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Howell Denounces
Eugene Talmadge
For Old-Age Veto
Candidate Who Polled 135,000
Votes In 1938 Campaign,
Vigorous in His Summerville
Speech.
“I noticed in the papers the
other day where one of my
present opponents, speaking at
Albany, advocated abolishing
the fee for driver’s license, but
this same opponent, Eugene
Talmadge, was not supporting
me two years ago when I tried
to get the license fee abolish
ed,” declared Hugh Howell, in
his address here Saturday.
Mr. Howell, who was intro
duced by Rev. C. C. Cliett, pas
tor of the Methodist church,
delivered a scathing denuncia
tion of every one of his four
opponents, and called them by
name, adding:
“As a matter of fact, I ran
against Ed Rivers for governor
two years ago, but this year all
four of the men who are run
ning against me, supported Ed
Rivers for governor two years
ago.
The speech here Saturday
was one of a series by Mr.
Howell, who is waging a vig
orous campaign for the gov
ernorship.
Mr. Howell was especially
vigorous in his denunciation of
Eugene Talmadge, and de
clared: “I say to you in all fair
ness, if Eujjme was honestly
opposed to tne very things Ed
Rivers has been doing, then he
should have fought Ed Rivers
two years ago, and saved the
people of Georgia from the last
two years of Ed Rivers waste.”
Alter citing the closeness of
the Rivers and Talmadge vote
in Telfair county in the 1938
primary, Hugh Howell assert
ed: “So you see, my fellow
Georgians, two years ago while
I was going up and down Geor
gia, doing' all I could to save
the state farm the waste so ram
pant during the last two years
of the Rivers administration,
and while you good people were
out| working and supporting
me, Eugene Talmadge’was do
ing all he could to defeat your
vote for governor, and at the
same time, he was asking you
to vote for him for another
high office.”
Abit Nix, Columbus Roberts
and Braswell Deen were class
ed in the same category, as
supporters of the present
“wasteful Rivers, administra
tion,” as Hugh Howell urged
the people of Georgia to helio
him restore sanity at the state
capitol.
Although he once had an op
portunity to serve the old peo
ple of Georgia, Eugene Tal
madge vetoed the first old-age
pension bill to pass the Georgia
legislature. “This is a consti
tutional amendment that should
have been voted on by the peo
ple,” said Mr. Howell, “and
Talmadge had no right to veto
a constitutional amendment, as
the supreme court has since
held, but Talmadge did veto it,
and refused to permit the peo
ple of Georgia to express their
own wishes at the ballot box,”
he added.
Mr. Howell also outlined his
earnest pleas of two years ago,
in behalf of the tubercular, and
said his campaign then had
done much to increase facili
ties at Alto, “and before this
campaign is over, I am going
to make Ed Rivers place some
more beds and take care of
more unfortunate people,” he
said.
An intensive speaking cam
paign, to cover every section of
Georgia, is now being worked
o'ut by Mr. Howell, it was an
nounced at his Atlanta head
quarters.
I
i—
“They say a carpenter is known by his
; chips.”
JULY
16 — Santiago surrendered to
'—A,, United States forces. 1898.
17— U. S. Comptroller refused
VsjZ\ to pay expense of foreign
junkets. 1937.
• , 18— First shipment of beef
T^l. bT cattle made from Denver,
-Lvp.J- 1872 -
19— King George VI made
dßb- first state visit to France,
>938.
20— Japan seized port of
jßwSek Tanghu. China, 1937.
21— Administration leaders
° ,22, „ abandoned Supreme
Court Bill. 1937.
22— Nazis banned religious
wwa ft youth organizations,
1936. mw*.
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VOLUME 54; NO. 18
MRS. MARTHA WADE
GROGRAN M’CONKEY
DIES SUDDENLY
Mrs. Martha Wade Grogran
McConkey died suddenly Fri
day, July 12, at 6 a.m. at the
family residence south of Ly
eriy. She was 69 years of age
ana an only sister of Mr. D.
D. Wade, of this place.
Mrs. McConkey was born and
reared in Dry Valley. She mar
ried Mr. Chas. Grogran and
several children survive this
union. After Mr. Grogran’s
death she married Mr. John
McConkey
Surviving Mrs. McConkey are
her husband; five sons, Ram
sey McConkey, of Summerville;
McConkey, of Birming
ham, and Henry McConkey,
Chas. Grogran, of Lyerly; Sam
Grogran, of Trion; five daugh
ters, Mrs. Jesse Bullard, Mrs.
