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THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
Official Organ of Chattooga County
Summerville, Georgia
O. J. ESPY Editor-Manager (1911-38'
D T. ESPY . Editor and Manager
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CHATTOOGA COUNTY NEEDS HOMES
We notice a news dispatch from another state,
reporting that an industrial plant will begin con
struction on two hundred houses for workers, at
at cost of $5,546,000.
The point that the news article makes is that
people who must work must have houses in which
to live. The same observation applies to Chat
tooga County, where there is a serious shortage
of dwelling units. In fact, the construction of liv
ing quarters is probably of first importance in
connection with efforts to attract industry or
workers into this section.
While the same situation probably exists, in j
a greater or lesser degree in other areas of the
state, the first community to offer homes will!
probably be the first in adding population and
industries.
URGING FAMILY BUDGETS
The Institute of Life Insurance recently in
augurated a series of advertisements to proclaim
the central theme that family budgets and fam
ily happiness go hand in hand.
The advertising campaign was intended as a
public service and to help families meet the cost
factors of the present day. It recognized that fi
nancial problems often cause trouble and urged
family financial planning, whatever the income
of the family might be.
We call attention to the advertising campaign
because the idea has merit and it behooves fam
ilies in Chattooga County to carefully consider
their financial status in connection with the fam
ily existence. Someone has said that happiness
comes to any family which spends less than 100
per cent of its income and unhappiness is apt to
dog any family which spends more than 100 per
cent of its income. The amount of the income
makes no difference. The rule is the same.
MORE THAN ALL OUR WARS!
Large insurance companies are beginning to
take cognizance of the number of policyholders
who lose their lives in automobile accidents. Ob
viously, such fatalities increase the hazards of
the insurer, making the payment of millions of
dollars due each year.
The New York Life Insurance Company, in its I
annual report to policyholders, calls attention
to this problem, pointing out that twice as many
Americans have been killed by automobiles in
the past 25 years as by all the wars in our his
tory. Moreover, a study indicates that 30 per cent
of the deaths caused by automobile accidents oc
curred under the age of 30 and almost half under
the age of 40.
The report also corrects the widespread im
pression that most fatalities occur in congested
areas. As a matter of fact, three out of five fa
talities occur in rural areas, although urban mile
age exceeds rural mileage substantially.
There may be some surprise in the fact that
40 per cent of the victims of the fatal accidents
are not drivers or passengers, but pedestrians. In i
large cities, this proportion goes up to about two-1
thirds. Moreover, one-tenth of all pedestrian 1
deaths are children under 13 years of age. The
record shows that, in the majority of cases, pe
destrians killed were either violating a traffic
law or committing an act they should have known
was unsafe.
In view of the fact that the next few years will .
see a greatly increased number of cars on the '
roads, there is every prospect that present death;
rates will be exceeded. Unless checked by great
er care on the part of drivers and pedestrians,
the annual toll is expected to reach 50.000 in
1950.
We call attention to these facts so that the.
people of Chattooga County will be impressed
with the necessity of taking definite action toJ
reduce fatalities on the highways. That strict
enforcement of traffic laws will help is evident
from the fact that violations are a factor in near
ly three-fourths of all fatal accidents. In nearly
a third fast driving is a principal cause.
Every thinking citizen should support the ef
fort of law enforcement officials and encourage,
them to rigidly enforce all traffic laws.
“WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW”
The Rockefeller Foundation, which gave away
$19,481,576 in 1946, including nearly $10,000,900 [
of its principal, in promoting valuable work in
public health, the medical, natural and social
sciences and in the humanities, submits an in
teresting report of its activities.
The dilemma of society, as intelligence in
creases and man apparently lacks necessary con
trols. leads the Foundation to point out:
“We are in the midst of a revolution in our '
physical environment so vast and so rapid that I
our minds can scarcely keep up with it. But there
are other things that cannot keep up with it
either—-notably our social ideas, our habits of
life and our political and economic institutions.
