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Os Rare Beauty.
More of Jesus.
Babes and Sucklings.
Darkey Language.
Hollis the Heralder.
Hors de Combat. N
Chamber of Commerce.
Able Assistant.
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By RAYMUND DANIEL
OF RARE BEAUTY
We do not know who wrote jn
The Summerville News the story
that John Pickens Henry “passed
to his eternal home.” For sheer
beauty, portions of the story
stand as a work of high art. For
proof, we reproduce one para
graph, as follows:
John Pickens Henry possess
ed many sterling attributes of
character, such as fairness and
honesty to his fellow man. Al
ways extremely kind and hu
man to the tenants who work
ed his land. The amassing of
wealth and material posses
sions did not bother him. He
enjoyed the springtime plant
ing of the crops, the harvesting
season, the ripening of the
golden corn, the opening of the
cotton. He took pleasure in his
livestock, he was especially fond
of horses. A friend of his often
remarked “If I were a horse I
would like to belong to John
Henry!” He was plain in his
taste and lived simply.
In Lyerly lives a philosopher
who takes life as it comes. “Do
your best; acting your own age
and you will be right and your
age. Do not try to make yourself
appear younger; just be natural.”
His name is John Smiley and he
is 75 years old and proud of ev
ery year.
“What we need is less vitamins
and more Jesus,” is the philos
ophy of Mr. Smiley, and he seems
to be flourishing off of it.
BABES AND SUCKLINGS
Out of the mouths of “babes
and sucklings” comes much wis
dom is well showwn by Chairman
W. P. Lovett, of the Chattooga
County Education Association
and superintendent of the Chat
tooga schools. Prof, Lovett tells
of his visit to the Lyerly first
grade schools. His article, pub
lished in the October 10 issue of
The Summerville News, is inter
esting and illuminating from the
first paragraph to the startling
closing line:
“Teacher, I-I-I believe I-I have
we-et my pan-nts.”
Prof. Lovett rightly believes
parents should visit their chil
dren in schools.
DARKEY LANGUAGE
The vernacular of the old
Southern darkey still remains in
the expression, spoken and writ
ten, by the colored man.
An example is evidenced by a
letter received by a Chattooga
County lady from a darkey em
ploye. The letter follows, self-ex
planatory:
“I am sending your $2 of your
money. I owe you three more so
I bring it Monday or Sunday. So
please don’t be angry at me for
just started work so I send it.”
So bye,
The white friend did not get
angry.
HOLLIS THE HERALDER
They have resumed their
stories—the Lyerly prevaricatory
rendesvousers. The used chairs
were filled before the post office,
with James (Jim) Hollis at the
wheel.
The Rendezvouses had waited
patiently for “Brother Hollis”—
than whom there is no “whomer.”
Also Brother Hollis is not only
one of the best mail carriers in
the country, but a story teller.
Patiently, they watched him ad
just his glasses, then begin his
story: “Down where my people
first lived,” said Mr. Hollis, “there
were two champion snakes. They
had licked all other snakes and
a match was arranged between
the two survivors. Finally, one
snake swallowed the other. Puz
zled as to what to do, with all foes
vanquished, the victorious snake
turned in and swallowed himself.
And there were great snake fight
ers in those days,” concluded
“Brother Hollis.”
HORS DE COMBAT
Back in the olden days, even
when LaFayette was then also an
active, energetic little city, there
was a darkey who drove a dilapi
dated hack drawn by a dilapi
dated horse. The darkey was
named Dargan and the horse
Schmidt. The three were insep
arable. The hack plied between
the railroad station, the hotels
and “points of interest.” On one
occasion, a drummer came to
town and “hired the hack.” In
SitnintrnnUr Nms
VOL. 60 NO. 43
Mrs. Clarkson to
Attend G.E.A.
Meet in Rome
Mrs. Katherine M. Clarkson,
superintendent of the Chattooga
County schools, has been ap
pointed to serve as presiding of
ficer over the textbook and li
brary committee Thursday, Nov.
7, at Rome when the Georgia
Education Association holds its
Seventh District convention. A.
E. Harrington, superintendent of
the Trion city schools, will pre
side over the committee on prin
cipals.