E. L. Bishop and Miss Tessa
Lee McConkey, of near Lyerly,
and Mrs. Jeff Thomas, of
Trion, vnd Mrs. Frances Nor
ton, of Rockwood, Tenn.
The funeral services were
held at Lyerly Baptist church
Saturday at 2 p.m., Revs.
Veatch, Black and Rowe offi
ciating.
Interment in Lyerly ceme
tery with Paul Weems Funeral
Home in charge.
SUPT. AND MRS. DYER
AND FAMILY MOVED TO
MARTIN HOUSE FRIDAY
Summerville welcomes Supt.
Dyer and his family, who moved
to the former Ed Martin home
on Commerce street from Daw
sonville last Friday.
Besides Mr. ana Mrs. Dyer
are Miss Sara Ruth Dyer, who
graduated this year from G- S.
C. W., at Milledgeville, and the
twin daughters, Misses Helen
and Betty Dyer.
Miss Mary Self, a sister of
Mrs. Dyer, will spend the sum
mer here before leaving to teach
at Gainesville, Ga. Mr. Leon
ard Woodward, who taught
with Supt. Dyer last year, is
also spending the summer with
this attractive family.
Summerville welcomes each
of these worthy people to our
community.
Meeting to Be Held
To'Complete Plans for
Great Lakes Celebration
A meeting will be held at 4
o’clock Thursday (today) in the
directors room at the Farmers
& Merchants bank to appoint
committees, complete plans for
the float to be entered from
Summerville and other plans
for the Great Lakes of the
South celebration to be held in
Chattanooga in September.
The Rotary and Lions clubs
are sponsoring Summerville’s
nart on the program and the
Woman’s club is invited to par
ticipate.
Presbyterian and Methodist
Bible School in Progress
At Presbyterian Church
Seventy-two children enroll
ed Monday at the Union Bible
School at P.’esbyterian church.
There were many more in at
tendance Tuesday. The chil
dren are having a good time
and learning very| value in
formation.
Mrs. Graves Myers enter
tained the American Legion
auxiliary Tuesday night. Mrs
Rice Morgan, the new presi
dent, presided over the busi
ness sessions. Mrs. Paul Weems
had charge of a very interest
ing program.
WHO KNOWS?
1. How many war planes are
being produced in this country
now?
2. What European nations
hold territory in this hemis
phere which may be vital to the
defense of this country?
3. What modern nation has
the longest work-week?
4. What taxpayers are re
quired to file income tax re
turns?
5- What was the size of the
U. S. army when Henry L.
Stimson was secretary
under President Taft?
6. When did Rumania acquire
Bessarabia?
7. When did the United
States purchase Alaska from
Russia?
8. Do_es the League of Na
tions continue to function in
any way,?
9. How old is Henry Ford?
10. How old must a citizen be
to become eligible for the presi
dency?
Answers on Inside Page
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1940.
18,522 In Chattooga
County; 20 Per Cent
Increase In Population
Chattooga county has had a
steady and healthy increase in
population, according to the
United States Census Bureau.
The population of Chattooga
County in 1910 was 13,428» In
1920, a population of 14,132, an
increase of 704 people and a
percentage increase of 5.2.
There were 15,407 people in
Chattooga county in 1930,
which gave an increase in pop
ulation of 1,265, and a percent-
Mrs. Ami Polk
Died in Menlo
Sunday Afternoon
Mrs. Cordelia Ami McMullen
Polk died at the family resi
dence in Menlo Sunday after
noon, July 14th, at 4 o’clock. In
August she _would have cele
brated her one hundred and
second birthday anniversary.
She had many callers on her
hundredth anniversary. Mrs.
Polk was born in Fort Branch,
Indiana, Aug. 7, 1838. She was
physically and mentally active
until a short time ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Polk and fam
ily moved to Tennessee about
thirty-five years ago. Mr. Polk
died in 1911. Polk is the
mother of five sons, S. T., F.
M. and B. H. Polk, of Menlo,
and C. H. and Fred G., of Chat
tanooga ; two daughters. Misses
Effie and Minnie Polk, of
Menlo, who have resided with
and cared for their mother
during her feeble years. Mrs.
