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VOL. 60; NO. 15
EARLY TREATMENT MOST
HELPFUL IN CONTROL OF
CANCER--MRS. S. COLLEY
Cancer deaths can be reduced if
people will overcome their fear of
the disease and seek early treat
ment.
Mrs. Stewart Colley, commander
of the Georgia Field Army, urged a
banning of early cancer fears as
she referred to an article in Hygeia
magazine by Dr. Morris Fishbein,
editor of the American Medical As
sociation Journal.
One of the greatest problems in
cancer control is the “difficulty of
getting the patient to seek medical
care soon enough to permit medi
cine to do for him all that can be
done,” Dr. Fishbein wrote.
”In many instances, patients fre
quently delay because of ignorance
or fear in seeking medical care,”
he said. Sometimes, of course, doc-
fail to carry out enough Sci
entific study to diagnose cancer,
which is not easily detectable.
In the United States, he pointed
out, cancer of the breast caused
16,140 deaths in 1943; cancer of the
uterus caused 16,963; cancer of the
larynx caused 1,490 deaths; cancer
of the tongue, 1,231 deaths, and
cancer of the lips, 661 deaths.
“With the knowledge now avail
able, many of these deaths.could
have been prevented,” Mrs. Colley
pointed out. “These forms of can
cer are in the majority of in
stances curable in their early
stages.”
New Constitution
Upheld by Court
The Georgia Supreme Court has
announced an important ruling in
upholding the $600,000 bond issue
for public improvements in Deca
tur, DeKalb County. It releases oth
er bond issues and clears the legal
atmosphere of all state courts by
upholding the new state constitu
tion.
The issue was contested because
out of 3,431 registered voters only
1,647 actually voted, a majority of
the registered voters not partici
pating, as required by the old con
stitution. Only a majority of those
voting is needed to authorize the
issue, by the terms of the n ew con
stition. The supreme court opinion,
written by Judge R. C. Bell and con
curred in by six other justices,
said:
“The constitution now existing is
not an amendment to the old con
stitution but is a completely re
vised or new constitution and is
valid.”
Forestry Protection
Program Policy for
Payment to Change
In order that more counties may
participate in the state’s forestry
protection program, the state will
change its policy for state-county
payment on July 1, according to a
recent statement by J. M. Tinker,
director of the Georgia Department
of Forestry.
At present, 40 counties are taking
part in the program which calls for
40 per cent payment by the state
and 60 per cent by the county. Geor
gia has only $174,496 for distribu
tion among counties for forestry
protection during the fiscal year.
The cost per county payable July 1
cannot be determined until he sees
the number to enter into the pres
ent forestry program, Tinker said.
t Proposing a plan whereby all
counties would pay three-fourths of
a cent per forestry acre for a first
class forestry program, Tinker said
that intensified law enforcement,
education and fire prevention would
be given each county, if they agreed
to enter the plan.
WHO KNOWS? '
1. How does the production of
goods compare with pre-war days?
2. When do income taxes take full
half of a man’s salary?
3. How many families are seek
ing homes in the U. S.?
4. How much money does the
navy want in the next fiscal year?
5. When did Robert E. Peary dis
cover the North Pole?
6. Who must get a permit to
build?
7. When and where will a peace
conference be held?
8. Where is the Tagalog language
used?
9. How often is the security
council of the United Nations sup
posed to meet?
10. When did U. S. forces invade
Okinawa?
(See the Answers on Another Page)
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1946
Grand Ole Opry
At Court House
Tuesday Night
Old-time music and songs that
have made Nashville’s “Grand Ole
Opry” famous, flavored with the
modern western swing types of mu
sic, will be heard at the court house
auditorium in Summerville when
Paul Howard will bring his Arkan
sas Cotton Pickers here for a show’
one night only, Tuesday night, Ap
ril 16, at 8 o’clock.
Paul Howard and his Arkansas
Cotton Pickers are one of WSM’s
singing finds, having been on the
Grand Ole Opry since April of 1942.
