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CIRCULATES IN BEST
SECTION OF NORTH
WEST GEORGIA
VOL. 58; NO. 41.
Prize Winners Os
Chattooga County
Fair Announced
Girls’ 4-H Club Department
Clothing
First - Year Clothing Project—
First, Yvonne McCullough. $2: sec
ond, Carre Lee Wooten, SI.OO.
Second-Year Clothing Project—
First, Julia Ann Garvin, $2; sec
ond, Jean Morton, $1.50; third.
Mary Jim Barry, sl.
Third-Year Clothing Project-
First., Joan Barry, $2; second, Joyce
Barry, $1.50.
Fourth-Year Clothing Project—
First, Amta Jo Woody, $2.
Fifth - Year Clothing Project—
First, Robert ne Jackson, $2; sec
ond, Emmadeane Brison, $1.50.
Canning
Tomato Exhibit First, Yvonne
McCuPough, $2.
Berry Exhibit —First, Julia Ann
Garvin, $2; second, Yvonne Mc-
Cullough, $1.50.
Peach Exhibit—First, Julia Ann
Garvin, $2. '
Victory Garden Exhibit First,
Anita Woody, Tessie Cook. $2; sec
ond. Yvonne McCullough, Mary Jim
Barry, $1.50; third, Bess.e Ruth
Busbin, Joyce Barry, Joann Barry,
sl.
Fruit Juice Exhibit—First, Jean
Morton, - $2; second, Emmadeane
Brison, $2.
General Exhibit—First, Martha
John Hurley, Yvonne McCullough,
$2; second, Charlotte Espy, Martha
Speer, $1.50; third, Emma Lou An
derson, Maxine Bryan, sl.
Scrapbook
Most Attractive and Well-Ar
ranged 4-H Scrapbook, Jean Mor
ton, $2.
Community Girls’ 4-H Club Project
Most Outstanding 4-H Work as
Shown by Records—First, Martha
Speer. $4; second, Jul a Ann Gar
vin, $3; third, Robertine Jackson,
$2.
Home Demonstration Club
Department
The Home Demonstration Club
winning the most in premiums—
Holland W. H. D. Club, $5.
* Canning
Best Collection of Canned Fruit
Exhibit—First, Mrs. Otis Gorman,
Mrs. Minnie Holland, $2; second.
Mrs. R. P. Brison, Mrs. John Henry,
$1.50; third Mrs. Henry Floyd, Mrs.
G. D. Green, sl.
Best Collection of Canned Veg
etables—First, Mrs. G. D. Green,
Miss Margaret Weesner, $2; second,
Miss M nnie Justice, Mrs. James R.
Burgess, $1.50; third, Mrs. Minnie
Holland, Mrs. T. W. Manis, sl.
Best Col ection of Relish—First,
Mrs. Geo. D. Morton, $2; second,
Mrs. Lee Cordle, $1.50; third, Mrs.
Mdton Housch, sl.
Best Collection Pickles First,
Mrs. R. P. Brison. $2; second, Mrs.
James R. Burgess, $1.50; third, Mrs.
D. S. Chadwick, sl.
Best Collection Preserves —First,
Mrs. John Henry, $2; second, Mrs.
Milton Housch, $1.50; third, Mrs.
W. L. Crouch, sl.
Best Collection Jelly—First, Mrs.
M. M. H.ghfield, $2; second, Mrs. T.
W. Manis, $1.50; third, Mrs. Geo.
D. Morton, $1-
Best Collection Juices First,
Mrs. Will Cook, $2; second, Mrs.
Henrv F oyd, $1.50; third, Miss Min
nie Justice, sl.
Menu Exhibit—First, Mrs. John R.
Burgess, $3; second, Mrs. Will Cook,
$2; third. Mrs. G. D. Green, sl.
Rugs, Quilts and Spreads
Prettiest Modern Pieced Quilt —
First, Mrs. J. K. Laster, $2; second,
Sue Thomason, sl.
Pret.iest Appliqued Quilt —First,
Mrs. Tom Manis, $2; second, Miss
Genevieve Hill, sl.
Prettiest Crocheted Spre a d
First, Mrs. J. E. Baker, $2; second,
Mrs. W. K. Laster, sl.
