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‘Home Fires Burning.’
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Sits on Snake.
Help the Mail Man.
Benefit to Public.
Brother Craftsmen.
Alas! the Muskrat!
Need No Machinery.
‘HOME FIRES BURNING’
There are no two people in
Chattooga County more highly
regarded and beloved than Capt.
and Mrs. I. C. (“Ike”) Pollock,
of Lyerly. So there was genuine
interest and pleasure when
“Captain and Mrs. Captain” in
stalled a new heating service.
Neighbors and relatives gather
ed to see the system operate.
Some more eager “peeped” thin
the windows. Struck with sur
prise, they saw the “captain”
down on his stately knees before
the service radiator, flaming in
front of a coal-burning fire
place. “Captain,” cried one of the
spectators, “the new system’s
radiator is burning.” Sagacious
ly, the “captain” replied: “True,
but in view of the intense Culd
weather, I think it best to rein
force the new apparatus. Should
anything happen to the new sys
tem, the coal fire would take
care of everything.”
SITS ON A SNAKE
Andrew J. Gaylor, retired rail
road man of Chattooga County,
has found retirement very “tir
ing,” as do many others. He
thought life would be fishing and
hunting. Living, however, was
rather monotonous, except for
the near-tragedy that occurred
to “lady fisherman—or a fish
erwoman,” who was a member of
the party. Fishing was poor, but
suddenly there came loud
screams from the female of the
species, who began gaining rap
idly a standing posture. Calmly
sitting where the lady had sat
was a snake! She had fled from
a rat to sit on a snake. But it
was a chicken snake!
HELP THE MAIL MAN
It is pointed out that with the
coming of winter, colder weath
er and the short days, patrons
along the rural mail routes can
be of immense aid and service to
the carriers and to the system.
For some reason, the patrons
have formed the habit of put
ting pennies with unstamped
mail for the carriers to stamp
the envelope and other first
class mail instead of the mail
being stamped by the senders.
BENEFIT TO PUBLIC
This necessitate much loss of
time and extra work and worry
on the part of the carriers. The
patrons can so easily have the
mail stamped in advance and all
ready for the postman and in
the box. Some patrons wait un
til the postman arrives to stamp
the envelopes, which also re
quires loss of time. Representa
tives of the department ask that
the above request be carried out
for better service and coopera
tion.
BROTHER CRAFTSMEN
“Johnnie” Bryant needed ad
ditional aid in building a hand
some home on the Lyerly High
way. So, he went out and placed
“Eddie” Bryant on his staff and
the house, firm and compact as
well as attractive, is going up
like a flush. The moral is “when
you can’t get all the labor you
need, get your brother, if you
can find any as good as “John
nie” and “Eddie.”
ALAS! THE MUSKRAT
Alas! the muskrat has come
into his own. Like all heroes, he
' has had to die to achieve it. In
others, Chattooga County
abounds in the valuble fur-bear
ing animals. They are found by
the rivers and good-sized creeks.
NEED NO MACHINES
In addition to steel traps, no
machinery is required. Some of
the rats weigh from five to 10
pounds, and on foot bring $2.50
to $4. They are sold to agents in
Chattanooga, Atlanta and other
centers, and Chattoga hunters do
not even skin the animals. Obin
Smiley and Glenn Love are pio
neers in the trade in Chattooga
County.
Rev. George Harris to Preach
At Spring Creek Sunday
The Rev. George Harris, of
Trion, will preach at the Spring
Creek Church Sunday, Dec. 22, at
11 a. m. Everyone is invited to
attend.
SERVICES AT THE LYERLY
METHODIST CHURCH
The Rev. Shelton E. Adams,
pastor of the Lyerly Methodist
Church, announces the follow
ing services at that church for
next Sunday:
Church School. 10 a. m.; wor
ship, 11 a. m.; youth fellowship,
2:30 p. m., and worship, 7 p. m.
She Summer utile Nems
VOL. 60 NO. 51
Christmas Story
Sunday at the
Baptist Church
One of,the outstanding events
of the Christmas season in Sum
merville will be the presentation
of “The Story of Christmas,” a
cantata for Christmas-tide and
Epiphany, by H. Alexander Mat
thews, at the First Baptist
Church on Sunday evening, Dec.
