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nouncing the appearance in its col
umns of "The Washington Merry-
Go-Round” by Drew Pearson -and
Robert Allen, in addition to its com
plete coverage of local happenings.
» The “Merry-Go-Round” makes its
appearance today along with a great
many new features that the News
has acquired to make it the best
weekly paper in the state.
Pearson and Allen are without
doubt the two most famous names
among the reporters of the Washing
ton scene today. Reporting rather
than offering opinion, is their spe
cialty. Some of their- “scoops” have
made history. They write brightly,
crisply, and without partisanship, of
the life, color, and things that make
the capital city tick.
The “Washington Merry-Go-Round”
has become a national houseword for
» the “inside” information about the
great and the near great. Now, for
the first time, Pearson and Allen will
have a column each week for YOU,
taking you behind the scene to watch
the greatest show on earth.
National attention was drawn to
Pearson and Allen when their first
book, “The Washington Merry-Go-
Round,” became a best seller. The
book concerned the foibles and the
strong points of the great and near
great of the capital city. Since that
time Pearson and Allen have held na
tional attention by other I’M st sellers,
including “The Nine Old Men” and
by their sprightly column of “inside’
news. This column deals with high
lights and sidelights, rather than with
opinion, for Pearson and Allen are
essentially news reporters rather
than commentators. Their news
“scoops” have been historic.
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Local Boy Honored at
University of Georgia
ATHENS, Ga., April 17.—Robert
Harlow, of Summerville, has been
elected chancellor of Delta Sigma Pi,
professional Commerce fraternity at
the University of Georgia for the
coming year.
1940-41 DRIVERS’
LICENSES ISSUED
The first of G n orgia’s 650.000 li
censed drivers began receiving their
Monday night’s mail.
♦ The annual renewal period opened
Monday and on-the-minute drivers,
some of whom sent their applications
in last week, found their licenses in
Monday niyht’s mail.
Major Lon Sullivan, lepartr.ient of
public safety commissioner, has as
sured drivers that if they will apply
now they can avoid the delay they
- experienced last summer. He said
the department is prepared to handle
from 20,000 to 25,000 licenses per
day and he hopes drivers will co-op
erate by sending applications in at
that rate.
Renewal applications blanks are
( available at the offices of sheriffs
and chiefs of police, filling stations,
garages, chambers of commerce, mo
tor clubs and at patrol district and
sub-district stations. He reminded
drivers to tear the renewal stub off
their present license and attach it,
with a cashier’s check (not a personal
one) or a money order, to the blank.
He reminded them also to sign the
blanks and mail them to the depart
ment of public safety, box 1741, At
lanta.
’ “Beginners” or new drivers cannot
obtain their licenses until they stand
and pass the safe driving examina
tion, the commissioner said. Also
drivers who fail to renew their 1939-
40 license before the end of June must
take the examination.
NOTICE
April 30 closing date for taking
applications for soil conservation pay
ments as sent out by the state office.
'This has already been done except
in about thirty eases. If you are one
of these thirty and want to receive
your soil conservation payment, come
by the County Agent’s office and sign
this application AT ONCE.
-Jmwl d'** Back. To
Tp£ BtiSiiES!
“Saying is one thing—doing another."
APRIL
16— Slavery in District of Co
lumbia abolished. 1862.
n ”1* 17— League abandoned es-
<Z_j z9p< fort to end Italo-Ethiopian
* war - 1936 '
jjgpy. 18— Paul Revere rode to warn
colonists. 1775.
«j 19— House passed 903 million
\ dollar agricultural bill.
' 193a
ejjj SI 20— New York adopted state
tK constitution. 1777.
X?> 21— U. S. fleet seized Vera
D 9 Cruz customshouse. 1914.
2.' --Japan paid $2,214,000 to
settle Panay incident.
1938. w»» •
The Summerville News
VOLUME 54, NO. 5.
NEWS AT A GLANCE
ABOUT STATE EVENTS
ATLANTA, April 17 (GPS)—Dr.
