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BY L. C. SMITH
What Happened to Chattooga’s
Marble Development?
News of the death in Chicago
last Saturday of L. A.-Downs, for
mer president of the Central of
Georgia Railway, reminded the
writer of an interesting interview
with Mr. Downs on one of his visits
to Summerville a few years ago.
In speaking to the writer of his
visit to Summerville and surround
ing territory, Mr. Downs said:
“There are four requisites for the
progress of any community, and
Summerville has them all—ade
quate transportation, diversified
agriculture, natural resources and
manufacturing opportunities. I
spend much of my time in the ter
ritory covered by the Central of
Georgia and am familiar with what
is going on in the different sec
tions, but the variety and extent of
the marble deposits in Chattooga
county was a revelation to me. It
seems altogether possible that
there will be a development here to
compare favorably with what has
taken place in northeast Georgia
and the Sylacauga district in Ala
bama. Thorough prospecting seems
to have been done and unquestion
ably indicates extensive deposits of
numerous types of marble, while
the finished specimens are most
attractive in appearance and
adapted to a wide range of uses.
“All conditions are favorable for
development. The Central of Geor
gia Railway crosses the marble belt,
affording convenient transporta
tion; the overburden is light; hy
droelectric power is at hand; large
springs furnish ample water sup
ply; good labor may readily be ob
tained; a large consuming terri
tory within easy reach simplifies
the marketing problem and I see
no obstacle in the way of a won
derful development.
“Summerville is fortunate in
having numerous prosperous en
terprises, headed by a large textile
concern. The several factors that
go toward making it a desirable
place in which to live and make a
living, such a fine and healthful
/-Climate, good water supply and a
progressive citizenship are all
present. . . .
“It is not surprising that people
from all over this section have rec
ognized the advantages of the
mountain' country as a summer re
sort, such as is typified at Cloud
land and I believe there will be an
increasing number as these attrac
tions become better known.
“I am optimistic as to the devel
opment of the entire southeast and
of this section in particular. I do
not base my optimism upon hope
alone, but upon the advancement
that has been made in the past ten
years. ...”
Mr. Downs, a veteran of forty-
* six years in the railroad field, had
been in poor health for two years,
prior to his death last Saturday.
He died of a heart ailment.
At the time of this interview (in
1926), there was considerable ac
tivity in this county in the devel
opment of the marble deposits and
for a time it appeared that the in
dustry would become one of Chat
tooga county’s largest, but for some
reason, unknown to us, the whole
enterprise was abandoned. We
would like to see this development
resumed. It would mean a great
deal to Chattooga county in many
ways. Other sections of Georgia
have become rich with their mar
ble developments. Why can’t this
section do the same, especially
when, it is said, Chattooga marble
is of a very fine type, and marble
is being used more extensively
than ever before.
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“Nothing is given so profusely as advice."
AUGUST
13—Los Angeles captured by
s-yi Fremont and Stockton,
1846
' ■ 14—First electric street cars in
U. S. operated in Balti
more. 1885.
Zx 15—Loans to Allies totaled
$9,711,739,636. 1920.
16—First Philippine legisla
ture opened sessions,
1907 -
r-j 17—Senate confirmed Black
5 appointment to Supreme.
Court, 1937.
18—President dedicated St
Lawrence - International
bridge. 1938.
». Eg! 19—Mrs. Bibb Graves, Ala-
bama. named to Senate,
| 1937.
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VOLUME 54; NO. 22
Rotarians Entertain
District Chief
J. Cleve Allen, of Elberton, dis
trict governor of Georgia Rotary
International, was here Tuesday
evening and Wednesday. Governor
Allen was very generous in his
praise of the local Rotary organi
zation. In turn, those who met
with him in the annual club as
sembly on Tuesday evening were
unanimous in the belief that the
present governor is one of the
finest the district has had.
Governor Allen was the princi
pal speaker' at the regular meet
ing on Wednesday at noon.
TALMADGE TO SPEAK HERE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17
Former governor, Eugene Tal
madge, will speak here Saturday,
August 17th, at 2 p.m. at the court
house.
ROLAND HAYES RECITAL
For the first time in the history
of Summerville, Roland Hayes, the
world’s most famous negro tenor,
with Robert Hemingway at the
piano, appeared in a 'song recital
at the white school auditorium, last
Monday evening. This program was
sponsored by the Summerville col
ored school, of which A. C. Carter
is principal.
Due to inclement weather, the
audience was not as large as pre
viously expected, but the artist re
ceived as much adulation from his
appreciative audience as an artist
could desire.
The artist and three others of
his company were entertained at
the principal’s residence. —A. C.
Carter, Principal.
REVIAL AT POPULAR SPRINGS
There will be a revival meeting
beginning at Poplar Springs Sun
day, Aug. 18th, at the Old Camp
grounds. We extend too our friends
around Summerville a cordial in
vitation to attend these services.
