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VOL. 55; NO. 13
CCC Graduates
In Demand
(By Chas. A. Ckffin, Georgia Super
visor CCC Selection Service)
Eight years ago the newly-elected
President of the United States,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, inaugurated
a vast undertaking to alleviate two
of the most pressing problems
facing the nation at that time,
namely, the thousands of unem
ployed youths and the millions of
acres of eroding farm and timber
land. Thus in 1933, the President’s
vision became a physical fast; the
Civilian Conservation Corps was
born.
Most Americans agreed whole
heartedly with Mr. Roosevelt that
the CCC, in doing so much to solve
the unemployment and conserva
tion problem, was probably the most
praiseworthy of all the New Deal
programs.
Little did we realize that in the i
year 1941, with America facing the I
greatest crisis since the War Be
tween the States, that the 2 500 000
boys trained in the Civilian Con
servation Corps would provide our
nation with a trained army of de-;
tense workers, skilled in almost eve
ry phase of industry.
Take the case of Ted Kelly, a
farm' boy from one of Georgia’s
counties in the swamp country.
Ted’s education consisted of only
five grades of Grammar school, as
his parents, were too poor to send
him to high school in the county
site. Because of his lack of train
ing and education Ted could secure
only occasional odd jobs that sel
dom paid him over fifty or seventy
five cents a day.
' A few days after his seventeenth
birthday, Ted’s County Welfare Di
rector Jfotified him of the oppor
tunity to enroll in the CCC. Fas
cinatedit the idea of being able not
only to. educate and train himself
for some trade, but also to assist
his family with his allotment check,
Ted at once enrolled. His new home
was in a beautiful camp in the
mountains of north Georgia. Along
with 200 other boys like himself, he
at once entered into the wholesome
spirit of camp life. Good food, reg
ular hours and exercise soon in
creased his weight over fifteen
pounds in the first few months.
His Camp Educational Adviser en
rolled Ted in classes of tvping J
spelling, letter writing and radio,
code. These subjects he studied
during leisure hours. In his work
experience on the job his Projectj
Superintendent and Foreman
taught him to operate tractors and;
heavy road grading equipment, j
They also taught him truck driving,)
safety and auto mechanics.
Upon Ted’s graduation from the
CCC, the Georgia State Employ-1
ment Service notified him several;
large companies were anxious to
employ him. One contractor want
ed his services to operate a large
road grading machine, an automo
bile distributor offered him a job
as apprentice mechanic, and a
steamship line in Savannah offered
him a job as radio operator on one
of its ships. Ted took the steam
ship job. He is now on the New
York to South America run as chiei
radio operator earning a very at
tractive salary.
Particularly at this time, when
our nation is faced with such a
shortage of trained men to man the
machines of defense, the demand
for CCC trained craftsmen far ex
ceeds the supply. A large con
tractor made the statement several
days ago that if it hadn’t been for
the CCC, he would have been una
ble to secure men to run the large
"bull-dozers” and dirt movers nec-1
essary in connstruction of airports.
A public utility president said that
CCC training was the best recom
mendation a job-seeker could give
him. They have shown by their en-1
listment in the CCC that they can
master hard work and have the de
termination so necessary for a sue-)
cessfful career. Today our large
aviation plants are absorbing skilled
mechanics as fast or faster than
we can produce them. CCC gradu
ates stand on the preferred lists
at almost all these plants. It is a
fact that the CCC has filled a vital
gap in our educational system. CCC
graduates are taking jobs now that!
those without CCC experience are
unable to qualify for. For every;
job open in the so-Called white col
lar professions there are ten in in-|
dustry for skilled craftsmen.
America’s entire national defense
system owes a debt of gratitude to
the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Our Army finds that CCC boys in
most cases qualify physically for
active army service, while a large
percentage of our civilian popula
tion are still physically unfit for
the armed forces. CCC boys ad
vance much faster in the service
>than raw recruits. They have the
fundamental training in discipline
and camp life that is is so essential
to a good army. It isn’t a far step
from the tractor operator to a tank
operator. The CCC has thousands
®f excellent truck drivers to furnish
i ‘ r
She jhmtnetbille Wetos
Young People’s School
At Methodist Church
Summerville and Chattooga coun
ty are fortunate to have Trained
Workers for Young People to put
on a Young People’s Conference
that is fully accredited. This is
the first time to have such a school
in our town.