Milton P. Jarnagin, head of the Uni
versity of Georgia department of
animal husbandry, believes “we can
keep in Georgia $40,000,000 that now
is leaving our borders annually* by
making each state farm self-sustain
ing, and by producing all the farm
products that are consumed in Geor
gia cities.” He made that statement
last week while serving as a judge in
the Swainsboro fat cattle show.
High in his praise of the 4-H and
Future Farmers of America clubs,
Dr. Jarnagin declared: “The hope of
the future is in the hands of the farm
boys and girls who constitute the
membership of these groups. Chap
ters of these organizations are gen
erating a dynamic force that will go
rar towards building a better and
more permanent type of agriculture
than this region ever has known.
“Today there is a burdensome sur
plus of all of the so-called cash crops,
and a deficiency of all livestock, live
stock products and feeds in the south
east. A program of education based
on the four fundamentals of the Fu
ture Farmers of America—learning
to do, doing to learn, earning to live
and living to serve—will solve all of
Georgia’s agricultural and economic
problems.
“Permanent pastures are the very
foundation of success of cattle rais
ing. We must fight soil erosion—
the product of over a century of row
cropping—by using dense-growing
■od-forming crops. Fortunately, many
of our best feed crops are in this
class.”
Enact the Law—“ Our existing tran
sportation legislation makes normal
competition virtually impossible,” de
clares the St. Mary’s (Pa.) Press.
“One kind of carrier is subsidized by
the taxpayers, and another is tax
penalized. One kind is regulated,
while another is half regulated, and
still another is hardly regulated at
all. There is no equality in the pres
ent laws—and the result is detrimen
tal not only to the carriers but to all
those who use transportation service.
Now pending in congress is a long
considered, exhaustive bill whose
principal purpose is to rationalize
transportation, and to put all carriers
on an equal footing. This bill, aside
from minor differences, has passed
both branches by heavy majorities.
Those differences are now being
ironed out—and congress can do the
nation no greater service than to give
the bill early approval.”
WEINER ROAST
AT SCOUT CABIN
About seventy-five scouts and
scouters from Menlo, Trion and Sum
merville attended the weiner roast
Friday evening at the Scout cabin,
east of Summerville, and enjoyed
plenty of fun and weiners.
MR. CHAS. E. BELL, OF TRION,
HEARD AT METHODIST CHURCH
Mr. Bell delivered a very inspiring
message to those who attended the
Methodist services Sunday morning.
Rev. Cliett, the pastor, preached in
Chickamauga Sunday.
Faculty Entertained
MJsses Elizabeth Jackson and
Zerilda Peck were joint hostesses at
the attractive home of Miss Jackson
on Washington street on Tuesday
evening at a lovely bridge party. The
guests were the lady members of the
Summerville factulty and Mrs. Sonny
Elgin.
Delicious refreshemnts were served
by the charming hostesses.
SCHOOL OF RELIGION AT
METHODIST CHURCH THIS WEEK
Rev. C. C. Cliett is conducting the
School of Religion for the youths
whose ages are from 8 to 12 this
week at the Methodist church. All
children of this age are invited to
attend these interesting and bene
ficial lessons.
MR. HULL, OF ATLANTA,
ADDRESSES LIONS CLUB
ON TUESDAY EVENING
Mr. Hull, of Atlanta, secretary and
treasurer of the Citizens Road League
of Georgia, addresesd the Lions club
Tuesday evening at their regular bi
monthly meeting at the Riegeldale
tavern. He stressed very emphati
cally the necessity of building roads
to take care of the heavy traffic of
today, thereby eliminating many un
necessary accidents upon the high
ways.
He also stressed the fact that road
funds should not be diverted for
other departments as this is costing
the state of Georgia over a million
dollars each year due to the fact that
the federal government has serious
objections to this system or method
of handling highway funds.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1940.
Forty-Seventh Annual
Meeting of W. M. U.
