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VOL. 60; NO. 10.
New Regulations
Liberalizing Guaranty
On Veteran’s Loans
New regulations liberalizing guar
anty or insurance of veterans loans
under the amended Servicemen’s
Readjustment Act of 1944 have been
completed, John M. Slaton, Jr., dep
uty administrator of Branch No. 5
of the Veterans Administration, an
nounced today. They' become ef
fective immediately.
Principal charges resulting from
the liberalized GI Bill passed by
congress last December include:
1. Increase of guaranty on real
estate loans from $2,000 to $4,000.
2. Extension of time in which
veterans may take advantage of
guarantee or insurance from two
to ten years.
3. Extension of time limit on the
terms of payment to 25 years on
real estate and 40 years on farm
realty.
4. Provision Jor insurance of loans
in lieu of guaranty of up to 15 per
cent of aggregate of loans made or
purchased by a .lender. This al
lows a choice to both the veteran
and lender and consequently broad
ens the scope of credit assistance to
veterans.
5. Loans made for construction
may now include the cost of the
lot on which the veteran intends
to build. Certain delinquent in
debtedness may be refinanced.
6. Farm loan provisions allow for
improvement of ground or build
ings, construction of new buildings
and use of funds to purchase live
stock and seed or for working capi
tal.
7. Business loan provisions now
allow purchase of inventory and
the use of funds for working capi
tal.
8. Benefits of the program are
extended to persons on terminal
leave or hospitalized pending final
discharge and persons in the mili
tary or naval service of governments
allied with the United States who
were U. S. citizens at the time of
entering such service.
Under new procedures, VA Loan
Guarantee Forms have been ma
terially simplified as exemplified by
the fact that the veteran is normal
ly required to sign only one legal
sized sheet once. The sole excep
tion is one additional document in
case of loans on delinquent indebt
edness.
A veteran may make an applica
tion for a loan guaranty directly
to his banker and need not contact
the Veterans Administration.
Herbert A. Tucker
Dies Friday Night
Mr. Herbert A. Tucker, 62, died
at his home in Pennville Friday
night. A well beloved citizen of
Chattooga county. Survived by
Mrs. Annie L. Shirley Tucker; four
sons, Joshua W. and Herbert K.
Tucker, of Summerville; John A.,
of Round Mountain, Ala., and Jos
eph S., of Camp Lee, Va.; five
daughters, Miss Nellie Tucker, Mrs.
Bessie Nelson, Mrs. Bonnie Glass,
Mrs. Johnnie Chaney, of Summer
ville, Mrs. Charlie L. Bagley, of
Meridian, Miss. Funeral services
were conducted Sunday afternoon
at 3 at the Pennville Tabernacle
with the Revs. Floyd Crowe, How
ard Finister and Frank Lewis offi
ciating. Interment in the adjoin
ing cemetery.
Society of Christian
Service Meets
The monthly meeting of the W.
S. C. S. of the Methodist church of
Summerville was held at the church
Monday afternoon, March 4, with
Mrs. Paul Weems and Mrs. Elmer
Smith as joint hostesses.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. John S. Cleg
horn. Mrs. R. R. Garrett conducted
the devotional, the theme being
“Our Heritage.” Mrs. J. R. Bur
gess, president of the Wesley Guild
of the church, presented the regu
lar program, and the theme of it
was “World Order and Peace.”
After the program Mrs. John S.
Cleghorn conducted the business
session and reports showed that the
society is doing excellent work.
Mrs. Otis Gorman was asked to re
port on the children’s organization
at which she is president and she
stated that progress is being made
with the children.
After the business session, the
hostesses served delicious refresh
ments.
The following regular members
of the society were present: Mrs.
John S. Cleghorn, Mrs. C. C. Cleg
horn. Mrs. W. L. Crouch, Mrs. R.
R. Garrett, Mrs Paul Weems, Mrs.
Elmer Smith, Mrs. M. M. Allen, Mrs.
Ada Morton, Mrs. Dewey Hammond,
Mrs. Wilson J. Culpepper and Rev.
Wilson J. Culpepper, Mrs. J. R. Bur
gess and Mrs. Otis Gorman were
present as guests from the Wesley
Guild.
Bnmmrrutllr Nms
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1946.
3 Killed, 21 Injured
In Traffic Accidents
In County During 1945
Cpl. Theron Aldridge, who is in
charge of the Georgia Patrol Sta
tion in Dalton, reported there were
666 deaths in Georgia during 1945
resulting from automobile acci
dents. This was an increase of
3 per cent over 1944. The increase
in traffic fatalities should not be
accepted with complacency as a
natural consequence of increased
gasoline and unlimited driving.