“Our political institutions, for example, are
mainly rooted in the 18th Century, but our swift
-1 ly evolving technology is largely a 20th Century
phenomenon. We have one foot in a civilization
that is dying and another foot in a civilization
that is struggling to be bom. Consequently we
live a kind of bifurcated existence, and the gap
between what we know and what we need to
know becomes wider and deeper.
“As a result there is developing a dangerous
I tilted situation in our society, an intellectual
imbalance, which can no longer be ignored. Our
knowledge of human behavior and social rela
i tions is not adequate to give us the guidance we
J need; and the fundamental issue of our time is
whether we can develop understanding and wis
, dom reliable enough to serve as a chart in work
ing out the problems of human relations; or
whether we shall allow our present lopsided prog
ress to develop to a point that cgpsizes our civili
jzation in a catastrophe of immeasurable propor
tions.’’
The words are those of Raymond B. Fosdick,
president of the Foundation. They do not repre
( sent the views of a radical socialist, or a Com
(munist. They should serve as a warning to some
lof our self-satisfied citizens who think that all
problems can be settled by proclaiming the vir-
I tues of the American way of life and the system
of private capitalism.
WARNS AGAINST RUSSIA
Another nation under Russian domination
(might upset the balance of power that exists be
tween the Soviet and the United States, declares
Otto D. Tolichus, of the New York Times editorial
staff. Mr. Tolichus adds that this might begin a
landslide in Russia’s favor that could "bury” the
United States.
Mr. Tolichus points out that if China falls un
der Russian, or Communist, domination, this
would give to Soviet Russia what our nation
(fought to keep from Japan and would mean the
conquest of China. Consequently, he sees no oth
' er alternative for the United States but to sup
port Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in his ef
fort to crush rebellions which would deliver “the
country to foreign domination.”
LIFE DEPENDS ON TOP-SOIL
“At maximum high flood stages, the Mississip
pi every minute carries by Vicksburg, Miss., the
(soil equivalent to a 40-acre farm,” declares E.
C. MacArthur, president of the National Asso
ciation of Soil Conservation District Governing
Officials.
Mr. MacArthur is anxious to promote co-opera
tion and teamwork between the supervisors of
the 1,750 soil conservation districts in the United
■States. He wants them to make a common cause
(for the conservation of soil throughout the na-
j tion.
The conservation of our top soil is of vital im
' portance to every American, whether one lives
iin the cities or in the country. In fact, the stand
ard of living of the country depends on the few
■ inches of top soil that permit the successful
( growing of crops and, in view of the heavy soil
losses that have occurred in this country, it is
I time for some organization to speed up the work
i of soil conservation.
TURKEY’S BURDEN
While the Turkish government did not enter
the war, the nation has felt the strain of prevail
ing insecurity.
Out of a population of 16,000,000 persons, the
government has maintained an army of 750,000
men, or more, in readiness for an emergency.
. The cost took up 65 per cent of the annual re
sources of the Turkish state and caused the gov
ernment to abandon plans for development of
industries and the paving of highways, railroads,
hospitals and schools.
BEHIND OUR FOREIGN POLICY
The “strong hand” foreign policy of the U. S.
is apparently based upon the conclusion among
high officials that the job of running the world
f must be assumed by the United States or by Rus-
Isia and that Russia will not attempt to chal
lenge this country.
In connection with this assumption, it is also
■ pointed out that Russia will go on expanding
unless opposed and that the Soviet Union will
(become strong in much the same manner that
'Hitler gained strength—by picking up neighbor
ing territories in Europe.
Trie third assumption, in connection with for
eign policy, is that the Soviet Union must under
stand that the United States will, if necessary,
(accept war as an alternative to a world dominat
i ed by the Communist regime that controls Rus
sia and much of Eastern Europe.
I No man is quite as important as his children
' think he is.
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The universe would be a mistake if there was
no hell for selfish people.
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It is not too early to think about what you are
, going to be doing in 1948.
Attorneys at law delight in people who are al
ways ready to fight for their rights.
