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VOL. 60; NO. 25
' Job Openings
Still Numerous
In Chattooga
Job opportunities in Chattoo
ga County are still rather nu
merous, says the Rome office of
* the United States Employment
Service. Laborers are still needed
on the Summerville-Valley Head
Highway and the housing project
near Trion. Experienced loopers
, and knitters are needed both in
Summerville and Lyerly. Cafe
teria workers are needed in Sum
merville and Trion and there is
an opening for a young man
with bookkeeping experience or
training that is very attractive.
Also needed are experienced
textile workers, chenille and.
sewing machine operators and
applications are being taken for
employment at Battey State Hos
pital in Rome.
A large number of openings
are on file in the Rome office for
work in Rome and vicinity for |
various types oi employment.
However, these openings are not
as varied as heretofore since a
number of them that did exist
have been filled. Veterans are re
turning to work in increasing
numbers, causing the best job op
portunities to become filled rap
idly.
Employers are requested to list
their job openings with the em
ployment service, making wider
employment for veterans possi
ble. Applicants may apply to the
USES representative at the court
house in Summerville any Thurs
day morning or apply directly to
the office in Rome at 522 Broad
St., Monday through Friday.
' Arnall Will Make
Reports on State
Affairs by Radio
Gov. Ellis Arnall will make a
radio report to the people on
state affairs Saturday night,
June 22, over Station WGST and
a network of other Georgia sta
tions, it has been announced. He
will give a second report on July
6 over the same stations.
The governor said his address
will “not be a defense of my ad
ministration; it needs no de
fense.”
He asserted -that he would
make several talks from time to
time to the people over state
wide radio hookups, in which he
will review the accomplishments
of the Arnall administration as
to its expanded services and dis
cuss its program for the future
development of the state.
“I shall not rant or rave,” he
declared, “but simply talk abo/it
fundamentals relating to the wel
fare and progress of Georgia and
. its state government.”
The expense of the broadcasts
as well as that of advertising
them in advance is being paid
for by Gov. Arnall personally, he
announced ,and neither the state
government nor any political
campaign treasury is footing the
bills.
THREE MEN DELINQUENT
FOR PRE-INDUCTION EXAMS
The following named men are
being considered delinquent of
the Chattooga County draft
board because of failure to report
for their pre-induction physical
examination when ordered:
Willard Franklin Harris, Mel
vin Hobert Ball and Giadston
Lee Burnette.
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Walter Mansfield, 34, former
marine captain who was
awarded the Legion of Merit
at ceremonies in New York
City recently for his services
with the headquarters of Gen
eral Mihailovich, the Yugoslav
Chetnik leader, is now under
arrest.
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FRENCH TROOPS INVADE SIAM . . . Dispatches from Bang
kok, Siam, tell of bitter border fighting as 800 French troops,
. supported by planes and artillery, invaded Siam from Indo-
China across the river five miles southeast of Vientiane. No. 1
on the above map indicates where Siamese opposed the inva
sion as far as No. 2.
Joyce Ann Padgett,
6, Killed by Auto
Wednesday Morning
Little Miss Joyce Ann Padgett,
age 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey Padgett, of 23 Short Si.,
South Summerville, died from in
juries received when she was hit
py an automobile as she crossed
the road in front of the Sum
merville Grocery Store at ap
proximately 9:30 o’clock Wednes
iiesday morning. She was taken
to the Summervlle-Trion Hospi
tal and was pronounced dead
upon arrival.
She is survived by her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Padgett (Mr. Pad
gett is a patient at the state san
atorium in Alto); three sisters,
Misses Mabel Lee Padgett, Mil
dred Padgett and Odell Padgett,
of Summerville, and two broth
ers, Hoyt and Doyle Padgett, also
or Summerville.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
Food Collection
Drive Ends June 22
All oi those who wish to make
a contribution, either in cash or
canned goods, are requested to
leave money or cans at the city
hall with Miss Mary Thompson,
treasurer, announces H. R. Fos
ter. county chairman of the
emergency food collection drive.
“The amount that we have re
ceived so far from Chattooga
County,” says Mr. Foster, “is not
as large as we had hoped to get.
Any gift that you may be able to
make will be appreciated and
very helpful.”
SINGING AT FOUR MILE
BAPTIST FIFTH SUNDAY
There will be singing at Four
Mile Baptist Church the fifth
Sunday in June, beginning at 2
o’clock. The public is invited.
