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PROF. N. V. DYER TO
HEAD LOCAL SCHOOL
FOR YEAR 1940 1941
A't a recent meeting of the local j
board of trustees Mr. N. Y. Dyer, of j
Dawsonville, Ga., was elected as su-!
perintendent of the local school sys
tem for 1940-41. .
Each member of the board feels I
that Summerville is very fortunate in
being able to secure the services of
such a man as Mr. Dyer. He is
thoroughly qualified to handle the
duties of this very exacting position
in our public school system.
, Mr. Dyer and his family will move
to Summerville about the first of j
July. .
Below is a front page story from
lart week’s edition of the Dawson
County Advertiser, Dawsonville, Ga.:
SCHOOL HEAD RESIGNS
It is with deepest regret that Daw
sonville and Dawson county learns of
the resignation of Prof. Dyer as su
perintendent of the Dawsortville
High school.
Prof. Dyer came to Dawsonville in
January, 1937, following the resigna
tion of U. S. Worley, who was elected
as county superintendent of schools
of Pickens county.
We have had occasion to observe
the conditions of our school for a
number of years, both as a member
of the local board and as a patron of
the school. We have never witnessed
so much progress under one man in
so short a time. When our present
building was erected a few years ago
it was thought by some that it was
too large. During Prof. Dyer’s ad
aninistiration every available space
has been filled, 2 rooms have been
equipped and filled in the home eco
nomics building and this year the
F. F. A. cabin has had to be converted
into a class room. But still we need
more room. Prof. Dyer has submitted
a plan for a new grammar
building in order that the growing
•demands of the school may be met.
We have also noticed how Prof.
Dyer handles children, as only the
natural born teacher can handle
them. It is especially interesting to
be at the schoolhouse when school is
dismissed in the afternoon and ob
serve how the chidren ling up in order
of their busses and march out in or
derly way. This, in itself, is part
of an education. We have noticed,
too, how well the equipment has been
cared for any how clean the buildings
an kept.
Prof. Dyer .has not stopped his
school work. He was instrumental in
getting the one thing done in Daw
sonville, in a civic way, that was
most needed. That was the grading of
the church property at the intersec
tion of Routes 9 and 53. This was a
most dangerous situation to the trav
eling public and to the school chil
dren. He went to work and did
something about it. Also he had the
sidewalk to the school house graded.
Now, we understand, he is working
on a paving project for this. These
are material things, though very
necessary to our town’s progress. His
greatest work has been in raising the
standard of our school and the atti
tude of our children toward educa
tion. So many have been inspired
under his leadership to go to college.
It seems that the board of educa
tion and county superintendent did
all possible to retain Prof. Dyer but
on account of the lack of funds they
were unable to do so. He has been
elected to head the Summerville
schools at a much larger salary. We
wish to commend him to them, and
say that our loss is Summerville’s
gain.
SUBLIGNA NEWS
The Subligna Woman’s c’ub met
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Davis
Bartlett.
Mrs. Starrett Self read the Scrip
ture and Mrs. Tom Johnston led the
songs.
The discussion for the afternoon
was living rooms, how to arrange the
furniture and the type of curtains
for a living room. Also discussed the
ways of making mantles over your
fire place attractive. The next meet
ing will be held with Mrs. G. D. Er
win. The hostess served very at
tractive and delicious refreshments.
“JFise men say nothing in dangerous
times."
MAY
f? 14— British Imperial Confer-
Yv. ence opened. 1937
IS—Guatemala withdrew
from League of Nations,
1936 -
IS—U- S. Aeronautical Au
thority created, 1938.
bJ&J? 17 —Geroriimo and Apaches
went on war path, 1885.
$ 18 —Guffey Coal Act declared
v invalid, 1936.
19 —Immigration Bill setting .
tTfc££tffc; quotas signed, 1921.
2ft—House voted to make
CCC permanent, 1937.
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VOLUME 54; NO. 9
CHATTOOGA PUBLIC HORARY TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE
COURTHOUSE ACHIEVEMENT WEEK, MAY 20 25
Monday, May 20, Church Day—
Time, p.m.
Reception Committee—Rev. J. G.
