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VOL. 57; NO. 6.
Baptist Hour
Radio Series
Closes March 28
Bringing to a close three months
of the Baptist Hour radio series
Dr. Ellis A. Fuller, Louisvil'e, Ky.
will speak Sunday morn ng, March
28, according to Dr. S. F. Lowe, At
lanta, Ga., chairman of ihe South
ern Baptist radio committee spon
soring the series.
Dr. Fuller, who is president of
the Southern Baptist Seminary, and
former president of the Southern
Baptist home mission board, and
of the Georgia Baptist conven
tion, will have as his subject, “Mak
ing America the Arsenal of Spir
itual Democracy.” This is the clos
ing message of the present an
nounced series on the general
theme, “American Christians Amid
World Crises.’”
The Baptist Hour, now in its
third year, presents outstanding re
ligious leaders, both laymen and
preachers, in a series of timely
messages each Sunday morning at
7:30 a.m. C.W.T. (8:30 a.m. E.W.T.).
Thirty-seven radio stations in six
teen southern states are on the in
dependent network.
The programs can be heard in
Georgia over Stations WSB, of At
lanta, at 7:30 a.m. C.W.T. and
WTOC, of Savannah, at 8:30 a.m.
E.W.T.
Many of the stations on the pres
ent network will continue the Bap
tist Hour series for April, May and
June, carrying messages by Dr.
George W. Truett, noted preacher,
of Dallas, Tex.
4-H’ers TO SPEAK OVER WSB
Two of Chattooga county’s out
standing 4-H club members will
speak over WSB on Friday, March
26. at 12:30 o’clock.
Rita Baker, Gore club president
of the 4-H county council and
George Reece, Lyerly club treas
urer of the county council, will rep
resent Chattooga county on the 4-H
club hour with Miss Emmie Nelson,
assistant state 4-H club leader.
The two 4-H club members will
speak on “What 4-H Club Com
mandos Are and What They Are
Doing in Chattooga County.”
OPPORTUNITY FOR TRAINING
FOR WAR PLANT WORK
The Floyd County Vocational
schools, located at 107 S. Broad
street, Rome, Ga., are offering
training to those persons interested
in preparing themselves for work
in the vital war industries.
Classes are operated in Diesel
mechanics, drafting, sheet metal,
pipefitting, machine shop and arc
welding. These classes must have
a minimum of 10 students, but
they can be scheduled to suit the
convenience of practically any
group. Classes are operated for 5
hours per day and for 3 hours per
day with an average length of 360
hours for completion.
This training is conducted by the
federal government for the express
purpose of supplying men and
women with the necessary initial
training to the war plants where
they are badly needed.
For further information con
cerning transportation possibilities
and enrollment contact your U. S.
employment representatives, or the
U. S. Employment Service, Rome.
Ga., or the Floyd County Vocation
al Schools, 107 S. Broad street,
Rome, Ga. This training is given
with absolutely no charges to per
sons taking the training.
Gore School News
The eighth grade presented a
radio skit in chapel last Friday, ex
plaining the different branches ot
service, and also gave a report o'
what the school has done towarc
the war effort. Among the reports
they included the sale of 19,600
pounds of scrap iron for $104.55
and the Russian relief drive for
which we collected over 200 pounds
of clothing. This group also spon
sored the stamp sale, which
amounted to $23.50.
Several of the rooms at school
are making flower boxes to beau
tify their rooms.
Last Wednesday night a com
munity meeting was held at the
school house and a demonstration
was given by the Georgia Power
company on the use of a dehydra
tor. This was the beginning of a
series of meetings to be held in con
nection with “War On the Home
Front.”
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Mrs. Graves T. Myer's, Mrs. G. T.
Myers and Mrs. G. W. Hutchens, of
near LaFayette, were week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Wat
kins at Shannon, Ga.
Mr. Fred Neal, of Chattanooga,
was guest of his wife and son Tues
day.
jjmntncrbiUr Mctus
New Scout
Executive
MR. C. H. WESTIN TO HEAD
NORTHWEST GEORGIA COUNCIL
Everyone in this section who is
interested in the Boy Scout move
ment will be glad to know some
thing of the incoming scout exec
utive, Mr. C. H. Westin, who will
succeed Mr. Freeman Self as leader
of the Northwest Georgia Council.