He is the composer of many folk
type songs and ballads, including
the recent success, “With Tears in
My Eyes,” “What a Difference Just
a Year Can Make,” “When You
Tore Up My Letter” and many
others.
Featured with the Cotton Pickers
is the “North Carolina Woodcut
ter,” Clyde Moody, one of the opry’s
brightest stars. Clyde has a singing
quality that has distinguished him
as one of the greatest ballad sing
ers to ever appear behind the foot
lights of the old opry house.
In addition to Paul and Clyde,
there are Milton Estes, popular
WSM master of ceremonies; little
Judy Dean, diminutive feminine
singer, bass and piano player;
Wayne Watson portraying “Elmer
Sparks”; Ralph Lamp and “Arkan
sas” Clem Watlers, fiddler, and
Jimmy Crabtree, electric steel gui
tar player, appearing in the Grand
Ole Opry company.
Senior Class Play
At Lyerly Tonight
“Mama’s Baby Boy,” a hilarious
three-act comedy, is to be presented
tonight, April 11, at 8 o’clock by
the senior class of the Lyerly High
School.
The seniors have worked hard to
make this play a success and those
who saw the dress rehearsal believe
it to be a very excellent play.
The senior class has carried out
the tradition of leaving something
to improve the school. They have
just painted their home rooms. It
really looks nice and is much light
er. The seniors hope the next sen
iors will enjoy the room and its
new desk which was given by last
year’s senior class.
Baptist Preachers to
Meet Next Tuesday
The Chattooga Baptist Preach
ers’ Association will meet on Tues
day, April 16, at the First Baptist
Church here. All Baptist preachers
of Chattooga County and surround
ing territory are cordially invited
to attend. The meeting will begin
at 10 a. m.
7. /?. ASSOCIATION
ENTERTAINED AT THE
TAVERN AT LUNCHEON
The Chattooga County T. B. As
sociation entertained at a luncheon
at the Tavern in Trion on Tuesday,
April 9. The guests were the doc
tors and dentists of the county. L.
L. Young, executive secretary of the
Georgia State T. B. Association, ad
dressed the group. Plans were laid
to give the T. B. patch test to all
school children of the county, and
X-ray to all who showed positive
in the test. This is a great forward
step in the public health program
for our county.
Revival Continues at
Pleasant Grove
The revival which began last Sun
day continues until this coming
Suiday night. Each service begins
at 7:45 p. m.
Tonight, the Rev. E. A. Piper will
speak on the subject, “The Millen
nium, When? How?” Tomorrow
(Friday) night, the Rev. Harold Kil
patrick, of Shelbyville, Tenn., will
preach.
Saturday night, the Rev. Piper’s
sermon theme will be “Who Is a
Liar?”
Sunday’s mornings subject will be
“What Does the Resurrection of Je
sus Christ Signify?” while Sunday
night’s theme will be “Are We Near
the End?”
Mrs. Harold Kilpatrick will ren
der special selections on her ma
rimba each night. We extend a cor
dial invitation to the public to at
tend these services.
< Saturday Night Daace Attracts Regulars
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These happy couples are enjoying one of the many dances given
by the Third Air Force Service Club. Off-duty hours provide numerous
opportunities for varied recreational activities by the Army Regular.
Reduced Interest
Rate to Save Vets
$150,000 in Year
Georgia veterans of World War II
who are taking advantage of gov
ernment guaranteed loans will save
an estimated $150,000 this year,
Harry C. Bennett, loan guarantee
officer of the VA Georgia regional
office, said in Atlanta this week.
Os the 2,330 loans made to date
under provisions of the servicemen’s
readjustment act of 1944, savings
to veterans eventually will amount
to approximately 21 per cent of the
normal cost of financing, Mr. Ben
nett said. This is the result of us
ing a maximum interest of 4 per
cent compared to the usual rate of
5»/ 2 per cent, he said.
The 2,330 loans made as of the
close of March 23 have a cumula
tive value of better than 10 mil
lion dollars, Mr. Bennett said, and
extend on an average from five to
20 years, though some run for an
even shorter period.