Kirckhoff, Rev. Chas. C. Cliett, Rev.
Charles P. Jones; Mesdames Johnson,
Morgan, Bradford and Harlow.
Tuesday, May 21, time 4-6 p.m.
Reception Committee—Mr. Har
vey Phillips; Lions Club, Mr. T. J.
Espy; American Legion, Mr. Fred
Aildred; Summerville News, Mr. D. T.
Espy..
The county board, city council, city
clerk, mayor, sheriff, deputy sheriff,
police force, doctors, lawyers, mer
chants, druggist, dry cleaners, teach
ers (men), county officers, farmers,
cases postmaster and his aides (men,
another day for the ladies, are re
quested to come a;(i register. In
fact, this is Man’s day and you men
of .Summerville and Chattooga county
make it a gala day by coming to the
library, register, see what you have
and know your library. I must not
forget our screen man, Mr. Maxey.
Wednesday, May 22, Woman’s Or
ganization day.
Reception Committee —Junior Wom
en’s Club—Mrs. Penn Selman; Garden
club, Mrs. W. B. Hair and Mrs. Ohas.
Fink; Music club, Mrs. J. R. Bur
gess.
This, dear ladies, is Woman’s day.
Let’s make it a success. Come in to
the library, see what we have and
register.
Mrs. C. C. Cleghom and Miss
Katherine Henry will represent the
library board.
Thursday, May 23, P.-T. A. day.
Time 3:30-4:30.
Reception Committee —Mrs. Harry
Marks, president P.-T. A.; Mrs. Paul
Weems, representing parents; Miss
Elizabeth Jackson, representing teach
ers; Miss Kathryne Henry, chairman
library board.
This would be a good day for
Board of Education to come visit us.
Your aid, teachers and parents, is
much needed in this library. Come
discuss the need of books, kind of
books, see what we have and should
have. Especially see and discuss the
plan the library supervisor has for
the Summer Vocational Reading Club
(V. R. C., for your children.
We will have a registration book
for every one to register.
Friday, May 24, Children’s Day.
The heart and love of our country.
In the courtroom of courthouse. Time
and grades.
Group 3—First, second, third and j
fourth grades, 11 to 12 a.m.
Group 2—Fifth, sixth and seventh,
1-2 p.m.
Group I—High school, 2-3 pan.
Mrs. Mag Espy and Mrs. Alfred
Taylor are the receiving committee
of Group 3, which is represented by
Jacky Taylor and Mary Espy. The
two little ladies'will wear their V.
R. C. caps, carry their boxes for the
enrollment of Group 3, and show
their beautiful little booklets, models
for records of books read during the
summer. These booklets will be
sent to Georgia Library Commission,
who will award those who send book
lets certificates.
Mrs. Mag Espy will entertain the
children with two of her wonderful
stories.
Mrs. Mid Allen, Jr., and Mrs. D. T.
Espy are the receiving committee of
Group 2. This group is represented
by three charming girls: Ann Allen,
Rose Nell Weems and Arlene Woods.
They, too, will wear their V. R. C.
caps, showing their colors and carry
ing their boxes for the enrollment of
their group. Also have booklets to
show.
Mrs. Leon Story will be assisted by
two lovely young ladies who repre
sent Group 1. They will tell the
young gentlemen that they too can
belong to this V. R. C. They will
offer them their boxes for enroll
ment, and let them have a peep into
their • beautiful little booklets. But
when it comes to winning the Gold
Star Certificates, why, they (the
young men) will have to wake up, for
they (the young ladies) are going to
do that themselves, so they hope to
see the papers, penned by fair hands,
drop into their boxes, increasing their
band.
These two young ladies are no other
than Miss Bettie Rivers Sisk and Miss
Bettie Jean Story. In the two follow
ing articles they explain:
VOCATIONAL READING CLUB
(V. R. C.)
The time for enrollment in the Vo
cational Reading Club is from Fri
day, May 24th, which is Children’s
Day of Achievement Week until June
15th, which is the day the V. R. C.
begins. The club begins on June 15
and ends Aug. 15.
