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IT’S A FACT . . .
By ALPHABET, Jr.
Whence Conies Victory Comes Freedom
The cold spell makes Thanks
giving seem more realistic, but it
is a pleasure to know that it isn't
so severe that some will sutler.
Are We Ready for a Victory?
If my people, which are called
by my name, shall humble them
selves, and pray, and seek My
face, and turn from their wicked
ways; then shall I hear from
heaven, and will forgive their
sin, and will heal their land.—
II Chronicles 7:14.
Since this country and England
are practically the only Christian
nations on the allied side, certainly
God must be with us, yet I wonder
it we are ready for a victory—a
total victory. I doubt it very much, j
If we were to win this war within
the near future, the result would
have a bad effect on the people of
this nation. Today we are already
too proud and have not humbled
ourselves before God. The world,
including this country, have wan
dered too far away from God. We
have all but forgot Him, forgot our
Maker in these days of fast living
and prosperity. Houses of wor
ship have too many vacant pews on
the Sabbath day. If we are to win
this great conflict, then we must
humble ourselves, seek God, pray
and He will hear our supplications,
forgive us and bring us forth to
victory. We may win several bat
tles, sink many ships and take
some territory, yet until we have
complied with God’s will we cannot
be victorious. God is punishing the
world today for its sins and I hope
to see the United States take the
lead in returning to God.
Good intentions never fulfilled is
the same as no intentions at all.
The Iron Rail
Rail-sitters and tobacco chewers
would be most displeased should
the rail in front of the courthouse
be turned in to the salvage com
mittee, but this act would be a great
contribution to the cause.
Our government needs the metal
for building fighting equipment,
while the rail is at the present
time a bottleneck in our strive for
victory.
Not only would it add to our sal
vage pile, but at the same time
stop a lot of people from just sit
ting and chewing.
The men that are constantly
clinging to the rail are very much
needed in defense plants. Every
day the government asks for more
men. What do these men do?—
just keep sitting and chewing!
Jobs are plentiful now and can
with some energy be fulfilled.
I may be speaking out of turn;
these men may have some hidden
love for the historical old court
house.
All Americans, at some time, like
to take it easy, but in the time of
war when times are so critical, it
is the duty of every citizen to em
ploy himself. The United States
needs you. Why not employ the
idle mind and body?
Thanksgiving
Although the U. S. government
doesn’t have the power to declare
a national holiday except in the
District of Columbia, all the states
usually celebrate national holidays
in unison.
We have something to be thank
ful for this year that is far beyond
other Thanksgivings. It may seem
strange, but we are thankful for
the food we don’t have to eat in
stead of all the turkey, pumpkin
pie, cranberry sauce, etc. that us
ually makes the Thanksgiving.
This year we know that all that
is lacking in the traditional dinner
is going to the boys overseas, there
fore, it is a pleasure to do without.
The real significance of Thanks
giving has long been lost. Football
games and hunting is usually the
program for the day of thanks.
This year take time out to be
thankful to God for giving us
power to help the boys in service.
With Our Boys
MAXWELL, FIELD, Ala., Nov. 23.
—Second Lieutenant Charles Ed
ward Turner, of Summerville, Ga.,
is now enrolled as a student offi
cer in the army air forces, pre
flight school (pilot), Maxwell Field,
Ala., where he is receiving an in
tensive course in ground training
preparatory to his primary flight
instructions.
Lieut. Turner was graduated
from the Georgia Tech class of
’42, and received his B.S. degree in
C.E. He is a member of the Kappa
Alpha Order, A.S.C.E., and the Civil
Crew.
Upon the completion of his train
ing here, Lieut. Turner will be sent
to one of the many primary flying
schools in the southeast army air
forces training center.
Malcolm E. Gaylor, Route 2, Ly
erly, Ga., has begun an intensive
course in aviation mechanics here.
The Army Air Forces Technical
school, Amarillo Field, Texas, is
one of the newest in the technical
training command. Its purpose is
to train the ace mechanics who
keep Uncle Sam’s planes flying over
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VOL. 56; NO. 41
| Memorial Plaque
Unveiled Wednesday
With Ceremony
BY ALPHABET, JR.
Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 18, a
I most impressive ceremony was dis
l played in front of the Summerville
i courthouse between the hours of 5
’ and 6 o clock, the unveiling of a
’ large board on which a roll of
1 , honor is painted.
• The board is 12 feet high, 20 feet
J long, painted white with a large
. American eagle displayed in the
center.
There are only 111 names at pres
ent, but on completion of the board
there will be approximately 800
names of boys who are in service
from Chattooga county.
The Summerville High school
band marched up Commerce street,
then formed in front of the court
house. “Praise the Lord and Pass
the Ammunition” and “Pack Up
Your Troubles in the Ole Kit Bag’
were played by the band upon
opening the ceremony.
Rev. Herbert Morgan, master of
ceremonies, gave the introductory
speech, which was followed by an
other piece from the band: “Re
member Pearl Harbor.”
Lieut. Mose Brinson made a very
impressive speech, urging the pub
lic to sacrifice more for the boys.
Mr. Frank Pittman was the sec
ond speaker on the program. He
is doing his part in buying bonds
and impressed upon the public the
importance of buying more bonds
and stamps.
One verse of “My Country ’Tis
of Thee” was played by band while
the audience sang, with Austin
Scoggins leading.
Contributing greatly to the pro
gram, Prof. Dyer stated that “we
should not try to saturate oursel
ves with selfishness and hoard the
materials that are being rationed,
but give more to the boys.
The Summerville quartet, consist
ing of J. A. Scoggins, James A. Wil
son, Lee Hutchins and Elvin Pal
mer, sang “Thank God for the U.
S. A.” and “Till the Boys Come
Home.”
Starting in a joking manner, Fred
Aldred, later stated that we, the
people, make a country, and also
must preserve it.
One of the most interesting
events was displayed by Rev. Glass
upon presenting a shell fired from
a Japanese mortar at the time of
the outbreak of the China-Japan
war. This shell landed near Lieut.-
Col. Marks, of the U. S. marine
corps. Marks later sent' this she!’
to his parents as a souvenir. Mrs.
Marks is returning it to the Japs
in proper form through the loca)
salvage committee.
Being enlightened to the hard
ships and horrors of war, Sergt. S.
S. Puryear, U. S. marine corps,
made a most impressive speech.
Sergt. Puryear stated, “Our debt to
the boys in the field is more than
buying bonds, but we must keep the
home fires burning. Write the boy:
good news and leave out the news
that will leave him with a de
pressed feeling, as he has enough
troubles without additional wor
ries.” He went further to say.
“Don’t worry about the boys, this
being a request from the boy's
themselves.”
Sergt. Puryear is a World War I
veteran and he knows just how
parents feel about their sons, but
at the same time he knows the boys
will have a much better training
program in the armed forces of the
United States than any other coun
try in the world.
The final address was given by
Major Herbert Morgan, who was
responsible for this dedication.
Rev. Morgan was in charge of the
program and we wish to express
our gratitude for his fine work. He
. wishes to express his regret that
the board was not finished, but as
sures you that it will be in the near
future.
Those wishing to have their boys
name on the board, who is not reg
istered in this county will please
send his name to Rev. Herbert
Morgan.
Unveiling of the board was car
ried out while the band was play
ing “America.” The American flag
was held by the Summerville High
school cheer leaders while standing
at attention when unveiling.
Rev. Herbert Morgan and all
others who participated in the cer
emony are highly commended for
their meritorious services in dedi
cating this board to the boys.
Rev. Glass closed the program
with a prayer, asking that the boys
be sent home safe.
COTTON GINNING REPORT
Census report shows that 7,32 f
; bales of cotton were ginned ir
Chattooga county from the crop of
’ 1942 prior to Nov. 14, as compareo
1 with 7,217 bales for the crop o'
r 1941.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1942.