Prettiest Knitted Spread—First,
Mrs. Alex Ogilvie, $2.
Most Attractive Crocheted Loop
Rug-First, Mrs. Rube Beavers, $2;
second, Mrs. Harold Strawn, sl.
Most Attractive Rag Rug—First,
Miss Emma Hentz, $2; second, Mrs.
R. P. Brison, sl.
Most Attractive Hooked Rug—
First, Miss Mittie Dodd, $2.
Best Baby Sacque and Bootees—
First, Mrs. John Whisnant, $1.50;
second. Mrs. Frank Prince, 50c.
Best Baby Cap—First, Mrs. John
Whisnant, $1; second, Mrs. J. A.
Beavers, 50c.
Best Baby Creeper First, Mrs.
Geo. Espy, 50c.
Flower Department
Best Collection of Dahlias—Mrs.
Deed Hale, sl.
Best Single Dahlia—Mrs. Eldon
Wright, 50c.
Best Collection Zinnias Mrs.
Rube Beavers, sl.
Second Best Collection Zinnias—
Mrs. W. J. Culpepper, 50c. .
Best Specimen of Rose—Miss Mit
tie Dodd, 50c.
Best Collection Roses (Same Va
riety)—Mrs. Seaborn Baker, sl.
Best Collection Roses (Different
Variety)—Miss Mittie Dodd, sl.
Best Collection Garden Flowers—
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SinmiuTirillr Neuis
Lookout Mountain
’ lethodist Youth
Vowship to Meet
A few weeks ago the Lookout
Mountain Youth Fellowship Sub-
District Union was organized at a
meeting of young people held in
LaFayette. This fellowship is com
posed of the young people of the
Methodist churches on the western
sde of the Dalton District. The
churches included are Chicka
mauga, LaFayette, Kensington,
Cove, Cedar Grove, Mt. Carmel,
Trinity, Wesley Chapel, Bethel,
Garrett’s Chapel, Wallaceville,
Trion, Summerville, Menlo, Lyerly,
Oak Hill, Macedonia.
The first meeting of this young
people’s group will be held Tues
day evening, Oct. 24, at 8:00 o’clock
at the Methodist church in Chick
amauga. All of the pastors and
young people of the above-men
tioned churches are cordially urged
to be present.
The president of the sub-district
union is Dunbar Jewell, of Chick
amauga, and Rose Nell Weems, of
Summerville, is secretary. These
otficers are appealing for a large
attendance at this iirst meeting at
Chickamauga.
Howdv. Folks
BY REV. B. L. BETTS
AT LYERLY—
We are planning for a full day
at Lyerly next Sunday, Oct. 22.
Sunday school, “If you will bring
the one next to you, and I’ll bring
the one next to me,” we will have
100 present. Preaching: Let every
body attend the two preaching serv
ces. Methodist Youth Fellowship
for all: Our baby organization must
be encouraged. The young people
will meet previous to the evening
preaching service.
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AT OAK HILL—
At Oak Hill on last Sunday the
revitalized Sunday School, with Joe
Reed, Milton Jones, Mrs. Elmer
Morrison, Mrs. Mil ton Jones and
Mrs. J. E. Hawkins, Jr., as teachers,
entered wholeheartedly into the
service and everybody, it seems,
had a good time.
With a funeral service at 2 p.m.
in mind, we had to abbreviate the
morning preaching service a little
bit in order that the folks might
get home and return.
I went home with Uncle Bill
Whaley, his good wife and sons,
Marvin and Marnell. As fellow
guests were the charming young
ladies, Mrs. J. D. Massey and Miss
Pearl Brooks and Tom Dempsey. I
tried hard to get them to give Un
cle Bill his proper title, but they
called him Bill, anyhow.
The good dinner Mrs. Whaley had
was perfect. Some folks wonder
how I can write as I do about these
good dinners. I’ll explain it: Take
for instance, the Perfection oil
stove. A second model is called New
Perfection. A third is known as
New Perfection No. So-and-So. That
is how it is possible for me to keep
on keeping on.