There are three groups as follows:
Group 1 is composed of high school
students. Grades from eight to
eleven. The members may read either
twenty or twenty-five hooks. Those
who read twenty-five must read 50
per cent fiction and 50 per cent non
fiction. If they complete these books
in accordance with ‘.he rules of the
it <. ‘.ire/ will receive a eer.ifi-
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1940
cate with a Gold Star. The ones who
read twenty books must read 3 non
fiction and 17 fiction. . They will re
ceive a plain certificate.
Group 2 is composed of the children
in Grades 5,6, 7. The number of
books they are to read and the cer
ificates they are to receive will be
the same as in Group 1. They will
read the same amount of fiction and
nonfiction. Group 3 is composed of
Grades 3 and 4. The number of
books they are to read and the cer
tificates they will receive will be the
same as Groups 1 and 2, except for
"he fact that the books will be all
fiction.
Groups from any school in Chat
tooga county may join the Vocational
Reading Club if they are willing to
co-operate. They should send their
librarian or some one who will take
charge of the group to Mrs. Adams,
county librarian, at the courthouse to
see about entering.
Parents should urge their children
to join the Vocational Reading Club.
A child can get more real good out of
a book than any game or other oc
cupation that he or she may find.
BETTY RIVERS SISK.
All children above the second
grade and young people of high
school age, or from the eighth grade
up, may join the club.
The club is divided into three
groups. One, two and three. Group 1
includes those of the eighth grade
and up; Group 2, those of the fifth,
sixth and seventh grades. Group 3,
those of the third and fourth grades.
I The V. R. C. has a purpose as all
other clubs. The purpose: - To in
crease interest and love for the li
brary and its project; to develop an
understanding of the library and how
it is sustained; to develop a desire
for reading other literature than fic
tion; a development of strength and
character; to develop social interest
and a profitable use of vacation time.
In fact something useful and interest
ing for our youth to do.
The Georgia Library commission
will award a certificate to each mem
ber reading ten approved books and
keeping a satisfactory notebook. A
Gold Star Certificate will be awarded
for completing twenty-five books.
BETTY JEAN STORY.
Saturday, May 25, County day,
j 2:30-4:50.
Reception Committee—Home Dem
onstration Agent, Miss Mildred
Henry; County Farm Agent, Mr. O.
iP. Dawson; 4-H Club Girls; Boys
Future Farmers of America.
No doubt you have all personally
considered and experienced that of all
the blessings which has pleased Prov
idence to allow Us to cultivate, there
is not one which breathes a purer
fragrance or bears a heavenly aspect
than books. They are a companion,
which no misfortune can degress, no
clime destroy, no enemy alienate, or
no despotism enslave: at home a
friend, abroad an introduction, in
solitude a solace, in society an orna
ment. It chastens vice, it guides
virtue, it gives one a grace and gov
ernment to genius. Without them,
what is a man?
Book love, my friend, is your pass
to the greatest, the purest and the
most perfect pleasure that God has
prepared for His creatures. It lasts
when all other pleasures fade. It
will support you when all other recra
tions are gone. It will last you until
your death. It will make your hours
pleasant to you as long as you live.
Visit your county library and
acquaint yourself with its hooks for
you.
MILDRED HENRY,
Home Demonstration Agent.
Bookmarks will be given in all
books borrowed in Achievement
Week, May 20-24.
WHO KNOWS?
1. What percentage of farms have
electric power available?
2. What is the population of Yugo
slavia ?
3. How many allied soldiers are in
Norway?
4. Where will the Olympic games
be staged in 1940?
5. What is the “Sitting Senators
Protective Association?’’
6. Who is the allied commander-in
chief?
7. When did Justice Mcßeynolds be
come a member of the supreme
court?
8. When did President Roosevelt
declare that the United States wou’d
fight to protect Canada from inva- j
sion ?
9. Did Charlie Ghaplin ever settle
an income tax suit with the govern
ment?
10. Which side used poison gas first,
■-> h 1 " W~rld war?
Answers cn Inside Page
Mrs. Sara Anderson
Dies in Chattanooga
Friends here and in Trion will be
grieved to hear of the death of Mrs.
Sarah Anderson at the family resi
dence in Chattanooga Thursday after
noon, May 9th, at 5:45 o’clock.