And Pilate said unto the people, “Whom shall I release unto
you, Jesus or Barabas and they cried out, release unto us Bara
bas, and crucify Christ.
This same question will face the people the sth of Decem
ber. Barabas represents this beer and wine—and Christ repre
sents sober and upright living.
Remember we shall all meet at the judgment—the drunk
ard, the saloon-keeper, the lawmaker, the voter and the citizen
—and if no drunkard can enter heaven, if no giver of drink can
escape God’s almighty “woe,” what shall be the penalty inflicted
upon the man who wielded his suffrage and his influence to
fasten the accursed saloon upon his country?
You are going to hear in the next few days from the other
side—about revenues, but let’s stop and realize what this rev
enue comes from. It takes the food and clothes from the backs
of our children, it destroys our homes, it drags down our boys
and girls into the gutter of shame. In the name of Christ and
our county—go to the poles the sth of December and cast your
vote against this awful evil.
Anyone desiring to contribute to help in this fight against
beer and wine send to
REV. HERBERT MORGAN
Pastor South Summerville Baptist Church
SHARE THE MEAT FOR VICTORY
Starting this week Mrs. W. P.
Selman, county chairman of civil
ion defense, and co-workers will
make a house-to-house canvass for
the purpose of distributing the
booklets in relation to “Sharing
the Meat for Victory.” Following
Mrs. Selman gives you the why,
what and how we should share
meat with others:
To meet the needs of our armed
forces and fighting allies, a govern
ment order limits the total amount
of meat for civilians.
WHY
Our armed forces and allies
must get meat enough—and on
time. Our meat supply this year
is the largest in our history. But
it must feed our armies, our allies,
and ourselves. We civilians must
share our limited meat supplies so
that everybody will get a fair por
tion, and our combined efforts will
help to make the meat supply last
throughout the year.
WHAT
To share the supplies fairly, all
■'ivilians are asked to reduce their
consumption of beef, veal, lamb
nutton, and pork, including canned
neats and sausage made from
hese limited meats.
Your weekly share is:
Men. women and children over
■2 years old, 2 1-2 pounds per week.
Children 6 to 12 years old— 11-2
oounds per week.
Children under 6 years old —3-4
tound per week.
You can help win the war by
ising only your fair share of the
neats the government asks you to
’imit, whether you are eating at
home or in public eating places.
Your 2 1-2 pounds a week are
figured “bone in” and “fat on.”
Poultry, fish, and variety meats
j New Work for Market Baskets
f War S-. j- Stiff p“oto)
Thanksgiving Day 1942—the patriotic woman in wartime is the
economical woman ... she doesn’t spend her husband s salary on
things she doesn’t need ... she makes the most of the food- she
has . . . and she puts the money she saves into War Bond> , . ,
women at war buy War Bonds and Stamps,
—such as kidney, liver, brains,
sweetbreads, and tongue—do not
need to be counted in the 2 1-2
pounds. You may use these freely.
HOW
Many families will find they or
dinarily buy no more meat than
the Share the Meat plan calls for;
for them the sharing plan will call
for few diet changes. Families who
have used meats more generously
will need to adjust their menus.
Get the most from every bit of
meat. Fight seen and unseen
wastes all the way from the butch
er’s block to table.
Be open-minded about different
ones. Keep your purchases to what
cuts and kinds of meat. Try new
the market offers.
Agent Discusses
Changes Brought
By Sharing Meat
Alternate main dishes are getting
calls to duty now that resourceful
meal planners are finding ways to
help share the meat.
According to Home Demonstra
tion Agent Miss Nell Parish, “An
alternate main dish, these days,
means any dish that’s a mainstay
of a meal when you are not serving
beef, veal, pork or lamb, which are
on the restricted list.”
She said this week, “Alternate
dishes from such things as kidney
and liver are satisfactory since
these are not included in the re
stricted meat supplies.
Miss Parish suggested selecting
alternate dishes that have flavor
and will stick to the ribs. They
also need to contain protein and
Save Tin Cans for
War Needs, Asks WPB
“Prepare and save tin cans!”
