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The Summerville News
SUMMERVILLE, GA.
Official Organ of Chattooga County
O. J. Espy, Editor-Manager, 1911-38
MRS. O. J. ESPY Editor
WOODROW ESPY Asso. Editor
LEON GAMBLE Gen. Mgr.
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Entered at the Postoffice at Sum
merville, Ga., as Second-Class
Mail Matter
WASTE NOT—WANT NOT
Preservation and Utilization of
the Family Food Supply is being
emphasized by the committee on
“Food for Defense”, according to
Wilma Threadgill. Home Economist
with the Georgia Power Company.
Today food in America is plenti
ful. Every extra jar of home
canned food will help to keep it so.
We owe it to our families, to our
neighbors, and to the Nation to save
every piece of fruit and every veg
etable which is suitable for canning,
so that come what may tomorrow,
we, our children, and our niegh
bors need not suffer the lack of
proper nourishment. Good health
is our first line of defense. Good
health is impossible without nutri
tious foods.
The U. S. Bureau of Home Eco
nomics says to include these foods
in your meals every day: milk,
fruits and vegetables, eggs, butter
or other vitamin-rich fat, lean
meat, fish or poultry.
Save vitamin and mineral ele
ments in your food by proper cook
ing. Do this in ALL cooked foods
by using little or no water with veg
etables, cook quickly, avoid violent
boiling and cook in covered utensils
without stirrinig.
If you are using an electric
range, conserve electricity by prop
er use.
Do you:
1— use flat-bottomed, straight
sided pans with close-fitting cov
ers?
2 Choose the utensil to fit the
unit needed?
3 use small amounts of water?
4 Reduce heat (turn to simmer
or off) when food begins to steam?
5 Turn switch off before remov
ing food from oven or from surface
unit?
6 Use deep-well cooker whenever
possible? (It is excellent for re
heating foods).
7—Fill oven to capacity when
using it?
B—Peek while baking? (It isn’t
necessary with accurate electric
heat. Each time the door is
opened, the temperature drops and
more time and electricity are re
quired to complete the baking.)
If we waste not, we shall want
not.
THE OLD TENT MEETING
(By Mrs. Earl Miller)
It was on one pleasant afternoon,
The clouds were drifting in the
sky.
When we stretched the old gospel
tent
Expecting blessings from on high.
We had spent weeks and weeks of
praying,
Oh, how our hopes did abound
To be a worker for our blessed
Saviour
At the old camp meeting ground.
From the east and from the west
Many had come to see God;
And it seemed the meeting place
Was the same as angels trod—
Midst the preaching and the pray
ing
God’s blessings began to fall
around.
Everybody was singing and shout
ing
On the old camp meeting ground.
There were souls with tear-filled
eyes
Praying and praying for God’s
great love—
To save their souls to make them
ready
To go home to heaven above.
And as the faithful accepted
And his loving grace they found,
And their life was saved from sin
On the old camp meeting ground.
Were you at that tent meeting?
Did you receive a blessing there?
Did you not get homesick
For those mansions in the air?
All that attended got so many bless
ings
They couldn’t help make a joyful
sound,
For they were all getting happy
At the old camp meeting ground.
If Christ should delay His coming
Til another year has passed,
Since the blessing God has given,
I know we will not have to ask
That we all pray to God, our Father
When another year comes around
To give us another big revival
Qn the old camp meeting ground.
WANT ADS
WANTED—To drill water wells any
where, any depth. Modem mach
inery, quick service; all kinds of
pumps furnished and installed.
Call or write W. M. Kittle, Box
132. Ringgold, Ga.
FOR SALE—Practically new three
burner oil stove. Bargain. See it
at News Office.
FOR SALE—Desirable 3-acre tract
on Menlo-Summerville highway,
2»/ z miles out. Good well; TVA
lights in front of property; good
garden spot; some timber. Bar
gain. Apply at News Office.
for sale mail a card or letter to
WANTED—If you have real estate
P. O. Box 252, Summerville, Ga.,
for further particulars.