We are expecting some good sing
ers from our neighboring churches.
So you come and come praying
that God may give us a soul-sav
ing revival. The preaching will be
done by the pastor, the Rev. Theo
dore Wallace.—Reporter.
CHATTOOGA COUNTY
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Entrance fees are coming in for
the Chattooga County Tennis
Tournament, but there are still
plenty that have not handed in
their names that still want to en
ter. Be sure to get in before Fri
day, Aug. 16, so the pairings will be
fixed up Saturday and be put out
Monday, the day of the tourna
ment. We’re still counting on
Menlo and Lyerly to enter more
players. Admission to the matches
are now being sold by the B. B. H.
girls. Call “Spud” Hughes Hill at
the Y. M.| C. A. for information.
Watch It Grow
Last week we spoke of two words,
interest and appreciation. We want
to express our appreciation to Mrs.
Horace Ashworth for her interest
in our lunch room project and
school program. Mrs. Ashworth’s
children got lunches during last
school year, so hearing about our
canning project gave us 10 half
gallons of canned beans and two
half gallons of pickle.
The week ending Aug. 10, the
workers canned 175 quarts beans,
26 quarts peas, 7 quarts vegetable
soup, 3 quarts okra, totaling 211
quarts, donated canned foods, 24
quarts, total 232 quarts; grand to
tal to date 1,092 quarts. Besides
this they gathered the Irish pota
toes, 16 bushels, onions, 2 bushels.
Jars donated, 11 half gallons, 18
quarts, 3 jugs. We will appreciate
jars very much. So if you have
any let us know.
Besides the canning for the
lunch room they canned 26 quarts
peas for Frank Favor, our colored
friend. He donated the peas to the
lunch room that was canned for
our project.—Mrs. H. L. McGinnis
NOTICE
Friday, Aug. 16, is the day set to
clean off Bethel cemetery. Every
one is asked to come and bring
suitable tools.
NOTICE
All parties interested in Howell
and Hall cemetery please meet at
the Howell cemetery Friday, Aug. 16
with tools for cleaning off the
grounds. Will go from there to the
Hall cemetery.—J. L. Alexander.
REVIVAL SERVICES
AT WAYSIDE CHAPEL
Revival services are being held
each night this week at 7:30 p.m.
Rev. J. G. Kirckhoff is preaching.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1940
Lyerly School Opens
Monday, August 19
We are expecting the largest en
rollment for Lyerly school, which
opens Monday, Aug. 19, at 9 a.m.,
in the history of the school. Every
department of the school is well or
ganized with competent instructors
at the head of each department.
Last year we added the commer
cial department, which proved of
great benefit to many of the pupils
who enrolled in this department,
because they now hold responsible
positions. We sincerely hope many
of the parents will make it possible
for their children to take this
course this year. We are adding
the home economics department
this year. We will have a special
ized teacher over this department
and will also have the latest equip
ment. We will also have a “special
interest” period in which children
will be privileged to participate
with groups, according to their in
terest. These groups will be su
pervised by competent teachers who
are themselves interested in this
particular work.
We insist that patrons make a
special effort to have their chil
dren enroll at the first of school
and to make a supreme sacrifice to
keep them in school.
Fees for departments:
Janitor—sl.oo for year to all
pupils.
Home Ec—s2.oo for year to stu
dents who take this course.
Science—sl.oo for year to stu
dents who take science.
Biology—sl.oo for year to stu
dents who take biology.
Typing—s2.oo for month rental
‘to students who take typing.
Agriculture—s2.oo for year to
agriculture students.
JESSE L. BAIN,
Superintendent.
NOTICE
Thursday, Aug. 15, has been set
as the date for the election of offi
cers and directors of the Chattooga
County Fair Association for this
year. This election will be held at
the courthouse at 3 o’clock. We
urge business men, farmers and the
ladies of the county who have so
kindly helped us and those who
are willing to do so to be present.
—O. P. Dawson, President.
KELLY DOTSON FATALLY
INJURED BY COW MONDAY;
DIED TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Kelly Powell Dotson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Dotson, of near Ly
erly, was seriously injured by a
cow early Monday morning. He
was rushed immediately to a local
hospital, where it was discovered
that his injury was a skull frac
ture. It was decided to carry him
to a specialist in Atlanta. He died
in a Weems ambulance en route
■to a hospital there, within two
blocks of the hospital at 4 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Dotson was only twenty-one
years of age and was planning to
marry Miss Mary Adams, of South
Carolina Camp Ground on Sept.
19, which makes his tragic death
even sadder.
The bereaved family and fiance
have the sympathy of their many
friends over the county.
Surviving the young deceased
are his parents, five brothers, Tom,
Jim, Woodrow, Sambo and Cool
idge and three sisters, Mrs. R. R.
