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VOL. 59; NO. 52.
U. S. E. S. Manager
Cites Advantages
Os Rural Living
Although the average wage being
paid to workers in rural industries
may be somewhat lower than many
learned to expect from war plants
in the larger cities during the war
years, comparative living costs are,
all in favor of the rural dweller,
M. A. N. Patton, manager of the
U. S. Employment Service here, said
today.
Mr. Patton’s statement was made
in conjunction with the current
drive being conducted by the pulp
and paper industry through the U.
S. Employment offices, to place
100.000 additional skilled and un
skilled employees on its payrolls
in woods and mill jobs.
“A recent Bureau of Census sur
vey based on country and city fam
ilies of average size and earning
power,” according to the U. S. Em
ployment official, “placed monthly
expenditures for food by city fam
ilies at $47.85. The average rural
family was shown to pay out only
about $33.78 each month for food.
“Notoriously higher rents and
entertainment costs that total any
where from 50 per cent, to 500 per
cent more than in rural commu
nities—when combined with the 41
per cent excess of food costs —
swells the city dweller’s living costs
even more,” Mr. Patton pointed
out.
The local employment manager
also called attention to the unusu
ally high record of job stability es
tablished by the pulp and paper in
dustry in the past.
“Even in the depression year of
1932,” he said, “the employment
index in the pulp and paper indus
try was 27.7 per cent higher than
the combined index for all other
manufacturing in the country.”
The employment manager stated
that openings in mills and forests
in all parts of the state are now
being registered with USES offices,
thus making it easy for applicants
to get quick “job service” regard
less of where they want to work.
At present, there is only one point
in the state who have notified the
Rome office of job opportunities in
this line. Various producers in
Waycross need 500 workers. The pay
is $1.70 per unit. Interested par
ties should contact the Rome of
fice, 522 Broad St., without delay.
Summerville Music
i
Study Club Meets
—
On Weddesday afternoon, Dec.
12. Mrs. C. B. Akin and Mrs. Henry
McWhorter were -hostesses to the
Summerville Music Study Club for
the regular December meeting.
They very cordially welcomed mem
bers and guests into Mrs. McWhor
ter’s home until the hour of 4.
Brilliant red berries and green fol
iage reminded everybody of the ap
proaching holiday season.
Mrs. J. R. Burgess, vice-president,
presiding very graciously, opened
the meeting with a reading of the
collects.
In presenting her program. Mrs.
Elmer Smith gave excellent descrip
tions of the “Life of Richard Wag
ner,” and of the opera, “Lohen
grin.” Then she played recorded
selections from this opera by the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.
Very interesting selections from
Tannhauser were explained, after
which a recording of these selec
tions in German was heard.
Many plans were discussed dur
ing the business session that fol
lowed the program. The publicity ,
report for November was given as
6 5-8 inches.
' Mrs. Foster’s hymn study was
based on the much-loved hymn, “O
Little Town of Bethlehem.” It was
sung in unison.
Two former members were wel- [
corned into the club again. These (
were Mrs. John Bankson and Mrs. i
Tom Elder. The guests, Mrs. John
Cleghorn and Mrs. Webb Copeland, i
added much to the enjoyment of |
the afternoon. Dainty refreshments
were served by the hostess during
the social hour. Tiny calendars
served as favors. —Publicity Chair
man.
Infant Blackwell
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Blackwell passed away Saturday
morning at 7:45 a few hours after
birth. Funeral services were con
ducted from the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Deed Martin on North Com
merce street Sunday at 11 a.m. by
Rev. J. A. Smith. Interment in
Summerville cemetery.
(The Siumnrruillr Xrms
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1945.
Marines Reopen
Recruiting Office
In Rome, Georgia
For the convenience of the young
men of Northwest Georgia, the Ma
rine Corps has opened a recruiting
office in Room 211, Rome postof
fice. Vincent F. Forster is in charge
of the station.
The Marine Corps is now accept
ing enlistments from men 17 thru
25 and re-enlistments from men
through 32 who have not been sep
arated from the service for more
than one year.
Men must be in good physical
condition, have an eighth-grade
education or its equivalent, and
have no dependents.
