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THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
Official Organ of Chattooga County
Summerville, Georgia
O. J. ESPY Editor-Manager (1911-38 >
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL.
MOlOssociation
NO GAIN IN PROPOSED MERGER
The American Legion, meeting in convention,
has gone on record in favor of a single depart
ment oi national security.
This is what one would naturally expect from
the Legion, composed for the most part of Army
veterans, but the resolution, as passed, probably
reflects the opinion of a small group of leaders.
There is one argument for the merger oi the
armed forces. It is economy. There is nothing
much to be gained in the work of training men
for war, preparing the armed icrces for combat
and in executing the appropriate tasks that fall
to the three branches of our defense force.
No unity of command existed in the Pacific
theater and there is little reason for suspecting
that the war against Japan was not a jam-up
success. That it might have been better conduct
ed is open to debate but it might also have been
handled in a worse way.
There are activities that properly belong ex
clusively to the Army. Others belong to the Navy
and still others to the Air Corps. There are op
erations properly assigned exclusively to one oi
the three branches. There will be occasions in
the next war, just as in the past war, when unity
of command will be essential and when personnel
of the three services must operate under one
commander.
This is not saying that all personnel, regardless
of operations undertaken, should be under a sin
gle command. Upon occasions an offensive or de
fensive undertaking will be best handled exclu
sively by the Navy, or the Air Corps, or the Army.
Nothing is to be gained by setting up a super
chief, or a super-board or in permitting the Pres
ident to assume complete control of the defense
policies of the armed services.
ONLY IN SELF-DEFENSE
Will Clayton, undersecretary of state, recently
commented upon the "basic freedoms” for which
the people of this country waged war against
Fascism.
This idea crops out repeatedly and it is nec
essary to call attention to the fact that the
Unied States did not wage war to establish the
Four Freedoms, or any other freedoms. We be
came involved in war because we were attacked
and we fought in self-defense.
It is entirely true to presume that the victori
ous war of self-defense, including the decisive
defeat of the aggressor nations, places the world
in a favorable condition for the development of
freedom everywhere. An Axis victory would have
made these freedoms impossible and set up a to
talitarian regime to snuff them out in the fu
ture. The condition, however, results as a by
product of our successful war of defense.
The record abundantly proves that the United
States did not become belligerent in order to pre
vent the overthrow of freedom in other lands
and the present attitude of the people of this
country indicates quite plainly that they would
not now support a war that was solely concerned
with the establishment of the Four Freedoms in
the Balkans, in India, in China, or in Russia.
DENOUNCES PRESSURE GROUPS
Eric Johnston, former president of the United
States Chamber of Commerce and now the so
called “czar” of the motion picture industry, says
that powerful pressure groups, in their recent
struggle for advantage, “have frequently lost
sight of the national welfare.”
There is no doubt of the truth of this assertion.
Pressure groups, organized for selfish advantages,
have made a football of our national economy,
like Mr. Johnston asserts, and they have made
nincompoops of congressmen, who have forgotten
the general welfare of the American people as a
whole in their efforts to buy the votes of the
pressure groups.
The undue power of minority pressure groups
is evident in the handling of the foreign affairs
of the nation. It is more evident in the legisla
tion that is passed to cope with national emer
gencies. The power of pressure groups alone ex
plains he failure of the Government to adequately
protect the interest of all the people of this
country.
The pressure groups now operating in the Unit
ed States are organized along racial, religious,
sectional and economic lines. The minorities do
not have to possess a majority anywhere. It is
sufficient that they possess a balance of power
to make doubtful the outcome of elections in key
political areas.
The pressure groups do not attempt to influ-
ence all legislation and all policies. They concen
trate on something vitally important to them and
they cast aside every other consideration except
the goal in mind. They do not hesitate to threat
en congressmen and its officials with political
oblivion and hey do not shrink from using their
influence and power to thwart measures hey ap
prove, in the general interest, if such opposition
can blackmail wavering representatives of the
people.
The pressure groups take advantage of the po
litical opportunity that comes to them through
the fact that the two major parties are practi
cally in balance in the nation. This is particular
ly true of various congressional districts. Conse
quently, an office-holder depending upon votes
for re-election, does not dare offend these mili
tant minority groups because, in their disdain
oi general principles, they cut him down if he
against their special enterprise.
The remedy for this situation, it seems to us,
does not lie in denouncing the pressure groups,
although the problem will be helped somewhat if
journalists and commentators will point out the
processes and practices of the minority pressure
groups. It will not be solved by denouncing con
gressmen, because it is almost inevitable that the
legislators and officials will be anxious for their
own re-election. The solution to the problem lies
in devising measures to clip the wings of intense
ly organized and highly emotional minority
groups which respond to the high-pressure ap
peal of propaganda put out by self-serving lead
ers.