Careful driving and safety precau
tions augmented by strict enforce
ment of traffic laws and ordinances
provide the only solution of the
problem. The figures below give
the State-wide total:
1945—Accidents, 5,046; fatalities,
666; injuries, 4,086.
1944 Accidents, 4,236; fatalities,
646; injuries, 3,113; Change (per
cent), accidents, 19; fatalities, 3;
injuries, 23.
According to a recent report re
leased by the Department of Pub
lic Safety, there were 3 persons
killed and 21 injured in traffic ac
cidents that occurred in Chattooga
County during 1945. This was a 50
per cent increase in traffic fatali
ties as compared with 1944.
The following figures give a com
parison of traffic accident statis
tics for Chattooga County:
1945 Reported accidents, 14; fa
talities, 3; injuries, 21.
1944—Reported accidents, 12; fa
talities 2; injuries, 4.
Change (Per Cent)—Reported ac
cidents, 17-plus; fatalities, 50-plus;
injuries, 425-plus.
1945
Urban—Fatalities, 2; injuries; to
tal accidents, 5.
Rural—Fatalities, 1; injuries, 17;
total accidents, 9.
County Total—Fatalities, 3; in
juries, 21; total accidents, 14.
There were 171 pedestrians killed
during 1945 as compared to 184 for
the previous year, a decrease of 13,
or 7 per cent.
Hunters Bum Woods
On Taylor’s Ridge
A serious forest fire consumed
65 acres of private and government
owned woodland on South Taylor’s
Ridge in Chattooga County this
past week-end. The fire was pre
sumably started by local hunters in
smoking out game from a hollow
tree. Before the fire was finally
controlled, it had burned over seven
acres of timber on private land and
55 acres on the National Forest.
Due to poor visibility, the fire
was not detected by the Narrows
Lookout Tower until the day after
it had started. Alfred P. Turner,
the dispatcher, had fire-fighting
crews on the way three minutes aft
er it had been discovered. Forest
Guards Huggins and Stansell had
the fire under control after a three
hour battle against an eight-mile
wind. Their fire-fighting crews
consisted entirely of high school
boys from the West Armuchee
School.
Considerably less timber would
have been destroyed if some one
had reported the fire the day it
started. For this reason, the co
operation of local residents is re
quested. Please report all fires in
the vicinity of the National Forest
to S. I. Storey at Crystal Springs.
Any expense involved (time, toll
charges or transportation) will be
paid by this office.
Hunters who build fires in the
woods are warned that both the
federal and state laws provide
heavy penalties for “wilfully, care
lessly or negligently” setting the
woods on fire. Forest ofiicers are
obliged to investigate each fire
which occurs within the National
Forest boundary, and where possi
ble to prepare a trespass care
against the guilty party.—Frank A.
Kuhn, District Ranger.
School of Missions
To Be Held at
Methodist Church
A Church School of Missions will
be held at the Summerville Metho
dist church. The text to be used
is “Christ and Our Country,” edited
by Bishop Arthur J. Moore. The
first and second chapters of the
book will be presented Sunday eve
nning, March 10, at 7:30 o’clock at
the hour of regular service. The
Woman’s Society of Christian Serv
ice will present the first chapter
and the Wesley Guild the second.
Mr. Rufus R. Pruitt will present the
third chapter at the midweek serv
ice of that week and the two wom
en’s societies, mentioned above,
will present the fourth and fifth
chapters at the Sunday evening
service of March 17. The pastor
will present the sixth and last
chapter on Wednesday evening of
March 20. All members of the
church are urged to attend the
School of Missions.
YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD
WHAT’S IT WORTH TO YOU?
ARTICLE 2
By N. FARRIS VADEN,
Manager Social Security Board,
Rome, Ga.
If there is anything more impor
tant than how we’re going to get
food, clothing and shelter after we
are too old to earn a living, I don’t
know what it is. Yet, of us 74,000,-
000 Americans who carry Social Se
curity cards and who, at one time
or another, have paid Social Se
curity taxes, or hope to, few under
stand what it’s all about.
To better acquaint people of this
community with the insurance pro
visions of the Social Security Act,
The News, in co-operation with the
Rome office of the Social Security
Board, is presenting this series of
articles. Questions relative to this
program should be addressed to the
Social Security Board, Rome, Ga.