The forty-seventh annual Wom
an’s Missionary Union met with
Summerville First Baptist church
April 9th, 1940. Mrs. H. D. Brown,
vice-president, presided in the ab
sence of President Mrs. T. J. Espy,
who has moved away.
The following are the proceedings:
Prayer—Dr. Clark.
Song—“ How Firm a Foundation.”
Devotional —Rev. M. D. Short, of
Summerville. I. Cor. 15-58. “Preserv
erance in and through Christ.” He
admonished each of us to be stead
fast, courageaus as Paul was in wit
nessing always for Christ.
Prayer—Mrs. J. L. Clegg.
Recognized—Pastors Rev. M. D.
Short, Dr. Clark and Rev. E. B. Shi
vers. Also recognized visitors, Mrs.
J. L. Clegg, Dalton, Ga.; Miss Dollie
Heit, Atlanta; Mrs. Guy Atkinson,
Cartersville.
Greetings—Mrs. M. D. Short.
Response—Miss Maggie Leath.
Mrs. Brown spoke very praise
worthy of our former president, Mrs.
T. J. Espy. Mrs. Espy left with Mrs.
Brown her respects and duties for
the past year. God had another field
for them and it is with sorrow we
give them up, but we must be sub
missive to his will and wish for
them the best of everything in all
their work for the Master.
Reports from district secretary all
gave glowing reports of their work
for the past year.
All societies in this division doing
good work.
Western Division—'Some have been
handicapped by bad weather and
roads, but regardless of this much is
being done.
Eastern Division—They too have
been handicapped by weather and
roads, but hope to go forward in this
great work.
Each president or representative of
each society told of what was being
done in their society, which was very
uplifting and inspiring. Some so
cieties have reached the standard,
while others have made great prog
ress in organizing young people’s or
ganizations and other work.
Even the new societies are enjoying
their work and ate doing a great
work.
Personal Service Miss Effie
Leath spoke on her work in this line,
was soul winning and urged each
society to work toward this.
Margaret Fund —Mrs. J. L. Pol
lock. She stressed the “Burney love
gift.” The children of missionaries
who are in school and asked each
society to especially help in this
way. We have four of these students
in Georgia.
White Cross, Mrs. J. C. Cordle —
lad a splendid report of linens sent
in.
Song—<Miss Annie Pitts. “Each
..ep of the Way.”
Miss Heitt—She too stressed stew
ardship and gave some helpful hints
n the standard.
Dr. Clapk, returned missionary
from Japan, spoke very fluently of
our great work being done by the
W. M. U. through unity and he, too,
old of the great need of witnessing
‘or Christ both in our own land and
he foreign fields. He showed some
interesting posters.
Prayer—Mrs. J. L. Pollock.
Noon—A sumptuous lunch was
served and every one enjoyed this.
And after resuming our work a vote
of thanks was expressed.
Song—“ We’ve a Story to Tell to
the Nations.”
Devotional —■ Mrs. Laura Camp.
Luk.t 24-46.
Mrs. Clegg Congratulated the
county as a whole on W. M. U. work.
Os the work it has done and yet how
very much there is yet to do and
that there are many new societies
and organisations that might yet be
organized. She then asked if we
would not like to help on the New
Memorial. The McClure Memorial in
Louisville. Room for Miss Mary
Christian. Class Room and recreation
room. This is above our $25 for
Golden Jubilee.
Mrs. Atkinson, young people’s
leader, gave some helpful suggestions
in getting young people to work and
the great need of training young peo
ple for the future work and witness
ing for Christ.
Nominating Committee
President —Mrs. E. E. Price.
Assistant President—Mrs. Mark
Strawn.
Young Peoples Leader—Mrs. How
ard Ragland.
Assistant Young People’s Leader
Many Improvements Have Been Made
On the Historical Cleghorn Home
About fifty years ago the late
Major John Storey Cleghorn, Sr., one
of Summerville’s pioneer and most
successful merchants of his day, built
one of the finest and most picturesque
homes of that day just above the
willow springs on north Commerce
street. Sim<e the recent death of
rs. John S. Cleghorn, Sr., Mr.