Polk and five of her children
have resided in Menlo for over
a score of years.
The funeral services were
held at the Polk home in Menlo
Monday afternoon, Revs. Nor
ris, Boozer and Cloud officiat
ing. Interment in Alpine cem
etery. Paul Weems Funeral
Home in charge of all arranger
ments.
REV. MR. THRAILKILL
AT METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Joe S- Thrailkill, dis
trict superintendent of Dalton,
ja., will preach at the Method
ist church Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
The third quarterly conference
jvni be held with the Lyerly
quarterly conference at Berry
ton immediately after lunch
Sunday.
10 A.M. —Sunday school, Dr.
E. R. Buskin, superintendent.
11 A.M. —Preaching by the
pastor.
6:45 P.M.—Senior League.
6:45 P.M. —Junior League.
7:30 P.M.—Preaching by the
Rev. J. S. Thrailkill.
SUMMERVILLE MEETS
DAISY HERE SUNDAY
Summerville will meet the
strong Woco-Pep team, of
Daisy, here Sunday at 3 p.m.
Last Sunday on the local
field John Nelson bested Hor
ace Travis in a fine pitching
duel as Summerville downed
the mighty Standard team, 2-1.
Malcolm Thomas homered for
the winning run in the sixth
frame.
UNEMPLOYED PAID £2,177,437
FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR
Payment of $2,177,437 in un
employment compensation ben
efits and 45,192 placements of
unemployed men and women in
jobs by divisions of the Bu
reau of Unemployment Com
pensation in the first six
months of this year was an
nounced today by Commis
sioner of Labor Ben T. Kmett.
Both benefit payments and
placements, he said, represent
a substantial increase oyer the
corresponding period of last
year. Disbursements of the
unemployment compensation
division were approximately
$600,000 greater, while jobs
filled by the 31 offices Os the
employment service division in
creased about 3,000.
Payments for the six-month
period, represented by 348,427
age increase of 8.94.
Figures just received from
Mr. Maddox J. Hale, of Dalton,
Ga., who is Supervisor of Cen
sus for this district, gives Chat
tooga county the population of
18,522, which is an increase of
3,115 people, or a percentage
increase of 20.21.
The census of our towns has
not been released, but will be
published tin the News as soon
as it is available.
Squirrel Season
Open on August 1
With the opening of the
squirrel hunting season on Aug.
1, hundreds of lovers of this
sport will take their trusty
guns and fare forth into the
hills to take their toll of these
furry little creatures.
According to reports and ob
servations, the outlook for an
abundance of squirrels is good,
and a corresponding increase in
the number of hunters is ex
pected.
With this increase in hunters
will also come an increase in
the number of violations, such
as hunting without license, ex
ceeding the bag limit of 15
per day, etc.
This is going to necessitate
vigilance and stricter checking
by wildlife rangers in this area.
According to wildlife reports
for the season of 1939, ap
proximately 85 per cent of the
neople hunting bought licenses,
t'he other 15 per cent paid fines
which far exceeded the cost of
a license.
License fees go to support
your Division of Wild Life,
which has as its purpose pro
tection of game, restocking of
depleted areas, and general' im
provement of hunting and
fishing conditions in this state.
License money cannot be used
'o pay anyone’s political obli
gations. Also the Division of
Wild Life gets no monev from
general taxes. If a person does
not buy a hunting or fishing li
cense, he does not contribute to
the upkeep of this department.
Therefore it is no burden on
disinterested people.
Licenses may only be ob-,
tained from the State Depart
ment of Revenue. Application
blanks may be found at post
offices, express offices, hard
ware stores and other; public
places.
Fill in the application blank,
obtain a postal or express mon
ey order to cover the amount
of the license and send them to
the Department of Revenue.
State Capitol, Atlanta. The
money order receipt is to be
kept by the applicant as his
protection until his license can
oe returned to him.
No person, except one hunt
ing on his own property or up
on land that he has rented, may
nunt without a license.
Licenses are now on sale forj
the coming year. Get yours be-I
fore you hunt and lets all en
joy the healthful recreation and
exercise provided by hunting.
ihecks, brought the cumulative
otal since benefits were first
oaid in January of 1939 to $5,-
117,093.
