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BAPTIST WOMEN MEET
AT PLEASANT GROVE
The 55th annual Baptist W.
M. U. was held with Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church, April 23,
1947, at 10 a. m.
The meeting was opened by
Mrs. S. L. Walker, superintend
ent.
Song, "Breathe On Me”; pray
er, Mrs. C. A. McConnell; theme,
"Making Disciples”; watchword,
In Unison.
Devotional, Rev. Ricks of Ly
erly: “Ye are my disciples John,
31st chapter. He spoke of women
being God’s disciples and of the
wonderful work they are doing
throughout the world in the
name of our Lord. In the
church, home and community,
we should always be ready and
willing to do our task in what
soever we are called on for to do.
That we as a body of Christian
people be ready and willing to go
at a moment’s notice to go to
the needy and bereaved in the
name of our Savior.
Greetings, Mrs. Homer Gor
don, and response, Mrs. Duke[
Espy.
Mrs. R. B. Garmony—state i
work: “Go ye” was used through
out the day. What a great re
sponsibility when we take this ■
“Go ye” as a personal responsi
bility and it does mean ye. First(
we should teach and train our
young people, leading them in
the right way. We are always
happy when we are trying to
lead some soul to Christ. But oh,
the many excuses we can find
in trying to shun our responsi
bilities in what little things we
are called on in our daily life
and our work in W. M. U. work.
We should always be very much
in prayer and ever conscious
choosing in our leaders for our
young people. We should teach
them of God’s word, tithing and
their place in the church. Be
good disciples, be alert students [
and be obedient to the Lord’s i
work. If we do not train our |
young people and they are called [
as missionaries, if we do not give
our money who will be respon-I
sible? Are we about “The Mas
ter’s business?”
Hymn: “Have Thine Own
Way,” used as a prayer.
Recognized visitors.
Recognized Pastors —Rev. Witt,
Rev. Ricks, Rev. Scarborough
and Rev. Walker.
Mrs. S. L. Walker, superin
tendent: “Go ye therefore and
teach all nations.” The com
mandment today is just as ur
gent to us as when it was given
in Christ’s day. We have gained
some in some ways in the past
year in W. M. U. work, but fallen
short in others. Are we doing our
best? “Lo I am with you al
ways.” However, at times the
way seems dark and hard, but is
it not a testing time? There is
sweet peace in knowing that we
are serving in our humbliest way
and doing what He points out
to us through the Holy Spirit.
Special offering, $17.75; less
societies for association expense,
$16.25; total, $34.00; less love gift
for Miss Garnett, $5; less, for
state worker, $8; less, for camp
equipment, sls; balance on
hand, $6.
Prayer: Rev. Witt.
Special song: Rev. and Mrs.
Ben Scarborough: “Just for To
day.”
Mrs. Carmony introduced Miss
Christine Garnett, a missionary
from Cuba. Her talk was most
interesting. She began by telling
how she was called to be a mis
sionary. Then she told of Cuba
and her work there, especially
of the call “Go Ye”; how she has
served there for 29 years, and
how her heart aches to return.
She can hardly wait for her
three-month furlough to be over
so she can go back, for she says
there are Catholics there that
need her to tell them of “The
Christ.” There are only eight
missionaries left to do the great
work among millions “Go Ye and
Tell.” She told of customs of
Cuba and how some difficulties
have been overcome and some
glorious outcome are being seen.
How far ahead the W. M. U. of
Cuba with their drawbacks, are
far ahead of us in the States.
Many A-l societies, of how the
pastors, superintendents and the
presidents work together in all
work. All in all, it was most en
lightening and informative talk
and we would have loved to have
her talk more. She was so en
thused over her work that when
her time is up she will stay
on there to give the gospel.
Prayer, Rev. Ben Scarborough;
noon, grace by Rev. S. L. Walker;
song, “Here Am I: Send Me”;
prayer, Miss Christine Garnett.
Devotional, Mrs. Duke Espy:
“The Cost of Discipleship,” Luke
15-25. How it does pay in such
great dividends! Are we willing
to pay the price for the supreme
sacrifice Christ paid for us? Even
for to be a witness for Him in
our own hearts and life? Wit
nessing wherever and whenever
we are called on. There are only
a few willing to pay the price,
but oh! what a joy and privilege
to be able to meet the great cross ,
of discipleship. Let’s all shoul-
Ider our responsibility!
Special song: Rev. and Mrs.
