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VOL. 60; NO. 19
Vets Taking
Advantage of
Farm Benefits
An estimated 8,000 Georgia
veterans of World War II may
soon be taking advantage of the
veterans administration iarm
training program.
James R. Duncan, manager, V.
A. sub-regional office in Rome,
pointed out this week that a
‘•back-to-the-farm” migration of
veterans should develop from fi
nancial aid extended by the VA
through self-employment and
training allowances under the GI
bill.
The agricultural farm training
program, which is still in its in
fancy in Georgia, consists of in
stitutional and on-the-job train
ing. Already, institutional and
onthe-job training, is available in
29 counties. On-the-job training
will be offered as rapidly as the
state veterans service office is
able to approve farms and insti
tutions for training purposes.
Veterans taking training clas
sified as institutional farm train
ing must be situated on a farm,
over which they have complete
control, and spend their entire
time at work. Under this type
training, an agricultural instruc
tor will offer the veteran a min
imum of four hours in organized
classroom instruction and two
hours on farm instruction each
week.
On-the-job training includes
some specialized objective such
as manager of a farm, poultry
man. herdsman. This type train
ing, it was pointed out, is avail
able on the best organized farms,
including the Georgia Experi
ment Station at Griffin, the
Coastal Plain Experiment Station
at Tifton, or on some of the bet
ter organized privately owned
farms in the state.
Veterans training in the on
the-job farm program must se
lect a site meeting the approval
of the state veterans education
council, he explained. Eligible
veterans must be approved by
the county agricultural advisory
committee.
The institutional farm training
program is a four-year course,
but veterans not entitled to this
much training time will only be
able to draw the subsistence al
lowance for the length of time
to which they are entitled.
Veterans taking institutional
farm training will be entitled to
lull subsistence as provided by
law, both under Public Law 16
and Public Law 346.
The maximum of SIOO in tools
and equipment will be provided
by the VA for each trainee where
such items are needed in connec
tion with his training.
Veterans interested in the farm
training program may obtain in
formation direct from the VA of
fice at the West Buiicnng, East
Second Ave., Rome.
Subligna W. H. D. *
Club Met May 1
The regular monthly meeting
of the W. H. D. Club was held
Wednesday afternoon, May 1,
with Mrs. T. P. Johnston as host
ess. Twelve members were pres
ent. The devotional was given
by Mrs. Will White who also read
the “Beautitudes” of a good of
ficer.
Miss’Nell Parish gave us some
valuable information on canning
and told us how to obtain a per
fect seal with different type lids.
Wrapped gifts were brought to
this meeting for a shower which
is being sponsored by this club.
Mrs. Frank Dawson won the
prize in a contest. Each member
gave a report on her “club sis
ter.’’
A pleasant social hour conclud
ed the meeting. During this time,
the hostess served a delicious
iced drink and cookies.
WHO KNOWS?
1. What are the Dodecanese?
2. Is Hungary west or north of
Rumania?
3. How many people in Europe
are threatened with starvation?
4. Has the cost of living in
creased in the past three years?
5. Did Italy send troops into
Spain to fight for Franco?
6. Who were the Big Four aft
er World War I?
7. The Danube is important to
seven countries; how many can
you name?
8. When did the Japs bomb and
sink the USS Panay?
9. What Viking visited this
continent before Columbus?
10. How much is spent yearly
for vitamins?
(See ‘Answers’ on Another Page)
Snmnu'rnilh' Num
Mason-McCauley
VFW Met May 2
The Mason-McCauley Post No.
6688, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
met Thursday evening, 2 May
1946, at the Summerville Court
House for a very interesting
meeting. Various members took
the oath and were sworn ip. The
quartermaster reported on the
treasurer and various building
plans were discussed. The com
ing event ior the month of May
is the “Poppy Sale” which is
scheduled for the near future.
It was voted that we have an
outdoor meeting next meeting
night, 16 May 46, at which time
we will celebrate V-E day with a
barbecue with all the good trim
mings. All members are request
ed to attend this feed. It is to be
a stag affair and a very good time
is being planned by the commit
tee in charge. All members please
keep this date in mind.