Mr. Carl Harold Westin was born
in Sweden and was a Boy Scout
in his home town in Sweden. He
came to America in 1925 as an en
gineer with the Westinghouse Elec
tric company in Pittsburgh and
later with the Georgia Power com
pany in Atlanta. In Atlanta he
was a very successful scoutmaster,
president of the Scouter’s club and
held many other! positions as a
volunteer in the Atlanta area coun
cil. He is the recipient of both
rhe Silver Beaver and the Scout
masters Key. Mr. Westin entered
Scouting professionally in 1935 as
field Scout executive of the At
: .nta area council. In 1937 he was
ransferred to the Tuscarora coun
•’l as Scout Executive with head
martyrs in Goldsboro, N. C. This
•ouncil has made steady growth
under his leadership. He will re
port to the Northwest Georgia
Council, with headquarters in Rome
as Executive on April 1.
Conservation News
BY JOHN K. THOMAS, JR
Soil Conservation Service
Within three years after adopt
ing a conservation plan developed
for his farm by the Coosa River
soil conservation district, T. D.
Ballenger, Gore, Ga., reports bet
ter crop yields and being able to
raise more livestock as a result of
growing more hay and other feed.
Although the rotations haven t
had time to complete their first
cycle, Mr. Ballenger says the re
sults are beginning to show after
three years. In fact, he has one
field that he will start a rotation
on this spring. Mr. Ballenger was
of the opinion this particular field
did not need terracing or any defi
nite rotation, since it was only from
two to four per cent slope. In re
cent years, however, Mr. Ballenger
has discovered that the soil was be
ng moved off very rapidly, and his
ields were falling off.
Approximately three weeks ago
the local technician, with Mr. Bal
n<rer and several farmers in the
emmunify present, held a terrac
ng demonstration in this field,
be slip-scrape method of terrace
"ons'ruction was used in the dem
nstration. Mr. Ballenger plans to
complete the terracing job as soon
as the weather will permit, and set
-n a three year strip rotation con
sisting of cotton, corn, small grain
and lespedeza. He will use the
terraces as a guide to run his rows
by and to separate his strips, as
wdl as to provide for water dis
posal.
Mr. Ballenger says terracing,
•’ontour tillage, and an improved
-otat’on are largely responsible for
his increase in yields. He is not
sure whether a field rotation is bet
ter. or whether a strip rotation is
better, so he is going to try them
this year to help him decide.
He will, of course, continue each of
these rotations for several years be
ore he comes to any definite con
clusions.
WALLACE C. PERKINS DIES
OF HEART ATTACK
Wallace C. Perkins, 50 years of
age, died of a heart attack March
18 in Marietta, Ga. An impressive
funeral service was held at their
home in Dry Valley Friday, March
19 at 4:00 p.m. by Bro. Homer
Tate, with Paul Weems Funeral
Home in charge. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Ella Perkins, and
three sons, Ralph, Kelley and Sher
wood, of near Trion.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1943.
Large Shipment Os
Knitted Garments
To Be Made This Week
A large shipment of knitted gar
ments for our armed forces will be
made this week.
The following letter will be of in
terest to our ladies who have
knitted these garments to keep
some soldier warm. These gar
ments are lifesavers to our boys in
'■old cFmates, especially the hel
mets, win high favor with them as
it protects the head, ears and face
from cutting winds of thirty and
forty degrees below zero.
To the Ladies of Chattooga County,
Summerville, Georgia.
Dear Chairman—l wish to thank
the ladies of Chattooga county for
the work that they are doing at
home for the boys in the armed
orces.
My airdrome squadron has just
received the following articles from
he American Red Cross: One
scarf, good and long, Long Beach,
Cal.; 1 pair of woolen socks, Clook
amas, Ore.; 1 slipover cap, Scran
ton, Pa.; 1 sleeveless sweater, Salt
Lake City, Utah.
I looked to see if any were from
southern states, but there were not
any.
I know that you all are doing
your part, and are helping to keep
some soldier warm.