Morgan, and Misses Willie and
Pauline Dotson, all of this county,
besides other relatives and friends.
The funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at
Walnut Grove church, Rev. A. A.
Talbot officiating.
Interment in Johnson cemetery,
with Paul Weems Funeral home in
charge of arrangements.
WHO KNOWS?
1. How far is it from Brazil to
Africa?
2. What is the basic income tax
under British war revenue meas
ures?
3. When did Rumania acquire
Southern Dobruja, which Bulgaria
now demands?
4. When did Julius Caesar con
quer Western Europe?
5. How many men will be regis
tered under the proposed compul
sory service measure?
6. How many cigarets do Ameri
cans smoke in a year?
7. How many nations has Ger
many or Russia occupied since last
September?
8. What European nations have
Western Hemisphere possessions?
9. Is Russia developing a naval
base in the Bering Sea?
10. What was the popular vote in
the 1936 presidential election?
See Answers Inside
Miss Eloise Cheek Chosen
For "Spirit of Summerville**
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Mrs. Alice Hawkins
Dies in Chattanooga
Mrs. Alice Edmondson Hawkins,
74, widow of the late Samuel B.
Hawkins, of Summerville and Rome.
Ga., passed away at the home of
her son on Ringgold road early
Tuesday morning after an illness
of several months. Mrs. Hawkins
was born and reared in Chattooga
county, Georgia. She made her
home in Chattanooga for the past
fourteen years and was a member
of the St. Andrews Methodist
church. She is survived by two
sons, William S. and J. K. Haw
kins, and one grandson, Charles W.
Hawkins, all of Chattanooga. Fu
neral services, conducted by the
Rev. Joe Hampton, will be held at
the National Funeral home Wed
nesday morning at 11:30 o’clock.
Interment was in Summerville,
Ga. Pallbearers will be P. S. Brit
ton, H. R. Glegal, C. H. Hooker,
Herbert H. Dent, W. J. Austin and
A. J. Wolf.
DEATHS
Marvin L. Chandler
Little Marvin L. Chandler, age 1,
of'Fort Payne, Ala., died at a local
hospital Friday, Aug. 9th, at 11:45
a.m. Survived by father and moth
er, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Chan
dler. Funeral services were con
ducted from the Mount Herman
church, near Fort Payne, by Rev.
Ben Langford Saturday afternoon
at 2 o’clock. Interment in church
cemetery. Arrangements by Trion
Department Store.
Janie Louise Dillard
Funeral services for little Janie
Louise Dillard, infant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Senior Dillard, were
conducted from the residence in
east Trion Thursday morning, Aug.
Bth, at 11 o’clock by Rev. Eugene
Richardson. Little Louise died sud
denly early Wednesday, Aug. 7th.
Interment was in Trion cemetery.
Trion Department Store in charge.
MRS. JANE CARTER
Mrs. Jane Carter, almost 93 years
of age, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Ollie Carter, early
Saturday morning after a several
weeks illness.
Surviving Mrs. Carter are her
two daughters, Mrs. Allie Carter
and Mrs. Maggie Reed; three sons,
Melton and Zeke, of Summerville,
and Henry Carter, of Birmingham
The funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at South
Summerville Baptist church, Rev.
Herbert Morgan officiating, assist
ed by Rev. R. L. McElroy.
Special music was given by the
Summerville young quartet and
Mr. R. A. Humphries. The pall
bearers were Messrs Robert Bo
hannon, Chas. D. Edwards, J. T.
Parker, Polly Mahan, E. J. Henson
and Bob Miller.
Interment in Pennville cemetery
with Paul Weems Funeral Home
in charge.
MISS ELOISE CHEEK
Celebration Program
Friday, August 30
Eighth Annual “Cotton Ball”
presenting the south’s loveliest
debutantes.
Saturday, August 31
Preparedness Parade . . . demon
strating America’s newest, might
iest mechanized forces and defen
sive strength . . . Thrilling . . . Im
pressive . . . Reassuring!
Patriotic Citizenship Ceremonies,
conferred on valley youth.
“Engineers’ Day,” with Ameri
ca’s leading technical experts . . .
Models . . . Exhibits . . . Motion
Pictures of the building of TVA
dams.
“Lady of the Lake Ball” . . .
Float parade.
Sunday, September 1
Water Carnival... Breath-taking
stunts on aquaplanes and water
skiis. Southeastern championship
hydroplane races .. . America’s rec
ord holders competing for $2,000
purse.
“Happy Valley” Horse Show . . .
12-class event ... 12 states repre
sented . . . America’s finest.
Spectacular electrical and fire
works display on Chickamauga lake
demonstrating air raid defenses.
Monday, September 2
Labor Day ceremonies . . . Air
Show . . . land and seaplanes in
war maneuvers . . . glider endur
ance flights.