Rev. Chas. C. Cliett, pastor of the
Methodist church, has secured a
Youth Caravan consisting of two
young men and two young ladies
with Mrs. Alice Napier Bohannon,
adult counselor, of Emory Universi
ty, in charge. The four Young
People are from out of the state.
The five that make up this team
are at Lake Junaluska Assembly)
preparing for this specific work.
They will complete their courses.
Friday and will arrive in Summer- !
ville Saturday. The two young men
will be entertained at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Allen, Sr., and
the two young ladies will be en
tertained at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Weems. Mrs. Bohannon
will be entertained at the parson
age.
Miss Betty Broome is chairman i
of the entertainment committee. !
Anyone desiring to have any of the
caravan as their lunch or dinner
guest may get in touch with Betty.
The work to be done by this Car
avan is the identical worx that is
being done by the various Youth
Assemblies and certifcates of credit
of the same value of Youth Assem
blies and Pastor’s schools will be
issued to those completing the
course.
The Methodist churches of Trion,
Lyerly, Menlo, and Bethel are co
operating with this school.
The Baptists, Presbyterians and
all other young people, whether
connected with any other church or
not, are invited to all classes and
sessions of this school. There will
not be any denominational doc
trines or methods taught.
While the first session will be on
Sunday night other denominations
may come in Monday night and re
ceive full credit. Classes will be
taught in Missions, Community
Service, Worship, Recreation, and
Adult work with young people. A
social period will be held each
night.. There will be no day classes.
There will be no charge for tuition.
Those who wish may buy their
books which will be not over 25c.
For further information see Rev.
Chas. C. Cliett, who will be Dean
of the school. Each session will be
gin at 7:15 p. m., running from
Sunday through the following Fri
day night.
First Baptist Church
Plans Revival Services
The First Baptist church an
nounces their revival meeting for
August Ist to 10th. Much prep
aration is being made for these
services. Will appreciate it if prac-)
tical for you to plan your vacationsl
either before or after the above j
designated date. Why? In order!
that we all may have the privilege:
of attending these services.
Be much in prayer that the Lord!;
may clothe us with the power of!;
the Holy Spirit that we may be re-);
vived in our own hearts and souls);
born unto the Kingdom of God.)!
For further detailed announce- !;
ment watch the Summerville News. !
Openings In CCC For
Many Young Men
We have an unlimited quota for
CCC enrollment on July 18, 1941.
If you are between the ages of 17
and 23 1-2 and interested in the
splendid training offered, come to,
the Chattooga County Department
of Publilc Welfare and apply as
soon as possible.
MRS. M. M. ALLEN, JR.
Director.
our mechanized forces with drivers.
Its trained mechanics help keep the
army’s equipment in force. Truly.!
the Civilian Conservation Corps in
: this hour of emergency is repaying)
) the nation with compound interest)
I for its original investment.
: Last month 992 boys like Ted
i Kelly enlisted in the CCC. On Jully
18 we will have another enrollment
for an unlimited number of Junior
white boys. The requirements are
! <ew and simple, the age limit is 17:
through 23 1-2 for unmarried boyt
out of employment and in need of
work and physically fit. The pay
is thirty dollars per month of which
i the enrollee may spend eight, save
seven and send fifteen home, or if i
his family does not need the money
he may deposit $22.00 with the gov
ernment until his enrollment IS|
' completed. Food, clothing, medical
care and recreation facilities are
furnished by the government free
of charge. We urge all boys, rich
and poor, to see their local County.
i Welfare Director at the county site)
and put in their application.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1941.
Chattooga County
Committee For U. S. O.
A committee is being formed in
Chattooga county to raise our quota
for the United Service Organization
for National Defense, Inc.
Inasmuch as the various welfare
organizations will not be allowed
on Government Reservations dur
ing this training for National De
fense as was allowed during the
World War, the U. S. O. has been
incorporated and will work with the
authorities at each camp in pro
viding mental, spiritual, and phys
ical development just off the reser
vation for our boys in training.
The Federal Government will pro
vide the buildings and lease them
to the U. S. O. The public must
pay the expense of operating these
buildings that are to give our boys
a home-like place where they may
rest or study as they see fit while
off duty.