“What recommendations has the
Social Security Board made with
respect to extending the coverage
of old-age and survivors insur
ance?”
The Social Security Board has
recommended revision of the law
to provide protection for all work
ers regardless of occupation. When
a farm or domestic worker, or an
employee of any non-profit insti
tution or a self-employed person
reaches the age of 65, and wishes
to retire, he or she is faced with
the fact that under the present law
no old-age insurance benefits can
be expected. If one of them should
die, there will be no insurance
payments from the government for
his survivors. The Social Security
Board thinks the law should be
changed so that every one who
works long enough to justify so
cial insurance payments, may claim
benefits at the appropriate time.
“Who gets monthly benefit pay
ments?”
When the retired worker receives
Thompson Plans
Conference To
Equalize Taxes
Tax equalization has long been
given the lip-service of politicians,
but State Tax Commissioner M. E.
Thompson is now proposing that
Georgia actually do something
about it.
For instance, last year there were
ten counties in Georgia that did
not give a penny in tax returns on
jewelry, he said. Furthermore, on
a state-wide basis, the returns for
jewelry were less than one-half
than those for the year 1920.
Also, in thirty-three counties not
a single return was made last year
on bank shares, he continued. On
a state-wide basis, bank shares
were returned in 1920 at $45,258,067,
whereas the returns for 1945 were
only $26,088,981, representing a de
crease of $19,169,086.
“Some of the people,” asserted
Commissioner Thompson, “give in
all their property for taxation,
while some people give in part of
their property for taxation, and
unfortunately some give in no part
of their property. That condition
ought not to continue.
“Records of the state show that
since 1920 a number of the coun
ties have taken unfair advantage of
their sister counties by unduly low
ering their property evaluation
while increasing their local rates.
“Only the state revenue commis
sioner is in position to correct these
injustices of non-equalization. Re
membering my oath of office, I can
not ignore my duty.
“During the first three weeks of
March, conferences of state and
county tax officials will be held in
each section of Georgia. While
these conferences will be primari
ly for tax officials, they will not be
closed to the public. It is hoped
that out of these conferences, lo
cal and state officials can come
to some agreement as to policies,
plans and programs of action that
will be fair and impartial to each
taxpayer in the state.”
Alfred Leon Penland
Passes at his Home
Mr. Alfred Leon Penland, 51, died
at his home in West Summerville
Thursday morning, Feb. 28, at an
early hour. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Annie Shuman Penland;
three sons: Alfred Leon, Jr., and
William H. Penland, of Atlanta;
Edward Eugene, of Summerville; 5
daughters, Mrs. Frances Horsley, of
Atlanta; Mrs. Alma Angles, Mrs.
Mary Ward, Miss Virginia Pen
land, Miss Martha Penland, all of
Summerville. Funeral services were
conducted from the Oak Grove
Baptist church Friday at 3:30 with
the Rev. Mull officiating. Inter
ment in the Oak Grove cemetery,
near Cedartown, Ga.
his old-age benefits, additional
benefits go to his wife, if she is 65
or over (or when she reaches 65);
and to his children, step-children
or adopted children under 16 (18
if they are still in school). In case
of an insured worker’s death, bene
fits go to his widow, if she is 65 or
over (or when she reaches 65).
Benefits are paid to his widow re
gardless of age, if she has his chil
dren, step-children or adopted chil
dren under 18, in her care. Bene
fits may be paid to his parents if
they are 65 (or when they reach 65)
and were dependent upon him at
the time of his death, provided he
leaves no widow, nor child, entitled
to benefits.
“What good is it to young work
ers?”
Young people are concerned with
this type of insurance just as they
are concerned with life, accident or
other commercial insurance.
A young man who has earned
survivor’s insurance protection for
his dependents has the satisfaction
of knowing that if he should die
his widow and young children would
receive regular monthly benefits. In
case there is no surviving widow or
child, entitled to benefits, his par
ents would receive monthly pay
ments provided they are 65 years
old and were dependent upon him
at the time of his death.
The system also makes it possible
for working parents to provide for
their old-age, leaving future earn
ings of sons or daughters for their
own young families.
Next issue the following ques
tions will be answered:
“Benefits are based upon the
worker’s average monthly wages.
How is this average monthly wage
determined?”
“Is there an easy way in which
a worker can figure his own bene
fits?”
“How are the amounts of surviv
ors’ benefits determined?”