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MISS ALLENE REYNOLDS—
The funeral of Miss Allene Reyn
olds was conducted from Oak Hill
church Sunday afternoon, with
Brother Bailey assisting me. A large
congregation came to pay her a last
tribute of respect.
I told the congregation Methus
elah lived 969 years, and this young
lady had lived only 17; yet her
life of usefulness was of greater
worth to the world than that of
the man who was remembered only
for having lived a long time.
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MASONIC BARBECUE—
On Saturday night I went to the
Masonic barbecue, which was given
on the grounds adjacent to the
Christian church in Lyerly. Broth
er Abrams, who is always engageci
in acts of kindness, invited me. If
I ever did enjoy a barbecue any
more, I don’t know when it was.
The brethren from several differ
ent places were there and the fel
lowship was fine.
♦ ♦ ♦
SANTA CLAUS—
Those delicious beans, turnip
greens and turnips, sweet potatoes,
hot pepper, tomatoes, etc., from
Mesdames W. D. Ward, Gordon
Dempsey, Brother Walter Busbin
and the whole family of Brother
Arthur Ray make me like the queen
of Sheba on a visit to King Solo
mon.
One day I was leaving the home
of Brother Alexander with some
good things that had been given
me. Henry Gordon, their son, fol
lowed me quite a distance and said,
“Uh, whee, when I grow up, I am
going to be a preacher.”
God bless you, folks!
NOTICE
The Rationing Board will be
closed all day Thursday, Oct. 19.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1944.
Most Farmers Act
Upon Lessons Os
First World War
That the majority of American
farmers so far are remembering the
lessons they learned from the dis
astrous economic conditions that
beset them following the last war,
is the conclusion of a group of agri
cultural economists of the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics after an
intensive study of the impact of
the present war upon the financial
structure of agriculture.
While most farmers so far are
using their record farm incomes to
get themselves in good financial
shape—paying off indebtedness, fi
nancing their own operations and
building up reserves that will en
able them to meet changing post
war conditions —the economists of
fered little assurance for the fu
ture. “Already,” they warned, “the
bidding for land has driven values
up at a rate (although not yet in
iollar amount) comparable with
hat of the other war period.”
“Forces which tend to generate a
and boom are now numerous and
strong,” the report of the agricul
tural economists declared. Forces
sited were low interest rates, easy
-equirements as to payment, the
stimulation of rising values, larger
equities of land holders which en
courage buying of additional land
and greater farmer purchasing
power.
“Moreover,” the report added,
“returning veterans availing them
selves of credit provisions of recent
legislation may become a signifi
cant factor in the land market.”
Many of the available figures
showing apparent improvement in
the recent condition of farmers are
based on mark-up in prices, the
economists warned. “Our agricul
ture, as measured in physical rath
er than in financial terms, is an
industry of only moderately larger
size than before the war.” The in
crease during the past four years
of 86 per cent, in the value of live
sock, which has increased consid
erably in numbers, is the one ex
ception and represents a real in
crease in value. Furthermore, farm
ers do have record bank deposits,
good reserves in government bonds
and more than usual amount c'
cash for financing their current
operations. These financial reserves
wisely used can be protection
against the day of crop failure, or
falling prices. Unwisely used they
can help to bring on disastrous in
flation.
During the present war farmers
have of necessity postponed buying
new machinery and making needed
improvements on houses, barns and
fences. When the war ends and
present restrictions and shortages
no longer exist. American farmers
themselves could contribute to in
flation by makmg expenditures at
excessively high prices.
If, however, they follow the con
servative judgment shown so far
by the majority of their fellows,
American agriculture will be in ex
cellent shape to meet postwar con
ditions, the economists believe. At
no time since the first world war
have farmers as a whole been as
well prepared to make changes in
heir farming operations that may
be desirable in the postwar period.
Legion to Hold
Joint Meet
Chattooga Post of the American
Legion and the Legion Auxiliary
will hold a joint meeting Friday
evening, Oct. 20, at 1:30 o’clock.
The Legionnaires are asked to
bring a fried chicken. In order to
save time, you are asked to bring a
fried chicken instead of a dressed
chicken to be fried. The ladies are
preparing other food for the sup
per. A good attendance is expected.
