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Chamber Group
Organized With
35 Members
The Chattooga County Cham
ber of Commerce was organized
at a meeting at the court house
Tuesday night, with 35 charter
members present.
G. J. Bolling was elected presi
dent to serve until the beginning
of the fiscal year, Nov. 1, 1946.
T. J. Espy was elected vice presi
dent; J. L. (Skip) Henderson,
treasurer, and B. W. Farrar, sec
retary.
The following were appointed
as the executive committee: H.
L. Abrams, A. B. Hammond, Hoyt
Farmer, A. G. Dunson, C. B.
Akin, J. R. Jackson, Jr., E. C.
Pesterfield, J. G. Allen, J. T. Mor
gan, Tom Cook and C. C. Brooks.
The membership committee is
composed of J. D. Hill, H. L.
Abrams, R. C. Floyd, C. B. Akin,
J. L. Henderson, W. S. James
and A. B. Hammond.
Dues for membership will be
$1 per month beginning Aug. 1.
This is a county-wide organiza
tion and every eligible man and
woman is invited to join.
Cheaper to Obey
State Game Laws
Than Pay Fines
It is getting more and more
expensive to violate the game
and fish laws in Georgia, accord
ing to Fred Brewer, assistant di
rector- of the state game and
fish commission.
Brewer pointed out that in
June a total of 83 persons paid
$2,213.0 for violating the regula
tions. Fifteen had been seining,
costing them $341. Two basket
fishermen paid $55. Three people
hunted deer out of season and
paid $250. Three people were
hunting doves over a baited field
and paid $225, while the 12 hunt
ing doves out of season forfeit
ed $575.
One person was selling fish
without a license, which cost him
$32.50, and 45 were caught with
out fishing licenses to the tune
of $517.20.
“A brief analysis of the fines,”
Brewer stated, “would show that
it would have been far cheaper
for these persons to have obey
ed the law. In addition, many of
the cases were violations which
deplete our game and fish badly.
“It isn’t just a question of
breaking a law. These violators
were taking natural resources
which belong to each of us and
are the rightful heritage of our
children.”
Georgia Pays Off
Last of Its Debt
And Now in Black
Georgia has moved out of the
red, into the black!
For the first time in over a
hundred years—or since 1838—
the state government is out of
debt.
The news was Made known by
State Auditor B. E. Thrasher in
his audit for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1946.
At the same time, public serv
ices have been expanding to meet
the greater needs of the time,
school teachers have been ad
vanced in pay, new buildings
constructed.
When Governor Arnall took of
fice, the state’s annual provision
for public schools was $15,500,000,
whereas now, including the re
cent 50 per cent increase for
teachers, it stands at $35,000,000,
including one million for teach
er retirement. The annual ap
propriation for the state univer
sity system’s colleges was sl,-
900.000. while now it is $4,400,000.
Many other services also have
been expanded to keep abreast
of the times and meet public
needs. Road building is high on
this list.
The audit shows that the
state’s income increased from
$58,893,568 in 1942 to $81,021,500
in 1946.
Thrasher estimated the state’s
income next year would be $78,-
375,000. However, he said, it
would cost $90,745,563 in 1947 to
carry on the present expanded
program of state government.
This means that either some of
the present services must be cur
tailed or an additional $12,370,-
563 be raised.
During the past year, spending
exceeded income by $5,525,305,
Thrasher asserted, and it was
necessary to dip into the state’s
reserve to make up the differ
ence.
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CHINESE PROTEST AMERICAN OCCUPATION . . . Shanghai
students gather at railroad station to deliver send-off to non
partisan delegation leaving for Nanking to protest continuance
of China’s civil war. Banner claimed that U. S. forces were
prolonging the strife. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek later
said that American troops were there at invitation of the Chinese
government.
Job Openings
Expected to Be
More Varied
Opportunities for job openings
in Chattooga County are expectpd
to be more varied in the near
future, accordinf to M. A. N. Pat
ton, manager of the Rome office
of the United States Employment
Service.. In addition to the jobs
normally available, the new laun
dry is expected to get into opera
tion at an early date and an ex
pension is expected in the chen
ille industry in Chattooga Coun
ty, Mr. Patton continues. These
will create more job opportuni
ties for both males and females.