Over a period of 10 years, Mr.
Bennett estimated these ex-service
men will save $1,500,000 in interest
as a result of the GI loan program.
In 20 years, he said, savings will
amount to $3,000,000.
Repayment of loans under the act
is arranged for over a maximum
period of 25 years for real estate, 40
years for farms and 10 years for
business equipment.
Veterans who desire government
guaranteed loans for homes, farms
and farm equipment, business re
alty and business equipment should
make applications through local
lenders.
USES’s Weekly List
Os Job Openings
The job openings in Chattooga
and Floyd counties remain sub
stantially the same in character,
with the number of openings va
rying only slightly. At present,
there is a need for one female
stenographer, one advertising
man trainee (GI), female sewing
and chenille machine operators,
two waitresses, numerous open
ings for textile workers and la
borers are needed on the con
struction jobs of the Menlo-Cloud
land Highway and the building
projects near Trion and Summer
ville. All these openings pay the
job scale or better.
In Rome, a varied assortment
of skilled, semi-skilled and un
skilled openings for both male
and female workers are on file
at the USES office. Tnese include
auto parts men, instrument men,
stenographers, clerk-typists, typ
ists, salesmen and sales clerks,
male and female; one experienced
automobile salesman, a number of
maids, cooks and dishwashers
both male and female; floor mol
ders and snakeouts, one first
class sheetmetal worker, auto
mechanics, auto painters and
auto body and fender men, one ex
periences stair builder, female
operators for rayon yarn produc
tion, pressers for dry cleaning
plants, glazier, automobile serv
ice station attendants, rodmen,
and numerous laborers for con
struction work.
6-to-12 Gospel Singers
At Baptist Next Sunday
The Six-to-12 Gospel Singers will
fu:nish special music for the eve
ning service at the First Baptist
Church Sunday, April 14, at 8
o clock. The group, composed of lo
cal Negro male singers, will sing
several selections at the services.
The message will be brought by the
pastor, the Rev. Ben C. Scarbor
ough, and the public is cordially in
vited to attend.
Neill Primary
Act Analyzed
By Gov. Arnall
Discussing the Neill primary act
with regard to its provisions to pro
tect the small counties in the po
litical and governmental set-up in
the state, and its safeguards against
iraud and corruption in the elec
tions, Gov. Ellis Arnall asserted that
a majority of the legislature is
against repeal of the primary act,
judging by expressions of the mem
bers that have reached him.
“In 1917,” said the governor, “the
Georgia general assembly passed
the Neill primary act. This act in
cludes the county unit system and
statute against fraud, corruption
and illegalities in state primary
elections. It was determined by the
people that these provisions should
be put into the law of the state
because a state democratic execu
tive committee had ‘junked’ the
county-unit system and the people
wanted this system and provisions
i against election frauds included in
the law.
“Everyone knows that the state
democratic executive committee
would be powerless to deal with
the ‘stealing’ of primary elections
by the unscrupulous. Everyone
knows that a state democratic ex
ecutive committee could change its
rules at will and abolish the unit
system at any time it determined
to do so.
“I am persuaded that the legis
lature will not do away with the
Neill primary act. I am persuaded
that it would be a mistake to do
so. To abolish the Neill primary act
would require two-thirds of the
members elected to the senate and
two-thirds of the members elected
to the house. These majorities can
not, in my judgment, possibly be
obtained.
“Judging from the expressions of
the members of the legislature
reaching me, a majority is in fa
vor of upholding the constitution
and the laws and the decisions of
the courts of our land. A majority
is against the repealing of the law
creating the county-unit system
which gives to our rural and small
counties a large degree of partici
pation in state political affairs. A
majority is against repealing the
law against corrupt practices in
primary elections. For these rea
sons, I am of the firm opinion that
the legislature will not tamper with
the Neill primary act, which has
been on the statute books of our
state since 1917.
