, doll beds —‘all a part
of the forest’s contribution to the fami
ly’s Merry Christmas.
And now on to the Christmas feast,
where the trees again appear in leading
roles. They furnish grapefruit so the ap
petizer, olives for the hors d’oeuves, ap
ples to garnish the turkey, oranges and
cocoanut for the dessert, coffee and nuts
to complete the toothsome whole.
With memories of the liberal part trees
have played in the 1939 Christmas fes
tivities still fresh in our minds. Georgians
should face the New Year with a new
high resolve to give these beneficient
friends a better chance to live and grow.
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Liquid - Tablets - Salve - Nose Drops
BUSHINGS |
X
Starter bushing for Chev
rolets — X
X
5c each. $
J
BEARINGS
X
Chevrolet wheel bearings
19c and 29c X
. x
CLUTCH DISCS |
Y
For Fords and Chevrolets, X
exchange— x
49 cents X
Y
Clutch Facings X
, X
For Fords, Chevrolets and
others — £
19c each X
PISTON RINGS |
• X
Chev. ‘4’ and Ford ‘A
89 cents X
X
Chevrolet ‘6’ $1.49 X
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DOOR GLASS f
X
Door glasses for Fords, v
Chevrolets and others —
SI.OO each £
Y
We install the above door x
glasses so
75 cents X
T
Y
We also cut and install X
shatterproof glass.
BRAKE LINING t
j x
For Fords, Chevrolets and X
others; for 4 wheels; riv- X
eted on your shoes — X
X
98c set up
FRIENDLY
HELPFUL
ACCOMMODATING
Three reasons why your friends, your
neighbors,
WHY YOU
will enjoy doing business with this bank
FARMERS & MERCHANTS
Open 8:30 a. m. BANK Close 2:00 p. m.
Make Our Bank Your Bank—Use Blue Checks
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
State-County-City-Depository
I WANT ADS I
WANTED —To drill water wells any
where, any depth. Modern machinery
quick service all kinds of pumps fur
nished and installed. Call or write W
M. Kittle. Box 132, Ringgold, Ga.
FOR RENT —Four-room house with gar
den and good well of waiterj one mile
south of Summerville on' Lyerly road.
—W. E. Murphy, Summerville, Ga.
FOR RENT, DWELLING—New six
room dwelling in Summerville; water,
electricity, bath ; one acre ground ; S2O
per month. B. W. Farrar, Agent, 109
N. Commerce St., Phone 41-20.
SALE NOTICE—One B-model
Ford truck, in good condition, will be
sold before the courthouse door next
Saturday, Jan. 20, for cash or terms, to
highest bidder. If you want a good
truck be sure and be at sale/—Frank
Kellett, Sheriff.
MENLO NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Clark, of Atlan
ta, spent the week-end here.
Mr. and Mrs. Watson Alexander spent
Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Pless.
Ann Colquitt is in McCall hospital for
treatment.
The circles of the Presbyterian auxil-
Special Tax for Year
1940
All Special Tax for this year was due January Ist.
The law requires you to register your business with
the Ordinary and pay Special Tax to Tax Collector
within 90 days or a penalty of 10 per cent, will be
charged. No disabled person or veteran will be exempt
ed from the payment of this Tax unless they hold a
certificate of exemption issued by the State Revenue
Commission.
Automobile Dealers _525.00 ;
Automobile garages in towns less than 1,000 inb
inhabitants' 5.00
Automobile garages in towns more than 1,000
inhabitants2___l 15.00
Automobile Accessorieslo.oo
Corporations with capital stock SIO,OOO 10.00
For corporations over ten thousand dollars, see
tax collector’s instruction book.
Cotton Warehouses 10.00
Barber Shops, per chair 2.50
Coal Dealer, towns of 1,000 or morelo.oo
Wood Dealers, towns of 1,000 or more 10,00
Dry Cleaning in connection with Pressing Club_ 10.00
Pressing Club; 5,00
Playing Cards 5.00”
Professionalls.oo
Gas and Oil Truckslo.oo
Gasoline Pumps, each 3 00
Junk Dealerlo.oo
Live Stock Dealer 10.00
Laundry2s.oo
Merry-Go-Round 10.00 -
Slot Machines, eachj 2.00
Punch Boards, each‘ 2.00
Weighing Scales11.00
Bicycle Dealer 10,00
Musical Instruments and domestic Ice Machines 5.00
Picture Shows, per month 2.00
Photographerslo.oo
Peddlers, all kindsso.oo
Soda Fountain, for each arm 5.00
Hotels, per roomll .50
Cases and Restaurants 10.00
Weiner Standss.oo
Trucks for Hire 25.00
Radios or Supplies 10.00
Miniature Pool Tables, not exceeding 30x60 5.00
Pistols and Cartridgesls.oo
Dealers in Gun Shells 1.00
Dealers in Shells and Cartridges 5.00
Any one beginning business after July 1, 1940, will ♦
be required to pay only one-half of Tax mentioned
above.
J. A. SCOGGINS
TAX COLLECTOR, Chattooga County.
iary met. Monday afternoon. Circle 1 met
with Mrs. Bob Wyatt and Circle 2 met
with Mirs. Lester Edwards.
Milton Clark has been ill with pneu
monia but js much improved.
Dr. and Mrs. S. B. Platt and family
left Monday to make -their home in Mis
sissippi.
The W. M. U. met Saturday afternoon
with Mrs. Rob King. Afterwards with a
shower for Mrs. Platt.
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