Lookout Mountain
M. Y. F. Meets
The Lookout Mountain sub
district Methodist Youth Fel
lowship held its monthly meet
ing April 30 at Lyerly. John C.
Warr, registrar at Berry College,
Mount Berry, Ga., gave an inter
esting talk on “The Simple Lit
tle Straight Pin.” Some of the
facts he brought were that, like
the pin, we must have a point
to accomplish anything in life,
and we must have a head to
keep us from going too far. We
must be made of an alloy and
not just one substance. He also
brought out the fact that like
the pin, we have much influ
ence on other individuals around
us.
A record attendance of 108
young people from six churches
attended the meeting.
Tent Revival Now
On at Pennville
An old-fashioned tent revival
is now in progress at the Penn
ville School. Fifteen-minute Bi
ble lessons on the screen, with
Bible pictures, are given each
evening. The general public is
invited to attend these services.
The revival is being conducted
by the Evangelist Gospel Service,
the Rev. Howard Finster, minis
ter.
IMPARTIAL ENFORCEMENT
AND ADEQUATE PENALTIES
Throughout Georgia plans are
moving rapidly ahead for par
ticipation in the police traffic
safety check. Major William E.
Spence, director of the Georgia
Department of Public Safety,
said particular emphasis will be
put on safe-driving habits. The
police will observe the conditions
of brakes, lights, tires, wind
shield wipers and horns.
Major Spence said drastic steps
are necessary to cope with the
daily increasing traffic death
toll in Georgia. Statistics reveal
traffic fatalities in rural areas
have increased 52 per cent for
the first four months this year,
compared with the same period
in 1945. Pedestrian, ran-off-road
way and other motor vehicle are
the only types of traffic acci
dents that have increased. There
are few unavoidable accidents.
Investigators’ reports indicate 98
per cent of all traffic accidents
are caused by some act or the
omission of an act that is pro
hibited by law. Practically every
collision involves one or more
violations of traffic laws.
WINNERS OF CITIZENSHIP
AWARDS ANNOUNCED FRIDAY
Riegeldale Tavern will be the
scene Friday night of a banquet
honoring the contestants of the
county-wide “Boy and Girl of
the Year” contest and winners
of the contest will be announc
ed at that time.
W. D. Ellis, of Atlanta, will be
the speaker of the evening. Mr.
Ellis is chairman of the Georgia
Citizens Council, which is spon
soring the “Boy and Girl of the
Year” awards throughout the
state of Georgia. A past president
of the Atlanta Rotary Club, Mr.
El'is is well known throughout
the South as a leader in civic
affairs and as a real friend of
the young people of Georgia.
At the banquet awards will be
made to all of the contestants,
with the four winner of college
scholarships being announced.
These four winners will be' eli
gible to attend a large banquet
in Atlanta in the early summer,
the affair to be sponsored by the
Atlanta Hotel Association.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1946
Education’s
Expenditures
$40,000,000
Education in Georgia has just
taken another step forward un
der direction of Gov. Ellis Arnall
who, as director of the budget,
has requested the state auditor
to set aside one million dollars
mr improvements at the state’s
colleges.
This brings che total annual
expenditures for educational pur
poses to $39,400,000 for the pub
lic schools and higher education
as compared with $17,400,000 be
fore Arnall took office, and
placed Georgia in the vanguard
of educational progress with
other progressive states. The
governor announced:
“As director of the budget, I
have requested State Auditor B.
E. Thrasher, Jr., to set aside sl,-
000,000 to the board of regents
for use in improving the opera
tion and facilities of the Uni
versity System of Georgia in
such way as the board deems
proper. This is an annual allot
ment oi an additional $1,000,000
authorized by resolution of the
1946 session of the general as
sembly.
“When the present state ad
ministration came into office,
the university system was receiv
ing $1,900,000. It will now receive
each year $4,400,000. This is an
increase of $2,500,000 per year,
which is a percentage increase
of 131.5 per cent. Our veterans,
our young men and women in
Georgia deserve more adequate
educational facilities.
“I am glad that we are able
to push iorward on the higher
education front as well as at the
common-school level. The com
mon schools and the university
system go hand in hand togeth
er. They implement each other
and are dependent one upon the
other.
