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Thursday, July 17, 1947
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
Official Organ of Chattooga County
Summerville, Georgia
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FIGHTER FOR FREEDOM
The age-old fight for the discovery and recog
nition of truth has been aided in the past by
many men who risked the displeasure of theii
contemporaries and the punishment of their su
periors to emphasize the importance of reason
as the ultimate guide in seeking the answer to
all questions, religious and political not ex
cepted. .
One of the great names in the illustrious list
of those who have worked to unshackle the mind
of man is Desiderius Erasmus, whose birth oc
curred at Basel, Switzerland, on July 12, 211
years ago.
Erasmus traveled extensively in Western Bu
rope, using his inquiring mind to puncture the
fallacious thinking of his day which supported
the abuses of mankind, both political and re
ligious. He attacked the power of the clergy as
an obstacle to the spread of liberal ideas and he
freely criticized the treatment that kings meted
out to their subjects.
SWIM SAFELY
For the benefit of readers of The Summerville
News, who like to swim and in view of the fact
that more than 7,000 Americans lose their lives
every year from drowning, we call attention to
some rules to be followed in connection with
swimming. .
Beginners should be taught to stay m shallow
water. While this seems to be an elementary pre
caution, it is amazing how many children, and
a few adults, make the fatal mistake of getting
into deep water without the ability to keep them
selves afloat.
For all swimmers, there are some general rules.
Do not swim alone or go into the water imme
diately after eating; do not dive in unknown wa
ters and do not swim far from shore unless ac
companied by a person in a boat. In general, if
possible, swim in patrolled waters and make it
your business to learn the proper methods of
saving lives.
going away?
The average vacationer of Chattooga County
thinks that when the traveling bags have been
packed and work laid aside, all the plans nec
essary for a pleasant vacation have been made.
This is, of course, far from true. Vacation mo
torists should carry first-aid equipment in their
cars. While no one believes that an accident will
occur, the possession of first-aid material may
prove to be fortunate. Os course, a flashlight
ought to be standard equipment in any auto
mobile.
For those who go into the country, it is well
to be advised about poisonous growths. Three
plants are to be watched; Poison ivy. poison oak
and poison sumac. Poison ivy is a climbing plant
with three leaves and is usually found on trees
and poles. Poison oak is similar but the leaves
are deep.y notched. Poison sumac is a smooth
shrub with drooping clusters of greenish white
berries.
In addition, motorists, on their vacation trips,
should take care not to overcrowd their vehicle
which, of course, should be thoroughly checked
before’ taking off on a long journey. All driving
hazards should be avoided, if possible, and the
rules of traffic regulations should be strictly
obeyed. This includes the one regulating speed.
SHOOTING STARS
Has anybody seen a “shooting star” lately?
Astronomers estimate that close to 20,000,000
small bodies enter the earth’s atmosphere from
without every 24 hours and, being intensely heat
ed by friction in the air, are consumed before
reaching the ground. Only a few are visible on
any one night.
It is interesting to note that these foreign par
ticles, when in contact with the earth’s atmos
phere, begin to glow and burn up between 50 and
100 miles above the earth’s surface. The dust of
the visitors, however, finally settle down to rest
upon the globe.
There have been occasions when thousands of
shooting stars have been observed. This is ex
tremely unusual but there are several months
in the year when a good display can be expected
if conditions happen to be right. There is such
an occasion in the latter part of July but. a better
one in the first half of August and the best
known in the fall.
FEAR NEW DUST BOWL
High prices for wheat and cattle are leading
many farmers in the Dust Bowl to fear that they
will have a dusty, profitless era when the next
drought cycle comes around.
During World War I high wheat prices led to
the planting of much marginal land. In addition,
some pasture land was broken up for planting.
When the dry years came, there was a plague of
dust, which brought ruin to many farmers in
the decade of the 30’s.
Reports from the Dust Bowl area are that
farmers are repeating the same process. Land
that is fertile in wet weather is being planted in
wheat, with “sod busting” underway on a large
scale this year. Raw range land is being broken
for wheat and Dust Bowl farmers are wondering
what will happen when the dry cycle arrives.
Reports from the area indicate that some range
land is being over-grazed, with the result that it
will add to the likelihood of dust storms when
the weather is very dry. Some defense is irriga
tion and reports from the area tell us that some
farmers are using underground wells to take care
of the drought period. We hope that the plan
works successfully, on a large scale. It has work
ed very well with some farmers.
It would be a sad thing for farmers in the Dust
Bowl states to suffer again the disaster that hit
them in 1932 in the form of dust storms. Many
farmers failed to get enough wheat for the next
year’s planting for almost 10 years.