22, at 8 o’clock. The chorus
which will be composed of mem
bers of the various choirs of the
community, will be directed by
the Rev. Ben C. Scarborough.
Miss Alma Zada Eilenburg is ac
companist for the group.
The cantata is divided into
four parts, presenting each phase
of the Christmas story.
Part I The Prophecy
Chorus: “Behold the days
come, saith the Lord”; “O Em
manuel, our King and Lawgiver.”
The Annunciation: Soprano
solo, “The Angel Gabriel Was
Sent from God,” and chorus.
Part II The V : sion of the
Shepherds
Introduction and chorus:
“There were shepherds abiding
in the field”; soprano solo, “And
the angel said unto them,” and
chorus, “Glory to God in the
Highest.”
The Journey«of the Shepherds:
Tenor solo and chorus, “And it
came to pass, when the angels
were gone away.”
Voices of the Sky: Soprano so
lo, “O Lovely Voices of the Sky.”
Part lll—The Quest of the Magi
Instrumental march; bai\tone
and tenor, “Behold, there came
three wise men from the East”;
solos and chorus; chorus, “From
the Eastern Mountains.”
Tenor solo and chorus, “And
when they were come into the
house”; “O come, all ye faithful.”
Contralto solo and chorus:
“Sleep, Holy Babe! In Slumber
Lie.”
Part IV The Fulfillment of
the Prophecy
Chorus, ‘Awake, put on thy
strength, O Zion”; tenor solo,
“For the Lord hath comforted
His people”; benedictus, “Christ,
to Thee, with God the Father.”
Members of the chorus are
Mrs. Frank White, Mrs. Irvin
Millard, Mrs. John Bankson, Mrs.
Harry Foster, Mrs. John D. Tay
lor, Miss Annie Pitts, Mrs. J. E.
Clarkson, Mrs. James Duff, Mrs.
Ben Scarborough, Mrs. J. E.
Baker, Mrs. James Marks, Miss
Claire Mizelle, Wilburn Hudson,
Robert Baker, John D. Taylor
and Walt Rutherford.
James Dempsey Is
Victim of Accident
Funeral services for James
Howard Dempsey, 21, who was
killed last Wednesday afternoon
while working on the new Cloud
land Highway, were conducted
from the Oak Hill Church near
Lyerly last Friday, with the Rev.
Mr. Adams, pastor of the church,
and the Rev. Howard Finster of
ficiating. Interment was in the
church cemetery with Hill-
Weems Fun/.-al Home in charg.e
Mr. Dempsey is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Norma Fern
Hawkins Dempsey; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Dempsey:
one sister, Miss Frances Demp
sey, all of Summerville.
William Strickland
Succumbs Friday
William Henry Strickland, 72'
died at his home in Cloudland
Friday at 12:45 after a brief ill
ness. Surviving are his widow,
Mrs. Maude Strickland; two
daughters, Mrs. Babe Smith, Bes
semer, Ala.; Mrs. Leia Stoker, of i
Summerville; three sons, John
Strickland, of Chickamauga;
James Strickland, of South Bend.
Ind.; Joe Strickland, of Chick
amauga; two sisters, Mrs. Medie
Gilbreath and Mrs. Anna Rhea,
oi LaFayette.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from the Mount Olive Church
near Cloudland Sunday with the
Rev. S. K. Dodson officiating.
Interihent in the church ceme
tery. Hill-Weems Funeral Home
in charge.
LYERLY BASKETEERS
IN 2 GAMES THIS WEEK
The Lyerly Independent bas
ketball team will play two games
this week. On Thursday_ night,
a twin bill will be played with
Trion, the girls’ game starting
at 7:30 and the boys playing im
mediately afterward.
Saturday night, the Lyerly
boys will play Copperhill, Tenn.,
at 8 o’clock.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1946
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Is There a Santa Claus?
(The following article was
written by Mary B. Brooks and
taken from the Education Bul
letin of the Georgia State Col
lege for Women.)