Jobs currently available are for
loopers, knitters, boarders and
learners in the hosiery industry;
sewing machine operators and
textile workers; laborers for
housing and road construction;
waitresses and counter men for
eating establishments.
At the office in Rome, Mr. Pat
ton states, a few openings are
beginning to be filed for work
ers on the Allatoona dam in
Cartersville. At present, these in
clude only jackhammer opera
tors and laborers.
Information may be obtained
from the Rome office Monday
through Friday between 8:30 a.
m. and 5 p. m. or a representa
tive can be contacted at the
Chattooga County Court House
on Thursday mornings.
Highway Contracts
In State for 1946
Set at 37 Million
During the present year, road
construction contracts will reach
$22,300,000, with a letting sched
ule of $2,000,000 for Aug. 2, ac
cording to George McDonald, di
rector of the state highway de
partment.
Highway engineers and drafts
men are working toward a goal
oi $37,000 000 by the end of the
year—an all-time record for road
building in Georgia. In the past,
construction has averaged little
more than $10,000,000 a year.
Over the war period, $16,000.-
000,000 in Federal funds accumu
lated, and Gov. Ellis Arnall has
provided $5,000,000 to apply on
additional state road contracts,
on which the state pays full cost.
Engineers and draftsmen are
now working on plans and spe
cifications for the rest of the
program, McDonald said.
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THE SECRET SIX WHO SERVED WELL . . . These six chil
dren, who called themselves the “Secret Six,” chose work to
play to raise money so that an eye operation could be per
formed on the eyes of a neighborhood playmate, Ruth Erickson,
shown seated on ground. The six performed odd jobs around the
neighborhood in Detroit to raise the money. Left to right: Emma
J. Zaccagnini, 10; Yvonne Leo, 11; Donald Spodeck, 11; John
Zaccagnini, 11; Beverly Olmstead, 11; and Joey Fraze.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1946
Lanham to Speak to
Farm Bureau Meet
In Rome August 1
W. M. Storey, of Summerville,
Seventh district director of the
Georgia Farm Bureau Federa
tion, announced this week that
Henderson Lanham, of Rome,
would appear on the program at
a district-wide meeting scheduled
for Thursday, Aug. 1, at the city
hall in Rome. Mr. Lanham was
nominated for Congress from the
Seventh District in the state pri
mary held on July 17.
Director Storey announced
that Farm Bureau representa
tives from each county in the dis
trict will attend the Rome ses
sion when matters of interest to
farmers will be presented by H.
L. Wingate, president of the state
Farm Bureau Federation, and
others. The GFBF executive is
one of the most prominent agri
cultural leaders in the nation,
and as a member of the board of
directors of the American Farm
Bureau Federation, he is thor
oughly familiar with national
legislation affecting the agricul
tural interests of Georgia.
The Seventh District session
will open at 10 o’clock, Mr. Storey
said, and will adjourn at 12:30
for lunch. The afternoon session
will convene at 2 o’clock and will
be devoted to the discussion of
plans for membership drives in
each county in the district. Thus
far, according to Director Storey,
die Seventh District has made
an excellent record in member
ship and has exceeded the total
received during the entire year
of 1945.
Mrs. Joe S. Ray, president of
the Associated Women of the
GFBF, will attend the Rome ses
sion and address the women of
the district at the afternoon ses
sion. The AW president urges the
women of the Seventh District to
attend the Rome meeting for a
very important conference.
Reports from the counties com
prising the district indicate a full
attendance, Mr. Storey stated.
MID-SUMMER REVIVAL AT
HEMPHILL A. M. E. ZION
CHURCH THIS WEEK
A revival which began Monday
night at the Hemphill A. M. E.
Zion Church (Colored) here will
continue through next Saturday
night. The Rev. C. W. Anthony,
of Savannah, Ga., is conducting
the services, and the public is in
vited. The Rev. G. W. Shultz is
pastor of the church and Hastie
Bitting is secretary.