“AND PERHAPS DESTROY THE WORLD”
Atomic bombs, used against Japan, are “ob
solete,” declares Chancellor Robert M. Hutchins,
of Chicago University, who adds that the United
States now has a stockpile of “new and improved
bombs” big enough to wipe out all the world’s
largest cities.
The educator assumes that "we have, at the
most, three years to forestall annihilation.” Con
sequently, he adds, “we can attack right away
and perhaps destroy the rest of the world, pro
vided the rest of the world does not have the
bomb.”
This is what you might call an alarm. It is, no
doubt, part of the effort of the educator to beat
up support for some form of international gov
ernment. He is president of the “Committee to
Frame a World Constitution.”
The warning cannot be entirely disregarded,
however, because Mr. Hutchins is not a firebrand
artist. He thinks seriously and substantially. He
tells the people of this country, very frankly, that
if we wish to be saved, we shall have to practice
justice and love, however humiliating it may be
tion will have to Christianize itself in a hurry,”
that “the universal brotherhood which alone will
save us must be sought under law.”
Mr. Hutchins wants to set up a world govern
ment, with power to levy taxes and take over ex
isting national armies. Everything would be set
tled by the “constitution,” which he and his as
sociates are attempting to frame. He concludes,
apparently, that such a world government, un
der a liberal constitution, will make everything
apple pie and peaceful.
We have some doubts in our own mind. The
most practical attempt to get the nations into
an organization, capable to maintaining peace,
it seems to us, is that proposed many years ago
by Clarence Streit. His plan was to unite the na
tions which recognize and respect certain basic
rights of man into one government, so far as in
ternational affairs are concerned.
Briefly, the Streit plan would duplicate the
formation of the American government, with
Great Britain, France, the British Common
wealths, the Scandinavian countries and the
United States being the “colonies” uniting. In
this area there is generally appreciation of the
rights of man and the basic freedoms of life are
respected. Moreover, such a combination would
be strong enough to face any possible aggressor
or dictator.
MORE GENEROUS AND FORGIVING
There is considerable truth in the observation
of Secretary of State Marshall that the people of
the United States are a little bit more generous
and forgiving than most people. He was speak
ing about his proposal to turn over 31 American
merchant ships to Italy.
Asked by a member of the Senate whether
this is not an unusual procedure toward a former
enemy country, the secretary of state declared
that it certainly was. He explained that the U. S.
wants to see Italy rehabilitated and that the
ships involved were surplus Liberty ships de
signed to replace Italian ships lost while under
American control.
Gen. Marshall is undoubtedly correct in con
cluding that the people of this country are more
generous and forgiving than most people. The
record of our warfare reveals that, when the
struggle is terminated, the United States seeks
much less for itself than the usual victor.
It should not be overlooked that the wealth
of the United States alone makes it possible for
our Government to overlook reparations in con
nection with warfare. As a general rule, when
two nations go to war, the victor attempts to
make the loser pay a considerable part of what
has been lost. The reason why this rule has not
been applied in recent wars is that the extent
of the losses, on the part of the victors, has been
so enormous that payment of the full sum in
reparations has been impossible.
ONE WAY TO WAR
The will to peace, declares Secretary of War
Robert P. Patterson, is not sufficient to prevent
war but, on the contrary, unless supported by
ready military resources, may invite attack.
Mr. Patterson says that the people of this coun
try should not close their eyes to the fact that
the world is ruled by force, with great nations re
garding war as a legitimate weapon of national
expansion. He points out that, in view of this at
titude, the weak have no rights which the strong
regard.
In connection with this statement by the sec
retary of war, we should understand that the
United States is, undoubtedly, the wealthiest
area in the world. Consequently, if any nation
goes into war with the aggressive design of get
ting something from military efforts, the United
States is the outstanding target for attack.
There are things that should be done only in
an emergency.
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An idea is worth money only when somebody
puts it to work.
Buyers and sellers both want prices to change
but in different directions.
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: SUMMERVILLE, GA.
IS. SUMMERVILLE BAPTIST
(From Page One)
founders had met in a small
store.
But in 1924 citizens of South
Summerville saw their first
church razed by flames. Unwill
ing to allow their plans to be
upset, they immediately began to
meet in the YMCA building. In
1927 the Rev. K. C. Baker was
called to this congregation. Dur
ing his ministry a spirited re
vival greatly strengthened and
united the temporarily handi
capped church; once again rapid
advances were made and the
membership continued to grow.
The Rev. J. A. Smith became
pastor in 1928. The need for a
new building was realized at this
time, but because of financial
conditions this advance was de
layed until 1932, when the pres
ent ediface was begun. The
I church treasury was completely
impoverished during this depres
i sion period, but, nevertheless,
I the members again refused to
i ailow circumstances to hinder
: their progress. With only one de
lay, loyal Baptists erected the
building.