There is a new sparkle in
children’s eyes, a merry ring
in their laughter, a spirit of
joyous anticipation in their
actions, and enthusiasm in
their manner. You have notic
ed it, of course, and there is a
tug at your own heartstrings,
a new thrill for your soul re
gardless of care, for you and
they know that there IS a jol
ly old man who understands
hearts desires, who causes
packages to be mysteriously
wrapped and hidden away for
that fine day when stockings
are full and Christmas trees
shine. Santa Claus, that myth
ical and yet very real friend
of childhood, makes us all an
ticipate having part in these
deeds of good will and kindli
ness that express our devotion
to oui - fellow men.
Is there a Santa Claus? Is
he sure to come? In some
childish heart there will be
the question. Yes, he is real.
Yes, there is a Santa Claus. He
Charlie Oscar Cline
Dies at Trion Home
Funeral services for Charlie
Oscar Cline, 58, who died sud
denly last Saturday morning in
Trion, were conducted from the
Welcome Hill Baptist Church
Monday at 3 p. m. with the Rev.
Gus Reed, pastor of the DeSoto
Baptist Church, of Rome, and
the Rev.-J. A. Smith officiating.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Lena Griffith Cline; two
daughters, Mrs. Idell McGinnis,
of Dallas, Ga., and Mrs. Louell
McFall, of Cave Spring, Route 3;
one son, William H. Cline, of
Summerville; one sister, Mrs. Ad
die Penland, of Alabama; two
brothers, Tom Cline, of Spring
Garden, Ala., and Harry Cline,
of Chattanooga. Interment was
in the Trion Cemetery. Hill-
Weems Funeral Home in charge.
Cotton Ginning Report
Still Shows Decrease
The census report shows that
3 606 bales of cotton were gin
ned in Chattooga County from
the crop of 1946, prior to Dec. 1,
as compared with 5,729 bales for
the crop of 1945, according to
Rosa Shumate, special agent.
exists as truly as love, kindli
ness, unselfishness and good
will. You do not doubt these
things exist; then why ques
tion the existence of the char
acter that brings so much of
happiness to us all?
May we help boys and girls
to love and to practice those
things for which Santa Claus
stands those things that
mean more of happiness, less
of sorrow; more of kindness,
less of selfishness; more f
generosity, less of greed; more
of thoughtfulness, less of
thoughtlessness. In the unhap
py world of 1946 may we keep
Christmas, may we be sure
that no child has his faith
shaken in those things that
represent eternal values. May
we do our part toward shifting
the emphasis to the spirit of
giving, rather than the value
of the gift. Let us all say with
Annette Wynne:
“I’m wishing the whole world
Christmas
And may the dear Lord be
kind,
And send down blessings like
• snowflakes
For all His children to find.”
James A. Williams
Is Taken by Death
James Arthur Williams, 61,
died suddenly at his home near
Trion Saturday at 9 a. m. He is
susvived by his widow, Mrs. Mary
Fincher Williams; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Foy Holt, Mrs. Billy
Hankins and Miss Jessie Wil
liams, all of Trion; five sons,
Cecil, Marion and James Wil
liams, of Trion; Clayton Wil
liams, of Summerville, and Roy
L. Williams, of West Palm Beach,
Fla.; five sisters, Mrs. Wheeler
Loggins, Mrs. Grady Giles, Mrs.
Moss Ramey, of LaFayette; Mrs.
George Floyd, of Hill City, Ga.;
Mrs. T J. Arnold, of Ringgold,
and one brother. Henry Williams,
of LaFayette.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from the Trion Methodist
Church Monday at 1:30 p. m.
with the Rev. H. L. Cochran, of
LaGrange; the Rev. Mr. Lang
ford and the Rev. L. B. Harrell
officiating. Interment was in the
Trion Cemetery. Hill-Weems Fu
neral Home was in charge.
Mrs. Claude Baker and Mrs.
Bill Young, of Menlo, Mrs. Roy
Baker and Mrs. Rip Eilenburg
spent Monday in Rome.
Music Club Has
Dec. Meeting
Mrs. Henry McWhorter was
co-hostess with Mrs. John D.
Taylor to the Summerville Music
Study Club on Wednesday aft
ernoon, Dec. 11, in the home of
Mrs. Taylor. Guests for the aft
ernoon were Mrs. Charles Rudi
cil and the Rev. Ben C. Scar
borough.