We have given some thought to the problem
and have about reached the conclusion that the
best remedy is to be found in some course which
will restore independence of action to congress
men and officials. The most likely project to ac
complish this purpose is to provide pensions for
congressmen and other elected officials of the
Federal Government. It is barely possible that
such an assurance of economic well-being will
strengthen the backbone of wavering individ
uals and make them somewhat independent of
the political pressure exerted by organized mi
norities and pressure groups.
POLIO A RURAL DISEASE
The American Orthopedic Association says that
poliomyelitis is primarily a rural disease, although
epidemics have occurred in metropolitan areas.
The fact that medical men consider the dis
ease primarily a rural afdiction has led some ex
perts to believe that its incidence in the country
is due to the fact that many people, dwelling in
more congested areas, have established some
kind of immunity in an early and comparatively
light form of the disease.
We do not believe that the theory has been
thoroughly established but, in view of the active
campaign being waged throughout the country
to mobilize scientific methods against it, the hope
appears reasonable that, in time, it will be mas
tered and checked by medical experts.
NOT SPREAD ABROAD
President Harry S. Truman calls upon the peo
ple of this country to present “workable plans
which will enable the war-devastated countries
to mce the future with confidence and success.
He points out that the United States was
“largely successful in averting world tragedy
through lack of food” and that this country con
tributed 71.6 per cent of the tonnage and 68 per
cent of the value of supplies sent into countries
receiving relief.
This *s an item of news that will not be given
wide publicity in countries where the govern
ments are interested in painting the United
States as a black-hearted imperialist regime, at
tempting to establish its tentacles throughout the
earth.
The news will not be spread by Marshal Tito,
although his country received 2,029,394 long tons
of relief supplies, of which more than 1.400,000
tons represent the generosity of the United
States.
A COUPLE OF PICNICS
It is easy to recall the outburst in this countij
when it was generally known that the Army was
planning to send men into the combat zones with
less than a full year’s training. Civilians and cont
gressmen vied with each other in insisting that
this should not be done.
Now, the War Department suggests that youths
between 18 and 20 be required to serve their
country by receiving six months of military
training and the American Legion, composed of
veterans of both wars, issues a statement assert
ing that four months would be sufficient.
The idea of training young men for military
service is nothing more than the precaution nec
essary to save the nation if, unfortunately, it is
suddenly attacked. To this end, the War Depart
ment originally proposed a year’s training but
the outcry was so great that the term was cut
to six months. Now, the Legion would slice it
to four and, before Congress gets through with
the measure, it will be no more than a couple of
picnics.
We have no desire to compel young men to
give up any part of their life in unnecessary mil
itary training but we are quite convinced that
such a step is advisable if the United States
wants to exert pressure for peace or to be ready
or any future aggressor.
ELECTION IN RUMANIA
“Free ejections are not possible until democrat
ic liberties are given back to the country,” de
clares Constantin Bradanu, liberal party leader
of Rumania.
Dr. Juliu Maniu, leader of the National Peas
ant Party, also attacks the election list com
piled for the Rumanian election as fraudulent
and says that the Communist government main
tains the dictatorship system by oppressing all
those who are not adherent to it. Asserting that
the coming election will be a sham, he suggests
the presence of unbiased controllers.
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: SUMMERVILLE, GA.
FARM BUREAU
NEWS
Approximately 5,000 new mem
bersnips have been added to the
rolls of the Georgia Farm Bu
reau Federation thus far in Oc
tober, according to an announce
ment released from state head
quarters in Macon the first of
tnis week. This represents a sub
stantial increase over the same
date last year and gives promise
of reaching the 50,000 total re
quested by President H. L. Win
gate in his annual report at the
1945 convention.
Several counties in the state
have reported memberships equal
to more than twice the total re
corded in 1945, the announcement
revealed, with campaigns still
under way in these leading Farm
Bureau sections
“I am delighted with the prog
ress we are making,” stated Mr.
i Wingate, in commenting on the
increase in Farm Bureau mem
bership over the state, “and the
farmers of Georgia may be as
sured that the accomplishments
oi this organization will show a
decided boost over the record bf
the past when our membership
was small compared with the
number of farms in the state.”
He added that achievements
through organized effort on the
part of Georgia farmers will con
tribute to “every segment of our
economy. When agriculture pros
pers,” the GFBF leader asserted,
“other groups are likewise bene
iitted.”
Last year, Bulloch, Laurens
and Mitchell counties had a to
tal membership 0f«4,076 with the
former in the lead with 1,484.
This year, however, it appears
that several others will challenge
these banner Farm Bureau coun
ties with the result that final re
ports may show a number with a
membership in excess of 2,000.
