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VOL. 55 ; NO. 22
Georgia Department
Os Public Health
Infant care in the summer time I
requires special attention, because j
hot weather is a difficult time for
babies.
The Georgia Department of Pub
lic Health especially stresses the
feeding of the baby in the sum
mertime, because intestinal diseases
attack infants in summer, chei ly
through germs carried in milk. Milk
plus heat, plus filth, plus flies has
killed many infants.
Regular feeding is essential, oth- I
erwise the infant’s digestive pro-|
cesses will be disturbed, and he will i
be ill or fussy, even though his food I
agrees with him. Breast-fed babies,
are less liable to upsetting during
the summer months, because a I
mother’s milk contains so many'
beneficial elements and does not'
offer the many risks of contamina
tion attendant upon artificial feed
ing.
• However, if breast-feeding is im
pcssibb, the utmost caution must
be used in obtaining safe, inspected
milk and handling it in a sanitary
manner. Your physician will in
struct yon in mixing of a milk for
mula for the baby and in the prop
er care of the bottles and nipples.
A minimum of clothing should be
used and the baby should be han-i
died as little as possible. A smooth, ■
comfortable bed—one especially for
the baby alone —clean, no p Hows, I
and with covers pinned to the un
derneath side of the foot of the !
mattress, will help the infant to,'
rest and sleep.
Other important rules in the care
of the baby in the summer include 1
plenty of,fresh air at all times, al 1
daily bath, and contsant protection' 1
from flies. The daily sunbath, start- 1
with a few minutes ay.l gr duall 1
lengthening in time, will give pro
tection against disease, notably
rickets. Shield the baby’s eyes al
ways from direct sunlight.
Such measures will help to keep
a baby healthy and happy. Should
he appear ill, even slightly, call the
family physician at once, and fol
low his instructions faithfully.
Revival Services
Baptist Church
South Summerville
Revival begins Sunday morning
at the Southside Baptist church.
Rev. A. Stancel, pastor of Clifton |
Hill Baptist church of Chattanoo
ga. Tenn., will do the preaching, i
Rev. Stance lis a well known speak- )
er and old time gospel preacher.
The song service will be conduct-!
ed by John Cox; pianist, Mrs. James
Cox. Service each evening at 7:30
o’clock. Everyone is welcome.
REV. HERBERT MORGAN,
Pastor.
Gore Community
Cannery To Open
The Community Cannery, located
at Gore High school, will be cpen
Tuesday of each week for the bene
fit of anyone who would like to use
the plant.
The charges will be $5.00 per
hundred for No. 3 cans and $4.00
per hundred for No. 2 cans. All
products should be prepared at
home or bring necessary containers
for preparation at the plant. Only
young and tender vegetables should
be canned and they should be har
vested the same day canned for
better quality product. All canning
will be under the supervision of the
Vocational Agriculture teacher and
it is very necessary that we can an
abundant supply of vegetables,
friuts and meats to use next year,
as prices of these products promise
to be high.
S. E. JACKSON,
Vocational Agriculture
Teatcher.
DRIVE ON FOR
SCRAP ALUMINUM
Mather Daniel, Jr., president of
the Rome Chamber of Commerce, is
launching a drive for scrap alumi
num for national defense purposes
in 18 Georgia counties. Mayor F.
H. LaGuardia says that the need for
scrap aluminum for making air
planes is still urgent.
T. J. Espy, Jr., has been appointed
chairman to lead the drive in Chat
tooga county.
Other chairmen of the northwest
Georgia counties are H. C. Brewer,
Rome; Walter Shaw, LaFayette: El
bert Forrester, Trenton; F. F. Starr,
Dalton; J. C. Weeks, Ringgold; Jas.
Reeves, Calhoun; Rhine Frier, Car
tersville; E. A. McCannless, Canton;
Lowther Roberts, Cedartown, and
Tom buck, carfdlltofli
jhtwiwtbille
Dr. L. P. Tippet To
Conduct Revival At
First Baptist
The people of our church count
themselves happy to be so fortun-,
ate as to secure the services of one
of the outstanding men of the |
Scuthem Baptist Convention for
the Revival Meeting from August 1
through the 10th. Dr. Tippett is
Secretary' of the Sunday school
work of the Georgia Baptist Con
vention, with office and residence
in Atlanta.
Dr. Tippett has the heart of a
shepherd, the spirit of an evangel
ist. and is truly a power among
men. To see him is to admire him.