Miss Lmily Power, of Rome,
will serve as secretary to the text
brook and library committee, and
Mrs. J. H. Hyatt, of Ringgold, as
secretary to the committee on
principals.
Meetings of 28 such commit
tees, in session during the after
noon at Rome High School, will
be headed by discussion leaders
of state-wide prominence. Dr. M.
D. Collins, state superintendent
of schools; Miss Emily Wood
ward, director of forums for the
University of Georgia, and M. E.
Thompson, lieutenant-governor
elect, will be among leaders of
the clinic discussions.
E. Russell Moulton, state presi
dent of G. E. A., will speak to the
entire group of Seventh District
teachers attending the conven
tion during the morning session
at the city auditorium when top
ics of general school interest will
be discussed.
Twenty - seven teacher-chair
men from each G. E. A. local unit
in the Seventh District have re
ceived special invitations to the
convention. In addition, it is ex
pected that all Seventh District
teachers will attend the general
meeting and a clinic discussion
of choice.
STUART MARKS CANDIDATE
FOR FOOTBALL SQUAD AT
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE
Stuart T. Marks, of Summer
ville, who is attending West
Georgia College, is a candidate
for the first football squad at
the school in its 14 years of op
eration. Red, as Marks is known
to his fellow students, has taken
a position on the center of the
line and will see plenty of action
Saturday night when the West
Georgia College Braves open their
football season against the Fort
McPherson Yellow Jackets at the
city ball park in Carrollton.
Incidentally, Red reports, the
flashy uniforms of the college
team just matches his hair. You
can see Red and his uniform
from miles and miles away.
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL AT
MENLO OCTOBER 31
There will be a Halloween car
nival at the Menlo Gym, Thurs
day, Oct. 31, at 7 p. m.
MENLO PRESBYTERIAN
ANNOUNCES SERVICES
FOR NEXT SUNDAY
The Rev. J. F. Querrin will
preach at the 11 o’clock service
next Sunday morning at the
Menlo Presbyterian Church, ac
cording to the Rev. S. K. Dodson,
pastor. The Rev. J. L. Caldwell
will preach at the union evening
service at 7:45. The public is in
vited to attend both of these ser
vices.
REV. CONN TO PREACH AT
SPRING CREEK SUNDAY
The Rev. C. B. Conn will preach
at the Spring Creek Church next
Sunday morning. The public is
invited to attend.
same manner, the floor came out
of the hack and the drummer
was compelled to throw his feet
where the floor had been, and
dog-trot as did the horse. He
could not make himself heard for
the rattle of the hack and the
horse and the singing and shout
in of the darkey. “I trotted all
the way to the hotel from the
depot. I surely was hors de com
bat,” said the drummer.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
There is no greater civic serv
ice that can be given that which
can be rendered by the Chattoo
ga Chamber of Commerce. From
the farmer to the manufacturer,
all can be helpful by and through
the organization. It behooves all
to gather together and cooperate
in the upbuilding of the cham
ber.
ABLE ASSISTANT
The state of Georgia and the
department of public safety is
fortunate in having Zack Arnall
assist Major William E. Spence,
director of the department. Mr.
Arnall is executive secretary of
the Georgia Municipal Associa
tion.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24,1946
John W. Wooten
Passes Away
John William Wooten, 76, a
resident of Summerville for 20
years, died at his home Monday
at 7 a.m. after a lingering ill
ness. Survived by his wife, Mrs.
Anna Elizabeth Wooten; fdur
daughters, Mrs. Alice Rawls, Mrs.
Mattie Lou Vernon, Mrs. Gladys
Cox, Summerville; Mrs. Mae
Stowe, Trion; two sons, Curtis
Wooten, Berryton; R. A. Wooten,
Shannon; two sisters, Mrs. Sal
lie Martin, Berryton; Mrs. Ida
Hom, Perennial; a brother,
Frank Wooten, Berryton.
Funeral services will be held at
the home Wednesday at 11:00
a. m. EST., with Rev. Ben C.
Scarbrough, Rev. W. J. Culpep
per and Rev. Rathburn Cash of
ficiating. Interment in the Sum
merville cemetery. Hill-Weems
Funeral Home in charge of the
arrangements.