Be a Part
Os Your School
Community Meeting
For a good while now the County
Board of Education has been great
ly concerned over the fact that the
school facilities in our county are
not sufficient to meet the needs of
the people whom they must serve.
They realize that if we are to make
our schools adequately meet the
needs of the people a thorough
study of what those needs are and
how they can best be remedied
must be made.
If we, as a county board, are to
learn the needs of the people, then
those same people must be consult
ed to see what their needs really
are. With a study of this type in
mind community meetings have
been held, and are still being held,
in practically all communities of
the county. From the various com
munity meetings leaders have been
chosen to make up a County Wide
School Planning Group. This group
of approximately thirty-five people
meets each Thursday night at the
courthouse annd is making a most
interesting and thorough study of
the needs of the county school sys
tem. It is hoped and believed that
out of this planning together we
will have a much more efficient and
serviceable school program.
I don’t" think there is a person
in the county who does not think
our school system could not be im
proved upon and I’m pretty sure
you know what you think is wrong
in your individual school. Won’t
you let us know what you are
thinking by going to your commu
nity meeting and contributing your
ideas to those of the entire group.
The principal of your school can
tell you when your next meeting
will be held. Each of them are try
ing hard to make your school what
you want it to be. Won’t you show
them your appreciation of this fact
by giving them your whole-hearted
support?
Let’s all build together for better
schools in Chattooga county.
Katherine M. Clarkson, CSS.
Jesse L. Lively, 82,
Dies Sunday morning
Jesse L. Lively, age 82, passed
away at his home near Pennville
Sunday morning at 11 after one
year of illness. Survived by one
daughter, Mrs. John Haygood, one
son, Luther Lively, of Alabama City,
one brother, Emmett Lively, of
Round Mountain, Ala.; one sister,
Margaret Jordan, of Round Moun
tain, Ala., a number of grandchil
dren. Funeral services were con
ducted Monday afternoon from the
Pennville Tabernacle with the Rev.
Floyd Crowe, of Pennville, officiat
ing. Interment in the Pennville
cemetery.
Vet Farm Program
Gets Under Way
In Chattooga County
The Federal government has set
up an educational program thru
the Vocational Department of Edu
cation to assist veterans who wish
to farm.
If enough veterans are interested
in this program a full time voca
tional man will be hired through
the County Board of Education out
of federal funds to take care of
this program.
An advisory committee for this
program, consisting of R. R. Harris,
J. B. Butler, Tom Brooks, J. K.
Thomas, Everett P. Lunsford and
Howard Baker has been set up. It
is the hopes of this group, repre
senting the county farming agen
cies, along with the County Board
of Education, that a goodly number
will be interested in this program
since it will be beneficial both to
the veteran and to the county.
The following letter has been sent
to the farmers in the county and
contents of this letter are being
announced in as many public places
as possible in hopes that every vet
eran will be reached. If you know
of a veteran that you think would
be interested won’t you please call
his attention to the following letter
and urge him to attend one of the
meetings outlined therein.
To All Veterans of World War II:
There will be a meeting at the
following schools on the following
dates to discuss the Veteran’s Farm
program:
Summerville Friday, March 8,
8:00 o’clock.
Gore—Thursday, March 7, 8:00
o’clock.
Subligna Monday, March 11,
8:00 o’clock.
Menlo—Thursday, March 7, 8:00
o’clock.
Lyerly—Monday, March 11, 8:00
o’clock.
This is an educational program
that has been set up by the federal
government to assist veterans who
desire to farm. All veterans who
qualify for this program will re
ceive S9O per month if married and
$65 per month if single.
There will be a teacher of voca
tional agriculture at the above
places on the dates as specified to
explain the program to you.
If you are interested please at
tend the meeting of your choice.
J. B. BUTLER,
West Summerville
WHD Club Meets
The West Summerville W. H. D.
Club met Thursday afternoon, Feb
28, in the home of Mrs. Nathan
Brown, with a large attendance.
Miss Dodd being absent because of
her mother’s serious illness, Mrs.
R. R. Garrett, vice-president, had
charge of the meeting, with Mrs.
W. L. Crouch leading the devo
tional—using as her Scripture, Ro
mans 12. T-8, and the Lord’s prayer
was said in concert. Mrs. Garrett
gave a talk on “Our America,” and
as our motto for the month was,
“If you cannot do great things,
you can do small things in a great
way.”
The greatness of the two great
men, George Washington and Abe
Lincoln, whose birthdays of the
month we remember, were spoken
of, and colored candles were used
to represent some of the thoughts.