FOR SALE One large National
cash register, one Burroughs Add
ing machine, two check writers,
nine typewriters, all guaranteed.
H. S. King, 208 W. Bldg.. Rome,
Ga. Ph. 3339.
WANTED Movie Operators and
Managers, Summerville District,
Movie Circuit work. 1622 Rhodes
Haverty Bldg., Atlanta, Ga.
6-26—2 t
FINE UPHOLSTERING—Furniture,
repairing and refinishing an
tiques restored, chairs reseated,
gliders recovered. Rebuilt furni
ture for sale. See Murray, op
posite courthouse, Summerville.
FOR SALE—My home, located one
half mile out on Summerville-
Trion road; 5 rooms and bath.
See G. G. Hartline at Shoe Shop.
LOST—White Setter Dog, with tan
spots. Answers to name of
Brownie. Lost last week. Reward.
Notify Frank Pittman.
FOR SALE —1 two-horse wagon,
nearly new. Bob Woods, Rt. 1,
Summerville.
AVAILABLE AT ONCE Nearby
Rawleigh Route. Good opportun
ity for man over 25 with car.
Trade well established. Route ex
perience helpful but not neces
sary to start. Write at once.
Rawleigh’s, Dept. GAG-261-102.
Memphis, enn.
With the Churches
CHURCH OF CHRIST
American Legion Hall
Sunday school 9:45 a. m.
Communion 10:30 a. m.
11:00—Preaching by Rev. John T.
Smithson, Jr.
We invite you to attend these
services.
’ MENLO NAZARENE CHURCH
Rev. W. K. Cash, Pastor
Prayer Services—Thursday.
Sunday School—lo a.m.
Preaching—ll a.m. and 8 p.m.
CHURCH OF GOD
W. M. Phillips, Pastor
(All services eastern standard time)
Sunday School—9:3o a.m., A. D.
Johnson, superintendent.
Morning Worship—ll a.m. .
Evening Worship—B p.m.
Preaching each Saturday at 8
p.m.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these services.—Thomas D.
Lynn, assistant pastor.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Madison D. Short, Sr., Minister
T. J. Espy, Jr., S. S. Supt.
Sunday’s Services
9:4s—The teaching hour. A class
for you.
11 Worship—Sermon by minister.
7:00 P.M.—The training hour. A
union for you.
8:00 Worship—Sermon by minis
ter.
Short summer sermon for the
summer. We welcome you to wor
ship with us.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday services:
Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.
We cordially invite you to attend
all our services.
SOUTH SUMMERVILLE BAPTIST
CHURCH
(Herbert Morgan, Pastor.)
9 45 A. M.—Sunday school; Leon
ard Scoggins, superintendent.
11:15 A. M.—Morning service.
Prayer meeting at 2 p.m. We e»-
joy meeting in anyone’s home who
needs us.
6:00 P. M.—B. Y. P. U.
7:15 P. M.— Worship service
Prayer meeting Wednesday eve
ning at 7:15. We want everyone u
feel welcome to come out and woi
ship with us.
Prayer meeting for men and boys
Friday evening at 7:15.
Prayer meeting Saturday eve
ning at 7:15.
FOUR-MILE CHURCH
(Gordon Green, Pastor.)
Sunday school at 10 a.m.; Jess
Mitchell, superintendent.
METHODIST CHURCH
(Chas. 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.—Preaching by the pas
tor.
7:30 P.M. Wednesday prayer
service.
THE SUMMERVLLE NEWS, THURSDAY, JULY, 3, 1941
? Menlo News
4* 4-
Mrs. L. A. Jennings and daugh
ter, Mrs. Panley, and Vance, June
and Carl Panley of Huntington
Park, Calif., are visiting relatives
in Menlo this week. t
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bullard and
children of Atlanta are spending
this week with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Chamblee.
Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Anchors of
Flintville, Fla., are spending a few
days with Luther Ratliff.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kennedy and
Misses Effie and Maggie Leath
spent Sunday in Gadsden.
Will Ratliff is spending a few
weeks in Amarillo, Texas.
Mrs. Russia Welch and sons spent
Sunday in Valley Head with her
sister, Mrs. Gertrude Francis.
The summer Vacation Bible
school opened Monday at the Bap
tist church with a large attend
ance.
Albert Estes and Mrs. Madge
Hawkins were married in Chatta
nooga last Friday.
Mrs. Joe Hardwick of Atlanta is
visiting relatives in Menlo.
Hill Daniel of Round Mountain
was visiting Mr. and Mrs. Beverly
Bankston Monday.
Little Jimmy Striplin of Gadsden
is spending a few weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Kennedy.
Miss Elizabeth King is on a visit
to New York.
Miss Myrtle Jennings and Mrs.
Evelyn Strickland will go to St.
Louis to spend the holidays.
Holland Thomas left Monday for
Evergreen, Ala., for the summer.
He is doing evangelist work.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Alexander of
Oklahoma City, Okla., are visiting
relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Brooks are
visiting relatives in Chattanooga.
Mrs. N. E. Day, Mrs. Robert Baker
and Roy Snow were in Rome Mon
day.
John Lasseter, Miss Evaree Las
seter spent Sunday in Chattanooga,
celebrating Mr. Lasseter’s 90th
birthday.
Jimmy and Gene Day spent the
week-end with Mrs. Ella Hammond
in Summerville.
June Wilson of Rome is visiting
Jimmy Pless this week.
Betty Colquitt left Sunday to
spend a few days in Rome with Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Colquitt.
Mrs. C. S. Kellett of Chattanooga
is spending a few days with her
sister, Mrs. J. P. Christopher.
Albert Dodd of Atlanta will spend
the week-end with his mother, Mrs.
T. S. Dodd.
Mrs. H. C Brand and daughter of
Rockmart and Mrs. Nell Cagle and
daughter of Atlewah, Tenn., spent
a few days last week with Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Longley.
Volunteers For
The Navy
Lieutenant Stanley A. Jones, offi
cer in charge of the navy recruiting
stations of Georgia and Floridia,
with headquarters in Macon, re
cently received from the Navy De
partment a letter of commendation
for his excellent work in bringing
young men into the first line of de
fense. He was told that the num
ber of recruits he had enlisted for
the second half of May surpassed
the record made by any other re
regional group in the United States.
Indications are that the month
of June will show that the Macon
station and its affiliates will have
surpassed the record to which the
Navy Department referred in terms
of the warmest appreciation.
That is not only a fine tribute to
Mr. Jones, who has specialized in
the recruiting service for many
years past, but is of special interest
at a time when the question is be
ing agitated in some quarters oi
adopting compulsory selective serv
ice for the Navy as well as the
Army.
There is a strong feeling on the
part of many navy men that the
troditional system of viluntary en
listment should not be abandoned.
It worked well in the World War
and it is believed it will work well
i again in the hands of men like Mr.
Jones.
The officer in charge at Macon
attributes much of his success to
the close cooperation he has been
able to secure from the American
Legion, of which he has been an
outstanding member. For many
years he has been adjutant of the
Georgia department.
The Legion, it is believed, would
be glad to give the s&ne coopera
tion all over the country if recruit
ing officers sought it. The high
quality of the enlisted personnel Mr.
Jones has secured is due to the
rigid preliminary examinations he
exacts which means that the re
cruit is inclined to stick when he
once gets into the Navy, and a cost
ly turnover is avoided.
The navy wants 50 thousand re
cruits. It is believed that 30 thou
sand of them could be secured by
routine methods, and a little extra
exertion, with the Legion coopera
tion, should win the additional 20
thousand without resort to the
draft. ~ .0
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AWILDLIit
Spongy |
Sponges, believe it or not, are [
classed as animals..