“This allotment will bring the
total expenditures for education
al purposes, according to my
plans, to $39,400,000. This anti
cipates that the 50 per cent sal
ary increase for common-school
teachers will be made permanent
by the next state administration.
“Georgia is making progress
in education.”
W. S. C. S. HOLDS
REGULAR MEETING
The May meeting of the W. S.
C. S. was held in the home of
Mrs. M. M. Allen. Mrs. Wilson
Culpepper conducted the worship
service, using the topic, “Build
ers of Peace for Tomorrow.” She
stressed the need of church
women showing concern for chil
dren, for in their hands lies our
future.
Mrs. C. C. Cleghorn was in
charge of the program. The
theme of The program was “Chil
dren and the Peace.”
The members of the society
were urged to support the plan
proposed by the United Nations
to share food and clothing.
Mrs. Elmer Smith, recording
secretary, presided over the busi
ness session. Excellent reports
were given and arrangements
were made to attend the Dalton
district conference at Chicka
mauga Friday, May 10.
A Bible study on “The Divine
Fatherhood,” will be led by Mrs.
Culpepper in the near future.
At the conclusion of the meet
ing, a tempting salad course was
served by Miss Aline Allen.
FARM BUREAU NEWS
A meeting of the directors of
the Farm Bureau of Chattooga
County will be held Saturday aft
ernoon, May 14, at 2:30 o’clock,
in the county agent’s office. W.
M. Storey, secretary, urges every
director to be present at this
meeting.
Rev. Ralph Crosby to
Preach at Unity
The Rev. Ralph Crosby will
preach at Unity Baptist Church
Sunday night, May 12, at 8
o’clock. The Rev. Crosby has just
returned from the army as a
chaplain. We are glad to wel
come him back. Everybody come
out to hear him.
REBECCA MANIS, SUBLIGNA,
MAID OF HONOR TO QUEEN
AT SHORTER FESTIVAL
Rebecca Manis, of Subligna,
will be maid-of-honor to Virginia
Lytle McKissack, of Rome, at
the May Festival on the Shorter
College campus Saturday, May
11. Mrs. McKissack was chosen
queen by popular vote of the
senior class.
V espe.Service
To Climax
Music Week
Climaxing a week which has
been observed by the nation as
National and Inter - American
Music Week, the choirs of the
three churches will present a
vesper service Sunday evening,,
May 12, at 6 o’clock, at the First
Baptist Church. This annual
hymn festival is sponsored by
the Summerville Music Study
Club, and is under the directior
of the Rev. Ben C. Scarborough.
The program is as follows:
“Holy, Holy,- Holy,” congrega
tion and choir.
Invocation the Rev. W. J.
Culpepper.
Part I:
Scripture—the Rev. Harry Fos
ter.
“Ancient of Days”—Choir.
‘Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee’
—Choir.
“God That Madeth Earth and
Heaven”—Mrs. John D. Taylor
and Mrs. Ben C. Scarborough.
“There’s a Wideness in God’s
Mercy”—Congregation and choir.
“O Worship the King”—Choir.
Part II:
Scripture—the Rev. Harry Fos
ter.
“Tell Me the Stories of Jesus”
—Choir.
“Beneath the Cross of Jesus”
—Choir.
“The Old Rugged Cross”—
Quartet, 1
“All Hail the Power”—Choir;
obligato, Mrs. John Bankson.
Crown Him with Many Crowns
—Congregation and choir.
Part III:
Scripture—the Rev. Harry Fos
ter.
“Holy Ghost with Light Divine”
—Choir.
“Come, Holy Spirit”—Choir.
“Breathe On Me”—Miss Claire
Mizell, Mrs. Wilburn Hudson and
Mrs. Jimmie Wilson.
“Spirit of God, Descend Upon
My Heart”—Choir.
Benediction—the Rev. Ben C.
Scarborough.*
“Onward, Christian Soldiers”—
Choir.
Garden Club Meets
At Trion Tavern
A most delightful and inter
esting meeting of the Chattooga
Garden Club was held at Riegel-1
dale Tavern on last Tuesday, |
April 30. Each member had an
invited guest, making a total of
about 50 ladies there.