NOTICE
Northwest division of B. W. M. U.
will meet Oct. 24 in Cartersville.
Guest speakers will be Mrs. Peter
Kettles and other state workers
and missionaries.
Mrs. R. O. Jackson, vice-presi
dent, will be in charge and urges
each W. M. S. to send representa
tives.
J. Walter Caldwell
Dies At His Home
J. Walter Caldwell, 74, died at
his home near Lyerly Tuesday at
2:00 a.m. Oct. 17, after a lenghthy
illness.
He is survived by his wife, four
sons, Carlice, Beuford and Hill, all
of Lyerly, and Franklin, of the U.
S. army, stationed in Mississippi;
one daughter, Ethel, of Lyerly.
The funeral will be held Thurs
day at 2:00 p.m. at the Baptist
church in Lyerly, conducted by the
Rev.' H. D. Kilpatrick.
Interment will be in the Lyerly
cemetery. Paul Weems Funeral
Home in charge.
Only Few Days Left
To Enter 05,200 Better
Home Towns Contest
Citizens of this county who plan
to enter the $5,200 Better Home
Towns Contest, sponsored by the
Georgia Power company, are re
minded that only a few days are
left in which to write letters on
“5 Ways to Make My Community
Better.” The contest closes Octo
ber 31 and all entries must be in
the mail by that date.
Widespread interest in the con
test is being displayed. The At
lanta Chamber of Commerce and
numerous civic clubs have recom
mended the contest to their mem
bers because its purpose is to bring
out new ideas for community and
state progress. Many garden clubs
and other women’s organizations
are also taking an active interest.
All entries, whether submitted
by adults or young people, should
be mailed to the Better Home
Towns Contest, Georgia Power
Company, Atlanta. The papers
from each county will be returned
to the judges in that county for
selection of the local winners.
Those judged to be best in the va
rious counties will then compete
for the state prizes.
Sixty prizes, totaling $5,200 in
War Bonds, will be awarded to the
state winners. Half of the awards
will go to men and women, and
half to those under 18. The first
prize in each classification is a
SI,OOO War Bond.
The Better Home Towns Contest
offers a fine opportunity for the
people of this community and this
county to state their ideas on what
improvements are most needed and
most desirable, and the Georgia
Power Company hopes that every
body will participate. The first
step in planning post-war im
provements is to find out what the
people want and this contest gives
them an opportunity and an in
ducement to express themselves.
Remember, the contest closes
Oct. 31, so get your letter in right
away.
News at a Glance
About People and
Things in Georgia
Atlanta, Oct. 17 (GPS). —Rail
Oddities: Railroads since 1921 have
made capital expenditures of $12,-
009,000,000 for improvements in
cars, locomotives, road beds, signal
ing, terminals, shops and for other
purposes having to do with trans
portation. . . . Railroads hauled an
average of 1,116 tons of freight per
train in 1943, contrasted with an
average of 708 in 1920. . . . The
average freight haul on American
railroads increased from 309 to
470 miles in the period from 1922
to 1943, or 53 per cent. . . . The
average distance a freight car now
moves per day is nearly twice as
great as it was in 1920. . . . The
tax bill of the Class 1 railroads in
1943 was $1,849,195,000, or a daily
average of $5,066,288. . . . The
amount of taxes paid by Class 1
railroads in 1943 exceeded their
net income in that year by approxi
mately $1,000,000,000.
Gist of the News: A Georgia cot
ton crop of 800,000 bales was fore
cast by the Crop Reporting Board
of the U. S. Department of Agri
culture, based on conditions on
Oct. 1. The estimated yield is 45,-
000 bales greater than the Septem
ber forecast, but 6 per cent, below
the 847,000 bales harvested last
year. Although Chief Petty Officer
Jasper Donaldson, of the fighting
Seabees, was stationed somewhere
SUBLIGNA W. H. D. CLUB
Despite the rain and it being Fri
day the 13th, the Woman’s Home
Demonstration Club was spend-the
day guests at the home of Mrs. M.
D. Bartlett, each member carrying
a dish of food. At the noon hour
we assembled to the kitchen, where
the table was spread with good
things to eat, and there was plenty
of delicious hot coffee. The hostess
was on her job when she made the
coffee, it being just right for a
cold, rainy day.