PREACHING AT CHURCH
OF CHRIST SUNDAY
There will be preaching at the
Church of Christ here Sunday,
June 22, at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
by Bro. J. C. Mosley, of Whit
well. Tenn. The public is invited
to attend.
MRS. JOE HAMMOND
HONORED MONDAY
On Monday, June 17, the chil
dren, grandchildren and great
grandchildren of Mrs. Joe Ham
mond surprised her with a de
lightful picnic supper at the fish
hatchery. This date marked the’
honoree’s 85th birthday. She is
spending the summer with her
daughter. Mrs. C- S. Fowler.
HENLEY REUNION
The family of Mrs. D. P. Hen
ley held a reunion last Sunday
in the Henley home. The family
was together for the first time
in many years. Children and
grandchildren present were Mr.
and Mrs. P. S. Britton and
daughter, Martha Ann, of Chat
tanooga; Mr. and Mrs. Knox Wy
att and children, Alex, Gene,
Dave and Kay, of Rome; D. P.
Henley, Jr., of Athens, and Mr.
and Mrs. D. D. Maner.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1946
Tests for Veterans
Diplomas Slated for
July Ist at Rome
The state department of edu
cation is sponsoring a series of
general educational development
tests that will enable all veter
ans who have as many as four
high school credits and who suc
cessfully complete the test to
qualify for a high school diploma
or certificate.
Any veteran who does not have
the four required units may re
quest a certificate from the state
department of education.
The next test for veterans is
scheduled for- Monday, July 1, at
8 a. nr. at Boys High School in
Rome. Proof of service must be
presented. A fee of $2-50 covers
all expenses.
Candidates must notify H. Q.
Tucker, principal, Boys High
ocnool, Rome, Ga., in advance so
that tests will be available.
Mrs. Taylor, Mrs.
Bankson Hostesses
To Music dub
The hostesses for the June bus
iness meeting of the Summer
ville Music Study Club were Mrs.
J. D. Taylor and Mrs. John
Bankson. The meeting was held
on Wednesday afternoon, June
12, at 3:30 o’clock in the home
of Mrs. Taylor. Mrs. Taylor pre
sided and called for a reading oi
the collects. The minutes of the
last meeting were read and ap
proved. The publicity chairman
reported inches of publicity
for May; a corrected report of
17 inches for April, and the year’s
total through May as being 94
3/8 Inches.
The year’s program of study
was outlined by Mrs. C. 0. Wal
ker. A request was made for ma
terial for the reference scrap
books on American and Georgia
music. A contest on musical com
positions was announced by Mrs.
Taylor. Mrs. Elmer Smith report
ed a balance of $21.25 in the
treasury.
Mrs. Bankson, the new presi
dent, was presented by Mrs. Tay
lor. Mrs. Bankson most gracious
ly accepted her new responsibili
ties. She appointed Mrs. 0. L.
Cleckler as parliamentarian and
asked her to supervise the revi
sion of the constitution and by
laws with the assistance of Mrs.
Taylor. The budget for the new
year was adopted in the form it
was presented to the club.
The following committee chair
men outlined their work for the
new year:
Club rating chairman, Mrs.
Taylor; music in the home, Miss
Harlow; church music, Mrs. Cul
pepper.
The president urged the mem
bers to memorize the club’s col
lect during the summer in order
that they might learn to sing it
at the September meeting.
Coca-Colas and cookies were
enjoyed during the social hour.
Miss Jean Morton and Mrs. Lu
ell McGinnis spent Sunday in
Chattanooga.
Gore Cannery
Open to Public
Tuesday, Friday
Beginning Tuesday, June 18,
the Gore Cannery will be open
to the public each Tuesday andj
Friday. A new boiler has been
installed in the plant which will [
make working conditions more
pleasant for the patrons than
they have been in the past.
Facing the most critical food.
shortage that has existed in,
many years, every family should
put forth every effort to can all
the foodstuff that is available.
Mr. Smith, vocational agriculture
teacher and supervisor of the
cannery, urges all ihe patrons of
the Gore comt. fluty and of
Chattooga County to use the
plant to its full capacity to help
overcome the food shortage.
Below is a list of policies that
should be observed by those who
plan to use the canr r \:
1. The plant will be open at 9
a. m. on Tuesday and Friday.