High School Glee Club
To Present Operetta
The Summerville High School Glee
club will present an operetta entitled
“The Return of the Countess” at the
high school auditorium, Tuesday,
April 23, at 7:30 o’clock. The cast
includes high school girls who are
members of this club.
“That Awful Letter,” the one-act |
play presented at the Seventh Dis
trict meet this week will be an added
attraction to be given immediately
before the operetta. This program
will be directed by Miss Evelyn Hbge.!
The admisison will be 10c and 20c.1
The money will be used to cover the
expense of debate and dramatic ma
terial and to help complete the pay
ments on the school piano. Come
and bring your friends for an evening
of music and fun.
Fat Cattle Show
County Agent O. P. Dawson urges
all farmers from this county, who
are interested in raising or feeding
beef cattle, to attend the first an
nual fat cattle show and sale put on
by the Coosa Valley Livestock Pro
ducers’ Association. The show willl
be held at Rome on Tuesday, April J
23, beginning at 9 o’clock.
The animals competing will be sold
at auction starting at 10 o’clock
Wednesday, April 24.
The judges at the show will be Dr.
Milton P. Jarnagin, head of the ani
mal husbandry department, Univer
sity of Georgia; Z. A. Massey, of the
experiment station, Griffin, Ga., and
H. T. McKeown, Atlanta, Ga. $450 in
prizes will be offered by the Rome
Chamber of Commerce to the exhibit
ors in this show.
All exhibitors must have owned
their cattle at least sixty days piior
to the show.
Any single steer, pen of three, or
car load of 15 steers, meeting the
above requirements, is eligible to com
pete in the. show.
KILLED IN PRACTICE FLIGHT
TAMAQUA, Pa.—When part of the
fabric of the left wing of his plane
became loose during a practice
flight, Harry L. De Long, 19, of
Andreas, was instantly killed in the
ensuing crash.
—Mrs. Jimmie Matthews.
Secretary and Treasurer Miss
Minnie Justice.
District Secretary—Eastern, Mrs.
Brad High; Central, Mrs. Hershell
Gass; Western, Mrs. Robt. King.
Personal Service Miss Effie
Leath. ' !£•
Stewardship—Mrs. R. H. Baker.
Mission Study Miss Kathryn
Henry.
White Cross—Mrs. J. C. Gordie.
Press Chairman —Mrs. A. J. Ei
lenburg.
Margaret Fund —Mrs. J. L. Pol
lock.
Publication —Mrs. Carrie Harper.
Training School —Miss Pearl Bur
ney, Mrs. R. A. Harlow, Mrs. C. A.
McConnell, Mrs. George D. Morton.
The Lord in loving mercy smiled on
W. M. U. and had only one of our
members to come up higher. It is
with sad hearts that we enroll the
name of Mrs. Brasbary Day among
th~» dead.
Respectfully,
Miss Maggie Leath,
Mrs. W. B. High
Mrs. W. H. Tallent.
Resolutions
We come to the end of another in
spirational meeting. It is impossi
ble to express our gratitude to this
church and community for its whole
some and fine hospitality. Indeed
Summerville church has lived up to
their fine traditions. We would not
fail to mention the splendid spirit
of co-operation and Christian fellow
ship, and we are sure each worker
will return to her respective field
better fitted for her work for the
Mrs. J. C. Williams, Mrs. J. C Cor
dle, Mrs. J. T. Woods.
Time and Place —Mrs. J. W. Par
ris, Mts. J. L. Pollock, Mrs. H. Ed
wards.
Time to be set later.
Collection $5.96
In Treasury -» 1-68
$7.64
Paid State Workers $4.50
Missionary 2.00
$1.15
Prayer—Rev. E. B. Shivers.
MINNIE JUSTICE, Secty.
and Mrs. John S. Sleghorn, Jr., have
changed this historical house into one
of Summerville’s most modern and
attractive apartment houses, with
five apartments, known as the Willow
Springs Apartments. Besides beau
tifying the already lovely house, the
grounds around the house and also
around the spring have been made
very attractive.