Mrs. Anderson lived in this county
and at Trion for many years. She
reared her family in Trion after the
early death of her husband.
She was a beloved Christian charac
ter and mother. Her children and
grandchildren are well-known here. T.
J. Espy, Jr., is a grandson. Surviving
are five daughters, Mrs. Tyra S.
Lawrence, of Chattanooga; Mrs. T. J.
Espy, of Tallapoosa, Ga., hut recent
ly of this place, Mrs. C. W. Cameron,
of Trion; Mrs. Connie McAbee, of
Trion; Mrs. Fannie McGill, of Lake
view. Ga.; three sons, Floyd, of Tex
as; Charley, of Jacksonville, Fla., and
Starling Anderson, of Portsmouth,
Va.
2 CHATTOOGA COUNTY GIRLS
GRADUATE FROM GSCW
Miss Virginia Rivers Howard, of
Trion, will receive Bachelor of Sci
ence in Secretarial Training at the
Georgia State College for Women
June 9.
Miss Loutrelle Elizabeth Cavin, of
Men to, will receive Bachelor of Sci
>nre at the Georgia State College for
Women June 9. A total of 312 will
receive degrees and diplomas at the
graduation exercises of the college,
according to an announcement made
today by the registrar.
LYERLY PUBLIC LIBRARY
“Achievement Week” will be ob
served the week of May 20-25. The
purpose of this celebration is to fur
ther acquaint' the people of their
community with their public library
and the part WPA is taking to make
it possible.
Ti e members of the churches and
P.-T. A. are urged to visit the library
during the celebration.
“Open House” will be kept each
day and each guest is asked to regis
ter to show attendance (not library
membership). Ola G. Brock, Li
brarian.
Hfk OF MAY 20-25 SET ASIDE TO SHOW BENEFITS
CHATTOOGA COUNTY CITIZENS DERIVES FROM WPA
MARIETTA, Ga., May 13.—The
week of May 20 to 25 has been set
aside as “This Work Pays Your
Community Week” to show the citi
zens of Chattooga county the bene
fits they are getting from locally
sponsored WPA projects of the pro
fessional and service division. This
week will be observed by the entire
nation.
During the week every Chattooga
county citizen is cordially invited to
ee for himself how work is provided
,'oir people in need of jobs and how
services are given to improve com
munity life.
Professional and service projects in
Chattooga county were among the 184
northwest Georgia WPA undertak
ings included in a report released
-•his week by WPA officials.
A total of 832 workers are em
ployed on the 184 projects in the
19-county area and thousands of citi
zens are being reached by the va
rious programs.
Projects in Chattooga county un
der this division include sewing, sur
plus commodities, library, combined
statewide county records, indexing
project? book repair, school lunch
projects, education and worker’s serv
ices.
A brief summary of all types of
professional and service activity exe
cuted by the agency, follows in full:
Sewing Project
Chattooga county is one of 18. in
this district having a WPA sewing
room. The sewing project fills a
twofold need in the community: (1)
It supplies employment to needy
women in the community; (2- It pro
duces garments and articles needed
by the local welfare agencies for free
distribution to needy families and to
tax supported institutions in Georgia.
All garments are distributed in the
counties v here they are made. Up to
Jan. 1, 1940 sewing projects in the
state had made and released to the j
commodity division nearly eight, mil
lion garments and nearly one million
articles other than garments.
School Lunch Projects
In this WPA district during the
present school year 236,504 hot
lunches were served to children in 25
schools. The program is sponsored
by the State Board of Health, with i
civic organizations acting as co-spon
| =ors. Typical are the projects in j
| Chattooga county.
Workers Service
j The Workers Service project is de
: signed to help groups of industrial
domestic, agricultural and commercial
wage-earners to understand social
and economic problems of the day. It
• c-nonsored by the University Sys- 1
c»- igia. IVO-Set' >ic
J. HAROLD SAXON TO
1 SPEAK AT MENLO
The Menlo High school commence
ment exercises will ‘he held at the
school auditorium Monday evening at
8 o’clock. Mr. J. Harold Saxon, sec
retary of the Georgia High School as
sociation, will be the principal
speaker.
