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THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
Official Organ of Chattooga County
Summerville, Georgia
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THE PEOPLE AND POWER
There is a general assumption by many peo
ple that the establishment of democratic govera
mbents throughout the world will, automatically,
preserve the peace of the world and solve its
problems.
Nothing could be further from the truth. About
three-fourths of the people now living in the
world are illiterate. They are not ready to make
an informed electorate or to intelligently cast
ballots.
We should bear this important fact in mind
when orators speak glibly of the spread of de
mocracy. Even in the United States, where the
rights of the people are firmly established, there
is doubt expressed as to the fitness of the peo
ple to decide important issues at the polls.
While recognizing the handicap of illiteracy
throughout the worls and the existence of mil
lions of incompetent voters in the U. S., one re
tains faith in the eventual ability of the people
to take care of themselves and the issues that
beset the human race.
In the long run, the decisions of the masses
of the people, even including many illiterates,
will probably come closer to serving the true in
terests of mankind than a decision by any group
of self-annointed leaders.
“GLOOMY MOMENT IN HISTORY"
“It is a gloomy moment in history. Not for
many years—not in the lifetime of most men who
read this paper—has there been so much grave
and deep apprehension.
“In France, the political cauldron seethes and
bubbles with uncertainty. Russia hangs, as usual,
like a dark cloud and silent upon the horizon of
Europe; while all the energies, resources and in
fluences of the British Empire are sorely tried.
“Os our own troubles, no man can see the end
... yet the very haste to be rich, which is the
occasion of this widespread calamity, has also
tended to destroy the moral forces with which we
are to resist and subdue the calamity.”
Well, what do you know? The quotation is
taken from an issue of Harper’s Weekly, an
American magazine, dated Oct. 10, 1857. The
"gloomy moment” which the editor lamented has
passed. The “haste to be rich” has not destroyed
the moral forces which successfully enabled this
nation to surmount serious crises and several
wars.
UNNECESSARY DEATHS
The three-day Fourth of July holiday was
marked by 553 violent deaths in the United States
including 271 traffic fatalities.
Casualties on our highways average about 80
per day. This seems to indicate that the holiday
rate was about 10 per day above the national
average.
The tabulation of fatal accidents on the high
ways, however, tends to call public attention to
a death toll that is inexcusable. It is not a mat
ter of holidays, but Americans are dying every
day in unnecessary traffic accidents.
BEVIN ANSWERS SOVIET THREAT
The Conference of Foreign Ministers of Euro
pean powers, considering the proposal of the
United States to assist Europe, blew up with a
bang.
Since the British and French governments
have made it clear that they intend to go ahead
in the effort to secure co-operation between the
powers of Western Europe, ther is little doubt
but that th split with Russia is wide open.
The Russian foreign minister, Mr. Molotov, in
his closing statement, said that his government
“considers it necessary to caution” the British
and French governments “against the conse
quences” of action “which would not be directed
toward unification and economic rehabilitation”
but “would lead to the opposite results.”
A quick reply to this talk was made by Foreign
Minister Bevin. of Great Britain, who regretted
that Mr. Molotov had threatened “that if we con
tinue this benevolent work, we must face grave
consequences.” He then bluntly advised the Rus
sian officials that; “My country has faced grave
consequences and threats before but that is not
the sort of prospect which wall deter us from do
ing whai we consider our duty.”
THE PI BUS PAYS THE BILL
We notice that the northern soft coal opera- •
tors and John L. Lewis, representing the miners,
have an agreement.
It should be noted by the general public that j
the only parties represented in the negotiations J
have been the owners and the miners. Without
attempting to pass judgment upon the agree
ment, it is easily possible for the public to find
itself squeezed between the demands of the min- ;
ers for wages and the desire of the owners for
profit.
In fact, the generally accepted idea is that
when labor and capital get together to discuss
terms of employment, they are the only parties
in interest. It is posisble to demonstrate, how-
ever, that the people of the nation, including the
ultimate consumers, have a stake in any agree
ment that is made.
It is possible to imagine a situation developing
in the United States where labor and capital,
each getting what they want, will take the rest
of the population on an economic ride. In time,
it may be necessary to have the public represent
ed in all negotiations for contracts which involve
an increase in the price of the product concerned.
FIGHT FOR AIR FREIGHT
Ii may come as a surprise to some individuals
who have not appreciatel the rapid development
that there is something of a fight going on for
air cargo business.
The established scheduled airlines have be
come concerned about the development of inde
pendent freight-carriers, who fly anything any
where. Non-scheduled operations began to pay
attention to the cargo loads when many vet
erans began to operate. Statistics indicate that
the non-scheduled freight carriers are flying
about 10,000.000 ton-miles per month and sched
uled airlines, which want to increase their freight
and express cargoes, are after the business.
The companies which fly regular routes on
schedule have asked the Civil Aeronautics Board
to permit a rate reduction from 26.5 cents a ton
mile to 20 cents. The non-scheduled group will
have to meet the competition and a fight for
existence in the air-freight business is foreseen
It will probably surprise many people to know
that for many cargoes the rate for non-sched
uled flights is from 15 to 18 cents for hauling one
ton of wares one mile.