The recent observance of state
wide Farm Bureau Week served
to create unusual interest in
farm organization, Mr. Wingate
pointed out, “because of the
unanimous endorsement of Gov.-
Elect Talmadge and other prom
inent state leaders.” More than
5,000 new members were added
during this special event, he add
ed.
MENLO NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Longley an
nounce the marriage of their I
daughter, Doreen Estelle, to
James Roy Stephenson, of Sum
merville. The bride chose a gray'
ensemble with black accessories j
for her wedding dress and wore,
pink carnations in a corsage. The |
couple will reside temporarily ‘
with the bride’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Murphy,;
Mrs. H. L. Jett, Mrs. Stiff and
Mrs. Lula Cleckler attended the
mneral of John P. Henry in Sum
merville last week.
Miss Lena Baker spent a few j
days last week in Knoxville,;
Tenn., with his sister, JVliss Ruth
Baker, who is convalescing after
a major operation.
Frank Polk and Misses Effie
and Minnie Polk have returned
from Indiana where they visited
for a week.
Mrs. J. W. Hollis and Mrs. A.
B. Dorough were luncheon guests
of Mrs. W. J. Hogg last Wednes
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Murphy
spent Friday in Fort Payne the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Har
rison.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Daniel and
James, Mr. and Mrs. George Mc-
Murtrie and Sandra, and Misses
Eunice and Izora Biggers were
guests Sunday evening of Misses
Georgia and Margie Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Murphy and
children spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Murphy.
Mrs. Ed Worsham, of Summer-'
ville, visited friends in Menlo
one afternoon last week.
Mrs. J. S. Majors, who has been
very ill in Trion Hospital, is re
ported improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lawrence
and daughter, of Chattanooga,
were guests of relatives Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bostain, Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Bostain and son,
Danny Joe; Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Wright, Mr. and Mrs. W. j
O. Bennett and grandson, Gary
Alexander, and Mrs. O. E. Green,
of Chattanooga, were guests of
Mrs. Janie King Sunday.
Tax Receipts Fall
Below Expectations
State Revenue Commissioner
M. E. Thompson has announced
that state tax collections for the
past three months fell short of
an expected $6,000,000 increase
but are still sufficient to assure
the salary raise to school teach
ers.
In the last quarter, the revenue
department collected $19,635,199,
an increase of $5 422,755 over the
same period in 1945.
The greatest single increase
was in liquor taxes, from $388,442
in September, 1945, to $1,502,881
last month. Motor fuel tax rev
enue attained an all-time high
in September of $2,882,750.
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Over 2 Million
Spent for Health
Work in State
During the last fiscal year the
state department of public health
spent $2,378,203 for an expanded
health program in Georgia, ac
cording to a report by State Au
ditor B. E. Thrasher, Jr.
This expenditure compared
with $1,682,725 in 1944 and $2,-
213.515 in 1945. Chief expenses
were $1,008,577 for personal serv
ices, $629,166 for supplies and
materials, $483,028 for grants to
civil divisions and $113,7688 for
travel.
State appropriations for opera
tion of the health department in
the amount of $600,000 was sup
plemented by SIOO,OOO from state
emergency fund. The Federal
cent, or $1,655,306, of the total
Government contributed 75.5 per
or $1,655,306, of the total costs
of operating the department. Fees
collected came to. $41,782, of
which $21,322 came from vital
statistics fees and $13,105 from
mattress inspections.
Reimbursement of county
health departments up to 50 per
cent of their personnel and trav
el costs on July 1, 1944, caused
a shift of 386 employes from state
to the county pall rolls, reducing
the number of state health de
partment employes from 672 in
1944 to 326 at the present time.
State Auditor Thrasher com
mented the health department
on the neatness and accuracy of
the records.
TWO TIMES FOR ACTION
There are two times when the
social security administration
field office should be contacted.
First, when a wage earner is 65
years of age or older, whether he
intends to retire at that time or
not. It may be to his advantage
to file his claim for old-age and
survivors insurance even though
he intends to keep on working.
He does not have to stop work
simply because he has filed a
claim for his old-age and sur
vivors insurance. He would sim
ply “freeze” his benefit amount
at the highest amount of money
he could receive at that time.
This is very important because
if a worker 65 or older should
become ill or be off his job for
several months, his . benefit
amount would.be materially re
duced. That is why the social se
curity administration recom
mends that all workers 65 years
of age or older should contact the
social security administration
immediately.
Second, Death Benefits: When
a worker dies, some member of
his family, should contact the
social security administration
immediately and file a claim for
his insurance. There are certain
proofs, or evidence, that must
be submitted in connection with
claims for insurance, such as
proof of marriage, proof of age,
proof of death, and proof of pa
ternity on the part of. the chil
dren. Each child should have a
birth certificate.