The commencement events will
start Thursday afternoon with the
music recital under the direction of
Mrs. C. A. Wyatt, who has charge of
the music department in the school.
Friday at 8 o’clock the seniors
present the play, “The Wild Oat
Boy.” This cornedy-Wrama promises
to he one of the best entertainments
of the season.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
conducted at the Baptist church Sun- ;
day morning at 11 o’clock. Rev. Boozer
will preach the sermon.
The final event of the school year
will be the commencement exercises
Monday evening. All patrons and
other friends of the school are cor
dially invited to attend all of these
graduation exercises.
I
SUBLIGNA SCHOOL NEWS
The commencement exercises . of
Subligna High school wil begin Sun-!
day, May 19, at 11 o’clock, with Rev..
J. B. Gresham, pastor of the Second j
Avenue Methodist church, of Rome,
delivering the baccalaureate sermon, i
The graduating exercises will be
held Monday evening, May 20, at 8
o’clock, with Mr. J. H. Cook, district j
state school supervisor, delivering the j
literary address.
Both of the above meetings will be
held in the high school auditorium, j
All parents and interested people are
urged to attend these exercises.
Mrs. Robert Glenn, of Chicago, is :
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. j
Glenn.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Fink were
luncheon guests Sunday of Mrs. W.!
M. Ransom in Menlo.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Nichols, Miss j
Sara Glenn and Mr. Bill Gordon, of'
Atlanta, spent the week-end with j
Mr. and Mrs, A. H. Glenn.
projects are located in three counties
in this district: Chattooga,, Cobb,
Fannin, Polk, Haralson and 'Whitfield.
Adult Education ’
The Adult Education project has a j
two-fold objective: Eradication of
illiteracy in Georgia; a health pro-j
gram promoting good citizenship. To j
date there are 696 teachers giving in- j
struction to more than 24,000 phpils.j
Chattooga county is one of 16 couh- J
ties in this district having Adult Edu
cation workers.
Book Repair
In 1939 more than 1,700,000 school
and library books were renovated and I
made available for use in Georgia j
schools and libraries by WPA work
ers in 'book repair projects'. This j
state-wide project is sponsored by j
the department of education. Eleven |
book repair projects are included in the j
counties of this distict.
Indexing Projects
Administrative records of manyj
counties, cities and towns, court rec- j
ords, and records and various public j
property records are being restored, j
indexed and made easily accessible to j
tho public by WPA workers.. Prac-1
tically every county in the district has
sponsored this project. For example,
an indexing project in the Cobb coun
ty tax receiver’s office at Marietta
is the only one of its kind in Georgia.
Library Projects
Fifteen WPA libraries are now op
erating in this district. Communities
thus served are offered free reading
—books, magazines and other publi
this project and local organizations
is sponsor of this project and local
organizations serve as co-sponsor.
Chattooga is one of these fifteen
counties.
Surplus Commodities
Surplus commodity division of,
WIIA distributes government-owned j
food and clothing to needy families, j
I Value of clothing made by Georgia
WPA sewing projects and distributed
last year was $1,637,235.40. Value of
surplus foods bought in the govern
ment’s effort to maintain a fair level
of farm prices was $3,451,591.44 for
, the state. Chattooga county is among
j those having surplus commodity proj
ects in this district.
Projects of the above types are dif
ferent. from construction work, which j
jis the more familiar work of the
I WPA. These community service proj-;
ects provide work for many heads of
families who could not be employed >
| otherwise. But, in addition, they pro- j
vide opportunities for community bet
terment that affect every citizen and,
in the long run, will make every com
munity a better place in which to live
. -i - t
$1.50 A YEAR
DEFORREST LAURENCE
COMMITS SUICIDE
Mr. D. F. Laurenie, who had been
in ill health for some time, was
found dead in the com crib on the
family farm near Subligna Monday
morning.
Coroner I. M. Henderson ruled the
death a suicide, caused by hanging
himself in the crib.
He was 65 years tof age and a mem
ber of the prominent Laurence fam
ily, the son of the late Mr. Joe and
Mrs. Elisabeth Laurence, of near
Subliina.
Surviving the deceased are his
mother and four sisters.