After Mrs. John Bankson had
called the meeting to order, she
led the club in repeating the col
lect. Important matters of busi
ness were discussed. A free-will
offering of $10.20 was taken to
help the P-T. A. in landscaping
, the school grounds. The club de
cided to continue the Christmas
carol singing.
Mrs. C. B. Akin, as program
chairman for the afternoon, pre
sented a most enjoyable program
on ‘The Music of Today.” In in
troducing the topic, Mrs. Akin
compared the old ragtime music
with the jazz of today. Other
numbers on the program were
well rendered.
Mrs. Harry Foster’s hymn
study was based on the Christ
mas carol, “Silent Night.” Miss
Eilenburg played the accompani
ment as the Rev. Mr. Scarbor
ough led the group in singing
this carol. Then, as Miss Ellen- ■
burg played, Mrs. Bankson led I
the club in singing a group of
Christmas carols.
Refreshments in a Christmas |
motif were served during the so-,
cial hour. Each plate had a sur-I
prise package containing a lapel ■
pin in the shape of a musical
instrument.
SERVICE STATIONS TO CLOSE
DEC. 25, CHRISTMAS DAY
The following service stations!
in Summerville will be closed on I
Dec. 25 (Christmas Day):
Standard Service Station.
Gulf Service Station.
Brooks Service Station.
Bagley Service Station.
Trimble Service Station.
NOTICE TO CHATTOOGA
COUNTY FARMERS:
C. C. Brooks, county admin
istrative officer, urges farm
ers to make performance re
ports and sLgn applications for
1946 conservation payment as
early as convenient for them.
NOTICE
The regular weekly visit of
the contact representative of
the veterans administration
will not be made the week of
December 23-28 due to the
Christmas holidays.
County Farmers
Made Progress
During 1946
Howard Baker, secretary of the
Chattooga County chapter of the
Georgia Farm Bureau, gives the
following summary of the ac
complishments of the local chap
ter during 1946:
“This year we have built our
Farm Bureau here in Chattooga
County. We have set examples
.or getting members for other
counties in the Seventh Dis
trict. We have more than twice
the number of members than any
other county in the district. I
think the progress that we have
made this year will help to open
the eyes of the farmers in the
surrounding counties of what
can be done if a few leaders like
Mr. Storey, Elmer Morrison and
J. P. Agnew will put forth a lit
tle more effort and let all the
farmers know what the Farm
Bureau has done and continues
doing for the larmers.
“Other than better recognition
for the farmers in Washington,
and better prices for our farm
products, we farmers here in
Chattooga County should look
forward to having a community
chapter in every community
and have regular monthly meet
| ings. We could have our county
I agent and other farm agencies
to meet with us each month and
discuss the farm program, show
good farm pictures and discuss
the outlook of larming in gen
eral.
“It seems that we as farmers
in the last years have lost a bit
of our community spirit and
these monthly meetings will help
us gain this back and be more
interested in our community de
velopment and the welfare of
the people in the community as
a whole.
“If you think these communi
ty Farm Bureau chapters and
regular meetings will help to de
velop our Communities and give
us a better understanding of our
neighbors and the farming sit
uation in general, discuss it with
your neighbors, Mr. Storey, Mr.
Agnew or the county agent and
we will start having regular
monthly meetings in the com
munities.”
Lyerly Masons Elect
Officers for 1947
At a called meeting of the Ly
erly Lodge for the purpose, the
following officers were elected
for the coming year:
Mark Strawn, worshipful mas
ter; Robert Kimbell, senior war
den; George P. Reece, junior war
den, and J. S. Taylor, secretary
and treasurer.
The following appointments
were made by the master and
| senior warden:
| Gene Gravley, senior deacon;
William C. Bryant, junior dea
con; J. p . Vaughn, senior stew
ard; J. W. Hollis, junior steward,
and W. C. Woods, tyler.
The lodge is anticipating a
fine record for the coming year
with many young men in office.
H. L. Abrams, secretary for
■ many years, was retired at his
i own request. He has served long
| and faithfully through good
times and depressing times and
he now leaves the position with
the knowledge that the lodge is
,in better financial condition j
| than it has been in many years, i
I It also has its largest member-1
ship.
W. P. Lovett also was retired
i into the honored position of past I
- master.