2. No products will be accept
ed after 3 p. m.
3. The plant must operate on a
cash basis.
4. No canned stuff will be kept
in the plant overnight.
5- Appointments should be
made for corn, Brunswick stew
and all meats.
6. Fuel for the boiler will be
furnished at the cannery.
7. Charges for canning will be
as follows:
(a) In the Gore School district,
No. 2, cans (pints), 5 cents each;
No. 3 cans (quarts), 6 cents each.
(b) Outside the Gore School
district, No. 2 cans, 6 cents each;
No. 3 cans, 7 cents each.
8. Patrons must furnish suffi
cient labor to handle all prod
ucts as rapidly as oossible.
Mr. Smith will be out of the
county the next six weeks, but
the plant will operate under the
direction of G. A. Morgan, who
is capable of carrying on the
work.
Plenty of Produce
Available to Meet
County Foo4 Needs
Chattooga County residents
will offset short supplies of meat,
wheat, fats and oils by consum
ing nearly 10,027,000 pounds of
. the nation’s bumper fresh fruit
and vegetable crop to maintain
high nutritional standards this
year, it was predicted this week
by a leading food distributor.
“Fresh fruits and vegetables
will adequately supplement the
limited supplies of many foods
now available,” said Harvey
Baum, head of A & P Food Stores’
produce-buying operations. “In
creased use of perishable pro
duce will permit shipment of
' other foods to those hunger-rid
i den nations now subsisting on
' daily diets ranging from 1,000 to
' 1,500 calories as compared with
! an average of 3.300 calories for
this country.”
Part of the fresh fruits and
' vegetables consumed by Chattoo
ga residents comes from this
' county 1.234 farms and neighbor
ing growers. Large amounts of
perishables are received from
1 other sections to meet the coun
-1 ty s year-round needs. The de
velopment of more efficient dis
tribution methods, Baum said,
' has helped double fresh fruit and
' vegetable consumption in the
' past 25 years and makes possi
-1 ble a greater selection of foods
• necessary for a well-rounded diet
• and a higher standard of living.
Basing his estimates on pre
-1 liminary indications of food pro
duction and consumption for
1946, Baum said that each per
son in the country will eat an
average of 1,695 pounds of food
this year. This represents a 10
per cent increase over the 1935-
1939 average, with fresh fruits
and vegetables accounting for
nearly one-third of the food to
be consumed, he added.
American Legion to
Meet Friday Night
The regular meeting of the
American Legion will be held
tomorrow (Friday) night at 8
o’clock at Legion Hall, according
to T. A- Cook, commander, and
J. R. Tedder, adjutant. All ex
service men and legionnaires are
asked to be present.
This is election night for new
officers, come and elect the one
you want to serve. The lames will
serve refreshments. Bring your
wife, mother, daughter, sister, as
the auxiliary will be glad to have
them in the auxiliary.
Governor Sets
Up Large Fund
For Road Work
Gov. Ellis Arnall is submitting
i to the state highway commission j
a $2,255,250 program of road
; building to be financed by the
state in addition to the Federal
state highway construction.
The new program will const!- i
! tute work needed on the roads oi;
Georgia for which there are no I
i immediate Federal funds avail-1
able, the governor said.
Arnall declared there are suf
ficient funds on hand to match
the Federal-aid money in full.
His statement follows:
“As of today, there is sufficient
money reserved in the state
treasury to the credit of the
highway department construc
tion account to match every dol- >
lar of Federal road funds accrued
and available to the state thru
June 30, 1946.
“The projects making up this
program have been approved by
the Federal bureau of roads and
work will be carried on as fast
as possible and as expeditiously
as labor, material and engineer
ing supervision will permit.
“After reserving the above;
funds for the Federal-state pro
gram, there is $2,255,250 avail
able with which to do other
needed highway work.
There is a backlog of needed'
. highway work which has accum
ulated during the past years be- ■
■ cause of the inability of the state I
' to do the work under restrictions
imposed during the war emer
gency.
“I, as governor of Georgia, will
immediately submit to the state
highway commission a program
' of work that is needed on the
roads of this state for which
' there are no immediate Federal
1 funds available. This work is to
' be financed 100 per cent from
state funds.