Mrs. Bettie Williams
Dies in Birmingham
Mrs. Bettie Penn Williams, 68,
died in Birmingham Tuesday,
Oct. 22. The body will arrive
Wednesday at 5 p. m. and be at
the home of her sister, Mrs. O. A.
Selman, until the hour of service
which will be held from the Sum
merville Presbyterian Church
today at 11 a. m. with the Rev.
Harry Foster and the Rev. Ben
C. Scarborough officiating.
Mrs. Williams is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. W. J. Wilkins;
one son, W. E. Williams, both of
Birmingham; two sisters, Mrs. O.
A. Selman and Miss Mary Penn,
both of Summerville; two grand
daughters, Betty Penn Wilkins
and Ann Williams, of Birming
ham; two grandsons, Jerry Wil
kins and Bill Williams, of Bir
mingham, and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Burial will be in the Summer
ville Cemetery, with Hill-Weems
Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. M. Hill Dies
At Trion Home
Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth West
brooks Hill. 41, died at her home,
23 10th street, Trion, Thursday
at 5:30 p.m. after a lingering ill
ness. Survived by her mother,
Mrs. Artemisia Westbrooks; son,
James Hill, Chattanooga; sister,
Mrs. Archie Bryant; two broth
ers, T. H. and L. C. Westbrooks,
all of Trion; granddaughter,
Laura Hill, of Chattanooga. Fu
neral services were conducted
from the Trion Methodist church
Saturday at 2 p.m., with Rev. H.
L. Cochran, Rev. T. Perry Bran
non, Rev. L. B. Harrell officiat
ing. Interment in the Trion
cemetery. Hill-Weems Funeral
Home, of Summerville, in charge.
MENLO JUNIOR CLASS TO
PRESENT PLAY FRIDAY
The junior class of Menlo High
School invites you to attend its
play, “Oh, Promise Me,” to be
presented at the Menlo Gym
nasium on Oct. 25, at 8 p. m.
“Oh, Promise Me” is a three
act comedy, which will hold your
attention to the very last when
the last promise is made. You’ll
laugh and'laugh. So “Oh, Promise
Me” you’ll be there.
GARDEN CLUB MEETS
The Chattooga Garden Club
will meet today (Thursday) at
the home of Mrs. Gene Rackley.
ELMER PRICE PASSES
AWAY IN SUMMERVILLE
Elmer Ellsworth Price, 60, died
at his home in Summerville
Thursday at 3 a.m. after a lin
gering illness. Surviving are his
wife, Mrs. Geraldine Price; two
daughters, Mrs. Anna Morris,
New Jersey; Miss Betty Price,
Philadelphia. Pa.; two step
daughters, Mrs. J. T. Hendricks.
Rome; Mrs. F. R. Mandrum, Dal
las, Tex.; brother. Harry Price,
New Jersey; a sister, Maggie
Price, of Philadelphia, Pa. Fu
neral services were conducted
from the First Baptist church, of
Summerville, Friday, at 3:30, of
ficiated by Rev. Floyd Higgins.
Rev. Ben C. Scarbrough, Rev. J.
A. Smith. Interment in the
Summerville cemetery. Hill-
Weems Funeral Home in charge.
The newsprint on which this
is published can now be made
from Georgia pine. That’s one
more reason to protect our for
ests from fire.
Revival to Begin
At Pennville
Tabernacle
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EVANGELIST A. N. WHITE
An old-fashioned revival will
begin Sunday, Oct. 27 at the
Pennville Gospel Tabernacle and
will continue through Nov. 10.
Evangelist A. N. White, of Sum
merville, wili 'do the preaching
and services will begin each eve
ning at 7:30 o’clock.
Everyone has an to
attend these services. The Penn
ville bus will be on regular sched
ules.
Legion to Back
Forest Fire Plan
Among the unheralded accom
plishments of the Georgia de
partment of the American Le
gion at its annual conference in
Macon last week was the adop
tion of a proposed platform by
the legion’s state forestry com
mittee.