A lovely luncheon was served
at the noon hour. The attractive
place cards and programs were
highly appreciated as they were
so artistically made by club
members. Mrs. Bankson rendered I
a most appropriate solo, “An Old-
Fashioned Garden.”
Mrs. Fletcher Crown, of Deca
tur. was the guest speaker for the
occasion, her subject being flow
er gardens and flower arrange
ments in the home and church.
The club gave evidence of this
being one of the most helpful
and best lectures ever to be given
since Mrs. Crown is an authori
ty on this subject and everyone
listened with intense interest for
more than an hour.
We are looking forward to hav
ing better flower arrangements
in our churches after having
heard her, since they are a part
of our worship and add much
to our cultural and religious life
—Mittie Dodd, Club Reporter.
Mrs. Lena Mae Hale
Dies at Cloudland
Mrs. Lena Mae Hale, a resident
of Cloudland, died at her home
Thursday at 9:45 p. m. Mrs. Hale,
age 66, is survived by one daugh
ter. Mrs. Ernest B. Smedley; two
sons, Joe, of Cloudland, and
Dewey, of Oak Ridge. Tenn; 3
sisters, Mrs. Taylor McKenzie and
Mrs. Colie Buckalew, of Trion,
and Mrs. Alice Broom, of Cloud
land; three brothers, Vance
Smallwood, of Cloudland; Clay
ton Smallwood, of Trion, and
Bob Smallwood, of Rome.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from the Mount Olive Church
Saturday at 2 p. m. with the Rev.
Gus Reed officiating. Interment
in the church cemetery.
Infant Rebecca
Hardin Passes
Little Rebecca Hardin, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Hardin, of Trion, died there Wed
nesday evening. Funeral services
were conducted from the grave
side at the Trion Cemetery last
Thursday at 3 p. m. The Rev
Dale, of Berryton, officiated.
, Homemakers Plan
To Observe Home
Demonstration Week
I Chattooga County’s homemak
! ers and home demonstration club
I members will join home demon
! stratibn club members through
out the state in the observance
I of National Home Demonstration
Week, May 5-12.
Observance of the week will
include special radio broadcasts
! on the coast-to-coast networks
. as well as special programs on
Atlanta and nearby stations,
i Plans for the observance of Na
i tional Home Demonstration Week
lin Chattooga County include
membership enlistment drives,
flower shows and exhibits.
The week of May 5-12 was des
ignated National Home Demon-
I stration Week by the secretary
of agriculture. This is the first
year that a special home demon
stration week has been set aside
xor such an observance. “Today’s
Home Builds Tomorrow’s World”
is the theme for the special week.
Home demonstration clubs were
in their infancy during World
War I. In the intervening period,
these rural women’s clubs have
grown to large numbers through
out the nation. In Georgia, in
1945, there were 2,773 home dem
onstration clubs with a member
ship of 46,829. The attendance at
club meetings was 620,533. In
Chattooga County, there are six
active home demonstration clubs
with some 150 members. These
meetings are always well at
tended.
Distinct progress in family and
community living has been made
through the influence of the
home demonstration work. Their
contribution toward the national
needs during World War II and
toward the realization of world
peace has been outstanding.
All women interested in and
concerned with the probelms of
life and the progress of their
homes and communities may be
long to the home demonstration
clubs. Group meetings are held
monthly, with demonstrations
and programs conducted in
homes or community centers. The
programs embrace a wide sphere
oi interest—practical, economic,
educational, social and cultural.
Women who go to meetings
j regularly and participate m trie
I activities get larger benefits.
However, every eifort possible is
[ made to give assistance to those
| who cannot go to meetings. Proj -
I ect leaders assist with programs
j and they, together with neigh
! borhood leaders, strive to reach
I all families in their communities
I with important programs and
information.
Chattooga County home dem
; onstration club members have
| been most active during the past
few years. They have sold war
! bonds, participated and man-1
I aged the relief clothing drives
in their communities. They have
assisted with the food for Eu
ropean countries drives and
many other war activities.
This year their goals were
made in view of peacetime meas
ures. They are sponsoring a coun
ty home improvement campaign
with every member participating
in this. Each club is encouraging
and doing some educational
work in regards to the establish
ment of a county health unit
here.