Official Vote in
Election Last Week
Eugene Talmadge led in 105 counties to poll of unit vote
of 242 to lead James V. Carmichael, his nearest opponent,
who received 148 unit votes. Carmichael received the largest
popular vote ever given any candidate for governor in Geor
gia, le .ling Talmadge 314,421 to 304,760, but Carmichael
led in only 45 counties. Ex-Gov. Ed Rivers led in nine coun
ties for 20 unit votes, and received a popular vote of 69,750.
The fourth candidate, Hoke O’M
Kelley, receiving no unit votes,
had a popular vote of 11,830.
Representative’s Race
In the race for state represen
tative from Chattooga County,
which climaxed the hottest po
litical campaign in the history
of this county, H. Grady Ramey
won re-election by a slim margin
of nine votes
In the r&Ce for members of the
board of roads and revenue of
Chattooga County, F. A. Justice
won the nomination over John
Hammond in another close con
test, 643 to 609 for District No.
2 (Trion).
A run-off will be necessary to
determine the nominee for Dis
trict No. 1 (Summerville), be
tween Dr. W. B. Hair and Clyde
Harlow. Dr. Hair received 582
votes and Mr. Harlow received
572.
There will also be a run-off be
tween Claude Baker and George
Kling in District No. 3 (Teloga,
Alpine, Dirtseller).
Homer B. Hix was elected in
District No. 5 (Dirttown, Hay
wood, Subligna), over Homer C.
Gordon. Mr. Hix received 211
votes and Mr. Gordon 200.
In the Fourth District (Lyerly,
Seminole, Coldwater), R. C. Floyd
won over Donald Cook, by a ma
jority of one vote, Mr. Floyd re
ceiving 348 votes and Mr. Cook
tallying 347.
Malcolm C. Tarver, incumbent
in the Seventh District congres
sional race, was defeated by Hen
derson Lanhan, of Rome. Mr.
Lanham carried Chattooga Coun
ty with 2,389 to Mr. Tarver’s 1,-
913 votes.
In other statehouse races, M.
E. Thompson, winning candidate
for lieutenant governor, received
184,890 popular votes, as the run
ner-up, Marvin Griffin, received
157,808. Frank C. Gross, a native
Chattoogan. was third with 8,834
Mr. Gross carried Chattooga
County by a vote of 1,766 to 984
received by Mr. Griffin, his near
est opponent in this county.
Zack Cravey was re-elected as
comptroller general; Eugene Cook
attorney general, Ben Fortson,
secretary of state; M. D. Collins,
state school superintendent; G.
B. Hamilton, State '/treasurer;
Tom Linder, commissioner of ag
riculture; Ben T. Huiet, labor
commissioner; Hugh Maclntyre,
appellate court judge, and pub
lic service commissions, Walter
McDonald and Allen Chappell
were both re-elected.
TRION PRECINCT
For Governor
Carmichael 670
O’Kelley 46
Rivers 147
Talmadge 386
For Congress
Tarver , 483
Lanham 718
For Representative
Ramey 573
Harrell 688
For Commissioner
Hammond 609
Justice 643
SUBLIGNA PRECINCT
For Governor
Carmichael 43
O’Kelley 7
Rivers lO
Talmadge ... 65
For Congress
Tarver 76
Lanham 46
For Representative
Ramey 55
Harrell 68
For Commissioner
Gordon 48
Hix 78
ALPINE PRECINCT
For Governor
Carmichael 145
O’Kelley 9
Rivers 69
Talmadge 140
For Congress
Tarver 190
Lanham 150
For Representative
Ramey 139
Harrell .212
For Commissioner
Baker 145
Kling - 133
Toles 65
Ward 26
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TELOGA PRECINCT
For Governor
Carmichael 28 I
, O’Kelley 1
Rivers 16 ;
’| Talmadge 38 j
For Congress
Tarver , 44 |
Lanham
For Representative
: Ramey 39
• Harrell 38
For Commissioner
l Baker ... 23
■ Kling 16
• Toles 5
Ward 39
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TOTALS FOR COUNTY
■ For Governor
| Carmichael 2334
: O’Kelley - 132
Rivers i 538
Talmadge 1503
For Lieutenant-Governor
! Dennis 291
1 Grayson 138 |
Griffin 984 j
1 Gross 1766
• Huff 204
Thompson 537
For Congress
Lanham 2389