Always a friend to the Red Cross
worker.
J. N. YOUNG,
Airdrome Squadron,
Salt Lake City
FIRE DESTROYS STORE
AND RESIDENCE NEAR TRION
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the store of Tripp Bros., about one
half mile south of Trion, Sunday
morning at 1 o’clock.
Sunday afternoon at 6 o’clock
the home of Mrs. Mae Pursley
Smith, which stood about fifty
v°rds from Tripp Bros, store, was
also destroyed by fire. The origin
of the fire was not known.
Both store and residence were
partially insured.
Friends sympathize deeply with
these people in their great loss.
TORN WILLIAM RICH
FATALLY INJURED MONDAY
John William Rich, 9-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rich,
of Berryton, died Monday, March
22. from injuries received in an
automobile accident early Monday
morning.
He is survived by his parents;
five brothers, James, Paul and Er
rest. of the U. S. army; J. T. and
David Rich, of Berryton; two sis
ters, Annie Lee and Emmie Rich,
of Berryton.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete, awaiting the arrival ol
brothers who are in the army. Paul
Weems Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements.
”VT. RAY OLAN HOWELL
TAKING FLYING TRAINING
Marvville. Tenn., March 24.—Pvt.
Ray Olan Howell, of Summerville,
Route 2, has arrived at Maryville
college for a source of instruction
lasting approximately five months
prior to his appointment as an
aviation cadet in the army air
forces flying training command.
4-H*era Dedicate -Ambulance
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Sallie Cook, Newton County, president of the State 4-H
Council, representing Georgia’s 102, 025 4-H members, dedi
cate* an ambulance to former Georgia 4-H club members new
awwiug in the armed forces. The ambulance was given to the
JMUata Chapter of the Red Cross and accepted by James H.
Reeves, executive director. Georgia 4-H’ers were the first in
itfee nation to give an ambulance to the Red Cross, and the
state also ranks ia the first 10 iu contributions to a national
4-H ambulance fund.
Chattooga county 4-H’ers did
their part! They contributed $50.65
to the ambulance fund by collect
ing salvage of all kinds and some
cash donations. In fact, it is one
of the finest individual jobs that
Chattooga county’s 4-H members
have done because it shows the
spirit of our boys and girls and
their sincere desire to do their part
10,000 Volunteer
Workers Establish
Another Record
The 10,000 volunteer workers of
Georgia’s 159 counties have estab
lished another record in the sale
of War Bonds and Stamps during
the month of February. Percentage
of sales to quota for February was
125.8. Mr. C. Arthur Cheatham,
senior deputy administrator of the
War Savings staff of Georgia, said,
“This is a magnificent record.
Georgia was fourth in total sales
for the nation during February and
its sales were exceeded only by New
Mexico, North Dakota and Utah.”
Much interest is oeing manifest
ed in Georgia’s schools-at-war
scrapbook contest which closes
April 1. Dr. Mark Smith, of Macon,
Ga., chairman of the state educa
tional advisory committee, esti
mated that more than 10,000 scrap
books from the public schools of
Georgia had been entered in this
patriotic contest. His excellency,
Gov. Ellis Arnall, will make the
grand award during the Georgia
Educational association’s meeting
in Atlanta on April 8. The award
is a Lib rty Brick from Independ
ence Ha.l which will be given to
the school who has made the best
record of accomplishments in the
war effort. Mr. Cheatham said,
“After the award has been made
the Liberty Brick will remain the
property of the state and placed in
the archives of the state capitol.
A beautiful plaque bearing the
name of the winning school will be
shown ”
CHATTOOGA GARDEN
CLUB TO MEET
Chattooga County Garden club
will meet Thursday afternoon 3:30
o’clock at the home of Mrs. Frank
Prince, with Mrs. Henry McWhorter
as co-hostess.
WALNUT GROVE
PREACHING SERVICE
The Walnut Grove Presbyterian
church will have its regular preach
ing service on the fourth Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock. Mr. Enlow
will preach on some phase of the
work of the Holy Spirit. There
will be a brief meeting of elders
and deacons at the close of the
service. “Not forsaking the as
sembling of ourselves together, as
the manner of some is. (Heb. 10:25).