This rally-cry is going up ail over
Georgia this week as housewives of
the state are being called on to
lend an extra effort to war needs.
A system of collection for tin
cans which contained food is be
ing set up in every city and village
through the co-operation of groc
ery stores, and every housewife is
urgently asked to have every tin
can after the food has been re
moved.
WHAT TO DO WITH TIN CANS
1. Wash can thoroughly and
remove the label.
2. Cut off top and bottom and
put them inside the can.
3. Flatten can by stepping on
it heavily.
4. Turn in prepared cans to
your grocer ever time you buy.
The government has asked Geor
gia to try out tht system of volun
tary collection of tin cans, accord
ing to Thomas H. Hall, executive
secretary of the War Production
Board in Georgia.
“If successful in this state, the
plan will undoubtedly be adopted
nationally. If it is not successful
here, we face the probability that
WPB will require a tin can to be
turned in for every purchase of
canned food. The government must
have tin. We would rather collect
it on a voluntary basis than
through a mandatory order, and
we believe the housewives will co
operate.”
Need for tin is shown by the
fact that 90 per cent of all tin used
in this country in the past has
been imported from the East In
dies, from which the United States
has been cut off. The only tin re
maining in this country is that in
tin cans and the supplies in the
hands of manufacturers.
Since 10 per cent of an airplane
motor consists of a supply of this
vital metal, tin must be kept com
ing into the hands of war produc
tion plants. Every carload of tin
cans will produce not only the
much-needed tin, but enough steel
for one medium tank. No motor of
any kind can be produced without
tin.
Housewives in larger cities have
previously been requested to save
tin cans, but collection facilities
have not been available anywhere,
Mr. Hall stated. “Through the co
operation of wholesale and retail
grocery firms through the state we
are now in a position to collect the
empty cans from every city, large
and small.
“Housewives are asked to save
every can containing food (cansj
which do not contain food, such as
paint cans, are not wanted). The
cans should be thoroughly washed,
labels removed, tops cut off and
tucked inside, and then flattened
by stepping on them. Then take
the cans to your grocer—he will do
the rest.
“The eyes of the nation are on
Georgia. If we can show Washing
ton that American people can be
patriotic without being forced, we
will be helping preserve democracy.
It is a change for Georgians to
show the United States that we are
really out to win the war. Such a
challenge must and will be met.”
Trustee Election
Saturday, Nov. 28
Fro m 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.
An election will be held Satur
day, Nov. 28, at the courthouse for
the purpose of electing school trus
tees for the Summerville public
schools. Polls will open at 9 a.m.,
closing at 5 p.m.
Those running for re-election
are W. B. Hair and Fred Elrod,
while Eugene Rackley and A. F.
McCurdy are new candidates. Two
of these four wil be elected to serve
as trustees for another term.
The week of Nov. 22 through 28
will be nationally celebrated as
“Women at War Week.” All stamps
and bonds sold during this week
will be credited to the activities of
the women of America. This is the
first time women have been re
quested to make a nationwide
drive to help finance the war. We
must not fail!
iron or some of the vitamins.
Poultry, fish, eggs, cheese, beans
and nuts are foods to keep in mind
when planning alternate dishes.
Most families have old favorite
recipes among those dishes and
there is good reason now to branch
out and try new ones.
A new leaflet, Share-the-Meat
for Victory, published by the Geor
gia Agricultural Extension Service,
will be ready for distribution to all
farm families in the state during
the next few days, the home agent
concluded.
