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VOL. 55; NO. 12
Marketing Excesses
Os Cotton to Draw
Increased Penaltes
Penalties on marketing excesses
of cotton have been increased in
proportion to advanced market
prices, Chattooga county farmers
were reminded this week by O. P.
Dawson, county extension agent.
“Cotton prices have advanced
steadily in recent weeks,” the agent
points out. “Under the terms of re
cently-enacted parity legislation,
growers who planted within their
allotment may expect to receive a
net return approximating full par
ity for the first time in years. The
new loan rate of 85 per cent of
parity is figured at close to 13.5
cents. This, together with parity
and conservation payments total
ing about 2.75 cents, should bring
the cotton grower’s total return to
about 16 cents a pound.”
On the other hand, he said, the
farmer who exceeded his allotted
cotton acreage will not gain the full
benefit of the loan program, since
he may receive loans on cotton pro
duced in excess of his quota, at only
60 per cent of the rate allowed the
co-operating grower. When he takes
his cotton out of loan, or if he sells
his cotton without putting it in the
loan, he must pay a penalty of at
least half the full loan rate.
First Baptist Church
To Burn Note
Vacation Bible School opened
Monday with an attendance of 84.
Tuesday 122 were present, with
prospects of the largest school in
the history of the church.
We invite the children to attend
this school. We believe you will like
it and it will be profitable to you.
We also plan to burn another
SI,OOO note on the building and
loan of our new house of worship
and educational plant.
We would like very much to have
every member present at the close
of the Sunday morning service in
order that you may witness this in
teresting event.
BRITISH AND FREE FRENCH
FORCES CLOSE TO DAMASCUS
It was reported today that Brit
ish and “free” French forces have
pushed on within 18 or 20 miles of
Damascus, ancient .capitol of Syria.
Also a British landing party was
reported to have landed at a Leb
anese seaport under the protection
of the guns of the British fleet.
Only a half-hearted effort was
being made to repulse the allied ad
vance, but it was expected that a
strong stand would be made by
Vichy forces in the Syrian capitol.
DALTON DISTRICT CONFERENCE
MET TUESDAY AT CALHOUN
The Dalton District Methodist
conference met yesterday at Cal
houn, with the Rev. W. H. Gardner
as host pastor. Rev. Gardner will
be remembered by the many friends
he made when he was pastor here
several years ago.
Those from Summerville attend
ing the conference were C. C. Cliett,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cleghorn, C. L.
Hale and Mrs. M. D. Cliett.
Rufus Pruitt attended the con
ference as a delegate from Berry
ton.
Motorists’ Tax Bill To Hit
Record High in 1941
“Motor vehicle owners in 1941 will
pay $2,000,000,000 in gasoline and
other taxes to the state and federal
governments, Neil W. Printup, sec
retary Georgia Petroleum Indus
tries committee, said today, point
ing out that sum is more than the
combined tax revenue of the fed
eral and the 48 state governments
in any year prior to entry of this
country into the World war in 1917.
"Approximately half a billion dol
lars of the automotive tax bill will
go to the federal government, and
the balance will go to the states,”
said Mr. Printup. “The federal au
tomotive taxes are ‘temporary’
emergency taxes. When congress
inaugurated the gasoline tax in
1932, the tax was placed on a ‘tem
porary’ basis. It has been renewed
continuously since, and last year the
rate was increased by half to pro
vide funds for national defense pur
poses.
"The federal ‘emergency’ automo
tive taxes add about one-third to
the burden of state taxes on motor
vehicle owners. These taxes on
gasoline, lubricating oil, tires and
accessories average about sls per
year per motor vehicle owner.”
SUMMERVILLE METHODIST
CHURCH
Rev. C. C. Cliett, Pastor
10 A.M.—Sunday school.
11 A.M.— Preaching by the pastor.
7:15 P.M. —Epworth league.
7:45 P.M.— Pleaching by the pas-
The Summerville News
Farm Bureau Accomplishments
Return High Dividends to
Chattooga County Farmers
Enactment of legislation spon
sored by the American Farm Bu
reau Federation will mean a size
able payroll in Chattooga county
this fall, according to R. M. Stiles,
of the Georgia Farm Bureau Fed
eration.
The legislation to which Mr. Stiles
refers, according to President J. P.
Agnew, of the county farm bureau,
is the 85 per cent of parity man
datory loan bill recentyl approved
by the congress and signed by the
president.