There was plenty of food and
every one had enough even if we
did have two very hungry mem
bers with us.
After the lunch hour the meet
ing was called to order by the presi
dent, Mrs. S. H. Self. Business,
both old and new, attended, after
which Miss Parish gave a demon
stration on baking cakes in tin
cans so they could be sealed for
sending to boys overseas. We had
one new member to join our club.
As we journeyed homeward, each
one was delighted over the enjoy
able day we had. Next month we
meet at the home of Mrs. Frank
Dawson.—Reporter.
“Um, um,” good eats. Don't fail
to give the family a treat Friday
night, Oct. 20, South Summerville
School.
Georgia Products Week
Speakers to Speak On
State’s Various Needs
Atlanta, Oct. 17 (GPS». State
heads of civic clubs are calling upon
their various member clubs over
Georgia not only to serve Georgia
products at their organization
luncheons or dinners during Geor
g a Products Dinners Week, Nov.
12-18, but also to have speakers who
will talk on the subject of Georgia
food or feed products.
Reports from over the state are
that organized groups in many com
munities are making special prep
arations for observance of the spe
cial week. In many instances, the
county agricultural agent and the
county home demonstration agent
are being requested either to speak
on Georgia products or recommend
speakers for the occasion, it was.
announced by Nelson M. Shipp, ex
ecutive chairman of the Committee
for Georgia Products Dinners Week.
Mr. Shipp, who is assistant com
missioner of the state division of
conservation, which is sponsoring
the special week, commenting upon
the importance of paying more at
tention to Georgia products and
patronizing them more, asserted:
“The cotton crop is approaching
a crisis that may be as serious as
the first boll weevil invasion. With
war demands and protective legis
lation, foreign plantings of the sta
ple have been immensely increased.
It behooves Georgians to raise more
of the food and feedstuffs now be
ng shipped in from other states
and for which we are now paying
many millions of dollars.
“Beginning more than ten years
ago, the Brazillian government be
gan to increase cotton growing. A
part of this effort was the posting
of large signs along the highways
and in public places, reading ‘Grow
the White Gold.’ Lurid publications
carrying the slogan, ‘Prosper With
Cotton,’ aroused the Brazillians’
imagination. Great numbers of
young men who were graduates of
southern agricultural colleges were
employed by land owners in Brazil
to teach cotton growing. Under
government direction and aid, cot
ton production has gone forward
rapidly in the South American
country.
“Now, with Brazil to grow the
fiber and England to spin and
weave it, the cotton farmers of
Georgia and the south will have
harder lugging to pay American
wages and compete overseas. At
least, we should get farther away
from depending so much on cot
ton and take advantage of the op
portunities to produce food and
feedstuffs now being brought into
Georgia from out of the state in
such large quantities.
“Let us, therefore, make Nov. 12-
18 an ‘educational’ week, or at least
one in which we will examine this
all-important matter.”
New Constitution
Draft Will Be
Ready Soon
The commission drafting a new
constitution for the state has al
most completed its work. Within
the next few weeks, the first draft
of the proposed new constitution
will be ready for submission to the
general assembly in January.
Gov. Arnall and legislative lead
ers feel that whatever form of new
constitution is submitted to the
people in the general election, it is
in keeping with the precepts of
democratic government that wide
advertising be accorded to the new
document. Governor Arnall points
out that it is essential that the
people understand the new consti
tution; the basic law of the state
has not been changed since 1877,
and in making changes it is re
garded as important that the state’s
citizens have a clear concept of
what is proposed as to alterations.
This can come about only through
wide advertising in the weekly and
daily press of the state.
Governor Arnall plans, therefore,
to ask the legislature for a large
appropriation to pay for adequate
and thorough advertising of the
document. Under the law, the ad
vertisements are placed with se
lected daily and weekly newspapers
by the governor.
Bible Conference At
Menlo Baptist Church
Beginning next Tuesday evening,
a six-day Evangelistic Bible con
ference will be held in the Menlo
Baptist church. The newly elected
pastor, the Rev. E. A. Piper, will
conduct this conference. He will
deliver courses on vitally im
portant Bible subjects each night.