Catholic, Jew, and Protestants
will work side by side in rais.ng the
funds and operating the buildings.
Further information will be in next
week’s paper. There will be a meet
ing of the committee next Tuesday
night in Summerville.
The personnel of this committee
has not been completed. Those con
tacted and who have agreed to
serve are: Chairman, Chas. C;
Cliett; vice-chairman, N. B. Mur
phy; secretary, H. T. Phillips; treas
urer, Dan L. McWhorter; publicity
chairman, Moses E. Brinson; Wo
men’s chairman, Mrs. Penn Selman;
executive committee, Frank S. Pitt
man, Jr.; W. C. Sturdivant, H. L.
Abrams, Scott Cleckler, Rev. Madi
son D. Short, Sr., Rev. Herbert Mor
gan, Fred Aldred, Bob Henry.
A report will be made through
this paper of the total contributions
according to districts. Don’t say no
to the U. S. O.
MOSES E. BRINSON,
Publicity Chairman.
MEN SELECTED FOR
SELECTIVE SERVICE
TO REPORT JUN $ 28
The following named men have
been selected for induction into se
lective service and are to report to
the Local Board, Summerville, Ga.,
at 9:30 a. m., June 28:
White-
Othello I*. Hammonds, James Wil
son Quinton, Sylvester Marion
Braynard, Robert A. Harlow, Jr.,
Paulie Nelson Green, Buford Adams,
Robert Henry Berry, Jesse Carlton
Magnusson, Sam Mills Grogan, Jno.
Anderson Crawford, George Washi
ngton Rosson.
Colored—
Thomas Jasper Hudgins, Lovett
Martin.
RELATIVE STANDING OF CONTESTANTS IN
"GOODWILL CAMPAIGN”-
It Will lie An Honor To You And Your Community
To Win In This Contest
Can You Pick the S4OO Winner?
The Quitter gives an alibi,
The Weak-Kneed ones get blue,
The Fighter goes down fighting,
The Thoroughbred comes through!
“A Winner Never Quits and a Quitter Never Wins”
Contestants Address Votes
Miss Bette Broome, Summerville, Ga.„518,000
Mrs. Marshall Cantrell, Summerville, Ga. 1 545,000
Rev. Chas. C. Cliett, Summerville, Ga. e 469,000
Mrs. Henry Day, Menlo, Ga. 561,000
Mrs. Harrison Elgin, Summerville, Ga. 537,000
Mrs. Bill Henry, Summerville, Ga. 497,000
Rev. Herbert D. Morgan, Summerville, Ga. >472,000
Mrs. A. M. McMyers, Trion, Ga. ... 529,000
Mrs. Rufus Pruitt, Summerville, Ga. 483,000
Mrs. Lula Weesner, Summerville, Ga., Rt. 1 527,000
Will First Honors Go To—
Summerville or Menlo?
Sumerville or Trion?
Summerville or Lyerly?
Summerville or R. F. D. 1?
Summerville or R. F. D. 2?
Help Your Favorite Today! Work Now and W’in Double!
Don’t get discouraged. The race is not yet won. All are on
even terms, and effort is the governing factor. All started even
Monday for the $25.00 EXTRA PRIZE which will be awarded for
turning in the most money for subscriptions between Monday,
June 16, and Saturday, June 28. The votes accumulated while
winning the extra prize count toward winning one of the Grand
Prizes. You can win douuble this period. Never say “Die.” No
matter where you stand, no matter how many or how few votes
you have. YOU CAN WIN if you set your goal for SO MANY sub
scriptions each day and work until you get them. CLUB YOUR
WAY TO VICTORY WITH ONE OR TWO CLUB EACH DAY.
THAT’S THE WINNING WAY.
Georgia State
Employment Service
i The Rome office of the Georgia
i State Employment Service located:
i at 522 Broad street has just been
advised that workers of the follow -)
: ing classifications will probably be !
. needed in the near future for the!
E. I. DuPont Company job at Chil-'
dersburg, Alabama:
Clerks, Junior and Senior; Elec
trician foreman; carpenters, finish;
cement finishers, pipe fitters, steam
fitters, shopel operators, millwright
foremen, riggers, reinforcing iron
workers, locomotive engineers, die
sel; foremen structural steel worker.