“The program to be recom
mended will absorb the $2,255,250
available, and the state highway
commission will be asked to con
tract for this needed work in the
same manner in which all other
contruction contracts are enter
ed into.
5 “After my recommendation to
> the highway commission, they;
; have the right to change, alter,
■ substitute or delete any of my
t recommendations which are not
1 consistent with the wishes of the
3 ; commission.
: “Under act of the general as
sembly adopted in 1943. the pro-
3 vision is that ‘lt shall be the
3 duty of the highway commission
3 to equalize highway funds and
\ distribute road building, road re
pairing according to their needs,
and political prestige or pressure
■ shall not be the guiding rule.’
f “The highway commission will
' also be requested to furnish the
1 state auditor with the tabula
-3 tion of the work authorized, to
1 be filed with the budget so as to
r effectuate the approval which I,
as director of the budget, have
1 given to the allotment of the
' $2,255,250 for highway purposes.”
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f Funeral Services for
. Scott Cleckler Held
i At Menlo Monday
j Scott Cleckler, 58, of Menlo,
, died in a Chattanooga hospital
' Sunday at an early hour after
5 several weeks’ illness. Born and
t reared in Chattooga County, he
was a member of the Menlo
Methodist Church, a Mason of
. Alpine Lodge No. 211, a justice of
- the peace and a notary public.
At the time of his death, Mr.
t Cleckler was mayor of Menlo, an
I office he held a number of times
j before his last election. Mr.
Cleckler was a well-known mer
. chant in Chattooga County and
• was connected with his brother,
i O. L. Cleckler, in business at the
time of his death.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Lula Martin Cleckler; two sons,
George L. Cleckler, of Owings, S.
C., and J. M. Cleckler, of Chatta
nooga; one daughter, Mrs. John
T. Leath, of Rome; three broth
: ers, O. L. Cleckler. of Menlo; D.
I B. Cleckler, of Atlanta, and D.
I F. Cleckler, of LaFayette, and
; five grandchildren.
I Funeral services were conduct-
■ ed from the Menlo Methodist
; Church Monday at 4 p. m. with
the Revs. J. L. Caldwell, pastor
r of the church, and S. K. Dodson
; officiating. Interment was in the
1 Alpine Cemetery. Members of AL
• pine Lodge No. 211, F. & A. M.,
> served as pallbearers and had
• charge of the services at the
graveside.
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NEW CHIEF JUSTICE . . .
President Truman selected
Fred W. Vinson, secretary of
treasury, to be chief justice
of the U. S. supreme court, suc
ceeding the late Chief Justice
Harlan F. Stone. The choice of
the 56-year-old Kentuckian
leaves only one Republican in
the court, Justice Harold Bur
ton.
CEMETERY FUND NOW
TOTALS SUM OF $74
Since last week the following
donations to the cemetery fund
have been sent in:
Mrs. C. S. Thomason ..... $ 3.00
Mrs. Fountain 1.00
Miss Annie Pitts 3.00
Dr. H. D. Brown 3.00
Miss Sara League 100 j
J. A. League 1.00
Mr., Mrs. V. R. Wheeler 5 00
Mrs. W. L. Gamble 2.00
Miss Fay Busbin . 1.00
Miss Ruby Bohannon 5.00
John Eilenburg 1.00
Mrs. John Eilenburg 1.00
L C. Smith, Sr. 1.00
L. C. Smith, Jr. 1.00
Hastie Bitting 3.00
Making a total of 74.00
Dr. Jackson, Atlanta,
To Fill Baptist Pulpit
Here Next Sunday
Dr. Arthur Jackson, of Atlanta,
will be the speaker at the morn
ing and evening services of the
First Baptist Church in the ab
sence of the Rev. Ben C. Scar
borough. who is ill in the Trion
Hospital.
Dr. Jackson is secretary of the
Georgia Baptist Foundation and
is one of the most outstanding
leaders in education in Georgia.
All members and visitors are
i urged to attend both services
Sunday.
Mrs. Beulah Myers
Dies Last Monday
Mrs. Beulah Myers, 65, widow
of the late Dr. J. M. F. Myers,
died at the home of her son,
John L. Myers, at an early hour
Monday after a lengthy illness-
Dr. Myers, who practiced medi
cine in Chattooga County for 45
years, preceded her in death 21
years.