Services begin at 7:30. The public
is cordially invited to attend.!
Services for the coming Sunday
are: Sunday school at 10 a.m. B.
T. U. at 7 p.m.
SPEED VICTORY—BUY
WAR BONDS AND
STAMPS OFTEN
Chattooga County
Red Cross Chapter
Is Reorganized
Last week at a meeting of citi
zens of Chattooga County held in
the courthouse the Chattooga
county (Summerville) chapter of
the American Red Cross was re
organized.
The following officers were
elected:
Chairman—J. T. Morgan.
. Vice-Chairman—J. R. Burgess.
Secretary—Rev. H. R. Foster.
Treasurer —H. T. Phillips.
Home Service Chairman—B. W.
Farrar.
Publicity Chairman Wilson J.
Culpepper.
First Aid Chairman—Mrs. Charles
Cochran.
1945 War Fund Chairman—
Wyatt Ransom.
Camp and Hospital Chairman —
Mrs. Paul Weems.
Disaster Chairman James R.
Jackson, Jr.
Home Nursing Chairman —Mrs.
W. B. Hair.
Finance Chairman —D. L. Mc-
Whorter.
Nutrition Chairman—Mrs. B. W.
Farrar.
Volunteer Special Service Chair
man—Miss Katherine Henry.
Production Chairman —Mrs. Rice
Morgan.
Junior Red Cross—Miss Jewell
Poole.
Mrs. Ozelle Evans, of Menlo, was
elected secretary to the Home Serv
ice Chairman, Mr. B. W. Farrar.
The office of Mrs. Evans is in the
ordinary’s office in the courthouse.
Mrs. Edward J. Smith
Dies in Birmingham
News of the death of Mrs. Ed
ward J. Smith at her home in Bir
mingham Tuesday was a shock to
relatives in this county. Funeral
services will be held in Birming
ham Thursday. Mr. Smith is the
brother of L. C. Smith, of Summer
ville, and W. H. Smith, of Lyerly,
and is the eldest son of the late
Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Smith, of Ly
erly.
LYERLY BOY PROMOTED
Pvt. Columbus W. Ray has been
promoted to the rank of sergeant
while serving with an infantry
division in Germany.
Sgt. Joe Sam Ray is serving with
a hospital train in France.
CHATTOOGA COUNTY
GARDEN CLUB
The Chattooga County Garden
club will hold its regular meeting
at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon,
Oct. 26, in the home of Mrs. Claude
Bagley. Mrs. A. F. McCurdy will
be co-hostess and program leader
for the afternoon.
Please note the change in the
hour of meeting.
DALTON DISTRICT RALLY
HELD IN CALHOUN
A Dalton district rally was held
by Bishop Arthur J. Moore at the
Calhoun Methodist church Tues
day, Oct. 17. Bishop Moore pre
sided at this gathering and he de
livered an able address at 11
o’clock on the theme of “The Her
itage and Hope of Methodists.” The
Calhoun rally was the last of ten
such meetings that the bishop had
planned throughout the North and
South Georgia conferences.
The various charges of the dis
trict submitted reports and they
were all encouraging. In the aft
ernoon Bishop Moore was available
to any minister or layman who
wished to confer with him about
plans for another year.
Rev. Charles L. Middlebrooks,
pastor of the Dalton Methodist
church, opened the morning ses
sion with a devotional. (.He was
followed by an address from Dr.
Barber, a returned missionary from
India. Dr. Barber served in East
India as a missionary for seven
teen years and he brought an en
lightening address on the religious
situation there. Dr. Barber was
followed by Miss Lawrence, a re
turned missionary to Poland. She
spoke of conditions in that tragic
land and told of her experiences
as a German prisoner and in
ternee. She told of her recent re
turn to the U. S. on the Grip
sholm.
The district superintendent, Rev.
C. M. Lipham, made an interesting
oral report of the church, activities
throughout the Dalton district.
The attendance upon this rally
was splendid. Those going from
the Summerville Methodist church
were Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Crouch
and Rev. and Mrs. Wilson J. Cul
pepper.
The Calhoun church served a
bounteous and delicious barbecue.
$1.50 A YEAR