Stenographers, machinists, elec
tricians, carpenters, rough and form
builders; cement finishing fore
men, pipe filter foremen, switch
men, crane operators, millwrights,
foremen reinforcing steel placing,!
tractor drivers,; firemen—station-)
ary, structural steel workers.
All workers on this job are to be
employed through the State Em
ployment Service. It is only a waste
of time and money for workers to
go to the work site seeking employ
ment unless they are given a re
ferral card by the local employment
office.
Inasmuch as the active files of
the employment office are cleared
once a month, it is necessary for
applicants to contact the local of
fice at least once a month; how
- ever, it will not be necessary for
persons to contact the local office
more than once a month because
the qualified persons will be noti
fied as soon as jobs in their classi
fications are open. Any unem
ployed person who is qualified to
filll any of the above mentioned
jobs should register with the local
employment office in order that he
may be considered for the openings
as they occur; or if he is already
registered, be certain to see that his
tivs of the Rom offic will be in the
card is renewed. The representa
tives of the Rome office will be in
the courthouse at Summerville, Ga.,
this coming Thursday, June 19.
Rome Circuit Bar
Association Met June 14
The annual meeting of the Rome)
Bar Association was hel l
Saturday, June 14, at Judge Claude
H. Porter’s cabin in Chattooga
county. This meeting, as usual, was
in the form of an outing and a bar
becue dinner was served. A short
business meeting was held and the
following officers were elected:
Dan Owens, Rome, president; Joe
Caldwell, Jr., Rossville, vice-presi
dent, and Jno. D. Taylor, Summer
ville, secretary-treasurer.
First Period Contest
Is Big Success
American Legion To
Meet Thurdsay Night
A meeting to install new officers
Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock at
the Legion Home in Summerville
will be held. The following new of
ficers for 1942 will be installed:
Commander, J. A. Scoggins.
Sr. Commander, W. G. Justice.
Jr. Commander, Lester Edwards.
Vice-Commanders: Harvey Den
nis, Jim Hollis, Tom Manes.
Finance Officer, Elgin Balanger.
Service Officer, John S. Jones.
Adjutant, H. A. Powell.
Historian, Jim Hollas.
Publicity Officer, W. F. Aired.
Chairman Membership Commit
tees, Tom Cook.
Americanism, F. F. Chapman.
Community Service, Rev. John
Kellett.
Chaplin, Rev. Herbert Morgan.
Sgt. at Arms, Joe Hays.
Color Bearers: Clyde Harlow, Tom
Cook.
All officers and members are
urged to be on hand promptly.
Bring a buddy.
H. A. POWELL,
Adjutant.
"Monday’s Incident
Not Over”-Talmadge
Governor Gene Talmadge spoke
Wednesday afternoon at LaFayette.)
He did not get into politics. How-)
ever, he did refer to the Cocking
incident at the University of Geor
gia in an off-hand statement.!
Without calling his name, Governor
lalmadge said, "The little incident)
of Monday is not over. I am not)
agoing to let Negroes and white:
children go to the same school in I
Georgia while I am Governor.” .
The rest of the speech by the;
Governor was a beautiful tribute to
our mountain country and his
south Georgia, plus his dream of
a day when our big factories of
north Georgia will be broken into
forty or fifty units and scattered
along our streams with enough
land around each house to raise a
calf and some pigs.
With tenderness in the tone of his
voice and a force of oratory, the
dynamics of Gene Talmadge’s per-)
sonality gripped his hearers as he
plead for the home.
The crowd was with him and
laughed at his pleasantries as when
he invited the crowd to visit south
Georgia in “cane grinding time.”
During his speech the Governor
said that the Federal Government
had enough land in parks to home-I
stead three million families and yet
the only people who live on these
lands are the rangers that are paid)
by the Government to raise deer,;
ducks and turkeys. The Governor
was nos s 0 sure but that these
hands shot all the deer they wanted
and ate turkey eggs for breakfast.)
The occasion that brought the
Governor was the dedication of the
city park at LaFayette. There were
many men of prominence in La-
Fayette, Walker county and the
state of Georgia introduced. A
crowd estimated from fiiteen hun
dred to two thousand people gath
ered for the occasion.