“If two-thirds of the members
elected to the senate and house de
sire to abolish the county-unit sys
tem, the statutes against fraud and
corruption in primary elections, the
Neill primary act and desire to
flaunt the courts of our land, they
have that right. But I want the
people of Georgia to know that their
governor stands for law and order
and the upholding of the courts.
“I call upon all our people as
good citizens to abide by the law
and follow the orders of the courts.
I cannot understand how a public
official,' sworn to uphold the con
stitution and laws of our land, can
take any other position.”
“Yellow Shadow” to
Be Seen Here April 26
“The Yellow Shadow,” a menac
ing evil that signifies death, will
be seen in Summerville Friday eve
ning, April 26. What is this “Yel
low Shadow” that hovers over the
lives of all who have entered View
crest Lodge? The sheriff and the
coroner have been called in to help
solve this mystery.
Be sure to see “The Yellow Shad
ow” Friday evening, April 26.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS GET CHARTER ON
LAST FRIDAY FOR POST
The court room in the county court house here was the scene
of a very impressive ceremony last Friday night when the Ma
son-McCauley Post No. 6688, Veterans of Foreign Wars, received
its charter and. installed officers.
_ * The Veterans of Foreign Wars
Highway Funds
Not Diverted,
Says Thrasher
/
The Arnall administration has
not diverted state highway money
to other uses, according to State
Auditor B. E. Thrasher, Jr.
During the four years ending
June 30, 1945, $77,096,145.78 had be
come available for highway pur
poses, he said, and during that time
$80,366,796.51 had been spent for
these purposes. The road work,
therefore, received over three mil
lion dollars more than was allo
cated for such.
The state has allotted $26,305,-
963.03 for highway work during the
present calendar year, Thrasher
continued, or over five million dol
lars more than the peak of road
funds collected in any year before
the war.
Governor Arnall has said his ad
ministration will continue to sup
port highways as well as schools
health and other services. However,
he asserted, if additional funds do
not accrue in the state treasury,
there will be no additional money
allotted to the state services by
the budget bureau.
“The people of Georgia,” he de
clared, “have a right to know the
truth about Georgia’s finances.
They have a right to know what
they can expect in the future from
the responsible head of their state
administration.
“The state auditor, elected by
the general assembly, has on file
his official reports available to ev
ery citizen of the state. These quar
terly reports are put in printed
form and are sent to every member
of the general assembly, every
newspaper and all interested pub
lic officials. There is nothing secre
tive about the state’s financial op
erations. The trouble is that we
are approaching a political season
and some of the ambitious are try
ing to misinterpret the facts.
“My administration will continue
to deal with finances and the peo
ple’s money as a public trust. We
will continue to count money only
when it is put into the state treas
ury. We will not indulge in pipe
dreams and imagination.”
Subligna Juniors and
Seniors Visit Nashville
The junior class of Subligna High
School took the seniors to Nashville
on Saturday, March 30, to see the
Grand Ole Opry. They made the trip
in T. J. White’s school bus, enjoy
ing the scenery through the moun
tains between Chattanooga and,
Nashville.
During the afternoon the party
visied the Hermitage, home of An
drew Jackson, and the Parthenon. 1
The evening was spent at the Ry
man Auditorium watching and lis
tening to the famous WSM show.
Everyone enjoyed the trip.
Spring Carnival to Be
Held at Subligna High
The senior class of Subligna High
School will sponsor a spring carni
val Tuesday night, April 16, at the
high school auditorium. Plate sup
pers will be sold at 35 and 50 cents
each.
There will be games and contests j
for all members of the family; Cake
walk, fish-pond, fun-house, spill
the-milk and others. The most pop
ular girl and boy in the school will
be elected and crowned king and
queen of spring. The public is in
vited.
20 Chattooga Men Get
Pre-Induction Exams
The following named men from
Chattooga County have been given
pre-induction examinations in At- I
lanta:
Oscar L. Locklear, Idas E. Gris- '
fitte, Clyde Arden, George M. Gil- i
bert, Jr., Joe K. Stephenson, Fane
Stone, Charles E. Wright, Samuel
C. Edwards, Brewster E. Stephens,
Marion B. Dyer, Loray B. Byars.