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History is a good thing to read if you under
stand why very few historians agree.
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Any man’s wife can tell him exactly how suc-
I cess could have been achieved and why it has not
been overwhelming.
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Because you do not know 7 the truth is not an
.excuse for championing something that you
know is not the full truth.
The idea that all marriages are made in Heav
en places an undue responsibility upon the ce
lestial regions.
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■ We seem to be unable to convince ourselves
I that every issue is as important as some people
[think it is.
$
An eager public will no doubt be reassured by
the statement that, eventually, we are going to
write a book.
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: SUMMERVILLE, GA.
Glancing Back
1 Over the Years
i
> (From The Summerville News of
> Thursday, April 3, 1913)
’ BOARD DECIDES TO WORK
CONVICTS ON THE ROADS
1 At a called meeting held Tues
• : day the board of county commis-
■ sioners decided to adopt the con
vict system of working the public
(roads of the county, and an or-
1 ' der was passed to that effect.
’ (The board will begin at once to
make arrangements for working
■ | the convicts and expect to have
the system in operation by the
I first of June.
Mr. W. A. Wright will go to
Atlanta one day this week to
make arrangements with the
prison commissioner for getting
Chattooga’s quota of the felony
convicts.
The clerk was also instructed
to notify the board of commis
sioners of Floyd County that
Chattooga would want her mis
demeanor convicts about the
first of June.
SCHOOL BONDS CARRY
The people of the Summerville
school district, by a practically
unanimous vote last Saturday, i
decided for the issuance of bonds 1
for SIB,OOO for the purpose of
(building and equipping a new[
school house.
Only one vote was cast against j
bonds, which shows the over- (
1 whelming sentiment of our citi-.
izens in favor of a new school ■
( house.
The vote w 7 as 165 for bonds and'
( one against.
The amount of the issue au
thorized is SIB,OOO and as soon
las the necessary preliminaries
(shall have been compiled with
the bonds will be offered for sale.
The bonds will bear interest at
the rate of 5 per cent and will
run for 30 years. It is not be
lieved that any difficulty will be
experienced in selling the bonds
at a handsome premium.
Col John D. Taylor spent last
Wednesday in Chattanooga.
Mr. and Mrs. Berto Simmons of
LaFayette were visiting Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Simmons Sunday.
Miss Gladys Rambo of Menlo
was visiting Miss Alice Weathers
Tuesday night.
Misses Lethia Ledford and Jo
sie Anderson of Trion were the
guests of Mrs. T. J. Espy Sun
day.
( Members of John Story Cleg
j horn Chapter, UDC, will meet
[on Friday afternoon at 2:30 at
the home of Mrs. J. S. Cleghorn.
The meeting of the YWA which
(was announced for next Satur
day afternoon is postponed to
Saturday afternoon, April 12.
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Holland
.of Canyon City, Tex., and Mr.
and Mrs. T. Ball of Berryton
were guests of Mrs. Julia Hawk
ins Tuesday.
Miss Guy Echols has returned
| home after spending several
weeks at Colyarton, where’ she
(was engaged in teaching school.
LYERLY LOCALS
Miss Willie Trotter has re
turned from a week’s stay with
relatives in Summerville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Pollock
spent Monday in Chattanooga.
Mr. J. D. Trotter spent Tues
day in Chattanooga.
Dr. H. D. Brown made a busi
ness trip to Rome Friday.
Mr. J. H. Hill spent Monday
in Chattanooga.
Mrs. A. E. Doster and daugh
ter, Miss Arney, and Miss Maymie
, Love Parsons, were shopping in
Summerville Monday.
i Mrs. Annie Wheeler and little
daughter, Katheryne, visited rel
atives in Gaylesville the first of
the week.
MENLO LOCALS
G. T. Horton has been up in
[ the Cove a few days doing some I
j carpenter work.
J. H. Laster is in Chattanooga
(this week on business.
Dr. King is some better, we
are glad to say.