This platform called for legion
backing of the state forestry de
partment’s bill for tsateyide for
est fire protection. This was re
ferred to the legislative commit
tee and endorsed.
Other planks included rejec
tion of any further Federal con
trols over timber operations in
the state, espousement of a
stronger state department of for
estry and approval of a plan to
make the study of forestry a re
quired subject in the state’s ele
mentary schools.
The legion’s forestry commit
tee, appointed by Department
Commander John Williams, of
Allen, Jr., of Savannah, chair-
Valdosta, is composed of B. E.
man; Zack Cravey, of Milan; J.
M. Tinker, of Atlanta; Billy Lang
dale, of Valdosta, and Walter P.
Kelly, of Eastman.
CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
AT BETHEL NEXT SUNDAY
The centennial anniversary of
Bethel Presbyterian Church will
be held Sunday, Oct. 27, begin
ning at 10:45. The program:
Devotional by Prof. Paul King;
church history, John S. Jones
and W. J. Crawford; anniversary
sermon, the Rev. S. K. Dodson,
of Menlo; lunch, 12:30. The aft
ernoon speakers will be Dr. I. S.
Ingram, president of West Geor
gia College, and the Rev. F. C.
Merrin, superintendent of Home
Missions in Cherokee Presbytery.
Economic Progress and Education Go Together,
Says Director W. CL Cram, of the A.LD. Board
ATLANTA, Oct. 22 (GPS).—Em
phasizing that economic progress
and education go hand in hand,
the current monthly Industrial
Newsletter of the State Agricul
tural and Industrial Development
Board’s industry panel discusses
efforts and trends in Georgia to
ward more education for its
greatest resource—human beings.
The Newsletter cited an in
stance when the vice president of
a large national corporation,
searching for another plant lo
cation, invariably included com
munity educators among the peo
ple he would like to meet. The
manufacturing official was ac
companied on his tour over the
state by Industry Panel Director
W. C. Cram, Jr., who comment
ed: “Management is looking for
an educated community.”
Southern agencies are launch
ing a drive to help Southern in
dustry through education, the
Newsletter further pointed out.
Southern Association of Science
and Industry is advocating edu
cational opportunities for the
Delinquency Os
Youth Laid To
Communities
Speaking at the third annual ,
conference of the Georgia Citi- ■
zens Council, Assistant U. S. At- ■
torney General Theron L. Caudle,
charged juvenile delinquency up
to “community failures.”
“Federal juvenile delinquents
are community juvenile delin
quents,” he said. “They become
under the jurisdiction of the Fed
eral Government merely because
they happen to violate Federal
laws.”
Caudle pointed out that Geor
gia has 159 counties and only 16
juvenile courts, and its training,
| schools are overcrowded, with’
l children waiting for admission,
i Juvenile delinquency, he said,
| should be dealt with through ac
! tivities that “readjust, recreate
I and train the child,” rather than
j through courts and training
schools.
Also speaking during the con
ference on the perplexities of
youth were Senator Claude Pep
per, of Florida; Hugh Comer, Ala
bama cotton mill president and
vice president of the National As
sociation of Manufacturers, and
I former mayor of New York, Fio
! relo H. LaGuardia, now director
, genera lof UNRRA.
Drawing upon his own experi
j ence to offer suggestions on rem
edying the South’s ills, LaGuar
dia warned the council that it
would face opposition “as soon
as you move in to attack” social
problems. He considers many juv
enile acts as “natural expressions
of a healthy child’ and wants the
courts to “give more considera
tion to a child’s feelings.” To him,
good homes bring greater trans
formations in families.
Much can be accomplished in
correcting the delinquency sit
uation by lay groups, such as the
Georgia Citizens Council, Caudle
said.
Lon Sullivan, director of the
council, presided over the annual
session at its recent meeting in
Atlanta.
SOCIAL SECURITY BULLETIN
A Tip For The
Older Worker
When your reach 65, visit your
nearest social security office and
find out about your rights under
old-age and survivors insurance.
Do this whether you intend to
retire at 65 or sometime later.