Also, H. M. McClung, J. P. Mc-
Clung, Charles H. Eilenburg, Max
M. Barton. Carlton Hall,, D. A.
Hughes, Robert R. Thompson, Rob
ert F. King and John W. Crider,
transferred from Centre, Ala.
$1.50 A YEAR
was organized in 1899 and is the
oldest active veterans’ organization
in existence today. It was organized
as a Spanish-American War unit of
overseas veterans. In 1899, they
were a small organization but in
1919 they automatically became a
World War I organization. The V.
F. W. received 1,250,000 membership
applications unsolicited during
World War 11. The V. F. W. has a
potential membership today of 9,-
500,000.
Some information on the Georgia
organization of the Veterans of For
eign Wars was given at the meet
ing: In 1943, the Department of
Georgia had 811 members in 12
counties and 15 posts. At the end
of that year, the V. F. W. had 13,-
600 members-at-large overseas. In
1944, the official membership of
the Department of Georgia was 36,-
000. On Dec. 31, 1945, the V. F. W.
of the Department of Georgia had
a membership of 56.200. In the last
100 days, or three months and 10
days, the V. F. W. has organized
posts in 39 counties of Georgia. The
V. F. W. is instituting posts every
single day.
The V. F. W. is not a political or
ganization but a service organiza
tion. The members were admonish
ed by the representative from the
V. F. W. of the Department of Geor
gia that no personal benefits are
derived from the V. F. W. but that
the main work of the organization
is that of doing some good for some
one else, mainly the widows and or
phans of veterans and assisting dis
abled veterans.
The Mason-McCauley Post No.
6688 received over 125 charter mem
bers Friday night, at which time
each member received the oath of
membership, and lapel buttons were
issued.
No finer tribute could be paid the
memory of those who made the su
preme sacrifice than to allow the
V. F. W. of Chattooga County to
name its post the Mason-McCauley
Post No. 6688. Mason was the first
member of our county to be killed
in World War II and McCauley was
the first member of our county to
be killed in World War I. It is with
honor that we name our post Ma
son-McCauley Post No. 6688.
Blanford Eubanks was installed
as post comander Friday night.
It was agreed that the Mason-
McCauley Post of V. F. W. would
meet the first and third Thursdays
in each month. The next meeting
is to be held in Trion.
It is felt that this is a very worthy
organization to be organized in our
county and that the members will
derive much pleasure from the as
sociations and fellowship of these
meetings.
Young Democrats
Ask Tax Collectors’
Aid in Registration
County tax collectors in the state
have been requested by the Young
i Democrat clubs of Georgia to ac
cept voting registration by postal
card under a plan devised by the
organization by which double pos
tal cards will be mailed teen-age
voters in each county.
One side of this card will explain
the law and the other will have
printed thereon the voter’s oath, so
that it can be signed before the
proper official and mailed to the
tax collector.
Under the law. as cited by At
torney-General Eugene Cook, in a
personal and unofficial opinion to
' Tax Collector Fred C. Brinson, of
Effingham County, the voter’s oath
may be signed in the presence of
the tax collector, himself, or any
duly authorized clerk of his.
According to Attorney - General
Cook, “The above code section
(34-194) authorizes the tax collector
to employ clerks to assist in the
| matter of administering oaths re
j quired to qualify an elector.”
In this connection, State Young
Democratic President Olin Price
said, “We hope that every tax col
lector will name as his employe for
the purpose of witnessing voters’
I oaths at least one justice of the
; peace or notary public in each mi
! litia district. Obviously, there would
i be no salary attached to the job but
I am sure that there are mighty
few justices or notaries who would
refuse to assist in making it easier
for our young people to vote.”
Price further stated, “In our opin
ion, and under our interpretation
of Attorney-General Cook’s ruling,
the matter rests solely in the hands
of the tax collector whose aid and
cooperation we earnestly solicit.”