CHARLIE GOSSETT DIES
AT HOME AT DALTON
Charlie Gossett, 73, a former
resident of Summerville and Chat
tooga county, died at his home near
Dalton Sunday, March 21, after a
brief illness.
Besides his wife, Mr. Gossett is
survived by five sons, Charlie, of
Summerville; Mesby and Boyd, of
the U. S. army; Reese, of Opelika,
Ala.; and Roy, of Dalton; three
daughters, Mrs. John Lewis, of Co
lumbia, Ga.; Shirley Mae Gossett,
of Dalton, and Mrs. Maggie Thomp
son, of Summerville.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete, awaiting arrival of sons
from the army. Paul Weems Fu
neral Home in charge of arrange
ments.
and more, regardless of what it
might be, in order that we might
have an early victory on battle
fronts all over the world.
The war-time job of 4-H club
members is tremendously big, but
with the spirit they have shown in
the ambulance campaign we feel
sure that 1943 will be their great
est year to date.
Points About Points
BY NELL PARISH
Extension Agent
Why and how do I budget points?
In the point rationing system
the government allows a specified
number of points per person per
period, 48 points have been allotted
for the first period. Thus, if you
have 5 persons in your family it
means you have a total of 240
points to spend. But don’t use
them all up at once or you’ll find
yourself pointless by the end of
the period. Try budgeting. Divide
this total by the number of weeks
in the period (let’s assume it is 4)
and you get 60 points for the family
weekly for rationed foods.
How can I plan menus within the
point budget?
Forget points. Make out your
menus and market order as usual,
remembering to use fresh foods as
much as possible. Now count your
points. If the total is too high
make substitutions of unrationed
foods or those costing fewer points.
Have I overlooked the nutrition
angle?
No, not if you have planned as
usual, checking your menus with
the 8 essential food groups. When
you must substitute keep within
the group to which the planned
food belongs, so you can balance
your food values.
Must I use all my ration book
points?
No. While there are garden
fresh fruits and vegetables in mar
ket or in your own garden you
won’t need to use all your card al
lows. The patriotic thing to do
then is just not use them at all.
What happens if I lose my ra
tion book?
There will be much red tape to
go through before you can get an
other one, so guard it closely. Our
government must take every pre
caution that lost books do not get
into circulation again.
What shall I do when guests
come?
If you are having guests for one
or two meals, you can serve unra
tioned foods. If guests are to stay
for several days invite them to
bring their own ration books.
How do points affect my sched
ule?
It simply means you must plan
your menus more carefully, spend
more time on recipes that get the
most out of unrationed foods. Do
marketing in advance and allow
more time for it since your grocer
will have to total points as well as
money. Canners and manufactur
ers of processed goods have made
our lives simpler through a profu
sion of goods that store, save time
and energy. These are the foods
on War Ration Book Two.
CHATTANOOGA ODT TO
HANDLE ALL CERTIFICATES
OF WAR NECESSITY IN COUNTY
In an effort to better serve the
owners of commercial vehicles in
Chattooga county, Mr. E. A. Bettes,
district manager of the Chatta
nooga Office of Defense Transpor
tation, advises that all records cov
ering certificates of war necessity
in Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Mur
ray, Walker and Whitfield county,
Georgia, have been transferred to
the Chattanooga district office, lo
cated at 513 Chattanooga Bank
bu’lding, Chattanooga, Tenn.
It has been the continued policy
of the Office of Defense Transpor
tation, Mr. Bettes further stated,
to make the handling of certificates
o' war necessity as economical and
convenient to the holders as pos
sible and in this connection it was
decided to transfer these six coun
ties surrounding Chattanooga to
the Chattanooga district office.
All matters concerning these
certificates, including requests for
additional gasoline, new certificates
or others should be directed to the
Chattanooga district office.
Mr. Bettes further stated that he
felt certain that the fine co-opera
tion previously given the Atlanta
office oy the County Farm Trans
portation committees in connection
wbh the County War Boards, the
War Price and Rationing Boards,
various employer transportation
committees and County School Su
perintendents would continue, and
the personnel of the Chattanooga
office assures all certificate hold
ers that their very best efforts will
be directed toward serving them,
and that the maximum eonomy
possible under the program is con
f’dently expected, especially in view
of the patriotic attitude of the own
ers so far displayed.