Scarborough: "I Surrender All.”
Mrs. Carmony spoke on the
j celebration of two ruby anni-
I versaries of our training school
and of the young people organi
zations; of the part women are
(taking in spreading the “Good
Tidings” in helping the young
(people in training and attending
(camp, and the great help in
helping them to develop, in
Christian leadership.
Messages from associational
chairman: “Being Good Disciples
in Community Missions,” Miss
Katherine Henry; Mrs. J. W.
Parris, “In Stewardship”; Miss
Effie Leath, “In Mission Study.”
Special prayer: Rev. Ben Scar
borough. •
Announcement: That our camp
at Clayton is opening this year,
by Mrs. Carmony.
Committees: Registration, Mrs.
(J. T. Langston and Mrs. Herman
Bankey. There were 70 or more
present; Miss Kathrine Henry.
She spoke each one’s sentiment (
! when she said, “It was good to be (
here.” The people of that com- (
munity are voted our most ap
preciative thanks for their hos- |
| pitality and delicious food.
Time and place: Lyerly, in
1948—Mrs. C. A. McConnell, Mrs.!
Frank Barron, Mrs. Ressie Bar
rett.
Obituary: Those who have
been called to come up higher—
Mrs. Sam Carter, Miss Margaret
Owens of Lyerly; Miss Gaynelle
Justice, Mrs. Sue Cordle and Mrs.,
O. A. Camp, Trion; Miss Allie |
Bryant, Summerville; Miss Fran
cis Sitton, New Hope North.
Committee: Miss Effie Leath,
Mrs. R .E. Patrick, Mrs. Henry
Cork.
Nominating committee: Mrs.
S. L. Walker, the present super
intendent, resigned. It is with
regret that we give her up, as
she has made an excellent lead
er, therefore we submit the fol
lowing:
Superintendent, Mrs. Duke
Espy; assistant superintendent,
Mrs. C. A. McConnell; secretary
!and treasurer. Miss Minnie Jus
tice; Young Peoples’ leader, Miss’
Mildred Speer; Margaret Fund
and Training School, Miss Mag
gie Leath; stewardship, Mrs. J.
W. Parris; missions, Miss Effie
Leath; White Cross, Mrs. George
D. Morton; literature, Mrs. J. C. (
Bagley; divisional secretaries:
Eastern, Mrs. R. E. Patrick; cen- (
tral, Mrs. Joe Miscal; western,
Mrs. Henry Day; committee, Mrs.
'Russel Baker, Mrs. J. W. Parris,
Mrs. J. T. Woods, Mrs. George
Morton.
The installation of these of
ficers was given by Mrs. Car
mony in a most impressive man
ner. She said they could not see
the honor of holding an office
for the responsibility.
Prayer: Mrs. Carmony.—Min
nie Justice, Secretary.
Delegates to National Farm
Bureau Convention to Travel
On Special Trains to Chicago
Announcement was made at
Georgia Farm Bureau headquar
ters in Macon this week that
delegates from this state to the
annual convention of the Amer
ican Farm Bureau Federation in
Chicago next December will tra
vel on special trains on a sched
ule submitted by passenger of
ficials of the Central of Georgia
Railway.
H. R. Yandle, GFBF director of
public relations, stated that the
schedule calls for departure on
Dec. 12, arriving in Chicago on
Sunday, Dec. 14, with the return
trip leaving the convention city
on Dec. 19 and arriving in Ma
con the next day at noon. In
dications are that several hun
dred farm bureau members in
Georgia will make the trip to
Chicago for this convention, he
added.
Much interest is being mani
fested in the AFBF session, farm
bureau officials state, due to the
increase in membership through
out the state. Information avail
able at the state GFBF head
quarters indicate that a number
of new organizations are being
perfected in North Georgia,
where substantial memberships
are being secured. These new
county organizations are offer -
ing trips to Chicago as member
! ship prizes, farm bureau officials
asserted.
Bulloch County, with a mem
bership of 2,160 farm families in
i the farm bureau, is making plans
for a special train, R. P. Mikell,
president, announces. It is ex
pected that the Bulloch special
'will join other Georgians in Ma
(con where the group will meet
other delegates for the tour.