Music Study Club
Gives Radio Program
On Tuesday afternoon, May 7,
at 3:30 o’clock, the Summerville,
Music Study Club presented a ra- !
dio program from Station WRGA
in Rome in observance of Na
tional and Inter-American Mu
sic Week. Mrs. J. R. Burgess, vice
president of the club, arranged
the program, which was as fol- !
lows:
National Federation Collect—
Mrs. John D. Taylor.
Vocal Solo, “This Holy Hour”, i
(Nevin) —Mrs. John Bankson.
Vocal Solo, “I Heard a Forest
Praying” (De Rose) Rev. Ben
C. Scarborough.
Piano Solo, Etude in E Major-
Opreso No. 3 (Chopin)—Mrs. C.
A. Wyatt.
Vocal Solo, “Were My Song
With Wings Provided” (Hahn)
—Mrs. John D. Taylor.
Poem, ‘Songs My Mother Sang’
(Mitchell)—Mrs. J. R. Burgess.
Vocal Solo, “In the Garden of
Tomorrow” (Deppen) Mrs.
Frank Agnew.
Piano Solo, “Song Without
Words” (Mendelssohn)—Mrs. C.
O. Walker.
Vocal Trio, “The Old Refrain”
(Kruster) Miss Claire Mizell
and the Rev. and Mrs. Ben C.
Scarborough.
Marine Corps to
Open Office Here
CORRESPONDENTS
WANTED RY NEWS
The News wants correspond
ends for the following towns
in the county: Berryton, Trion.
Lyerly, Holland, Gore, Sublig
na and other localities. Any
one interested in sending in
j weekly news letters from these
■ places, come in or write The
Summerville News for further
information.
Job Openings
For This Area
Construction of the Summer
ville-Valley Head Highway is
progressing satisfactorily as well
as the building in and near Sum
merville and Trion and activity
generally in Chattooga County
nas increased considerably in the
past two to three weeks. The in
dustrial plants are continuing a’
full week schedule. Workers are
needed for these activities to re
place the farmers who have been
working in public works during
the winter and have returned to
resume their farming activities.
The principal openings in
Chattooga County are for textile
workers, chenille and sewing ma
chine operators, loopers, kn ti
lers, boarders and learners for
these occupations; cooks, wait
resses and counter men are need
ed for eating establishments and
construction laborers at 60 cents
per hour are also among tnose
listed with the United States
Employment Service.
In Rome, there are numerous
openings on file. Applications are
being received for employment at
the Battey State Hospital for
clerks, typists, nurses, under
graduate nurses, orderlies, maids,
cooks and bakers and helpers,
servers. The pay on these jobs
range from $75 to $175 per month
and includes meals, laundry and
living quarters ii they wish to
stay at the hospital. The re
opening of this institution by the
state is expected to take place.
sometime during the early part
of June.
Other openings are for female
operators in the manufacture of |
rayon yarn; clerks, stenograph- 1
ers, salesmen and sales clerks;
cooks, maids and waitresses,!
farm hands; one sheet metal
worker (experienced), molders
and shakeouts, automobile me-,
chanics, body and fender men,
knitting machine fixers, loopers,
knitters and trainees, sewing and
chenille machine operators; nu-i
merous laborers for construction
and industrial activities as well
as sawmill workers. No openings
for work on the Altoona dam
project near Cartersville have
been listed with the Rome USES
ofiice to date by the Cartersville
o.fice. Qualified veterans are
given preference on all job open
ings.
Anyone interested in securing
employment may contact the
representative of the United
States Employment Service at
the court house in Summerville
on each Thursday morning or
apply to the office in Rome at
522 Broad St., Monday througn
Friday.
Fred D. Strange
Passes Away at Trion
Last Thursday
y
Fred DeLoyd Strange, 47, died
in Trion Thursday morning. He
is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth Strange, of Trion; his
mother, Mrs. Susie Strange, of
LaFayette; five sons, Arthur Lee,
Rayford. Douglas and Freddie,
all of Trion, and James, of East
Hampton, Mass.; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Lucille Powell, Misses
Frances Sue and Carroll Ann, all i
of Trion, and one granddaugh
ter, Betty Jean Strange, of Trion.