To hear him is to be inspired. You
must know him, hear him, and be
moved by his power. Further de
tailed announcement will be car
ried in The Summerville News next
week.
EDMONDSON TO SPEAK
TO METHODISTS
Rev. R. A. Edmondson of Atlanta
I will preach at the Method's! church
next Sunday morning at 11:00. Mr.
Edmondson is the agent for homes
,j; Superannuate preachers of the
Ncrth Georgia Conference. He has
been to Summerville many times
ind will be heard gladly by the
| friends he has made both for him
.l sell and the cause he renresents.
The pastor will be at both serv
ices and will preach at the evening
service.
Chattooga County
Public Library
Report of Vacation
Reading Club
Redbirds, Group One (I) High
School:
Hasseltine Burgner, 2; Patsy Bar
ton, 18; Albert Dalton, 9; Bette
Gamble, 25; ("Over the top”); Jean
Kellett, 9; Maxine Newson, 2; Bill
Selman, 1; Eugene Taylor, 2; Helen
Toles, 1; Hazel Hughes, 3.
Butterflies, Group 1, 3rd and 4th
grade:
Flora Mae Floyd, 2; Bennie Gos
sett, 1; Bennie' Perry, 8; Carroll j
Patterson, 11; Jo Lita Stanfield, 9.
Bluebirds, Group 2, grades 5,6, 7:
Ann Allen. 17; Dorothy Sue Ayers,
2; Thelma Booker, 1; Mollie Bogie,
8; Reece Cleghorn, 10; Joan Collins,
1; Eugene Cook, 5; Bettie Sue Gay
lor, 21; James McCinnell, 5; Reuben
Parham, 25; (“Over the top”); Emi
ly Parker, 4; Mary Ellen Selman, 7;
Fanita Tilman, 4; Janie Vanture, 3;
Rose Nell Weems, 6; Arline Woods,
13; Mary Sue Williams, 6.
To you who have registered, re-!
member we have until Ist of Sep
tember to read our books, so it is
hot too late.
Mary Hemphill Adams, )
Lobrarian.
RENEWAL PERIOD FOR
DRIVER’S LICENSE
IS EXTENDED
Major John E. Goodwin, Commis
sioner of the Department of Public)
Safety, announced late this after
noon that the period for renewing !
dr ver’s licenses has been extended |
until midnight July 31, 1941.
| This extension was necessary due
to the tremendous flood on the last
’ day.
SUMMERVILLE BOY GETS
! NEW RANKS IN AIR CORPS
Promotion of First-Class Private
Roland H. McConkey to the rank of
corporal was announced recently by
Col. V. B. Dixon, commanding offi
-1 cer of the Air Corps Advanced Fly
ing School at Selma, Ala.
i Corporal McConkey is in the
; sheet metal department at the fly
’ ing school. He is the son of Mr.
’ and Mrs. L. R. McConkey.
NOTICE
Ami cemetery will be cleaned off
1 August 9th. All persons Interested
i please be there on that day,
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1941.
Historical Records
Survey To Be Made
Civic, patriotic and other organi
zations of Chattooga county will be
interrogated this week relative to
the part they may play in Civilian
Defense.
The work is being undertaken at)
the request of Mayor Fiorella La-;
Guardia, of New York, Civilian Ad
ministrator, by the Historical Rec
ords Survey and the Community
Sendee Division of W. P. A.
It will be the work of the Survey)
to obtain a listing of officials of)
each organization, the number of
members, and such other informa-1
tion as will allow the various civil
ian organizations to be classified ir
the part they may play in the vast
National Defense program now un
der way in the United States.
The full scope of the assignments
to be given to civilian organiza
tions is not known at this time, but
clubs and groups will be asked to
chack one or more if 36 types of
activities. Noble and useful work in
life-saving, air protection, fire-!
lighting and other Helds has been)
done by similar groups in war-troni
England. It is expected that the!
listing of existing clubs and groups'
will be the first step in carrying out
the vital program of the Civilian
Defense Administration.
Among those to be listed and for)
whom a form will be made are: ■
American Legion, Veterans of For
eign Wars, Y. M. C. A., Lions. Ki
wanis, Rotary, Civitan, Exchange!
and other service clubs, Y. W. C. A.,
Boy and Girl Scouts, and any other
organization which may be in posi
tion to furnish needed personnel to.
carry out the program.
It is necessary that the work be)
finished by August and in order)
that the results may be filed with
the officials of the C vilian Defense
Administration and included in the
nation-wide directory.