The funeral service* were held
Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the family resi-
I dence, Rev. J. G. Black officiating.
[ The pallbearers were Roy, Ennis,
j Laurence and Ben Scoggins, Jim Gil
j strap and Tom Manning. Interment
iin the Laurence cemetery in West
Armuchee. Arrangements by Max
Waliis & Son.
Mrs. C. C. Cleghom had for her
luncheon guests Friday Mrs. E. A.
j Hogue and Mrs. Elrod, of Mount
Berry, Rome.
Miss Eula Mae Mahan and Mrs.
! Grady Barker will spend the summer
at Camp Juliet Lowe in Cloudland as
| Girl Scout councilors.
The Methodist circle met Monday
! afternoon in the home of Mrs. John
‘ Cleg'horn, with the president, Mrs.
Rice Morgan, presiding. Mrs. John
i S. Cleghorn taught a very inspiring
i Bible lesson. Mrs. G. W. Dickerson
led the devotional. The hostess served
! a delicious salad course during the
I social hour.
Mrs. James Van Horn and chil
! dren, of Cusetta, Ga., are visiting Mr.
| and Mrs. C. L. Hale and Mr. and
Mrs. Jean Rackley.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hale had for
their dinner guest Sunday Mrs. James
Van Horn and children and Mr. and
Mrs. Jean Rackley and children.
Summerville Wins
Two Games, Play
Dalton Saturday
The Summerville baseball team of
the Mid-South league made & clean
sweep over the week-end, defeating
Chickamauga Saturday and Daisy
Sunday.
The game in Chickamauga Satur
day was the wildest of the season so
far, with Summerville winning 24-
23.
Droopy Rice, Summerville slugger,
sent 3 homers over the ceniterfield
fence, w*hile Bill Capin and Harry
Parrish had one homer each. Bolt
and Akin hit homers for Ohicka
rnauga.
Score by .innings R H E
Chickamauga 072 021 155—23 22 4
Summerville 111 100 1082 —24 25 4
Batteries—Akin, Smith, Bolt, Clark,
Anderson and Wooden; Rice, Echols,
Dalton, Mosley, Jackson and Cavin.
Sunday on the local field Summer
ville defeated Daisy, previously
league leaders, by the score of 9-2.
Summerville will meet Dalton here
Saturday at 3 p.m.
LEAGUE STANDING
Won Lost Pet.
Peerless .6 1 .857
Daisy 5 2 .714
Summerville 3 4 .428
Hardwick 3 4 .428
Standard 3 4 .428
Dixie 2 4 .333
Chickamauga 2 4 .333
Dalton Ji 5 .286
DAISY
ab r h po a e
Coppinger, ss. .3 0 1 3 4 0
Lewis, 2b 5 1 0 0 4 1
Millsaps, rs .3 112 2 0
Patten, lb 4 0 1 11 0 0
Springfield, c .3 0 110 0
McAfee, If 4 0 2 2 0 0
Reese, 3b .3 0 0 1 3 1
Wilson, cf . 4 0 0 4 0 2
Sivley, p 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ford 1 Q 0 0 0 0
Totals „ 32 2 6 24 13 2
SUMMERVILLE
Mosley, cf 4 12 2 1 0
Drummond, 3b '5 13 3 10
Alexander, 2b 5 1 3 4 4 1
Rice, lh 4 2 3 13 0 0
Jackson, If -4 0 0 2 0 0
Parrish, rs 4 0 0 0 0 0
Clinton, ss 4 12 14 2
Lawson, c 4 0 0 2 2 0
Cavin, p -3 3 2 15 0
Totals 37 9 15 27 16 3
Daisy ...1100 010 000—2
Summerville 000 311 22*—9
Two-base hits, Alexander, Clinton,
Rice; home run, Rice; stolen bases,
| Coppinger, Reece; sacrifices, Cop
pinger, Reece, Mosley; left on base,
Summervire, 7; Daisy, 6; bases on
\ balls, off Cavin 3; strikeouts* by
1 Cavin 2, Sivley 1; hit by pitcher, by
| Cavin, Milsaps; losing pitcher Sivley;
umpires, Newton and Alexander;
Lawson; time, 1:40.