TVT. CLIFTON M. PATTY
ARRIVES AT MARYVILLE
COLLEGE FOR TRAINING
Maryville, Tenn., March 24.—Pvt.
Clifton M. Patty, 26, of Trion, Ga.,
has arrived at Maryville college
for a course of instruction lasting
approximately five months prior to
his appointment as an aviation
cadet in the army air forces flying
training command.
Cotton Insurance
Deadline Is Near,
Supervisor Warns
Chattooga county cotton growers
have only eight more days in which
to file applications for 1943 cotton
crop insurance, C. C. Books, county
crop insurance supervisor, warns.
To date, he said, approximately
10% of the county’s 1,600 eligible
producers have applied for insur
ance. No applications will be ac
cepted after midnight, April 1.
“The deadline is absolute,” Mr.
Brooks said, “and no extension will
be made.”
Cotton crop insurance, he de
clared, offers the only assurance
that a grower will have cotton to
sell in the fall, even though there
may be none in the fields to pick.
He termed it “an assured income,
despite conditions over which a
grower may have no control.
Every person who has an interest
in production of a cotton crop this
year, whether it be as operator, ten
ant, sharecropper or other, may
obtain crop insurance, Mr. Brooks
said.
Coverage, he pointed out, offers
protection from the time the field
is planted until the cotton reaches
the gin. A grower may take out in
surance on either 50 per cent, or 75
per cent, of his normal yield—in
either case being assured of enough
return to take care of production
costs.
Cotton crop insurance covers all
natural and unavoidable hazards,
including weevils and other insect
pests, plant diseases and all weath
er conditions.
“Cotton can promise more and
make less, and promise less and
make more than any other crop,”
Mr. Brooks said. “It is unpredict
able, and thus becomes all the more
important to insure. It is good busi
ness to insure, just the same as it
is good judgment to insure one’s
life, home or automobile.
“This insurance requires no cash
outlay. A grower may obtain it by
signing a commodity note which
calls for payment in the fall in
cash or cotton. In case of a loss, it
may be paid for out of the indem
nity.”
County War Board
To Ask Deferment
For Farm Workers
By order of Secretary of Agri
culture Claude R. Wickard, county
USDA war boards have been di
rected to initiate requests for se
lective service board deferment of
necessary farm workers and farm
operators not now in Classes 11-C or
111-C, and whose deferment has
not been otherwise requested.
In addition, according to T. R.
Breedlove, chairman of the state
USDA war board, county boards
have been directed to appeal from
selective service decisions denying
11-C or 111-C classification when
ever they feel such appeals are
justified. This, he said, is neces
sary because many essential farm
workers who are eligible for defer
ment are failing to request such
deferment.
Registrants, to be eligible for de
ferment in Classes 11-C or 111-C,
must be necessary to and regularly
engaged in an agricultural occupa
tion or endeavor essential to the
war effort.
In making requests for reclassi
fication, Mr. Breedlove said, county
war boards have been directed to
provide the local Selective Service
Board with a statement of the
number of war units of essential
farm products to be produced in
1943 on the farm on which the reg
istrant works, in addition to such
other information as is necessary
to assist in the reclassification ac
tion.
Mr. Breedlove called attention
to a recently-established army
procedure whereby men in the
armed forces over the age of 38
may be returned to essential occu
pations. He called on County War
Boards to notify farmers who have
lost men over 38 to the army that
such a procedure exists, and to of
fer assistance in getting such men
in the army to apply for return to
essential farm work.
Six More to Leave
For Fort Benning
The following named men have
been selected for induction by this
board. They are to report to the
local board at Summerville at 8:30
a.m. on April 1, 1943, whereupon
they will be sent to an induction
station at Fort Benning.
Romie Spencer Morton.
Eugene Moore.
Arthur Smith.
Archie Guy Walker, Jr.
William Homer Johnson, Jr.
Warren Gamaiel Shropshire.
$1.50 A YEAR