Indicative of the number of
persons who have received ben
efits this year, Commissioner
Huiett said, first payments
were made to 39,283 individ
uals.
Almost 91,000 initial or new
claims and over 354,000 con
tinued claims were filed by
workers during the period.
Significantly, Commissioner
Huiet said, of total placements
made by local employment of
fices. 38,964 were in private
employment and reflect a de
cided improvement in general
business, Conditions ov.er the
stat&. Remaining placements
were made on public works
projects.
FLOWER SHOW HERE
VERY INTERESTING
AND ATTRACTIVE
The flower show held at the
American Legion Hall and
sponsored by the Chattooga
County Garden Club was one
of the best ever held in Sum
merville, and attracted an en
thusiastic crowd of visitors.
Mrs. Phil Astin, of Carrollton,
Ga., an accredited judge, was:
assisted by Mrs. J. A. League
and Miss Mildred Henry. Mrs.
Astin said the show was far
above the average for a small
town. Flower growers from all
over the county exhibited many
kinds of beautiful flowers.
Mrs. Henry McWhorter won
the Sweepstakes prize on an
antique table arrangement.
Mrs. W. B. Hair was chair
man of Roses and the following
prizes were won . Best
specimen, Mrs. C. G. Gilreath;:
second, Mrs. H P. Brotherton.
Most attractive arrangement,
first, Mrs. H. P. Brotherton;
second, Mrs. Charlie Wyatt.
Mrs. J. A. Eilenburg was:
chairman of Gladioli. Mrs. Will
Hinton won first place for the
best collection of different col
ors, and Mrs. L. C. Turner
won first place for the best col
lection of one color, Mrs. W. L
Crouch won second place for
the best collection, and Mrs.
Milton Clark third place. Mrs.
Will Hinton won first for best
specimen; Mrs. C. L. Hale sec
ond and Mrs. L. C. Turner
third.
Mrs. Will Hinton was chair
man of pitcher arrangements.
Mrs. Eldon Wright won first
prize for best arrangement in
large pitcher, second Mrs. F.
W. Hall, and third Mrs. Hin
ton. Small Pitchers, Mrs Will
Stephenson first, Mrs. C. L.
Hale, second and third.
Mrs. F. W. Hall was chair
man of Garden Flowers. First
prize for best arrangement in
high container, Mrs. H. P.
Brotherton; second, Mrs. Hen
ry McWhorter; third, Mrs. H.
P. Brotherton. Best arrange
ment in low container, Mrs. B.
W. Farrar, first Mrs. J. H.
Shumate, second, and Mrs.
Marshall Lowery, third.
Mrs. J. E. Baker was chair
man of Wild Flowers. Best col
lection, first, Mrs. Howard
Pless; second, Mrs. Eli Steph
enson; third, Miss Ruby Bea
vers. Most attractive arrange
ment, first, Mrs. J. E. Baker;
second, Mrs. Eli Stephenson;
third, Mrs. H. D. Brown.
Miss Aline Allen was chair
man of Oddities. Best arrange,
ment in large shoe. First,
Charles Wright; second, Lu
cille Agnew. Small shoe, first.
Miss Ruby Beavers;
Mrs T. B. Reynolds; third.
Mrs. H. P. Brotherton. Best
arrangement in large hat, first,
Milton Clark; second; Mrs. H.
P. Brotherton; third, Mrs. J.
V. Wheeler. Small hat, Mrs.
Brotherton, first place. Most
unusual container, Rose Nell
Weems, first prize; second,
Mrs. Lena Lanier; third, Mrs.
William Alexander.
Mrs. E. C. Pesterfield, chair
man of Miniatures. First prize,
Mrs. M. L. Fisher, Jr. second.
Mrs. Graves Myers; third, Miss
Elizabeth Jackson. Tall minia
tures, Mrs. Gass, first; Mrs.
James, second, and Mrs. B. W.
Farrar, third. Pair of minia
tures, first, Miss Mary Penn;
second, Mrs. Howard Pless;
third, Mrs. Edmond Baker.
Bubble Bowl, Mrs. Henry Mc-
Whorter, first; Miss Elizabeth
Jackson, third.
Mrs. Henry McWhorter was
chairman of table arrange
ments, Mrs. Marshall Lowery,
first; Mrs. Henry McWhorter,
second, and Mrs. J. G. Kirck
hoff, third.