Father’s Day
The emu is one species of birds in
which the male hatches the eggs.
Little Bit Goes Long Way
Bob Vale, outdoor writer, is back
ing a new kind of fishing that he
guarantees will make the little ones
feel like whoppers. You merely
place an ordinary rubber band be
tween the hooK and your main fish
ing line.
War Pigeons
Word comes from the army air
base at March Field in California
that through breeding experiments
"camouflaged” homing pigeons have
been produced. Birds of mixed col
ors have been obtained by cross-,
breeding.
These Tricky Women
It’s the truth, so help us! Fishing
from a boat in Clear Lake, Louisi
ana, recently, a sportsman and his
wife were having very little luck..
His wife slipped the tail of a small;
fish on his hook for a joke. After
a few minutes her husband started
pulling in his line to see if it was
baited. Then the big bass struck.
It weighed eight and one-half lbs.!
This One Smells!
Skunks, in several Southern cit
ies, have almost moved in with the
populace. In Lexington, Ky., we
are told, police were summoned to
route a kitty from the cellar of a
taxpayer’s home. They used tear
gas bombs. The skunk came out
all right—with tears in his eyes.
Floating Live Insects
To float live crickets, grasshop
pers, or any bug, slit a perfume bot
tle cork half through and slip it on
the shank of your hook. “Dry bug”
fishing in its best form! I like it—
you can see when they hit!
Conservation Treaty
Ten nations in North and South
America have already signed a
treaty for wildlife preservation in
the western hemisphere. The sig
natories are Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador,
Mexico, Salvador, Nicaragua, Peru,
Dominicana, United States and
Venezuela.
Colorful
Jewfish are capable of changing
color so as to blend with their im
mediate background.
Know Your Hawks
There is no excuse for indiscrimi
nate shooting of all hawks. Very
few are harmful and a number are
actually very helpful. Study your
hawks and kill only those that need
killing.
Weedless Lure
The Southern bass fisherman has
spent long hours of bitter trying,
emitting huge drops of salty despair
at the lack of an effective weedless
lure with which he could go back
into those weeds and bring out the
big boys without losing a lure on an
average of one for each cast. Now
a company comes out with a lure
which they guarantee to be weed
proof. It looks good all right, but
we haven’t had a chance to try it
out as yet. The manufacturer is
Sealand Manufacturing Company,
25-4th Street, North, St. Petersburg,
Florida.
DO YOU DO YOUR PART?
(By Mrs. Earl Miller)
Is preaching your day, my friend?
Do you expect to meet Jesus enter-1
ing in? Do you go to worship in
spirit of prayer or do you just go
to say you’ve been there? Do you!
give your whole interest and at-|
tention or do you just hear a few
things mentioned? Do you appre
ciate what your pastor preaches to
you or do you just go there to fill!
up the pew?
Do you make strangers welcome'
on your meeting day or do you just
pass them by with nothing to say.
Do you give your money in the way '
that you should or do you give a
little to make folks think you are!
good? Part of the service depends;
upon me and you. so let’s do our
part and carry it through. Spiritu
ally it will strengthen mine and
your soul, and if we all pull to
gether we’ll soon reach the goal.
So let each one in our church do
our part. Os course some one will
criticize, but let’s work with all our
heart —and ask the Lord to help us,
that we might do our best, that we
might glorify the Lord and I’m sure
that He will bless.
Dom’Ta ail II
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BEREAVEMENT
For several weeks it has not been
convenient for me to prepare copy
for The News. I hope to be heard
from more frequently hereafter. We
have recently had deep sorrow in
our home. On her way from church
on the second Lord’s Day in June,
my wife’s only sister, Mrs. Lucy
Williams Petty, was stricken with
paralysis and lingered only until
Wednesday, passing away at 7:04
p. m. She was the widow of Cor
nelius Petty, a faithful Gospel
preacher, who was called from la
bor to his reward several years ago.