MEN AKE NEEDED IN
STATE DEFENSE CORPS
Men are needed for membership
in the State Defense Corps, accord
ing to Captain J. R. Tedder in
charge of the Defense Corps for
Chattooga county. Under the new
regulations all men who are 21 may
join and take part in the activities.
Membership is open also to men
who are 60. There has been an opin
ion among the men that any one
who is of draft age is ineligible.
This has been changed and men
who are subject to draft are urged
to join and take part in the drills
as this will be helpful if and when
they are inducted. The Summerville)
Unit No. 133 meets each Monday
night at the Legion Hall at 7:30 o’-
clock. All men between the ages of
21 and 60 are urged to be present
and do their bit to help in the de
fense of our community. There are
also units in Trion and Lyerly and
others are contemplated. If you do
not know which unit you should
join, information will be gladly
given by Capt. J. R. Teddar.
Gerald—Did you read "Alice in
Wonderland” and "Through the
Looking Glass?”
Geraldine She was old-fash
i ioned. If she’d been a modern girl
I she would have gone through a
windshield.
$1.50 A YEAR
Interest Increases Among The Con
testants As First Period Draws
To A Close
SPECIAL PRIZE RE ING
; OFFERED, 2nd PERIOD
Now' Is The Time To Help Your
Favorite Gain; Subscribe Now
The first period of the Summer
j ville News’ big subscription cam
paign which came to a close Satur
i day night at 8 o’clock, was a huge
success. Thousands and thousands
of votes were polled by candidates
I who have hopes of being among the
prize winners when the campaign
I comes to a close in a few weeks.
It’s a strange coincidence, some
thing slightly unusual in affairs of
this kind, that all candidates who
had the courage to battle for votes
i in the period just closed benefitted
so equally in votes that it will take
“hairline figuring” to determine the
actual leader in the race.
And it is quite evident that those
who are listed in the standings to
day are on their toes and not over
looking a vote anywhere. Just a
) few more subscriptions from several
■of the workers and there would
! have been a decidedly different tale
to tell.
The campaign is going over satis
factorily. Each and every candi
date in the race is out with a dog
ged determination and trying hard
to get in the lead this week, as the
end is so near and each one realizes
that there is no time better than
now to poll the winning votes.
The people of this community
: will see a real race from now on—
) one that will furnish many thrills
and much conjecturing as to who
will lead from one report to the
: next. It is an absolute certainty
■ that candidates, their friends and
supporters are doing everything in
their power to make the finish an
I exciting one.
) The first period of this interest
ing competition is now history, but
everyone is watching with much in
terest the results that will come in
from campaigners during the sec
) ond period.
Those who finish the first period
as leaders in the race realize to the
fullest extent that they must work
even harder than before if they
expect to finish at the top of the
! list and win the $400.00 Grand Prize.
< They know that the interest of the
most lagging of the candidates is
revived by the nearness of the end,
and should do all in their power to
better their standings.
As the time drew near for the
close of the first period, much pub
lic interest was in evidence. The
! people of this community showed
I their interest from two viewpoints
—the progress of their favorite can
! didate and the progress of the
I campaign.
Friends of candidates are deriv
! ing quite a bit of satisfaction out of
j helping their favorites in the fight
for the big cash prizes, and it is
) their help and interest that keep
the workers fighting every inch of’
the way.
Now is the time to show your real
friendship and get full value for the
money you spend. Your favorite
needs your support now more, than
ever before. During the next few
days candidates will be in the field
rounding up subscriptions. The
sooner you give your subscription,
the more you can boost your favor
ite votes.
Even though you have given your
subscription for a short period of
time, get in touch and give another
one, or increase your time to two
years in advance.
Candidates must not weaken, but
make every minute count. There
are only a few more working days
left of this campaign and those who
realize that there are plenty of
people to get subscriptions from
and put on renewed speed, will
emerge victorious.
Daily Vacation Bible
School At Methodists
Beginning Monday morning at 9
a Daily Vacation Bible School will
be held at the Methodist church.
Beside the local workers The Youth
Caravan will be on the faculty. We
i are fortunate to have this splendid
additional help.
We are very happy to report that
the Presbyterians will join with us
in this Bible school. We were with
i! them last year, therefore anticipate
* another fine fellowship this year.
All young people through the in
■: termediate age are invited to at
l tend this school which will run
1 each- morning next week for one
week only.