Mrs. Murphy was shopping in
Chattanooga last week.
Sam Coker of Blue Pond. Ala.,
was in Menlo Saturday and Sun
day.
TRION LOCALS
Mrs. J. H. Thomas and Misses
Pluma and Minnie Justice spent
Friday in Summerville.
j Miss Mary Lizzie Rose spent
! Saturday and Sunday in Lyerly.:
Mrs. G. T Myers of Wilscn
spent Saturday here.
Miss Cora Maples oi LaFayette
[spent Saturday and Sunday here
with Mrs. Annie Shamblin.
Mr. Cliff Bramlett and two
I children of Rome spent Satur
day and Sunday here.
Oscar Thompson spent Mon
day in Rome.
A number of people from this j
place attended the marriage of j
Miss Mary Martin and Dr. E. B.
DePree Tuesday.
P. H. Gerlach left Monday for (
Des Moines. lowa.
R. A. Loyd and Allen Justice I
I spent Monday in Chattanooga.
T. J. Maxey spent a few days
[the past week in Chattanooga.
WANT ADS
FOR SALE—Allis-Chalmers pow
er unit, good condition. Menlo
Gin Co., Menlo, Ga. 2t-4/3
FOR SALE—At airport, 3 miles
north of Trion; Evergreens,
flowering shrubs, gardenias,
blooming size; fruit trees, peach
; trees as low as 15c. Landscaping
j man there on Wednesday after
noon and Sunday. Let us plant
your yard.—W. E. Boyles. 2t-4/3
CUSTOM PLANNING Bring us
your lumber. We will center
match drop siding or dress four
I sides. Prices reasonable.—O. H.
(Perry. ts
FREE! If excess acid causes you
pains of Stomach Ulcers, Indi
gestion, Heartburn, Belching,
Bloating, Gas Pains, get a 25c
box of Udga Tablets at Jackson
& Son Drug Store. 15t-5-29
ONE 6-room house in Summer
ville and 17 acres of land and
5-room house at Pennville for
sale. J. A. Scoggins. 3t-4/10
WELDING PAYS—Have it done
the Cranmore Way. We are
well-equipped to do any Kind
of welding, large or small jobs.
J. W. Cranmore, Phone 406, La- '
Fayette. Ga. ts
FOR SALE—Porta Rico seed po-'
tatoes. John S. Johnson, Sum- I
merville, Rt. 1. 3t/4-17
FOR SALE—One mule, weighs
about 1,000 pounds, 6 years old,
horse mule. Frank Gray, 1 mile
below Lyerly on highway.
RADIOS
STEWART-WARNER wood table model headliner; 4-tube (plus rectifier) min
iature type; 1 band AC-DC high impedance 100-gang condenser tuning. Modern
as the minute.
$33.75 (tax included)
Up to SIO.OO allowed for your old radio.
Five-tube (plus rectifier), single band AC Table Model Phono-Radio combination
540-1725 kc. Low impedance loop for minimum noise pick-up; 4 watts undistort
ed power output. Inverse feedback audio circuit for finest tone quality. Tamper
proof record changer with low friction alloy permanent needle for 5.000 playings.
$129.50 (tax included)
Up to $30.00 allowed for your old radio.
SOCKET WRENCH SET
$1.50 - $2.75 - $8 - $12.50
Good quality wrenches; either set a
real buy.
Just the
PLIERS
you have been waiting to get; 8-inch
slip joint—only
SI.OO pr.
SUPER VALUE!
FAN BELTS
49c up
BRAKE LINING
for almost any kind of car or truck.
We install any brake lining on shoes
for any car or truck or tractor. We also
reline clutch discs for cars, trucks and
tractors.
MACHINE SHOP SERVICE
Lathe-Drill Press, main bearing and rod insert resizing, piston grinding on a
Van Norman machine; Coil and Condenser Tester. Generator Tester, and Distrib
utor Machine.
We repair Magnets, Speedometers, Distributors and Carburetors.