Mrs. D. P. Henlev had for
dinner guests Tuesday evening
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Clemmons,
Mr. and Mrs. Dabney Hardy
and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carey,
of Rome.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Brit
ton and daughter, of Chatta
nooga, have returned home aft
er a several days’ visit with
Mrs. D. P. Henley.
Mrs. Ed Moore, of Tunnel
Hill spent Sunday and Monday
with Mrs. J. A. Beavers and!
Mrs. Lerna Lanier.
Reece Cleghorn is in Rome
attending the soap box derby.
Mr. J. A. McCrary, of At
lanta, was a visitor in town;
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frances White,
of LaFayette, spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Williams.
4-H Club Girls
To Compete In
District Contests
The Northwest District meet
ing will be held at West Geor
gia college, Carrollton, July
i 18-20. County winners from
each of the counties of the
Northwest Extension District
will compete for state and na
tional honors. County contests
have been previously held for
the purpose of chosing Chat
■ tooga county winners.
Miss Sara Baker was chosen
to represent this county in the
district clothing contest. This
choice was based upon Miss
: Baker’s outstanding record and
| workmanship as exhibited in
: the county dress revue. She is
i the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. Baker, of Gore.
Miss Rita Baker, daughter of
i Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Baker, was
chosen county winner in the
junior bread making contest.
Rita will also compete with oth-
I er county winners.Jn making of
: biscuits and corn meal muffins,
while in Carrollton this week.
Miss Mildred Riffe, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Riffe, of Berryton, has been
chosen the “Queen of Health”
from this county. This choice
was based upon the high score
of a physical examination made
by a local doctor. Mildred will
represent Chattooga county in
the district health contest while
in Carrollon.
Other than the county win
ners a group of 4-H club girls
will attend the meeting. Those
being Rebecca Manis, Elizabeth
Johnston, Martha Self and
Katherine Erwin, Subligna 4-H
club, and Charlotte Ballenger,
Gore 4-H club. These girls
will be accompanied by Miss
Mildred Henry.
PROF. DYER SPEAKS
BEFORE LIONS CLUB
Prof. N. V. Dyer, our new
superintendent of schools and
a former vice-regional govern
or of the Lions Club, gave a
most interesting speech on
Lionism last Tuesday night at
the Lions Club.
The club welcomed Wright
Wheeler as a new member and
Gene Rackley, who has trans
ferred his membership from the
Trion Lions Club to the Sum
merville Lions Club.
Much interest and hard work
is shown in the minstrel that
this club is to put on July 30.
Mrs. John D. Taylor, coach, re
ports that rehearsing for the
minstrel is progressing nicely
and that next week’s paper will
carry the names of the entire
cast.
ATTENTION P.-T. A.
Special attention is called to
the following letter received by
the president of the Summer
ville- Parent-Teacher associa
tion.
Parent-Teacher Association,
Summerville, Ga.
We are sending you a copy
of Form 710 showing sponsors
contribution for one month to
the school lunch room project
Feb. 1 through Feb. 29, 1940.
Food, $94.08; electricity, $10;
heat. $5; water, $5; 5 per cent
rental of equipment, hot plate,
storage cabinet, shelves, dishes,
tables, stools, sinks, broom,
dish towels and mops, making
a total of sllß.
Yours Very Truly,
Miss Jewell Dunn,
District Director of Profes
sional and Service Project.
Summerville P.-T. A.
After visiting the Summer
ville lunch project we wish to
recommend to you that you
have your advisory committee
to collect jars and other can
ning accessories. We realize
Miss Chadwick is capable and
willing but we feel she has too
’milch to do and shall appreci
ate your co-operation.
W. J. Greene,
District Manager
Miss Jewell Dunn,
District Director
The P.-T. A. wants to thank
Mrs. Martha Mattox for her
j donation of 270 fruit jars to
the canning project and all
.C hers who have Hven so liber-
I ally. We are still in need of a
i oressure cooker and an oil
barrel.
Due to the immense rain we
have quantities of vegetables
that will be hard to take care
| of unless we have more equip
ment. Please co-operate with
us and help feed undernourish
;ed children during the school
1 term.—Publicity Chairman.
$1.50 A YEAR