Volunteer enlistment is the only
way to enter the corps, as the Ma
rines are not accepting men thru
the selective service. Enlistment
periods are for two, three or four
years, officials said.
Community Carol
Singing Dec. 21 at
Presbyterian Church
There will be a Community Carol
Singing at the Presbyterian Church
Friday. Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. Every
one is invited to come and sing the
Christmas carols. After the pro
gram, all who can are asked to go
to sing for the shut-ins. If any
one would like for these singers to
visit your home or that of a sick
friend, please give your requests to
Miss Dorothy Harlow or Mrs. H. R.
Foster. This carol singing is spon
sored by the Music Study Club.
State Health Dept.
Adds Consultant
To Hospital Staff
Atlanta, Dec. 18.—John E. Ran
som, noted national hospital ad
ministrator. recently joined the
staff of the Georgia State Depart
ment of Pub’ic Health, filling a po
sition authorized by the Georgia
State Personnel Board.
In making the announcement of
Mr. Ransom’s appointment, Dr. T.
F. Abercrombie, director of the
State Department of Public Health,
stated that the need for a hospital
consultant of national repute has
long been felt and that the state’s
°xpanded health program will ben
fit greatly by this addition to the
department.
The services of the new hospital
consultant will be available to all
communities in Georgia which are
interested in improving their hos
pital facilities.
Mr. Ransom comes to Georgia
rom Johns Hopkins hospital, where
he was assistant to the director.
Formerly he was executive secre
tary of the Hospital Council of
Greater New York.
Born in Amboy, Ohio, he studied
at the University of Chicago. He
was connected with the Rush Medi
cal College and the Michael Reese
hospital in Chicago. Later he was
superintendent of the Toledo hos
pital in Ohio.
He will make his home in At
lanta.
Burley Dillard
Given Discharge
Burlev Dillard, of Summerville,
has b n en discharged from the Army
at Fort McPherson, Ga., after serv
bi- 41 months, 34 of which were
’n the Sorth Pacific. He is the hus
band of Mrs. Mary Dillard, also of
Summerville.
Dillard was employed in the Trion
Cotton Mill before entering the
service. He wears the Good Conduct
ribbon, the Victory ribbon, Bronze
Arrowhead, Asiatic-Picific and Phil
ippine Liberation ribbons.
Charlie W. McGraw
Dies at Home Saturday
Charlie William McGraw died at
the home of his father near Berry
ton Saturday afternoon at 6:25. A
wife, Mrs. Lillie Mae Mitchell Mc-
Graw was medically discharged
June 29. 1943. Surviving are his
wife, Mrs. Lillie Mae Mitchell Mc-
Graw; father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. McGraw, four brothers
and one sister.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Berryton Church of God
Monday afternoon at 2 p.m., the
Revs. Earl White annd Jeff Dale
officiating. Interment in Berry
ton cemetery.
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| OF ALL I
jAtiid now comes another
9 Christmas to be added to your store of memo- |
f ties. We hope this Christmas of 1945 will be a
§ very enjoyable one—a truly happy one—ful-
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| filling all the fine traditions of Christmas. ||
All
ccept our hearty thanks
| for the pleasant business associations of the
| past year. Once again we say g
| Merry Christmas!
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I SUMMERVILLE |
| NEWS |
Jack S. Scott to Return
To States From Pacific
Pearl Harbor, T. H.—T/4 Jack S.
Scott, son of Mrs. Susie W. Scott,
of Summerville, Ga., is on his way
home.
T/4 Scott is one of 1.000 high
point Army and Navy veterans
whom the “Magic Carpet” fleet is
bringing back to the States aboard
the USS Azelia.
The USS Azelia—one of more
than 250 carriers, battleships, cruis
ers and attack transports in the
Navy’s famed “Magic Carpet” fleet
—left Saipan Nov. 27 and is sched
uled to arrive in San Pedro about
Dec. 13.
Passengers will go directly to the
separation centers nearest their
homes to complete the formalities
of obtaining their discharges be
fore returning to civilian life.
Funeral Services For
J. O. Tinney, Trion,
Held Friday Afternoon
Funeral services for J. O. Tinney,
a resident of Chattooga county for
the past nineteen years, were held
Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at
the Trion Baptist church. Rev. S.