“This legislation will mean ap
proximately S2O more per bale for
cotton this year,” Mr. Agnew said.
“Chattooga county produces ap
proximately 6,500 bales, which
means an increased income of
$130,000 to producers in the county.
“The effects of the farm bureau’s
program on income to farmers can
not be emphasized too strongly, Mr.
Agnew said. “If the added amount
of income that the farm bureau will
bring to this county this year come
in the form of a new industrial pay
roll our citizens would be jubilant.
“This legislation was written by
organized farmers, sponsored by
them, and passed in the congress
through their efforts and co-op
eration with their friends in posi
tion of legislative authority. One
of the most important features oi
the measure is the fact that it will
cost even less money than the pres
ent farm program.
“It did not have the official
blessing of the Department of Ag
riculture or the Administration and
is one of the most brilliant vic
tories in the long history of the
farm bureau. It is an example of
what organization can do for
farmers and is a challenge to all
farmers to join the Farm Bureau
and thereby increase its facilities
to serve them even better in the
future.
“The only progress farmers have
ever made in their fight for parity
of prices and parity of income is
through organized effort and if
they are to retain the progress that
they have made and continue to
move forward they must form a
united front,” Mr. Agnew said.
Join your county Farm Bureau
now! *
Trion Baptist W.M.U.
Holds Weekly Meet
The regular weekly meeting of
Circle No. 1 of Trion Baptist W. M.
U. was held Monday afternoon at
2 o’clock in the home of Mrs. Mar
cus Tate, 171 Oak street.
Five members were present. We
were highly honored with Mrs. E.
F. Dußose, a consecrated Christian
worker from Huntsville, Ala., as our
guest.
Meeting began with Mrs. W. G.
Justice, president, in charge. A brief
business session was held. Then
given over to Mrs. Clyde W. Maifett.
Program chairman, song, “Faith of
Our Fathers.” Prayer by Mss. E. F.
Dußose. Devotional, Psalm 27,
“Let Thine Heart Take Courage,”
from Royal Service.
Service given to Mrs. E. F. Du-
Bose, who brought us an inspira
tional message on “Stewardship.”
Closing prayer by Mrs. Jim Woods.
MRS. CLYDE W. MAFFETT,
Secretary.
G. D. Lowe Passes
at Princeton May 19
Friends and relatives here wil!
regret to learn of the death of Mr.
George D. Lowe on May 19th at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. C.
V. Houser in Princeton, Tex.
Mr. Lowe was born Sept. 18, 1859
in Summerville. He moved to!
Texas in 1881. He is a brother of
Mrs. Winnie Johnson, of this place.
He was an active and prominent
member of the Methodist church
and a well-known and beloved citi
zen.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church in Princeton on
Tuesday afternoon, May 20th.
Senate Approves
Legislation to Defer
Men 28 Years of Age
Legislation to defer from com
pulsory military training men who
have reached their 28th birthday
by July 1 won approval in the sen
ate today. Those deferred under
this legislation could be called for
training later and does not alter
the present law, which requires all
men between 21-36 to be registered
and classified.
It is reported that approximate
ly 7,000,000 men will be affected if
the law wins final approval.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1941.
FIRST PERIOD OF CONTEST
CLOSES NEXT SATURDAY
Three More Days Remain in First Four Weeks of Subscription
Contest
BY J. P. RUDASILL, CAMPAIGN MANAGER
The first period of The Summer- :
ville News subscription campaign j
will close in just three more days
and from that time on candidates
will be working under a greatly re
duced schedule of votes.
As close as the race now stands
for some of the workers your sub
scription may be the one that will
bring a small fortune to your fa- j
vorite candidate. Don’t wait to be
asked, for in their efforts these last 1
few days the one you want to help 1
may not be able to reach you.
Pay your subscription direct to
the campaign office if you wish and
the votes will be credited to any !
candidate whom you may choose.
Here is an opportunity to do a real
kindness to a friend—a kindness
that may mean for your favorite
S4OO in cash without costing you .
one cent more than you would oth
erwise pay for the paper. The long
term subscriptions help the most; (
in fact, a very few such subscrip- (
tions separate the leaders from
those farther down the list. One or ;
two five-year subscriptions may be ;
the deciding factor in winning one ;
of the top prizes.
A striking feature of the last few
days is the personal pride that has
become noticeable. Some of the
candidates have voiced their deter
mination to leave no stone unturned ,
in their search for business. One ,
declared to accept defeat would be j
a disgrace.