Wilson E. Still, director of or
ganization and research, stated
■ this week that in counties where
preliminary membership cam
paigns have been conducted re
sults have exceeded the total
enrollment of 1946. In Ben Hill
County, 209 memberships have
been reported this year against
a total of 128 at the end of last
year. Worth County has more |
than doubled last year’s mem
bership; Lamar County has now
reached 40 per cent, while the
same mark has been set by I
Your Congressman Reports
MANY VISITORS
Since my last report, we have had a number of visitors from the
district, all of whom we were happy to see. From Dalton came J.
Johnson, A. C. Forrester and Robert Skates, Sr. M. M. Knight was
a visitor from Calhoun; Clarence Johnson from Aragon, Ottie
Argo and A. C. Carroll from Rome, and J. B. Smith from Dallas.
Later the same week, came Wheeler Gibbons, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Gibbons, of Cave Springs. Wheeler now lives in Cedar-
■ town.
Glenn M. Griffin, the son of the late Glenn Griffin of Rome, is
an officer on the Washington police force. Glenn came by to see
me. I appreciated his visit very much, because his father was a
long-time friend of mine. C. V. Lovvorn of Rome, made a flying
I trip to Washington, and came by to see us. C. V. came by com
mercial plane, but Wheeler Gibbons, from Cedartown, flew his own
plane to Washington and back. Miss Clarice Parrott of Cohutta,
also came by the office. Let me repeat again: I am always happy
to see visitors from the district.
ALL-OUT FIGHT AGAINST COMMUNISM
At long last, as the Duke of Windsor would say, America has
awakened to the menace of Communism, and the Red Fascism of
Russia. And it is well that we have. For the idea and ideal of Com
munism has infiltrated into every phase of our national life; and
the so-called Communism of Russia has spread its tentacles un
| til it threatens to engulf all of Europe and then Asia.
Communism is an insidious thing. Its false promises of hope I
and the good life appeals to all who are hungry, miserable and
hopeless. It becomes a religion to those who embrace it. Its dis
ciples are more zealous than the most fanatical Nazi. Consequent
ly they become easily the tool of Soviet Russia. As such they have
infiltrated into every phase of our life—into our labor unions, into
our churches and even into places of responsibility in our Gov
ernment itself.
The so-called Communism of Russia is not really Communism,
but what Edgar Hoover of the FBI has well called Red Fascism.
Russian Red Fascism is as dictatorial and totalitarian as the gov
ernment of Adolph Hitler. The people are slaves to the will of the
10 per cent who are members of the Soviet party and who run the
Russian government. We have defeated Black Fascism, only to be
met face to face with Red Fascism.
If you want a booklet telling how Commuism works in Russia, I
will be glad to send it.
HOW THE BATTLE AGAINST COMMUNISM IS BEING FOUGHT
To cope with the agents of Soviet Russia, and the advocates of
Communism as an ideal, who would overthrow our American De
mocracy, President Truman has ordered that all such be fired
from positions in our Government. He has directed the attorney
general and the FBI to seek out such persons and get them out of
our Government. Congress has appropriated $50,000,000 for this
purpose. This program, of course, involves some risk that we may
become hysterical and let it turn into a witch hunt. But this risk
is minor in comparison to the danger we are in from these people
who do not believe in our democracy, and who would overthrown
our Government if left to bore their way into the very vitals of
our life and Government. These believers in Communism believe
that we cannot prevent another big depression, and that during
any such depression they will be able to lead the hungry and mis
erable unemployed that these depressions bring, into the Com
munistic fold.
AID TO GREECE AND TURKEY INTENDED TO BLOCK
RED FASCISM
To fight the Red Fascism of Russia and to stop its infiltration
into all of Europe and Asia, our great President has called upon
Congress to appropriate $400,000,000 for the aid of Greece and Tur
key. This money is to be used to help Greece rebuild her economy,
to feed the starving people of Greece and to enable Turkey and |
Greece to so strengthen their governments and military defenses
that they can withstand the Russian pressure. This program does ;
not mean that we are interfering with the internal affairs of these
’ countries, against their will. On the contrary, they have appealed
to us for help. As you know, in the northern part of Greece is Mac
edonia, inhabited by a hardy and freedom-loving people. Today
these people are calling out to America as the man of Macedonia
seen by Saint Paul in his version, called out to Paul “Come over
and help us.” All this means that our President and the members
of Congress are through with appeasing Russia. It means that at
last the United States is determined to help and defend the free
dom-loving people of the world from the menace of dictatorship
and oppression from Russia. After all it is done for our own pro
tection. If Greece and Turkey fall to the Red menace of Russia,
Italy and France will soon follow. Germany will be next. Then will
come Korea and China and the hordes of Asia. The British Em
pire has dissolved and England itself has adopted state Socialism.