Miss Nell Parish gave a lesson
with pictures on posture, showing
the right and wrong way to stand
or walk. Also she gave tips on nu
trition. During the social hour, de
'icious refreshments were served.—
Reporter.
Gov. Amall Tells
Auditor Thrasher
To Cut Budgets
Gov. Ellis Arnall “got tough” the
other day in connection with the
expense of running the state gov
ernment and instructed State Audi
tor B. E. Thrasher, Jr., to trim the
state budgets to the core.
“I do not plan,” the governor told
Thrasher, “to go out of office leav
ing the state in debt. I want the
state to be solvent if we have to
stop road building and cut out some
of the increases authorized by the
last legislature. Let’s buck the line
hard and you may be sure I will be
glad to run interference for you.”
Arnall’s statement was in- re
sponse to a memorandum from
Auditor Thrasher informing that
the state’s expenditures had been
greater than the amount of money
taken in by nearly a million and a
half dollars during the first eight
months of the fiscal year, which
began July 1, 1945.
The state income for that period
has been $44,416,829.33, with ex
penditures totalinng $46,754,632.91.
List of Cases to Be
Tried at March 11
Term of City Court
Following is a list of cases to be
tried at the March term City court
of Chattooga County, Georgia, to
convene March 11, 1946:
Kelly Headrick
Henry Hunter
Grady Brady
J. C. Thomas
M. H. Adams
Lee Stancil (2 cases)
Spencer Chadwick (2 cases)
Grady Hix
Frank Willingham (3 cases)
Wesley Bryant
Lena Teems
Mrs. George Teems (3 cases)
John Ashworth
Rose Nell Farmer
Eva May Walker (2 cases)
Ernest H. West
J. G. Teems (8 cases)
Luther Bryson
Ernest McCutchens, Jr.
William Powell
Walt Green
Leona Rich
Max Williams
Ralph Williams
Charlie Evett
Horace McGuire
James Smith
Riley Parham
Fannie Jackson
Mrs. Minnie Peace
J. W. Johnson
Walt Green
Bill Butler
Jack Boyd
Cecil Battles
Butler Cantrell
Pauline Ramey
Cecil Boyd Hill
Paul Hughes
Lenton Drew
Frank Campbell
Leonard Hutchins
Ralph Thomas
Gen Gentry
Russell Barnes
George W. Hudgins
Horace Parker
Inez Brown Teems (2 cases)
Gordon Groce
J. E. Berry
Grady Brady
Cleda Nelson
Barney Pogue (3 cases)
Dock Moon (2 cases)
James Clayton Thomas
J. W. Johnson
Vida Pearl Arnold
J. T. Lawman
Tom Keef
Josie Bandy
Ralph J. T. Harris
Pauline Chastine Headrick Hogue
John Bryant
Ophelia Harris
Grady Pitts
Emmett Echols
Elgin Moon
Jake Ferguson (2 cases)
Thomas H. Nunn
J. W. Johnson
Byron Harriston
W. H. Brock
Gordon Rickett
Julian R. Hill (2 cases)
Albert Cushion
Navy Abernathy
C. B. Goodson
Jack Hancock
Grady Nelson
Robert Stiles
Zeify Butler
Pauline Townsend
Carl Edward Chambers
C. D. Gurley
Leo D. Busby
Bunk Hardy
B. B. Koonce
G. L. Taylor
Glenn W. Orr
Earl Carter Rose
Margaret White
Julian R. Barnes
Fred Hurley
Ernest P. Wooten
Eugene Fowler
Bill Edwards
John Ashworth
Roy Martin, Sr.
J. C. Gilbert (2 cases)
Tom Hale
Mrs. C. B. Bowers
Lewis Wilson
Grady Tallent
Earl Rose
Margaret White
Bunk Hardy
A. D. Potter
Horace Parker (2 cases)
James Evans
Lester A. Harris
All other cases not specially list
ed may be called at any time and
where the defendant does not ap
pear, bond will be forfeited.
Ranger Quartet At
Courthouse March 16
The Ranger quartet from Rich
mond, Va., will appear in concert
at courthouse, Summerville, Sat
urday night, March 16, at 8 o’clock.
If you enjoy a good quartet don’t
fail to hear these boys. This is one
of the best quartets in the U. S.
We have been trying to get them
here for several years. Come and
enjoy this good sinnging. Spon
sored by American Legion.
1.50 A YEAR