L. Walker officiated. Mr. Tinney
had been in the mercantile busi
ness and had gained a host of
friends during his service to the
public. A member of the First Bap
tist Church and the Modern Wood
men of America, he was a faithful
member of both. Nephews of the
deceased served as pallbearers. In
terment in the Trion cemetery.
Special Services
At First Baptist
Sunday, Dec. 28
Special Christmas services will be
held at the First Baptist church of
Summerville Sunday, Dec. 23 at 11
a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Ben C. Scarborough, pastor, will
speak on “The Message of Christ
mas”, at the morning hour. The
evening service will be a candle
light service presenting Henry Van
Dyke’s “The Other Wise Man,”
brought by Miss Claire Mizell.
In case of necessity these serv
ices will be held in the dining room
of the church.
Robert A. Pledger
On His Way Home
Pearl Harbor. T. H.—Sgt. Robert
A. Pledger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ru
ther Pledger, of Menlo, Ga., is on
his way home.
Pledger is one of 1,056 high-point
Army veterans whom the “Magic
Carpet” is bringing back to the
States aboard the USS Turnadot.
The USS Turnadot—one of more
than 250 carriers, battleships, cruis
ers and attack transports in the
Navy’s famed “Magic Carpet” fleet
—le t Saipan Nov. 26 and is sched
uled to arrive in San Pedro about
Dec. 12.
Passengers will go directly to the
Separation Centers nearest their
homes to complete the formalities
of obtaining their discharges be
fore returning to civilian life.
“WHY THE CHYMES RANG”
A pageant, “Why the Chymes
Rang,” will be given at the Pres
byterian church Sunday, Dec. 23,
at 6 o’clock. This pageant is be
ing directed by Mrs. Harry Foster
and Mrs. Jno. D. Taylor.
Census report shows that 5,729
bales of cotton were ginned in
Chattooga County from the crop of
1945 prior to Dec. 1 as compared
with 5,676 bales for the crop of
1944, according to Rosa Shumate,
special agent.
Athens, Ga., Dec. 18. A chart
showing the administrative struc
ture of the Georgia State Govern
ment has been printed by the Agri
cultural and Industrial Develop
ment Board and is available by
writing to the board’s office in
Athens, it was announced by Dr. L.
V. Howard, executive director. Cop
ies of the chart will be mailed to
members of the legislature, all
state departments, newspapers, high
schools and other educational insti
tutions.
The chart shows the state offi
cers elected by the people as well
as those appointed by the governor
and is so arranged as to show sub
departments in the various prin
cipal divisions of the State govern
ment. Dr. Howard said the chart
should prove especially useful for
newspaper offices and as a guide
for classes in government in col
leges and high schools. Teachers
of government and history will be
mailed copies upon application to
the development board.
Christmas Program At
Presbyterian Church
The Christmas story, “Why the
Chimes Rang,” will be given at the
Presbyterian church, Sunday. Dec.
23, at 6 p.m.
The Characters.
Narrator Dora Ann Alexander
Pedro Billy Flanagan
Lit le Brother Leroy Alexander
Old Woman Mary Lina Powell
Candle Lighters _
Bob Little, Sims Hawkins
Children Charlotte McGinnis,
Ina Foster, Mary Louise Flanagan
Youth Anne Foster
Rich Woman Mary Espy
Rich Woman Florence Flanagan
Scholar Margaret Meadows
King Jimmy Hawkins
Minister Harry Foster, Jr.
Ushers An tie Powell,
Donnie Espy. Gordon Little, Gra
ham Maddox.
A clarinet solo will be given by
Miss Mary Meadows, accompanied
by Margaret Meadows.
Adult choir.
Pianist, Mrs. R. N. Little.
This is our special Joy Gift pro
gram, when we take a special of
fering for our retired ministers,
widows of ministers and other mis
sionaries.
The public is cordially invited to
this program.
WHO KNOWS?
1. Who is U. S. ambassador to
China?
2. Is it possible that the U. S.
treasury may refund money to cor
porations?
3. How does the cash reserve of
corporations compare with prewar
years?