Sometime during the coming week
representatives of the Survey will
be in Chattooga county to compil/
■ue information needed.
When a comprehensive plan is
developed for joining civilians to
the armed forces to present a unit
ed nation to the foes of America,
the information gathered in th s
county will be available in deter
mining how the work shall be di
vided.
Unless this information is in con
cise, usable form, it will be impos
sible ti work out a plan where the
full power and force of the civilian
energies could be used to advantage,
officials say.
MRS. PENN, SELMAN
COUNTY CHM. U S. O.
Ask yourself this question: "What
can I do to help my country?” Give
to the U. S. 0., the great civilian
army behind the Army and Navy.
The ladies of Chattooga county
will give a Silver Tea this Friday
afternoon from four to six in the
dining hall of the First Baptist
church of Summerville. This is a
couny-wide affair and everyone is
urged to come, show your patriot-'
ism and do your bit. All of you
can’t knit sweaters or send sons,
but your quarters and dollars will
help tell the stqry.
Mrs. Selman expresses her appre-1
elation of the unselfish services of
division leaders, who are Mrs. N. B.j
Murphy of Trion, Mrs. O. L. Cleckler
of Menlo, Mrs. A. B. Hammond of
Berryton and Mrs. Bob Crawford of
Lyerly.
ELECTRIC WATER SYSTEMS
Careful planning, according to
Extension specialists, is essential to
complete satisfaction with any wa
ter system. In the first place, due
consideration should be given the
source ol water, keeping in mind
such factors as purity, adequacy,
and dependability. It is also essen
tial that the proper type of pump
be selected.
Mass Demonstration
Chattooga Units of the
State Defense Corps
Capt. James R. Tedder, County
Commander of the State Defense
Corps, cordially invites the general
public to a mass demonstration un
der the lights at the Summerville
High school field on Monday n’ght,
July 21. The program will begin at
about eight o’clock. Units of the
State Defense Corps have been or
ganized in Summerville, Trion, Ly
erly, and Menlo. Capt. Tedder
states that all four units will take
part in the program and members
of the units arc requested to as-
LIBRARY MUST
BE PRESERVED
We Might Enter the War,
Win It, and Still Lose
(By George Peck)
What has been done cannot be
undone, and no amount of second
guessing can alter the situation. It
is idle at this juncture to argue
that the Administration and the
Congress should have done this or
should not have done that. It ic
too late for Americans to quarrel
about governmental policies that
have brought us to the brink of war.
All of us hate war—all of us
loathe oppression. Our sympathy,
yes, even a lot of our money has
gone out to the nations that have
been .overrun by the Nazi hordes.
Most of us were determined, how
ever, that America was not going
to get itself mixed up in the mac
debacle that is devastating Europe
and parts of Asia and Africa.
Some of us like England and some
oi us dislike her. But, all of us.
whether we like her or not, realiz
that if she is vanquished, our civ
ilization here in America is men
aced. So, little by little, we have
increcud our aid to Britain, thus
incurring the bitter hatred of Hit
ler and Mussolini. Today, only a
miracle Can save us from having to
engage in actual combat with the
Axis Powers. We repeat, it is not
too late to turn back. We cannot
—in fact, most ol us would net un
do a single thing that we have done
to extend aid to Britain to help her
fight OUR enemies, the Axis Pow
ers (the word “our” is used inten
tionally).
In this column, we have stood
solidly behind the Administration
and the Congres on the Defense
Program. We have not in the past,
we not now, nor will we in the fu
ture, berudge one single penny,
spent, being spent or to be expend
ed to arm us to the teeth, and for
ammunition and supplies for Brit
ain.
It is not too late now, nor will it
be too late if we are drawn into the
conflict, to continue every effort to
preserve our democratic processes;
to maintain civil liberties insofar as
is possible for a nation close to or
actually .engaged in war; to main
tain the American System of Free
Enterprise; to curb governmental
waste; and to stop further en
croachment by the Federal Govern
ment into the affairs which prop
erly and constitutionally belong to
the several sovereign states.
If we fail to maintain the Amer
ican Way; if we bow to further
bureaucracy; if we adopt some
form of national socialism, then
when the Axis Powers are finally
defeated, either with or without
our military aid, the United States
will have lost the war. We will
have set up in this country the hor
rible things that have impelled us
to run the risk of being drawn into
the conflict which is engulfing and
destroying Europe. Sych a contra
dictory course of procedure would
be folly indeed.