Dedication of Chickamauga Dam
and ten-lake area with its exten
sive recreational and defense pro
grams. Fireworks . . . Water float
parade . . . Yacht flotilla . . . Street
carnival and dance.
4-H Club Members
Enjoy Tour
One hundred and four 4-H club
boys and girls representing va
rious sections of Chattooga county
gathered in Summerville Aug. 2 to
enjoy a club achievement day in
the form of a tour and picnic. The
two busses left Summerville at 9
o’clock a.m. and the first stop was
atop Lookout mountain. Many in
teresting and historical places were
visited. The history of the “Battle
Above the Clouds” and the “Battle
of Chickamauga” given by a guide
added to the beautiful scenery of
Point Park. After a most interest
ing visit with the war relics of the
Lookout Mountain Museum, a
picnic lunch was spread at Lake
Winnepesaukah. The afternoon
was spent in swimming, boat riding
and games.
County Agent O. P. Dawson, Miss
Mildred Henry, home demonstra
tion agent; Miss Beatrice Patrick
and bus drivers Mr. Ed Pettyjohn,
Subligna. and Harold Elrod, Ly
erly, accompanied the group of
club boys and girls.
Mr. Thomas Beavers, of Atlanta,
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Bea
vers in Dry Valley.
Miss Cheek has chosen the
following to act as her Maids
in-Waiting for the Celebration:
Dot McConkey.
Martha Alice Rich.
Harriett Whisnant.
Helen Espy.
Rachel Boling.
Eugenia Langston.
Six thousand, two hundred and
nineteen votes were cast for the
two popular contestants, Misses
Eloise Cheek and Dot McConkey,
who tied last week in the contest
of the past few weeks for nomi
nating “The Spirit of Summer
ville.”
The voting this week was for a
run-off of the tie of the two lead
ing contestants. High interest was
shown by the large numbers vot
ing this week.
The vote:
Miss Cheek 3,715
Miss McConkey 2,504
Miss Cheek, the very attractive
winner of “The Spirit of Summer
ville,” has won in several popular
ity contests here and was one of
the southern belles in the recent
Cotton Pageant at Chickamauga
dam and Summerville is indeed
proud to have her represent them
■ in this, one of the biggest events
in southern history.
I
I wish to thank each and
everyone who voted and helped
in any way in electing me for
“Spirit of Summerville” at the
Great Lakes of the South Cele
bration in Chattanooga, Tenn.,
Aug. 31, Sept. 1-2.
Trust that I may be worthy
of the honor conferred updn
me.—Eloise Cheek.
Giving emphasis to two impor
> tant features that are in a sense
I the key and justification of the
i Tennessee Valley Celebration to
be held in Chattanooga, Aug. 30
through Sept. 2, the water carnival
set for Sunday night, Sept. 1, will
I be a most colorful spectacle that
t will set new precedent for enter
| tainment. The Sunday night pro-
I gram following a full day of speed
boat races will begin with a motor-
I boat and water float parade in
I which more than 250 boats aad
! decorated barges will take part.
, The motor boats will be recruited
| from all the lake towns the full
i length of the Tennessee, from
i Knoxville to Paducah. These will
I be in full dress trim with flags and
banners, and as the parade takes
place at night each boat will be
illuminated by a variety of colored
flares and spectacular “sparklers”
that will make a beautiful picture
on the water.
The floats will be gorgeously
decorated and will be laden with
beautiful girls in fancy costume in
colorful bathing suits. These young
ladies will include the “Spirits” of
each of the 200 valley towns and
cities participating in this co-op
erative event. They will be led by
Mrs. John L. Hutcheson, Jr., of
Chattanooga, as the “Lady of the
Lake,” official hostess to all the
visiting girls. There will be the
Spirit of Dixie, the Spirit of the
South, the Spirit of Light, the
Spirit of Memphis, Nashville, At
lanta, Knoxville, Birmingham and
the numerous other communities,
j all impressively costumed for the
■ occasion. The twelve young ladies
who were chosen for their beauty
to be the celebration models will
also be presented here.
The boats will include yachts and
cruisers, inboard and outboard
speed boats, and some 40 sailing
craft. There will be solo singers,
several bands playing over the wa
ter of the lake. After the parade
j has passed the reviewing stand the
entire flotilla will proceed in in
! tricate pattern formations while a
score of high-powered colored spot- -■*
lights on Chickamauga dam play
their beams across the scene,
j This is to be followed by a regu
i lar “Billy Rose” water carnival
with high diving trick diving into
water that is blazing with gasoline,
and comedy acts on the barges in
j front of the grandstand. Then
there will be a swimming program
in which 96 expert swimpiers, all in
; white bathing suits and caps, will
swim to music, their arms moving
together in unison with the beats
, of the music.
$1.50 A YEAR