Another says she owes it to her i
friends who have so loyally helped
her to this point, to put forth every ;
effort and call on every resource to !
the extent that when the final hour
comes, everything will have been
done and nothing left undone to
better her chance to win. So on a,
basis of personal honor the big race
is being waged zestfully.
Shedding luster on this inspiring !
sight is the civic pride that is
Dr. E. E. Chambers
Locates in Trion
Dr. E. E. Chambers, of Parsons,
Kan., has recently located at Trion,
Ga., where he expects to practice
veterinary medicine. Dr. Chambers
will have charge of the health of
the herd of Guernsey cattle owned
by the Trion company and devote
a certain amount of his time to
practice in this territory.
Dr. Chambers received his de
gree from Kansas State College,
Manhattan, Kan. He brings to the
practice of his profession a wide
experience with all types of live
stock, beef cattle, dairy cattle, hogs,
sheep, mules and horses and an ex
tensive experience in a small ani
mal hospital.
At prsent he and Mrs. Chambers
are located at the Trion Inn.
NOTICE
All owners of dogs in the City of
Summerville are notified that Mr.
E. E. Chambers, veterinarian, will
be at the City garage, which is lo
cated back of the Courthouse, on
Friday, June 13th, between the
hours of 2 and 5 o’clock, for the
purpose of innoculating dogs. If
your dog has not been innoculated,
be sure and have it present at that
time. J. E. BAKER
LIST OF CONTESTANTS
Following is a list of contestants, alphabetically ar
ranged with nomination votes, first subscription coupon
and free coupon votes turned in by friends of contestants.
Votes will be figured up at close of first period and stand
ing published. Next week’s standing will be shown in
order contestants report this week. Contestants with the
largest report will head the list and so on down. Cam
paign office open Saturday until 8 p.m. Contestants ex
pecting help from their friends must first help them
selves. If you want to win the $400.00 or one of the other
grand prizes you must make the start now.
“A Winner Never Quits and a Quitter Never Wins”
Contestants Address Votes
Miss Bette Broome, Summerville, Ga. 226,000
Mrs. Marshall Cantrell, Summerville, Ga. 225,500
Rev. Chas. C. Cliett, Summerville, Ga. 217,000
Mrs. Henry Day, Menlo, Ga. 243,500
Mr. Robert J. Dobbs, Lyerly, Ga. 208,500
Mrs. Harrison Elgin, Summerville, Ga. 237,000
Mrs. Bill Henry, Summerville, Ga. 218,000
Rev. Herbert D. Morgan, Summerville, Ga. 211,500
Mrs. A. McM. Myers, Trion, Ga. ——231,000
Mrs. Rufus Pruitt, Summerville, Ga. 225,000
Mrs. Lula Weesner, Summerville, Ga., Rt. 1 222,500
manifesting itself in each commu
nity in the county. Each commu
nity and each faction and the “set”
that values its reputation for “do
ing things” is not going to allow
someone to walk away with these
valuable prizes when a little con
centrated effort will bring it home.
For that reason and for the rea
son that the difference in value
between the first and secondary
awards is a matter of hundreds of
dollars, you may expect to see a
desperate struggle on all sides be
fore the prizes are finally awarded.
There has been more real action
shown during the last week by the
various candidates and their friends
than at any previous time and we
predict that from now on to the
finish, subscriptions will be coming
into this office in ever increasing
volume.
It takes time to arouse the public
in a campaign of this nature, but
or e aroused, the friends of the
candidates start to support their
fa\ rite candidate in every way
possible, and as the campaign draws
near the end, both candidates and
friends are putting forth every ef
fort and neglecting no opportunity
to finish in the big money.
Any doubt as to the closeness of
the workers in the race has been
removed. Also it has been proven
that there is a hustling bunch of
go-getters in this section who do
not stand on formalities but pitch
into the f ay with enthusiasm and
determination.
The race thus far has been a re
markably close one, so it depends a
lot upon -ults obtained between
now an close of the first pe
riod, E night as to who will
ilnish . ” is is no idle
sti 1 0 , .merest in the campaign
is running strong, it has not been
confined to this locality alone but
has reached out into other commu
nities and towns.
Airplane Workers
Ask Return of Jobs
Strikers of the government-com
mandeered North American avia
tion plant at Inglewood, Cal., have
agreed to march in a body to ask
the return of their jobs. They have
demanded that their union cards
not be forfeited and that there will
be no discrimination against them.
They also ask immediate negotia
tions of their original demands.