NOTICE
Regular convocation Trion Chap
ter No. 19 R. A. M. Saturday night,
July 19. All members are urged to
be present.
JAMES HAMMOND,
Secretary,
BUILDING YOUTH
Recreation is a great youth-build
er. Through 4-H club work rural
boys and girls are given the oppor
tunity to carry out and participate
in recreation activities. It makes
their minds more alert, their bodies
stronger, and their health better.
Good recreation programs for young
people are essential in making our
nation stronger for national de
fense.
semble at the American Legion Hall
at 7:30 for the march to the field.
1 Plans are being made for the or
ganization of a band for Unit No.
• 133. Summerville, and it is hoped
. that it will be able to take part.
:Mr jor Mark A. Cooper of Rome,
d Commander of District No. 27 which
includes Chattooga county, w.ll be
present and will speak. There will
■ be no admission and every one is
: invited to come out and see the
i progress that is being made for the
defense of our county,
Ten Farm Agencies
Farm Board To Help
Defense Activities
Ten agencies of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture in Georgia
joined hands this week to adminis
ter defense program activities re
lated to agricultural production,
and to co-oridnate these activities
with those of other defense agen
cies.
T. R. Breedlove, administrative
officer in charge of the Agricultur
al Adjustment Administration in
Georgia, has been named chairman
of the new group, to be known as
the U. S. Department of Agriculture
State Defense Board
Agencies uniting in formation of
the board, in addition to the AAA,
are the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics, Farm Securtiy Adminis
tration, Soil Conservation Service,
Farm Credit Association, Surplus
Marketing Administration, Agricul
tural Marketing Service, Forest
Service, Rural Electrification Ad
ministration and Agricultural Ex
tension Service.
Secretary of Agriculture Claude
R. Rickard has directed the organi
zation of boards in every county in)
Georgia and other states, to be)
"' mposed of representatives of the
same agencies and to be responsible;
to the state boards.
Board Os Regents
Ousts Three Others
Vice Chancellor Dixon
Is Fired 1
In addition to Dean Walter D.
Deckin'? and Marvin S. Pittman,
president of Georgia Teacher’s Col
iege. it was announced that Vice-
Chancellor J. Curtiss Dixon, P. D.
Bush of North Georgia College, R.
F. r>nvis the State Colleae o f Ed-|
ucation, have been removed from
their positions by the Board of Re
gents of the University System of
Georgia.
Dean Cocking and President Pitt- )
man were ousted at a meeting of
the board of regents in Atlanta
Monday after Governor Talmadgei
had appointed three new members
to the board. The board had pre- !
viously voted to re-employ Cocking
bv a vote of 8-7. A few days befbfe
the Monday meeting, Governor Tal
madge obtained resignations of two
of the regents who had voted to re
tain Dean Cocking and had named
Judge Jackson to the seat of Miller'
S. Bell, who had refused to resign.
At an executive meeting before the ,
hearings Monday the Board of Re
ents had voted that Judge Jackson ,
was the rightful member. The
harge against Cocking was that he
avored racial equality but the
harges were not definitely proved j:
t the hearing. The vote not to re- 1
nnploy the two educators was 10-5.
The regents voting to re-hire 1
''ean Cocking and Pres'dent Pitt
man were Regents Hunter, T. Jack '
Lance, Woodruff, R. D. Harvey and ■
W. S. Morris. Those voting with '
Talmadge were John J. Cummngs.
W. L. (Chip) Roberts, K. S. Varn,
Mrs. Susie T. Moore. Julian Strick
land, Jr., J. S. Peters, Scott Candler, :
Judge Jackson and Joe Jenkins. ,
It was stated that the reason for ;
the ousting of Vice-Chancellor ;
Dixon was that he was tied up with
the Rosenwald Fund as was charged I
of Dean Cocking. The reason for i
the dismissal of the other two edu
cators was not given.
. i 1
'Muleless’ Farming
Expands Following
Shortage of Labor
■
The Agricultural Extension Serv
ice reported this week that “mule-i
less” farming has expanded greatly!
a shortage ®f farm labor.
J. A. Johnson, southwest district
agent for the Extension Service,;
says the tractor may be heard
chugging away on hundreds of
farms in the southwest Georgia
area. The forced change has speed
ed up farm operations, he points:
out.
Furthermore, Mr. Johnson de
clares that reduced cotton acreages
have caused new discoveries in farm
production possibilities. To fully
appreciate the extent of change, he
says, a person has only to recall
the practices followed, the varieties
of crops grown, and the livestock
produced a few years ago compared
to the current output.