Mystery at Midnight
School Auditorium
Thursday, April 25
“Mystery at Midnight,” a three-a<'t
mystery comedy-drama, with a cost
of thirty of Summerville and Trion’s |
most talented citizens, will be pre
sented at the Summerville High
School auditorium Thursday night,
April 25, and at the Trion theater ,
Friday night, April 26. This play
is being sponsored by the Summer
ville-Trion Rotary club.
The setting of the play is in a
house that has been closed and left: .
for the season. There has been a.
bus accident and the driver brings;
his passengers in the house out of
tho storm. The passengers no sooner |
arrive until mysterious things begin I
to happen and women begin to scream |
and say that they see strange fig- |
ures.
The play is being directed by Ab-.
bey Nell Rhoton, a graduate of Bay
lor college, Belton, Tex, and has •
studied at the American Academy in , .
New York and-University of South
ern California at Los Angeles.
Tickets are now on sale by Ro-,
tarians. See “Mystery at Midnight” I :
for thrills, chills and laughter.
Menlo School To
Present Operetta
The operetta, “The Toreadors,” ■
will be presented at the Menlo School ;
Auditorium Friday, April 19, at 8 '
p.m. by the music department and a J
supporting east of high school stu-;
dents.
This operetta is sponsored by the ‘ '
Menlo P.-T. A.
Tho entire production has been di- \ '
reefed by Mrs. C. A. Wyatt, who has '
charge of the music department in
the Menlo High school.
This is a light musical comedy '
which indudes romance, music and '
dancing, and will furnish a full eve- j ,
ning of splendid entertainment.
Admission will be 15 and 23c.
Summerville Boy
' i
Honored by Mercer
Student Body
Malcolm Thomas, Summerville High
graduate, who, in recent student
elections, won post of freshman ad- (
viser is active in student activities
of Mercer. He has served two years ,
on varsity football teas, was recently
selected as a member of all-star in
termural basketball team, is presi
dent of Alpha Lambda Tau fraternity :
and a member of Pan-Hellenic Coun
cil of Fraternities.
Lawman Confesses
To Three Recent
Robberies Here
Eddie Lawman was arrested early
Saturday morning upon suspicion of
breaking into Pless’ restaurant Fri
day night.
After his arrest, in his room was
found part of the merchandise stolen
from Gilreath store, Mary Penn
Shoppe and the Pless restaurant. He
later confessed to the three robberies.
He is in jail here.
Lawman was the driver of the car
that hit and killed Mrs. Velma Coch
ran and little Carlton Cox recently
in one of the county’s saddest and
most tragic accident.
$3,000 FOR TOWN CLOCK
WINCHESTER, Mass. Annoyed
at the inaccuracy of the present town
elock, Henry F. Hunt, a magazine
subscription collector, left the town
the sum of $3,000 in his will to buy
a new one, provided the town posted
a SIO,OOO bond to keep the clock in
repair.
President’s mother says she is un
certain on son’s third term.
Chamberlain held to be gaining in
strength and popularity.
WHOKNOWS?
1. Has MacKenzie King, Canadian
prime minister, ever lived in the
United States ?
2. When will the Philippines be
come free under existing laws ?
3. Does the constitution require
that a president be any certain age?
4. When were spots first observed
on the sun?
5. How much of China is under the
domination of the Japanese-inspired
Wang regime?
> 6. What percentage of farms now
> receive power-line service?
17. What are the leading hog-rais-
i ing states?
r 8. Can Germany secure oil from
-> Rumania byway of the Danube river ?
s 9. What is the rural-urban bloc in
) the congress?
5 10. How much public revenue is
1 received from alcoholic beverages ?
$1.50 A YEAR
Music Club Held
Monthly Meeting
Thursday, April 11
The Summerville Federated Music
club held its regular monthly meet
ing Thursday afternoon, April 11, in
the home of Miss Elizabeth Jackson,
with Mrs. H. D. Brown as associate .
hostess.