The army took over the plant
Monday after the workers had de
fied a government order to return
to work. It was reported that ap
proximately half of the day shift
returned to work after being given
assurances of protection entering
and leaving the plant by army of
ficials.
Gore P.-T. A. Meeting
There will be a meeting of the
patrons of Gore school on June 17
at 8:30 o’clock for the purpose of
making plans which are of great
importance to the children of the
community. There will be a speak
er from Marietta, Ga., and if you
are a parent and interested in your
child please be present. Refresh
ments will be served.
Rev. A. P. Hassell
Dies at Home in
Western Carolina
On Sunday afternoon May 25th,
at five-thirty o’clock, Rev. Andrew
I Pierson Hassell, D. D., passed away
at his home near Horse Shoe, N. C.
He had been ill five days with Acute
cardiac failure from which he was
apparently recovering and his going
was, therefore, unexpected. Dr. Has
i sell had recently accepted the pas
j six weeks ago from Mission Court
! torate of the Mills River Presbyter
ian Church, moving his family there
in Richmond, Va., where they had
lived since May, 1940.
Dr. Hassell was born in Lynch
burg S. C., on March 19, 1881. He
was the son of Rev. Andrew Morri
son Hassell. His mother was before
her marriage, Miss Sarah Taylor—
aoth parents being natives of Sum
nerville, Ga. He received his A. B.
degree from Davidson College in I
1906 and, in 1928, his Alma Mater
conferred upon him the degree of
Doctor of Divinity. In May, 1909, |
■Dr. Hassell- was graduated from
[ Union Theological Seminary of
i Richmond, Va., and, on June 9 of
that year, he was married to Miss
Barbara Savage of Jacksan. Ala.
I The young couple sailed for Japan
j the following November, both being
Sunder appointment of the Presby
terian Church of the United States.
They served faithfully in their
chosen field of service continuously,
Scorning home on regular furlough
|in April, 1940. On account of con
ditions in the Orient, Dr. Hassell
was advised by the Mission Board
to accept a field of service in
America and on the first Sunday in
May, this year, preached his intial
sermon at the Mills River Church.
Dr. and Mrs. Hassell spent their first
eight years in Japan as Evangelictic
Missionaries in Takamatus. During
the years between 1918-1939, Dr.
Hassell continued his Evangelistic
work in Tokushima. In the Spring of
1939 he was elected to the chair of
Japanese Bible, Evangelism and Hy
mnology at Union Theological Semi
nary, in Kobe. While Dr. Hassell was
deeply concerned with the salvation
of all people, the bumiing desire of
his heart was that no young person
or child within his reach should fail
to hear the story of the Master
whom he served. On his own initia
tive, he made a map of three hun
dred schools within his province,
listing the names of each Superin
tend. These schools he visited on
bicycle, on foot, in a car (when he
had one), carrying with him his
Little ones around him as he taught
little cottage organ which he played •
for his audiences, gathering the
them hymns and thus opening the
way to their attention for the mess
age of the gospel of Christ.
Even while studying the Japanese
language, Dr. Hassell made us of
the opportunity to work with High
School Students, many of whom are
among the foremost Christian lead
ers of Japan. One of his co workers
of thirty years, in speaking of Dr.
Hassell, had this to say of him;
“Among two cherished memories of
my life is a picture of ‘A. P.’, stand
ing on the mountain-side, preaching ]
visiting the tabercular patients, i
singing beautiful songs of hope as
they passed from this life and use
ing every energy which he possessed
in an effort to assist in establishing
hospitals for the treatment of the
i scourge. He never considered his
health or comfort but, even as his
! Master, ‘He went about doing good”
Dr. Hassell was a man of practical
j good sense. He served numberless
| committies and his council and ad
vice were sought by his associates
who felt safe in following his thou
ghtful, tactful leading. Althaugh he
was “on furlough” during the past
year, Dr. Hassell’s time yas occup
ied constantly with making talks
throughout the entire Southern
Churches—from Texas to Virginia,
j with writing articles for the Church
; papers and, during the weeks of his
brief pastorate at Mills River, with
visiting every home of the congreg
ation. On Monday, following his
death, a memorial service was held
in his Church and, though he had
I been with them so short a time, one
■ heard on every hand, “What shall
!we do without him?”
Surviving Dr. Hassell are his wife
[and the following children: Mrs.
ißebekah Murray, of Wilson; Rosa
lie, of Philadelphia; A. Pierson, of
Greenville; Rachel, of Holland, Va.;
Phillip, Carolyn and Lucile of the
home, and a little granddaughter,
Sarah Barbara Murray, of Wilson.