By filing a claim for old-age
and survivors insurance at 65,
you may apply for benefits any
month in which, because of sick
ness or some other reason, you
failed to earn more than $14.99 a
month in a job covered under the
social security act. Your social
security benefits will be stopped
when you notify the social se
curity administration you have
gone back to work. They will be
gin again when you are out of
work and reapply for them.
Suppose you are 65 and want
to retire, but the records of your
employer show you to be young
er. If you can prove to the social
security administration that your
real age is 65, you can apply for
old-age and survivors insurance
right now.
Remember, you can’t collect so
cial security benefits until you
file a claim for them with your
local social security field office.
South equal to those offered else
where, and is encouraging em
ployment of graduates of South
ern institutions. The engineering
experiment station of Georgia
Tech has a new technical infor
mation division ready to give ex
tensive services to industry in
Georgia.
Further industrial information
service is being offered by the
First National Bank of Atlanta,
which is a member of a nation
wide plan originated to aid in
dustry, according to Director
Cram, who said: “With its bulle
tin of monthly research results
and its attention to special re
quests, this plan, as directed by
R. Clyde Williams, First Nation
al’s president, will do much to
ward developing Georgia’s indus
try.”
Following in the trail of Cali
fornia, which the A. I. D. board’s
monthly report says now is the
nation’s No. 2 clothing center,
Georgia still is adding garment
manufacture to its growing list
of new industries. Eatonton has
Green Cleared of
Murder Charge
Golden Green, a prominent j
farmer of the Spring Creek sec
tion, east of Trion, was ordered
discharged from custody at a pre
liminary trial Friday afternoon.
Green was charged with shooting I
his son-in-law, Evans (Jack) I
Cooper, at the Green residence j
about midnight Saturday, Oct. 12.
Cooper and his wife were sepa
rated at the time, and his wife I
had returned to the home of her
father, Golden Green. Cooper
was already under a peace bond
of SSOO on prior charges of mo
lesting his wife and threatening
her.
Evidence at the trial develop
ed that Cooper went to the Green
residence about midnight and
knocked on the front door. Fail
ing to gain entry, Cooper then
went to the back of the house
and intercepted his wiie, who
j was fleeing out the back door,
I seeking to escape him. Cooper
; then began to beat his wife, who
screamed for help and her fath
er and mother quickly came out
of the house, Green with his shot
i gun. Evidence then indicated
that Cooper ceased beating his
wile and started for his mother
| in-law, telling her that “You are
next,” when Green fired the fatal
! shot which killed Cooper.
The hearing was held before
i Judge C. D. Rivers, of the city
court, and Squire Tom Brown,
; justice of the peace. The state
: was ably represented by Solicitor
Henderson Lanham, while the de
fense was conducted by Col. Ted
Rosser.
After reviewing the evidence
in detail, Judge Rivers ordered
| Green discharged from custody,
I stating that the evidence indi
i cated Green was justified in
protecting his family at his home,
which decision was shared by
Squire Brown. The hearing was
attended by a large crowd and
was held in the court room on
the second floor of the court
house. The decision freeing Green
undoubtedly met with the ap
proval of practically all those
who attended the hearing.
Tennessee Governor
Grants Extradition
For Gilbert, Zahnd
At a hearing Saturday morning
I in Nashville, Tenn., Gov. Jim Mc-
I Cord granted the request of Gov.
| Ellis Arnall, of Georgia, to ex
tradite J. C. Gilbert and Robert
G. Zahnd. Gilbert and Zahnd es
caped jail here last month by
digging through the brick wall
on the first floor of the jail.
In granting extradition, Gov.
McCord stated to Sheriff Glenn,
at the hearing, that he could see
no reason why the prisoners
should not be returned to Geor
gia. Both prisoners have filed ha
beas corpus proceedings in the
circuit court of Hamilton Coun
ty, Tennessee, seeking their re
lease. At a hearing on Monday.
Judge Miller ordered the proceed
ings dismissed and Gilbert and
Zahnd turned over to Sheriff
Glenn for return here. Attorneys
for the prisoners entered an ap
peal to this ruling and declared
that the cases will be carried to
the supreme court of Tennessee.
If this is done, it will delay re
turn of Gilbert and Zahnd for
several months.
a plant manufacturing pants,
Milledgeville one making men’s
shirts and Cordele one making
women’s blouses.