Mrs. Myers was the daughter
of the late J. L. Hammond and
was a member of the Pleasant
Grove Church of Christ of Trion,
where funeral services were con
ducted Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. with
the Rev. A. H. Kennamer and the
Rev. Frank Lewis officiating.
Burial was in Howell Cemetery
near Trion.
Surviving are two sons, John
L. Myers, of Summerville, and A.
C. Myers, of Atlanta; three sis
ters, Mrs. F. A. Justice, of Trion;
i Mrs. Archie Alexander, Sr., of
! Summerville, and Mrs. A. C.
Westbrooks, of Pennville.
W. E. Dunaway, 66,
Dies Last Thursday
William E. Dunaway, 66. a
prominent life-long resident of
i Chattooga County, died at his
home here last Thursday night
after a lengthy illness.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Jeanette Scoggins Dunaway; two
daughters, Mrs. J. M. Bryant, of
Newnan; Mrs. J. W. McGouirk, of
Atlanta; three sons, Hilton and
Hoke Dunaway, of Summerville,
I and W. E. Dunaawy, Jr., of Mo
bile, Ala.; one grandson, Dr.
James Bryant, of Macon, and one
sister, Mrs. H. C. Roper, of Ar
muchee.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from the First Baptist Church
Saturday at 2:30 p. m. with the
Revs. J. A. Smith and Wrathburn
Cash officiating. Interment was
in Pennville Cemetery.
REV. FLOYD HIGGINS TO
PREACH AT CHAPEL HILL
CHURCH SUNDAY AT 3 P. M.
The Rev. Floyd Higgins will
preach at Chapel Hill Church
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The public is invited.
(Circulates in Best
Section of Northwest j!
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$1.50 A YEAR
Arnall Predicts
Record Vote of
Million July 17
ATLANTA, June 19 (GPS).—
Gov. Ellis Arnall, who was pre
vented from seeking re-election
by a combination of Harris-Riv
ers-Talmadge forces in the house
of representatives but who has
a keen interest in the outcome
of the current gubernatorial race,
forecasts a record vote of a 1,-
000,000 in the forthcoming July
17 primary.
In making his prediction, the
governor called upon all Geor
gians to register before July 5
regardless of whom they intend
to support for governor. He said
the previous peak vote in the
state has been between 350,000
and 400.000.
Os the current estimated total
of 987,067 voters (780,722 white
voters and 116.345 Negroes). Gov.
Arnall estimates that approxi
mately 200,000 are teen - age
youths. He also believes that
women voters will approximate
the number of qualified men.
Coincident with his discussion
of voting possibilities, the chief
executive said he would not go
on a speech-making tour of the
i state in the gubernatorial race
I because “it is not needed.’
His confident statement was
made after the governor had an
nounced that when he had fin
ished speaking over a state-wide
radio hookup Saturday night,
June 22, “no one will have any
doubt about what my position is”
in the governor’s race. He said
further that he wil make several
talks over the Georgia hookup,
but that he would not “try to
dictate to the people.”
Gov. Arnall explained that he
would pay for the radio time for
his speeches himself—“thanks to
my running around making
speeches.” He also said he would
pay personally for advertise
ments in newspapers about his
radio addresses.
Jennings Appointed
As Local Registrar
Upon recommendation of J. W.
King, ordinary of Chattooga
County, and through the coop
' eration of Richard Brewer, di
rector of vital statistics, Ray
! mond R. Jennings, of Route 4,
has been appointed as local reg
istrar succeeding the late E. Y.
Clements.
Mr. Jennings assumed his du
ties as local registrar on May 20.
1. What is the railroad mileage
1 in the United States?
2. How many bituminous coal
mines were affected by the re-
- cent strike?
3. Will price control expire
June 30?
4. Have voluntary enlistments
‘ kept pace with the army's release
■ of men?
5. Is Siam or Thailand correct?
6. What job did Marc Andrew
Mitscher have during the recent
war?
7. What were the main exports
of France in pre-war years?
8. Are the majority of the gov
ernors Democratic or Republi
can?
9. What naval vessels are nam
ed for (a) cities, (b) heroes and
(c) fish?
j 10. Identify Saburo Kurusu.
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KING FOUND DEAD .. .
Ansnda Mahidol, 20, King of
Siam, who was found dead at
his palace. Police reported that
death was accidental. He has
been succeeded to the throne
by his younger brother. King
Ananda was to visit the United
States this summer.