He also leaves the following broth
! p rs and sisters; Mrs. D. S. Revnolds
[ «nd Mrs. J. M. Hobgood, of Farm
| ville: Rev. J. W. Hassell. D. D., of
Snindale. N. C.; W. T„ of Staunton,
Va.; Chas. M., of Charlotte, and
John F., of Atlanta, Ga.
To promote safety in aviation
there are almost 900 weather bu
reau stations, covering approxi
mately 40,000 miles of airways, and
■ 422 teletype stations.
$1.50 A YEAR
Industrial Plants to
Work On Sundays
The Summerville Manufacturing
company and other mills in the
vicinity of Summerville have been
given strict orders to specifically
curtail their use of electrical power
for use of national defense projects.
This program will be put into ef
fect at 12:01 a.m. Monday, June 16,
and while the Summerville Manu
facturing company is producing
goods for national defense, they are
agreeing to the curtailment, in
order to save the power for the
aluminum plants in Tennessee.
All the current needed is avail
able from the hours of 12 o’clock
noon Saturday until 6 a.m. Monday
and in order to take advantage of
the use of this power it becomes
necessary for the Summerville
Manufacturing company and others
to operate on Sunday. Most of the
mills in the state have been oper
ating on Sunday for several months
and the mills in this vicinity have
refrained from operating on Sun
day as long as possible to do so.
However, we think that the com
munity as a whole should co-op
erate with the mills engaged in de
fense work, and help the mill opera
tors to explain to the public why
the Sunday operations are being
carried on.
If the people will see and appre
ciate the seriousness of this emer
gency and understand the necessity
of Sunday operation, from the
standpoint of national defense, we
will avoid any unfavorable reaction
that might result from the opera
tion of these mills.
Since the president has declared
by his proclamation that a full
emergency exists, we cannot con
ceive of a more clearly defined
work of necessity than an effort to
aid in national defense, which
these mills are doing when they
work on Sunday. It is our opinion
that a manufacturer whose efforts
go to the production of materials
needed by our own government, or
that of any democracy coming with
in the provisions of the lease-lend
bill, has not only the right, but the
public duty, to operate on the Sab
bath day, if such operation is nec
essary to keep up production.
Therefore, tnis paper urges upon
the people of our county not to
criticize any Sunday operation, but
on the other hand, to encourage the
mill operators and mill workers, so
that they will know and feel that
the work they are doing for na
tional defense, is being recognized
and appreciated by the people.
It is natural for us to feel very
close to the Summerville Manufac
turing company and we appreciate
the splendid work that has been
accomplished in re-opening the mill
and keeping it open. Our hats are
off to Mr. Hugh Given and Mr.
Frank Pittman for what they have
done toward putting the mill on its
feet again. Well do we remember
the time when the mill was closed
and all of us were helping the mill
workers in the village to maintain
their morale until the mill could be
re-opened. We know of no person
or firm that would have been any
more co-operative than Curran &
Barry, of New York. They are an
asset to any community and we
are indeed fortunate that they took
over the mill. Everything possible
should be done by the people of
Summerville and Chattooga county
to show the officials of the Sum
merville Manufacturing company
that we do appreciate what they are
doing, and have done in the past.
It is our opinion that no person
in our community will make the
slightest objection to the mills op
erating on Sunday and we should
carefully scrutinize the source from
which any adverse criticism might
come, because in these trying times,
fifth columns and communist act
like wolves in sheep’s clothing, and
they would be glad to take this op
portunity, to criticize the action of
these mills, and their workers, re
lating to their work on the Sabbath
day.
The ox is in the ditch and it is
not our fault that he got there.
AIR SCHOOLS
The war department announces
that eight air corps schools have
been completed and that fifty are
partially occupied out of a total of
one hundred being built at a cost
of $346,400,000. McDill field, near
Tampa, Fla., costing $6,460,000 and
accommodating 6,000 men, was
completed in three and one-half
months.
Notice to All Owners of Dogs in the
City of Summerville:
Notice is hereby given that the
City Council by proper resolution
passed on June 2nd, 1941, provides
that all dogs must be inoculated
for Rabies within the Corporate
limits of the City of Summerville
and that said inoculation must be
registered with the City Clerk of
said City on or before thirty days
I from this notice.
H. M. WOODS, Mayor.