Following Men Leave
Friday, December 4
For Induction in Army
The following named men will
leave Chattooga county on Dec. 4,
1942, for induction at Fort Mc-
Pherson, Ga.:
John Pershing Roberson, Grady
Homer Kinsey, Walter Theo Jones,
Con Hunter, Perry Warren Pettett,
Robert Andrew Reece, Henry Grady
Ballenger, Sam Russell Hogue, Mad
ison Henry Owings, Jr., Wilburn
(Owens Willingham, Thomas Ophel
Maynor, Roy Lee Moseley, John
Oliver Anderson, Cecil V. Gaylor,
Cecil Earl Allmon, Bernard Brown
Borders, Hugh Youngblood, Clyde
Franklin Orr, Joseph Lonzo Carnes,
J. B. Bean, Howard Taft Powell,
Otto Bryant Maynor, Willie Gil
reath, Mack Foster Bryant, Wil
liam Luther Davis, Robert Brown,
Roy Walter Booker, Jessie Davis
Johnston, Willie Lee McCormack,
George Washington Rosson, James
Harper Logan, Herman Harrison
Crider, Samuel Franklin Mahaffey,
Farris Mirl Wardlaw, William Barry
Alexander, Wesley Murphy Beason,
Jr., Hairm Glen Walker, Belton
Dwight Warren, Edward Payson
Scott, Carl Cameron Baker, Carl
Burton, T. J. Quinton Reed, Walter
Hunter, Roy Lee Bryson, Herman
G. Hunter.
Lee LaFayette Pettyjohn, Willie
Roy Scoggins, Wallace Leroy Bai
ley, Reuben Raymond Jennings,
Joe Edwards, Paul Ladell Brown,
George Hobert Mitchell, Martin
Sylvester Hammitt, Lawson Thom
as Bailey, John William Edwards,
William David MoCoy, Lee Roy
Lavender, Jr., Edward Lee Wade,
Maxwell John White, William Dan
iel Ratliffe, George Benjamin
Houser, George G. Hammond,
Clyde Coleman Allison, Floyd Por
ter Presley, Archie Julius White,
James Camby Roberts, Jr., Alfred
Joe Pettyjohn, Joe Cantrell, Ollie
Jim Nelson, Jasper Gwenn Wood,
Henry Shelton, Hammond West
brooks, Clyde Winston Tucker.
Fields Blackman, Clarence Carl
Thompson, John Gordon Espy,
Henry Estese Chappelear, Marion
Wesley Hines, Wilburn Devere
Hawkins, George Dewey Wardlaw,
William Alfred Derring, Warren
Wesley Stancil, Jesse Wert Hix,
William Oscar Bankey, Tom C.
Baker, Jr., Jessie Elbert Martin,
Robert Warren Ward, Ancle Wil
liam Allen, James Henry Bartlett,
Everett John Willie Tapp, Louis
Britton Tate.
Troy Lee McKeehan' John
William Allmon, John William Pres
ley, Charles Herman Howell, James
Thomas Lively, P. A. Morgan, Wil
liam Henry Headrick, John Henry
Ashworth, Marvin Lee Holsonback,
Harold Eugene White, Chester
Johnson Henry, Paul William Chap
pelear, Robert Gordon Johns, Her
man Grady Battles, Luma Morri
son, David Burke.
List of Jurors Drawn
December City Court
List of jurors drawn to serve at
the December term of City Court
of Chattooga County. Court to
convene at 9 o’clock (Summerville
time) Dec. 7, 1942.
E. E. Martin
J. C. Williams.
L. C. Scoggins.
H. D. Mallicoat.
H. P. Selman.
T. H. Pennington.
Theo Smith.
John W. Rose.
Bob Woods.
Lyle Johnston.
Dewey Plunkett.
James A. Agnew.
Joe P. Grigsby.
W. A. Bowman.
Alfred Patrick.
O. T. House.
W. F. Aldred.
Ellis Echols.
W. W. Shropshire.
B. H. Hayes.
C. D. Bulman.
John Ellenburg.
E. A. Pfitzer.
G. J. Boling. *
O. H. Rogers.
Henry C. Elsberry.
J. F. Fleming.
E. L. McCamey.
George E. Doster.
J. C. Pinion.
W. R. Chappelear.
J. B. Whisnant.
J. E. Hawkins.
R. S. McWhorter.
E. W. Morrison.
George A. Ragland.
L. F. Ballard.
J. T. Clark. Sr.
Oliver Wooten.
A. E. Strange.
M. J. Rawls.
A. C. Brew’er. *
$1.50 A YEAR