In 1935, J. S. Owings, of Lyer
ly, volunteered to complete the
church, which had not been
floored and sealed. He stated
that he would do the work and
! the congregation might repay
[ him whenever they could do so.
: This debt, $1,456.28. was paid,
I little by little, until in 1937 it
I had been reduced to $656.28. Mr.
Owings then agreed to erase the
debt for a payment of S6OO and
he charged no interest.
In 1936 the Rev. E. L. Wil
liams was called to Summer
ville. During his first year as
pastor here, he was. as all his
predecessors had been, a half
time preacher. In 1937, however,
he became a regular preacher
having sermons every Sunday.
An amazing increase in member
ship is recorded during his ad
ministration from 1936 to 1939.
When he first came there were
195 members, and when he left a
total of 836 names were listed on
the clerk’s record.
In 1939 a Sunday School an
nex was added to the church
edifice. On the building commit
tee for this addition were Lee
Dickson, T. S. Vines and O. R.
Fletcher. The annex includes an
i extension of the auditorium and
11 extra class rooms.
At the 1945 meeting of the
! Chattooga Baptist Association, of
[which the South Summerville
! church is a member, it was re
ported that there were 258 ac-
I tive persons in the church.
Officers of the church are:
I W. L. Reece, Sunday School
'superintendent; Sara Jo Cramer,
church treasurer of the Sunday
School: Harold Cramer, church
[ treasurer, and Leonard Scoggins,
: church clerk.
Deacons of the church are:
J. L. Bennett, J. L. Cox, C. B.
Fulton, D. F. Hale, C. E. Hank
ins, Alvin Hise, D. C. Perry, Hu
bert Palmer, D. F. Quinton, W.
L. Reece, R. H. Riley, W. J. Webb,
Lee Dickson, W. W. Whitley and
Tollie Hurley.
Pastors of the church have
been:
O. G. Lewis, 1914-1916; J. L.
Reeves, 1916-1918; J. M. Smith,
1918-1924; W. H. Parks, 1924-
1925; R. D. Cecil, 1925 (died while
pastor); W. W. Scott, 1925-1926;
Rev. Mr. Morrison, 1926-1927; K.
C. Baker, 1927-1928; J. A. Smith,
1928-1936; E. L. Williams, 1936-
1939; Herbert Morgan, 1939-1942;
W. M. Pruitt, 1942-1945; A. N.
White, 1945-1946; Willis Moore,
1946-1947.
The Rev. W. N. Steele was re
cently called to serve as the next
pastor. He is to arrive in Sum
merville in the near future.
A. C. CARTER GOES TO
GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE
After 10 years of distinguished
service as a layman and edu
cator at Summerville, A. C. Car
ter, colored, honorably resigns
as school principal to become
head of the Masonry department
at Georgia State College in Sa
vannah.
His many white and colored
friends regret his leaving, and
appreciate his work, especially
in raising the two-teacher school
to a six-teacher senior high
school; in securing with their
co-operation more than $2,000
worth of army barracks, concrete
blocks, brick, gravel and cement;
in planning and building the
foundation of a new school build
ing without compensation, and
in leaving a small fund for a
new school building program.
Carter wants them to know that
he also appreciates their co-op
eration.
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GEORGIA. Chattooga County:
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that
John S. Jones, administrator of
of estate of Adeline Simmons,
deceased, having applied to me
by petition for leave to sell the
real estate of said Adeline Sim
mons, deceased; and that an or
der was made thereon at the
July Term, 1947. for citation, and
that citation issue; all the heirs
at law and creditors of the said
Adeline Simmons, deceased, will
take notice that I will pass upon
said application at the August
Term, 1947, of the Court of Or
dinary of Chattooga County; and
that unless cause is shown to the
contrary, at said time, said leave
will be granted. This July 7, 1947.
J. W. KING, Ordinary 4t/7-31
SUIT FOR DIVORCE
In the Superior Court of Chat
tooga County, Georgia—Sep
tember Term, 1947. No. 44.
Jesse Paul Hancock vs.
Oro Childers Hancock.
To Ora Childers Hancock:
You are hereby commanded to
No matter how excessive the
damage, with onr methodswe re
move all traces of injury and re
store the metal and woodwork
to original condition.
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i [ in the caption in his suit against.
£ [ you for divorce.
Witness the Honorable C. H
Porter, Judge of said Court, this
1 the 16th day of July, 1947.
" JOHN S. JONES. Clerk Su-
I’jerior Court Chattooga County.
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