Tarver ......1913
For Judge City Court
C. D. Rivers ..... 4527
For Representative
Harrell 2219
Ramey 2228
For Commissioner
SUMMERVILLE DISTRICT
Davison 247
Gorman 262
Hair 582
Harlow 572
TRION DISTRICT
Hammond 609
Justice 647
TELOGA, ALPINE, DIRTSELLER
DISTRICT
Baker 177
Kling 150
Toles 74
Ward 102
LYERLY, SEMIONLE AND
COLDWATER DISTRICT
Cook 347
Floyd 348
DIRTTOWN, HAYWOOD AND
SUBLIGNA DISTRICT
, Gordon 200
. Hix _ 211
rfAYWOOD DISTRICT:
For Governor
Carmichael 1
; OTCelley 1
. Rivers 1
Talmadge 21
For Congress
Tarver 5
Lanham 16
For Representative
Ramey 13
Harrell 11
For Commissioner
Hix 9
Gordon 16
COLDWATER DISTRICT:
For Governor
Carmichael 126
O’Kelley 2
Rivers 5
. Talmadge 41
For Congress
Tarver _ 108
Lanham 61
For Representative
Ramey 96
Harrell 79
For Commissioner
Cook 104
Floyd 72
LYERLY PRECINCT
For Governor
Carmichael 161
O’Kelley 7
Rivers 45
Talmadge 151
For Congress
Tarver 175 j
Lanham 149
For Representative
Ramey 204 1
Harrell 158 '
For Commissioner
Cook . 109
Floyd 261 1
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SEMINOLE PRECINCT ;
For Governor
Carmichael 35 j
O’Kelley 7 il
Rivers 14 j s
Talmadge 89 '
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YOUNG SAILOR AT COLUM
BUS’ TOMB ... A young man
with his toy sailboat sits on the
rail by the tomb of Christopher
Columbus, discoverer of the
new world, at Ciudad, Trujillo,
Dominican republic. The in
scription over the tomb reads:
“Columbus Was a Sailor.” On
August 4 the city will celebrate
the 450th anniversary of its
founding the Western Hemi
sphere’s first site.
Steps Being Taken
Designed to Bring
New Industry Here
ATLANTA, July 24 (GPS).—
In an all-out effort to obtain
new industries for Georgia, in
dustrial development corpora
tions with total capitalization
of nearly $1,000,000 have been
organized in 12 Georgia com
| munities, according to the cur
j rent Industrial Newsletter is
sued by the State Agricultural
and Industrial Development
Board’s Industry Panel.
Albany has the largest cor
poration with a capitalization
of $300,000. In Waycross, Bain
bridge and Cordele three other
corporations have been organ
ized with capital in excess of
SIOO,OOO each. The eight other
communities with new indus
trial corporations are Douglas,
Hawkinsville, Millen, Sanders
ville, Sparta, Warrenton, Wav
erly Hall and Cochran
Os the approximately 50 new
industries which are opening
in Georgia each month, the
garment field still leads all
thers, it was disclosed by W. C.
Cram, Jr., director of the A. I.
D. board’s industry panel. New
plants announced or in opera
tion include an overall and
shirt factory in Brunswick and
a chenille housecoat factory in
Cartersville.
Food processing also shows
evidence of a continued up
ward trend, Mr. Cram said.
New plants in this field include
a peanut and milling concern
in Cordele, a quick-freezing
processing and storage plant in
Columbus and an additional
freezing plant in Cuthbert. A
woolen mill in Dublin also is
among the newest plants to
spring up, as are a plastics firm
in Atlanta, a brick manufac
turing plant in Carrollton, a
furniture factory in Cedar
town, an art pottery plant in
Marietta and a dish cabinet
plant in Sparta.
Meanwhile, additional infor
ma ti o n reaching Director
Cram's attention discloses
buildings available for new in
dustries in the following Geor
gia communities: Alma, Ath
ens, Columbus, Griffin, Met
ter, Moultrie and Twin City.
The industry panel further re
veals that a garment manufac
turer is seeking a Georgia lo
cation, as are manufacturers
of women’s sport shoes and
leather jackets. Another firm,
making textiles, is seeking a
mill near a source of abundant
electric power and ample la
bor supply.