Junior Red Cross
Makes Many Items
Junior Red Cross members in
Chattooga County made the ar- !
| tides list below. Most of them
were sent to the Station Hos-!
pital at Fort Oglethorpe:
Lyerly School: Eighty-four nut
i and candy cups, 26 Christmas I
j carol booklets and 91 Christmas .
cards.
Subligna School: Fifteen tray
and table lavors.
The Summerville Elementary |
(School: F.fty napkins. 20 Christ
j mas carol booklets and 70 Christ
j mas cards.
Summerville High School: 32
nut and candy cups, 120 napkins,
15 trav favors, 6 crossword puz
zles, 50 new Christmas cards.
I (These were bought by children.)
Candle-Lighting Service
The Presbyterians will spon
sor “Like Stars in a Dark World,”
a candle-lighting service, Sun
day, Dec. 22, at 5:30 p. m., at
the church. Everyone is cordi
ally invited to attend.
We Have a Modernly
Equipped Job Printing
Department.
$1.50 A YEAR
County Forest
Land Area Is
150,334 Acres
Os the 202,880 acres of land in
Chattooga County, 150,334 acres,
or .74 per cent is in forest land.
This is disclosed in the final for
estry report published by the Ag
ricultural and Industrial Devel
opment Board of Georgia and
just released to the public.
An analysis of the report made
for The News by Frank J. Pul
len, who is state forester for the
Seventh District, reveals that
about 154,892,000 board feet of
sawtimber is presently growing
in this county’s forests, supple
mented by some 484,000 cords of
I cordwood. While both figures
■ include both pine and hard
, woods, pine predominates by a
substantlial margin.
The appraisal, by far the most
exacting and intensive ever made
of the state’s timber situation,
holds that while Georgia’s for
ests constitute our greatest nat
ural resource, we are actually
producing less than half the
number of trees of which the
land is capable.
The forestry committee of the
agricultural and development
board, observing that the ter
rific drain on the state’s tim
ber during the war decreased the
total timber supply less than 3
per cent, makes the following six
recommendations for the gener
al improvement of forestry con
ditions in the state;
1. A state-wide forest fire pro
tection system administered en
tirely by the state department of
forestry—“ There is no greater
need in Georgia forestry today
than the need for this state
wide protection.”
2. A state-wide planting pro
gram—The supplementing of the
state’s tree nursery facilities un
til seedling production meets the
needs of the landowners.
3. A state-wide managing and
marketing service—This service
now necessarily conducted on a
small scale by the department
of forestry, is recommended for
considerable expansion so that
small landowners may enjoy the
same benefits of forestry knowl
edge as the large corporations
which are capable of employing
professional foresters.
4. An intensive educational and
research program—including the
placing of forestry as a course
of required study in the grade
schools.
I 5. State operation of publicly
owned lands for the income to
; be derived from the harvesting
I of ripe timber thereon.
6. A continued study of Geor
gia’s forestry problems—“A stu
dy of legislation needed to place
Georgia first in the nation in
forestry practice is needed now.”
PUBLIC LIBRARIAN
EXTENDS GREETINGS
Rosa Shumate, librarian, of
the Chattooga Public Library,
gives the following Christmas
message to the patrons of the
library:
“To our readers, merry Christ
mas and a happy new year!
“May the things that stand for
Christmas,
And their meaning fill your
heart,
With the true content and glad
ness
That the holidays impart.
“The library will be open Mon
day, Dec. 23, and closed the
rest of Christmas week.”
Registration at 18 Is
Still Compulsory
While the selective training
and service act, as amended and
extended until March 31, 1947,
exempts men under 19 years of
age, from induction, except as
volunteers, prompt registration
at the age of 18 remains com
pulsory, according to Mae Earle
Strange, of Local Board No. 1.
The responsibility of every
male citizen of the United States
and every male person in the
United States, including those
who become 18 years old, to reg
ister for military training and
service is set forth in Section 2
of the act.
Any such person becoming 18
years old is required to present
himself immedately for regis
tration by the local board for
the area in which he has his per
manent home or for the one in
which he may happen to be on
that day.
Failure to register is punish
able, upon conviction, by fine or
imprisonment, or both.
This information is passed out
by Miss Strange for your infor
mation and guidance.