Funeral services were con-,
ducted from the Trion Methodist'
Church Friday afternoon at 2 ■
o’clock with the Rev. H. L. Coch- ■
ran, the Rev. S. L. Walker and
the Rev. Leroy Obert officiating.
Interment was in the Trion
Cemetery.
Marsh Lodge No. 8, I. O. O. F.;
of Trion, served as active and
honorary pallbearers for the fu
neral and had charge of the ser
vices at the grave. Hill-Weems
Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Circulates in Best
Section of Northwest
Georgia.
$1.50 A YEAR
-★ The United States Marine
Corps recruiting service, for the
benefit of young men desiring in
formation concerning opportuni
ties and enlistments in this col
orful branch of the service, plans
to be located at the post office
building each Monday.
The Marine Corps, not wish
ing to live entirely upon its past
war record, has designed a post
war program that will continue
to marines first in peace as well
as in war. Because of the need
lor leaders in the world today,
opportunities for members of the
corps have been made manifold
i that today’s marines might be
■ better prepared to carry on re
sponsible jobs on their return to
' i civilian life. Men enlisting now
are not required to have a high
I school education. However, while
' serving with the Marine Corps,
a man may take courses earning
him a high school diploma. More
than 130 high school courses are
offered. For the high school
graduate who plans to further
. his education by going on to col
lege. courses are offered which
earn him credits toward a col
lege degree. Men who feel that
they have had enough schooling
but who plan to learn a trade
will find that specialist courses
are opened to them through the
Marine Corps Institute. These
specialist courses include the
fields of automobile and airplane
mechanics, radio, electricity, re
frigeration, building construc
tion, drafting, accounting, busi
ness law, fingerprinting and de
tection, and hosts of other trades
and vocations.
Men enlisting in the Marine
Corps before Oct. 6. 1946, are al
lowed full benefits under the GI
bill of rights. Provisions take
care of those men who desire to
go to college or who want to go
to a trade school. Under the bill,
the Government pays full tuition
fees plus a monthly allowance of
$65.
Economic Security
All members of the Marine
i Corps enjoy free medical and
dental care for their families as
well as themselves. Furthermore,
they have no worry from food,
I rent and clothing bills. The base
pay of the lowest-paid member
of the Marine Corps is equiva
lent to a high civilian salary.
Few men today are offered re
« tirements in civilian life. There
again marines may retire at the
end of 20 or 30 years' service with
half their base pay as a monthly
income for the rest of their
, lives. For a man to do this in ci
vilian life it would take more
I than $60,000.
Travel and Adventure
i Marines travel and are station
ed in all parts of the world—in
the Orient, in Europe, North Af
rica, South America, Alaska and
in the many stop-off places on
the routes to the continents.
Aviation
Men who have technical and
mechanical skills are urged to
apply for marine aviation duty
immediately. After completing
the basic training course, a ma
rine can apply for this duty and
the job is guaranteed him. Such
fields as radioman, radarman,
navigator, crew mechanic, bom
bardier are particularly opened
at this time.
Requirements
For first enlistment in the
regular Marine Corps, men must
be between the ages of 17 and
25 years. Tne men must not be
married. A man's height must be
at least 63 inches and not more
than 74. Weight requirements are
in direct proportion to a man’s
height. Applicants are required
to make a passing score on the
educational tests given by the
recruiting oificers.
Men are urged not to wait for
the draft. Plan now for the fu
ture. Decide what branch of the
services offers the most and en
ist now.
Mr. and Mrs. William Mullen
I and Amalene spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbreath.
Misses Jimmie Lee and Ruby
‘ Wallace, of Rockmart; Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Chappelear and Patsy,
Mrs. G. W. Welch, Jr., and Nan
cy, of Menlo; Mr. and Mrs. Wil
burn Hudson and Kelly, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Parker, Jean Parker
and Miss Madelyn Morrison were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Chappelear Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bell, of Cor
nelia, Ga., are guests of their
daughter, Mrs. Sonny Elgin, Mr.
Elgin and daughter at their
home in Berry ton.