Increasing its activity as a
clearing center for all phases
of industry, the A. I. D. board’s
industry panel announces in
quiries from Florida concerns
seeking clay flower pots and
from a New York firm wanting
a source of spagnum moss.
TO CLEAN PLEASANT GROVE
CEMETERY ON JULY 31
All persons interested in the
Pleasant Grove Cemetery please
meet there early July 31 to clean
off cemetery and church yard.
Committee.
REGULAR SERVICES AT
BETHEL PRESBYTERIAN
NEXT SUNDAY AT 3 P. M.
Bethel Presbyterial Church will
hold its regular service Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock, the pas
tor, the Rev. H. R. Foster, an
nounces. The communion service
will also be observed. The public
is invited.
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Georgians Give
Gene Talmadge
Another Chance
Georgia’s modern “Peck’s Bad
Boy” will be given another
i chance.
Yes, sir, “Ole Gene” Talmadge,
from Sugar Creek, who virtually
wrecked Georgia and made the
| state the laughing-stock of the
nation during his last adminis
tration as governor, rose up from
political obscurity, told the peo
pie he was a changed man, ask
! ed for another chance—and got
it.
What the red-gallused, tobac
co-chewing, three-time ex-gover
nor will do with the new oppor
tunity given him by the voters,
of course, remains to be seen.
Some say he has changed for the
better; many say he hasn’t; all
j Georgia prays he has.
In the campaign just ended,
I one of the hottest and most bit
ter gubernatorial races in Geor
gia’s history, more than 90 per
| cent of the state's 138 rural and
urban newspapers taking an edi
torial stand warned the people
against giving “Ole Gene” an-
I other chance.
Although Marietta’s James V.
Carmichael, the only candidate
favoring a continuation of the
type of good government Geor
gia has enjoyed in the past three
and a half years, polled more
popular votes out of the approxi
mately 700,000 cast than did the
old campaigner, Talmadge swept
into office under the county unit
system, receiving more than the
required 206. Ex-Gov. E. D. Rivers
ran a poor third. Hoke O’Kelley
j also ran.
Talmadge’s latest successful
political comeback was due large
ly to two things: (1) His injec
tion into the campaign of the
racial issue, which he shouted
| loud and long from one end of
[ the state to the other, and (2)
the fact that Rivers, either by
prearrangement with the Tal
madge forces or otherwise, stay
ed in the race even after it be
came apparent he did not have
a chance to win, thus splitting
the vote in close counties.
And so, come next January,
Georgia’s modern “Pecks Bad
Boy” and, in fact, the state itself
will be placed on probation for
four years.
Evangelist Waters to
Conduct Meetings
Here July 27, 28
Special evangelistic services
will be held at the West Sum
merville Baptist Church July 27
and 28, conducted by Evangelist
i Frank Waters, of Chattanooga, a
| former resident of Summerville.
The subject for Saturday eve
j ning, 8 o’clock, will be “The Son
| of Satan or the Man of Sin”;
Sunday morning’s 11 o’clock sub
ject will be "The Silver Lining
Behind the Cloud”; Sunday aft
ernoon at 3 o’clock the theme
will be "What Summerville Needs
Today,” and Sunday evening at
8 o’clock, Evangelist Waters will
preach on “The Precious Blood of
Jesus Christ.”
The public is invited to attend
these services.
REVIVAL TO BEGIN SUNDAY
AT LYERLY METHODIST
A revival will begin Sunday,
July 28, at the Lyerly Methodist
Church to continue for one week.
Servives will begin at 11 a. m.
and 8:15 p. m.. “Christ is going
to be there,” says the pastor, the
Rev. Shelton E. Adams,” so come,
meet with and worship Him
there.”
1. What South American coun
try was invited to the Paris peace
conference?
2. Name the “Big Four” of
World War I.
3. What is “Bastille Day?”
4. How many ciphers are there
in a quintillion?
5. What is the largest inland
body of water?
6. What is the average weekly
earning in manufacturing?
7. What are isotopes?
8. Where is the longest tunnel
being contemplated?
9. What is America’s annual
laundry bill?
10. What is the largest business
in the U. S.?
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