She lived in our home, and I had
long known her as a faithful, af
fectionate daughter, a never-failing
sister in filial love, a dutiful teacher
in public school, a true second
(step) mother, a conscientious fore
lady in W. P. A. sewing circles and,
above all, as a consecrated Christ
ian. The church services were very
precious to her. She was always
there when practicable, and the last
words I heard her speak previous to
her stroke, were: “We had a fine
service, even though the attendance
was not large.”
Lu c y’s maternal grandparents
were John and Lucy Linam. They
were charter members of the Awin
church, near Pineapple, for which
I have done service at intervals for
28 eyars. When Brother Linam
passed away in 1897, W. A. Whittle,
an eminent Baptist minister and
noted author, wrote of him as fol
lows in the Alabama Baptist, pub
lished in Birmingham:
“Mr. Linam owned a plantation
adjoining my mother’s near Pine
apple. ‘Uncle John and Aunt Lucy’
were general favorites with the
children of the community. They
filled their home with sunshine and
joy, and this made it a favorite re
sort for young and old, especially
the former.” (The children loved to
be there in the evening for supper,
which they enjoyed, but that which
followed was the principle attrac
tion. F. H.l.
“Soon after the evening meal was
over the whole family, each with
his song book and Bible, would as
semble around a glowing fire. With
Uncle John in one corner and Aunt
Lucy in the other, the children and
visitors would arrange themselves
in a semi-circle between. Here we
would spend from thirty minutes to |
an hour singing—and such music! j
It verily seemed that the very walls
and ceiling would vibrate with the
outbursts of song. Not infrequent-
ANNOUNCEMENT
At the request of the Treasury Department we an
nounce a new feature of interest and service to many read
ers who are buying or will buy Defense Savings Bonds and
Stamps. This will be called the Defense Bond Quiz, and
will start in next week’s issue
The questions will be chosen from amonfe those asked
by most Bond and Stamp buyers. The answers will tell
what the new Defense Savings Program mekns to the in
dividual and to the Nation.
ly the Negroes would crowd around
the doors to listen and enjoy.
“At this juncture Uncle John
would draw from his pocket a little
Testament covered with cloth and
tied with strings, from which he
would read the first verse of some
chapter, then the family would fol
low, each reading a verse in turn.
Sometimes they would read one,
and sometimes a half dozen chap
ters, with brief, pointed, and beau
tiful, helpful comments here and
there. And now on bended knee
the family went to God in prayer.
The prayer seemed as natural, as
earnest, and as tender as if Uncle
John were talking to God face to
face. He seemed to take every heart
and open it to the Lord, to take
every burden and roll it upon the
Lord. There was too much tact
and heart in it for one to become
weary of it, and such was kept up
nightly for 60 years or more.
“The children were chips off the
old block. They are men and wo
men of principle, of character, of
Christ. They have long ago erected
family altars, and are bringing up
their children as they were brought
up.
“As for the influence of this hum
ble man’s prayerful life in our com
munity, it would take a volume to
tell. Suffice it to say, scores of
young men and women will heartily
join me in saying, I will ever cher
ish his memory and thank the Lord
for his blessed influence upon my
life and character. O, for more
such family altars!”
I am glad that for many years I
have had an interest in the prayers
at those altars. For the sake of not
intruding too much upon the ed
itor’s space, I have made some
omissions from that wonderful
tribute. The desire of the children
of the community to be near that
man of prayer in danger and the
results of such a life in resisting
temptation, overcoming the world
and living as upright as the palm
tree, I have reluctantly omitted.
His grandchild, Lucy, lived worthily
of the examples of her grandpar
ents. and we miss her since she is
gone.
FLAVIL HALL
FIRST COTTON BLOOM
The first cotton bloom for this
season was brought into The News
office last Thursday morning by
W. E. Murphy. Mr. Murphy reports -
his cotton crop to be very good,
considering the dry weather we
have had until recently.