U. S. STANDS AS BULWARK AGAINST DICTATORSHIP
Our Government stands as the only bulwark against dictator
ship and oppression. Already the President’s appeal for the money
for Greece and Turkey has strengthened freedom-loving and
democratic people through the world. France has stiffened her
fight against the Communists and Italy will be heartened to do
likewise.
AID TO GREECE, TURKEY WILL LEAD TO PEACE, NOT WAR
All this does not mean war with Russia. Those who know, say
( that Russia could not now fight a war, and would not dare attack
us. If we allow her to go her way unmolested, and permit her to
: take over the weakened and hungry hordes of Europe, she will
so,on be strong enough to fight. Appeasement leads always to war.
It did at Munich when we appeased Hitler. And long before that,
we had let the Japs conquer their neighbor Manchuria, without
anyone helping Manchuria. Later, the Japs attacked us, and used
against us the resources of Manchuria which we had sat by and
let them conquer some years before. Most of us are convinced that
our present policy will lead to peace.
The Senate has passed the bill, and for two days now the House
has been debating it. Some of the finest oratory of the session has
been brought out by this debate. Dirksen of Illinois; Dr. Judd, for
merly a missionary to China; Rep. Wadsworth, of New York, and
Congressman Sam Rayburn, of Texas, rose to magnificent heights
of eloquence as they pleaded with the members of the House to
stand behind the President in his courageous and determined
fight' against this world-wide menace. There is much opposition,
but I believe the House will pass the bill before you read this re
port.
Dougherty County. Meriwether
County, with only two member
ships in 1946, has approximate
ly 200 on roll with indications
that this will be more than dou
bled within the next few weeks.
Mr. Still reported also that
new farm bureau chapters have
been organized in Habersham,
Barrow, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Gil
mer, White, North Fulton, while
in Putnam County the enroll
ment of new memberships dur
ing the first week of the drive
reached more than 100 farm
families. Last year Putnam had
a total of 25 members.
“Based on the reports reach
ing state headquarters in Ma
con,” Mr. Still said, “I am con
fident we will exceed our goal
of 70,000 memberships in 1947
and reach 100,000 in 1948.” This
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: SUMMERVILLE, GA.
wave of enthusiastic response
on the part of farmers to affil
iate with the GFBF, he added,
“is the result of accomplish
ments that have contributed co
the economic welfare of every
group in Georgia.”
The army is to conduct new
Arctic exercises in Alaska.
Rumi urges Government ac
tion to prevent slump.
;• Dr. B. Lovingood I
DENTIST
I; Lovingood Building 1
I; Summerville, Ga.
Phones: Office 12; Home. 40 |
Dr. W. E. Burdine
Says Legion Can Be
Os Greater Service
Dr. W. E. Burdine, of Blue
Ridge, World War II veteran and
candidate for commander of the
Georgia Department of the
American Legion, stated this
week that in his opinion the Le
gion has greater opportunities
than any other veterans organi
zation or civic club to be of serv
ice to the nation as a whole.
He said, “Contact with Le
gionnaires throughout the state
has convinced me that, poten
tially, the American Legion has
a greater sphere of activity and
resources than any other veter
ans organization or civic club.
[We have our pick of the nation’s
(leaders, yet we have failed to
take the lead due to our ignor
ance and lack of education as to
(our own program. We have failed
[to take our proper place as a
[veterans and civic organization.
“The reasons for this are
many, but in my opinion the
most important reasons our pro
grams are stymied is because we
spend our time bickering and
feuding at both personal and
group levels. We grind too many
axes at the expense of the indi
vidual Legionnaires. In correct
ing these faults I shall make
mistakes, but with the help of all
Legionnaires these mistakes will
be kept at a minimum.
“I am a member of no politi
cal group in the department of
Georgia and do not intend to be- [
come part of any group. I have I
made no promises or commit
ments and shall make none prior
to election, other than the pro
gram I advocate. If elected, ap
pointments will be made on abil
ity and interest in Legion wel
fare. They will not be made on
political promises.
“My solution to these problems
is one of education from depart
ment to post levels, and this pro
gram shall be made public in de
tail.”
The army is to build a base
for its heaviest bombers in the
state of Maine.
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