At beginning of business session
the following officers were unani
mously re-elected for another year:
President —Mrs. J. R. Burgess.
Vice-President —Mrs. John D. Tay
lor.
Secretary and Treasurer Miss
Elizabeth Jackson
Mrs. Burgess then gave an en
thusiastic report of the state conven
tion held in Athens. The Summer
ville club was the only one of the six
new clubs in Georgia represented at
the convention. Mrs. J. R. Jackson,
member of state board, was asked to
give an account of business conducted
by that body. She gave an encour
aging report.
Miss Jackson, on behalf of Mrs. J.
L. McGinnis and high school econo
mics class, extended to the club an
invitation to tea.
Mrs. Julian Rhyne and Mrs. J. O
Cobb, visitors from LaFayette club,
invited the local club to a silver tea
in the home of Mrs. W. A. Enloe on
May 3.
The club agreed to help sponsor a
spring program of public school mu
sic department of the grammar
school to be given in the High School
auditorium Friday evening, May 10,
under the direction of Mrs. John D.
Taylor. This program will be one
of the ways in which the club will
observe National Music week._*
Miss Eloise Cheek was appointed
chairman of committee to solicit aid
of local posters in observance of Na
tional Music week.
Miss Evelyn Hoge urged members
to attend the operetta to be presented
under her direction by pupils of the
high school in school auditorium
Tuesday evening, April 23.
Miss Hoge, who had charge of the
program for the afternoon gave an
interesting discussion of Eighteenth
century music, depicting vividly the
historical background and social life
of time, and their influence on litera
ture and music of period.
Other numbers on the program
were two vocal numbers by Mozart
and Haydn delightfully rendered by
Mrs. John D. Taylor, accompanied by
Miss Annie Pitts at piano and piano
duet, which included all of first move
ment and a part of second movement
of Beethovens Fifth Symphony, beau
tifully played by Mrs. J. G. Kirek
hoff and Mrs. J. R. Jackson.
During the social hour the hostess
served tempting refreshments.
ECHOLS 4-H CLUB MEETS
The Echols 4-H club held its regu
lar meeting at Ina Nell Hammitt’s
on April 10. The meeting was called
to order by the president, Nellie Mae
Dooley, who also presided for the
business session. We ■were then led
in song by the song leader, Helen
Lively. Miss Henry discussed the
styles of dresses most becoming to
us, and of the attractiveness of these
dresses. The first year clothing books
were distributed to first year club
girls, and Miss Henry discussed when
and how to make the articles required
for this year’s club work.
SILVER HILL H. D. CLUB MEETS
The Silver Hill H. D. club met
Thursday, April 11, at the home of
Mrs. J. W. Perry. Seven ladies were
present with hammers, nails, screw
drivers and other carpenter tools for
making footstools. Three stools were
completed and two unfinished ones.
All the ladies got by without any
fingers missing. The afternoon was
enjoyed by all. The delicious re
freshments served by the hostess was
really enjoyed after out work. The
next meeting will be at Mrs. Ken
dricks.—L. J. U., Reporter.
June Bridal Couple
Can Win Free Trip
Some June bridal couple from
Georgia, possibly from. Summerville,
is going to get one week’s free July
honeymoon in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The Chamber of Commerce in the
Florida resort city will award the
expense-paid honeymoon to the cou
ple that most closely represents the
typical 1940 Georgia bride and groom.
Only entry requirement is that a
single’ photograph of the nuptials be
sent the Daytona Beach civic organi
zation before June 30.
A committee of five summer vis
itors to Daytona Beach, who live out
side Georgia, will be appointed to
select the lucky pair.
Every recreation and fun facility
of the Florida resort city will be
placed at the disposal of the couple
i during the “honeymoon week” which
begins July 14.
i Photographs submitted will be used
for no purpose other than judging,
s except when special permisison is
obtained from the subjects,