In reviewing the activities in the
southwest district, the Extension
official asserts that there is great
interest in the planting of seasonal
and proper crops to obtain maxi
mum production for food and feed.
Efforts, he says, are being put forth
by farmers and agricultural workers
to overtake the tardiness of food
production for preserving caused
by the recent drought
$1.50 A YEAR
Mrs. Day Winner of
Goodwill Campaign
The $400.00 Grand Prize in the
Summerville News’ Goedwill Sub
scription Campaign was won by
Mrs. Henry Day, of Menlo, with Mrs.
A. McM. Myers, of Trion, winning
the second prize of $200.00. Miss
Bette Broom and Mrs. Marshall
Cantrell were the third and fourth
winners, respectively.
The list of votes of the four prize
winning contestants is as follows:
Mrs. Henry Day 10,136,886
Mrs. A. McM. Myers 7,578,010
Miss Bette Broom. 6,703,918
Mrs. Marshall Cantrell 5,577,014
We wish to take this means, on
behalf of The Summerville News, J.
P. Rudasill, campaign manager, and
ail of the contestants, to thank all
of our subscribers for their interest
and cooperation in this campaign.
We also wish to thank the contest
ants who worked so faithfully and
tirelessly to make this one of the
most interesting campaigns ever
conducted by The Summerville
News.
Roland Hayes To
Give Concert
DALTON, Ga„ July 15.—Roland
Hayes, world famous Negro tenor,
will give a concert at the Crescent
Theatre in Dalton on Sunday, Au
gust 3, at 4 o’clock for the benefit
of the Hamilton Memorial hos
pital’s building fund, Hayes’ Dalton
concert to be his only public ap
pearance in his native Northwest
Georgia this season.
A. native of Gordon county, Hayes
from barefoot boy. guiding a bul
lock-drawn plow on the Georgia
farm of his slave-born mother near
Curryville, toiled his way to the
heights of world-wide musical
fame.
In the course of his brilliant ca
reer, Hayes has sung in all parts of
the world and he was summoned to
Buckingham Palace to giye a “Com
mand Performance” before the late
King George Vof England. Ip Lon
don, the far-famed English critic,
Ernest Newman, stated that this
American Negro was "the only tenor
r have fmmd worth listening to
this season.”
rickets xor -the Hayes -perform
ance are now on sale at $1.50 each,
and persons from out of town who
plan to attend are advised to ob
tain theirs early to be assured of
hearing Hayes. Tickets may be ob
tained by writing The Chamber of
Commerce. Dalton, Ga., enclosing
money order or check for the de
sired number of tickets.
Hayes is donating the proceeds of
this concert to Dalton’s Hamilton
Memorial Hospital to be used to
help build a wing for Negro pa
tients.
Farm Boy Realizes
Profit of $2,000
Throguh 4-H Work
ALBANY, Ga., July 17.—Eugene
Ragan is one farm boy whose rec
ord is marked by success, for in
seven years of 4-H club work he has
netted’ more than $2,000 from club
projects, not to mention the valua
ble experience received through
club work participation.
This Dougherty county 4-H mem
ber started with a purebred steer
calf in 1934. The next spring his
animal took $25 in prize money and
a cup at the Albany Fat Cattle
Show. In fact, his winnings includ
ed reserve champion of the show
and champion of the 4-H division.
With the prize money, Eugene net
ted $142 on his first calf.
During 1935 he fed out two calves
and again won a silver loving cup
at the Albany show. The next year
he had two feeder calves and four
feeder pigs. This time Engene won
grand championship. In 1937 poul
try was added to the hog and beef
projects, and in 1939, corn and pea
nut projects were taken on by the
Dougherty club member. This year
Eugene is feeding out a calf for the
shows next spring.
All in all, Eugene has won about
$220 in prize money from his pigs
and calves. This amount, plus ap
proximately $1,930 in profits from
the projects, totals about $2,150 net
in seven years. One year he was
awarded a free trip to the National
4-H Congress in Chicago for exceL
lence in beef calf project work.
County Extension Agent J. C.
Richardson of Dougherty county
says that Eugene’s club profits have
helped defray college expenses for
his sister as well as provided assist
ance to his family during the last
few years.
The Department of Agriculture
estimates that about 80 per cent of
the 750,000 consumers couuycted to
1 f(EA electric lines are farm families;