In the food processing line—
one of Georgia’s fast-growing in
dustries —East Point, Lyons and
Tifton have new freezer locker
plants. Millen is packing peas,
and Douglas soon will begin op
eration of a pecan shelling plant.
Byway of something new, Ma
rietta has a factory making
aluminum cornstick pans and
foundation grills for home.
Meanwhile, the Newsletter
again announces factory build
ings available for prospective in
dustries. Brunswick has one with
48,000 square feet, as well as a
complete shipyard with several
buildings. Buford has 50,000 sq.
ft. in one building and 40,000 sq.
it. in another. Columbus has a
building with 30,000 sq ft., an
other with 21,000 sq. ft., and still
another with 72,000 sq. ft. Cuth
bert has a building with 32,000
sq. ft. and Griffin has a new
two-story structure.
We Have a Modernly
Equipped Job Printing
Department.
$1.50 A YEAR
Says Child Labor
Law is Violated
In Chattooga
Child Labor for Children Under
16 Years of Age Prohibited by
State of Georgia.
It has been brought to the at
tention of county officials that
several places of business in
Chattooga County are violating
the new child labor law which
went into effect on July 1, 1946.
The contents of this law are par
tially as follows:
1. No child under 14 years of
age shall be employed in any
gainful occupation at any time.
2. No child between the ages
' of 14 and 16 may be employed in
any gainful occupation during
, school hours unless that child has
graduated from a senior high
j school.
3. A child between the ages of
14 and 16 may work between the
hours of 6 a. m. and 9 p. m. He
may not work, however, more
than four hours on any one
school day or more than eight
hours on any day that school is
not in session. Neither can he
’work more than 40 hours during
any one week.
4. Before a person less than 18
years of age may be gainfully
employed, he must have a work
: certiiicate issued from the office
of the county school superintend
ent. Before the work certificate
is issued, the child must present,
: first, a statement from the em
ployer showing the type work the
child will do; second, a birth cer
tificate and, third, a doctor’s cer
tificate showing that he is able
to do the type of work that he
is asking to do.
Any employer hiring a minor
and not having a work certifi
cate on file for permission to do
so is violating the child labor
law of the state of Georgia and is
subject to the penalties of vio
lation of same.
Any parent permitting a child
under 16 years of age to stay out
of school is violating the school
attendance law and subject to
the penalties thereof.
A child’s life is a valuable
thing. Let’s all work together in
making Chattooga County a bet
ter place to live by seeing that
we give all children the right to
develop into a useful citizen.
House in Mill Village
Damaged by Fire
A two-family house on Mill St.
in South Summerville, occuped
by Grady Nelson and Mrs. Ada
Chambers, was partially destroy
ed by fire about 10 p. m. last Sun
day. It is reported that Nelson
had started to work and noticed
j smoke coming from the side of
the house occupied by Mrs.
Chambers. He quickly spread the
’ alarm, which was answered by
the city fire truck and a number
of volunteer fire fighters, and
the flames were soon under con
trol. Most of the furniture was
damaged or destroyed, however.
D. B. Browning, one of the vol
unteer firemen, had the misfor
tune to break his arm when he
fell from a ladder.
The city police department
earnestly requests that all motor
ists give right-of-way to the fire
truck when answering a call. .
Dates for Loading of
Cars for Orphans Set
Dates and places for the load
ing of cars for the Georgia Bap
tist Children’s Home in Chattoo
ga County will be as follows:
Trion, Nov. 21; Summerville,
Nov. 22, and Lyerly, Nov. 23.
1. How many Nazi leaders were
sentenced to be hung?
2. What was the Montreux con
vention?
3. What was the Enola Gay?
4. When did Hitler become
chancellor of Germany?
5. What does the Army mean
by “Magic”?
6. What is the meaning of tutu?
7. When did the U. S. Post Of
fice first begin flying mail?
8. The peak year of travel for
U. S. citizens abroad was 1929;
approximately how many went
to Europe?
9. What is the membership of
the American Legion?
10. How many GI wives have
entered the U. S.?
(See Answers on Inside Page)