4. What makes Iran important
to the larger powers of Europe?
5. Is there a proposal that the
governments abandon price guar
antees on agricultural crops and,
when necessary, make payments di
rect to farmer’s to boost low in
comes?
6. When did South Carolina se
cede from the Union?
7. Did Congress grant Charles A.
Lindberg in the Medal of Honor.
8. Are construction costs above
those prevailing in the 1920 boom?
9. What was the act of Chapul
tepec?
10. What put Japanese Gen. Ya
mashita in the news recently.
(See Another Page for Answers)
American Legion
To Meet Friday Night,
Dec. 21, at Courthouse
Regular meeting of the American
Legion, Chattooga County Post 129,
will be held at Legion Clubhouse
Friday night, Dec. 21, at 8 o’clock.
This is the time the Legion must
make a report on new members.
This post wants every honorably
discharged man in this county to
get a Legion card for 1946. If you
can’t come out to this meeting,
come by the postoffice and secure
your card from either Elgin Bal
lenger, finance officer, or Jim Ted
der, adjutant.
The press, the radio and the pub
lic today are watching with a great
deal of interest what World War II
veterans are doing about veterans’
organizations. I say, “Are doing”
because to date more than 2,000,000
fighting men and women of this
war have been discharged honor
ably and have returned to civilian
life.
Never before in all our history
have the veterans of any war been
as fortunate as the veterans of this
war. They are better off legisla-
I tively and economically because of
laws enacted since the last war,
including the GI Bill of Rights, and
because of higher pay and more
generous disability compensations
and pensions. They are also the
recipients of a warm invitation to
take over, lock, stock and barrel,
the best organized and most power
ful and effective veterans’ organi
zation that has ever existed—the
American Legion!
The American Legion opened its
ranks to honorably discharged vet
erans of World War II on Oct. 29,
1942. On that date the president
signed the bill which amended the
1919 congressional charter of the
organization to make honorably
discharged veterans of this war
eligible for membership.
The Legion closed the year of
1941 with a record-breaking en
rollment of 1.107075. By the end
of 1942 it had gained 29.073 mem
bers over 1941. By the end of 1943
that gain over 1941 had grown to
65,424. By the end of 1944 the in
crease over 1941 had leaped to
319.331. By the end of 1945 the
gain over 1941 will approach 600,-
000. The bulk of this gain, of
course, has come from the ranks
of the new veterans. At this rate
the Legion is headed for an ulti
mate membership that may exceed
four, five or six millions.
The American Legion is indeed
a great heritage for the men and
women who are fighting this war to
final victory. It has more than
21,000 posts and auxiliary units,
with a current joint membership of
more than 2,000,000. There is scarc
ly a crossroad in the nation with
out its Legion Post with its service
machinery at the beck and call of
any veteran or his dependents.
That service is free. It is expert
service, too—the service of men who
drafted and pushed through con
gress most of the veterans, legis
lation now on federal statute books,
including the GI Bill of Rights.
The American Legion has thou
sands of fine clubhouses, many of
them now in process of enlarge
ment to make them adequate for
the expanded two-war membership.
It has accumulated large endow
ment, trust, investment and build
ing funds. In aggregate, the Le
gion is worth more than $100,000,-
000. Its members are to be found
today in positions of responsibility
and trust in every walk of life,
from the White House on down.
Let us, therefore, put a new
punch into our 1946 membership
campaign. Let us get every hon
orably discharged veteran of World
Wars I and II in this community
into the American Legion.
We want this membership—not
for the Legion—but in the Legion’s
name—for God and country!
Game and Fish
Keep in Black
Now that hunting shells are not
so hard to get as during the war.
the State Game and Fish Commis
sion has increased the number of
its rangers. However, it keeps its
finances in the black,'and during
the fiscal year ending June 30, it
was $15,919 ahead of expenditures,
it was announced by State Auditor
B. E. Thrasher. Jr.
Thrasher thanked Director C. N.
Elliott and his staff for co-opera
tion with the auditing department
and their support of all expendi
tures with proper vouchers.
On the other hand, Auditor
Thrasher has been crusading
against some other official quar
ters in disallowing expenditures he
did hot consider was the state's
business.
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