We specialize in GENERATOR AND STAR TER REPAIRING.
JUST RECEIVED ... 4 lar^to"glass T ° F
We can replace most any glass for your car in plain glass and some in safety glass.
WE.HAVE many other items, such as Hasting Rings. Thompson Parts, New De
parture-Tyson and Hyatt Bearings, Windshield Wiper Motors and Supplies, Au
to-Lite Ignition Parts, Delco-Remy Ignition Parts, P & I) Ignition Parts, Mare
mont Mufflers and Tail Pipes, A. C. Spark Plugs, A. C. Oil Filters. Fuel Pumps.
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Tutton’s Auto Parts
Phone 50-J Summerville, Ga.
FOR SALE
4- house on Highland Ave.,
$1,600.
6-room house on Highland Ave.,
$3,800.
5- house in Bellah Addi
tion, bathroom, $4,500.
4- house in West Summer
ville, large lot. $1,300.
5- house near South Sum
merville School, $3,200.
4- house north of Trion on
highway, with acre of land,
$2,600.
5- house near Trion with 8
acres of land. $2,200.
4-room house North Commerce,
I $2,500.
4- house on Lyerly Road,
$2,400.
5- house on Lyerly Road.
5-room house in Lyerly with
bath.
i New 5-room house on back Ber
ryton Road.
[3-room house in Snuffieville,
$l,lOO.
4-room house in Pennville.
3-room house near Welcome Hill
Church, 20 acres of land, $2,000.
i 5-room house, 20 acres of land,
2 miles east of Summerville,
$2,400.
Eight building lots in Bellah
Addition, all together.
I have several other good houses
with bath not listed above, also
some good farms, building lots,
fire and auto insurance.
If you want to sell your property,
list it with
HOLLIS REAL ESTATE & INS.
Summerville Phone 97
FOR SALE—4-room house, one
acre of land, good well, large
smokehouse, chicken lot. Inquire
at Standard Service Station or
see G. H. Stringer.
GARDENS PLOWED. CALL 80.
SPECIAL!
Dress Up Your Car!
Grill and Fender Guards
$1.95 up
Nickel-plated Side Mirrors
$1.50 each
Plastic Side Mirrors
$2.50 each
FENDER FLAPS
With metal plate and jewel.
$3.00 pr.
BRAKE DRUMS
for Chevrolets, Ford V-8 Passenger
cars.
Alemite Grease Guns
Hand and power. Also supplies and
fittings.
Thursday, April 3, 1947
FOR SALE—A-1 black mare
mule, 5 years old, weight 1,200
pounds, reasonable. Ben Kinsey.
Summerville, Ga., Rt. 4, Dry
Creek Road. 2t/4-10
RELIABLE man with car want
ed to call on farmers in Chat
tooga County. Wonderful oppor
tunity; sls to S2O in a day. No
experience or capital required.
Permanent. Write today. Mc-
NESS COMPANY, Dept. A. Free
port, 111. 2t/4-10
NOTICE
30 OR 40 ACRES of good land for
rent. See W. W. Whitley. Sum
merville, Ga., Route 1. 2t-4/3
LOTS FOR SALE—At Cloudland
on lake, near power line; ideal
place to build cabin. See Bill
Espy, Summerville.
FOR SALE—I good mare, about
10 years old; will work any
where. See me at courthouse. T
C. Brown. 2t/4-10
GARDENS PLOWED. CALL 80.
LOST—In Summerville last Fri
day, a brown billfold with my
social securiy card, driver’s li
cense, car registration from state
of Ohio and other important pa
pers, with the name Julian C.
Parker. Finder return to News of
fice and receive reward.
FOR SALE—Good pair mules,
wagon, cultivator and other
plow tools, new planter. Arthur
McGuire, Rome, Route I. 3 miles
from Crystal Springs.
FOR QUICK SALE—One 3-room
house, one 4-room house, one
5-room house; on Lyerly High
way, just below Cotton Mill. H.
P. Whitley. 4t-4/24