Further information about fil
ing claims can be obtained from
your local social security field
office.
Good conservation calls for the
harvesting of a tree-crop as soon
as it is ready, says the state de
partment of forestry.
Trion Facts Receives
Recognition From
Cancer Society
The Trion Facts, weekly pub
lication of the Riegel Textile
Corporation, Trion Division, has
this week received national rec
ognition along with 11 other
newspapers and 13 Georgians for
their work during the recently
ended drive to raise funds to
fight cancer. Special awards are
being sent to each of these lead
ers, Mrs. Stewart Colley, of
Grantville, state commander of
Field Army, announced.
“While these persons and pa
pers which have done exception
ally good work are being singled
out for this recognition,” Mrs.
Colley said, “we also want to ex
tend our deepest appreciation to
the huge army of Georgians and
the Georgia press which made
this drive a success.
Our campaign, probably more
than any drive of its type, is en
tirely dependent upon the press,
the radio and personal word-of
mouth, for ours essentially is an
educational program. We feel
that these 25 leaders have done
even more than their share in
spreading the knowledge that
early cancer is curable.”
The other Georgia newspapers
receiving the recognition are:
The Times Recorder, Americus;
Athens Banner-Herald, Carroll
ton Publishing Co., Carrollton;
Gainesville Eagle, Savannah Il
lustrated World, Waynesboro
True Citizen; Bankers Booster,
Macon; Bibb Recorder, Macon;
Brunswick Mariner; Egan Echoes,
and Atlanta Journal of Labor.
'Jack’ Cooper Dies
Here Early Sunday
Evans “Jack” Cooper, 27, died
Sunday at 1 a. m. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Marion Green
Cooper; one son, Mack Evans
I Cooper; father, Elijah Cooper;
three brothers, Carl, Leonard and
James Cooper.
Funeral services were held at
the Macedonia Methodist Church
Monday, at 2:30 with the Rev.
Floyd Higgins officiating. Burial
was in the church cemetery. '
fe, Ji From where I sit... Joe Marsh
Who Gets Off Easiest— ♦
Men or Women?
Maybe you saw that poll on who
has the easiest life—men or wom
en? Os course, the men voted that
the women did, and the women
vice versa.
It would be the same in our town
—take any family. Thad Phibbs
envies his Missus spending the day
at home, with no hot office to at
tend to. And Sue envies Thad his
luncheons with the boys; and his
evening glass of beer with friends
(while she cleans up the dishes in
the kitchen).
Os course, none of it goes very
Thursday, October 17, 1946
Selection of Paty
As Chancellor
Is Acclaimed
The election of Dr. Raymond
R. Paty, now president of the
University of Alabama, as chan
cellor of the University System
of Georgia, is being wide acclaim
ed, not only in Georgia but
throughout the South. What is
recognized as a great gain for
education in Georgia is, at the
same time, regarded as a severe
loss to Alabama.
When Dr. Paty assumes his
new duties Jan. 1, 1947, he will
fill the vacancy left by the death
of Dr S. V. Sanford in Septem
ber, 1945. The state board of re
gents, while criticized on a num
ber of occasions for its delay in
naming a new chancellor, now is
being highly praised for its se
lection. For example, the Atlanta
Constitution said editorially:
“The Board of Regents could
have made no finer choice.”
The 49-year-old educator’s sal
ary was fixed by the board at
$12,000 a year, plus the expense
of home maintenance ,the same
he received as president of the
University of Alabama. The late
Dr. Sanford was paid $8,500 a
year, plus a $2,500 living allow
ance.
As chancellor, Dr. Paty will re
turn to the state where he be
came a college educator in 1929.
He served as progressor of Bible
and religious education at Emory
and four years later was appoint
ed dean of men.
Born at Bell Buckle, Tenn.,
Nov. 4, 1986, Dr. Paty attended
the Webb School there and the
University of Tennessee. In World
War I, his education was inter
rupted while he served as an of
ficer. Later he received his A.
B. degree from Emory University,
where he was a member of the
Phi Beta, Kappa scholastic fra
ternity, and his master of arts
degree from Columbia University
in 1927. He married the former
Adelaide Pund, of Augusta, in
1921. They have three daughters.
Ninety-four per cent of the
pines under one year old are kill
ed by the average Georgia grass
fire, according to the state de
partment of forestry.
deep. Thad knows way deep down
that the Missus has plenty of work
running a house; and Sue knows
Thad’s friendly glass of beer is well
deserved relaxation after a long
hard day’s work.
. From where I sit, most husbands
and wives may grumble now and
then but they know in their
hearts it’s a case of live and let
live, give and take, that comes out
pretty even in the end.
Copyright, 1946, United States Brewers Foundation
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