JUVENILE CRIME DROPS
Here is an item which may be interesting to
those who are convinoed that, the youth of the
nation is going to the dogs. It is only a minor
straw in the wind but it seems to have a bearing
on the common allegation that crime among
youth is unprecedented.
In Cincinnati, Ohio, Miss Lois E. Elliott, so
ciologist, reports that crimes and minor misdeeds
by youngsters, from 5 to 17 years of age, have
dropped off steadily and are one-third less than
three years ago.
Os course, the adult pessimists who are quite
convinced that the youngsters are going to hell
at a rapid pace will not change their opinion.
They will doubt the figures that come from Cin
cinnati because, after all, it is part of their stock
in trade to denounce something or somebody.
WHY NOT PAY FOR PEACE?
The fact that World War II cost the United
States $331,000,000,000 for about three and one
half years of fighting should have some mean
ing to Americans when they consider the pos
sible gains to be derived from assisting the 350,-
000.000 people of Western Europe to rehabilitate
their economy.
Let us look at it selfishly. If there is to be a
war, the fact that these hundreds ot millions
of people are organized and able to take care
of themselves means that we will have allies.
In the event there is no war, the use of fifteen
to twenty billion dollars of our money, in assist
ing Western Europe to rehabilitate itself, will
mean customers for American goods.
They who study the situation point out that
this country has prevented collapse in Europe
in the past few years by making available close
to $3,000,000,000 annually. Most of this money has
been used for productive development. This sit
uation cannot continue, but unless the people of
this country are willing to see other people starve,
the assistance must continue unless the Euro
peans can be made self-supporting.
“FIXING” TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
' Nearly everybody who studies the enormous
accident toll on our highways becomes convinced
that one of the contributing factors is inade
quate enforcement of traffic regulations.
Arthur T. Vandebilt, educator of Nework, N. J.,
says that personnel and equipment shortages are
factors in the lack of proper enforcement, that
“improper political influences” contribute greatly
to the disregard for traffic regulations.
The comment of the educator is general in its
scope and applies to the United States as a whole.
While we have heard of some instances of at
tempts to “fix” charges of violations of traffic
regulations in Georgia, we do not believe that
many of our officials go in for that kind of po
i litical activity.
There are some, of course, and the pressure of
; public opinion is needed to make it unhealthy for
anybody to use political influences in connection
] with traffic regulations.
NOT WHAT IT WAS
Readers of The Summerville News who go on
vacation trips this summer will find that their
dollar has shrunk considerably since 1946, be
cause o fincreases in prices all along the line.
Summer hotels, motor courts and cabins have
j raised their rates. Fares on the railroads are up
and gasoline has increased 3. cents a gallon, ex
clusive of tax increases.
Despite the increased rates, the probability is
that millions of Americans will spend hundreds
of millions of dollars on vacation trips. They will
go to seashore or lakes, to mountains, and to
metropolitan centers. Many of them will go to
national and state parks.
Everywhere they go, they will find the same
thing—the dollar isn’t what it used to be.
V
Well, sad though it is, the commencement
ortors didn’t make a dent on the problems of
the world.
* * *
Jobs often mean little or nothing to those who
have them; they mean everything to those need
ing them.
* * *
If democracy is the light of the world, we might
as well realize that somebody will have to keep
the light burning.
* * *
There are exceptions, of course, but the best
people in most communities are the ones who
support the churches.
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS, SUMMERVILLE, GA.
Glancing Back
Over the Years
(From The Summerville News of
Thursday. Feb. 27. 1913)
Mrs. R. D. Jones spent Satur
day in Chattanooga.
Mr. J. E. Bullard was here on
Monday from Trion.
Dr. B. F. Shamblin was here
Monday from Lyerly.
Mr. J. M. Weaver, of Seminole,
was in town Monday.
Miss Fannie Dickson is recov
ering from a recent illness.
Miss Alice Weathers spent Sat
urday with Mrs. A. Wheeler.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Strain, of
near Lyerly, were in town Tues
day.
Mr. F. M. Maynor spent Satur
day with the family of Mr. W. W.
Scoggins.
Misses Lyra Scoggins and Pearl
Shropshire spent Sunday with
Miss Zilla Cordle.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Scoggins
attended services at Mellville,
near Lyerly, Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Cleghorn spent the week
end in Rome with Mrs. Will
Chidsey.
Mr. Walter B. Shaw, of Rome,
was here Monday attending
county court.
Miss Evelyn Henry is spend
ing this week with relatives at
Berryton.
Mr. Malcolm McLeod came!
over from Rome Sunday to visit
relatives.
Prof. John W. Stipe filled Rev. j
J. S. L. Sappington’s appoint- j
ment at Berryton Sunday after
noon.
Miss Miriam Steele, of LaFay- j
ette, and Miss Mary Penn spent
the week-end with Mrs. O. A. j
Seknan.
.Mrs. D. E. Espy and Mrs. C. A.
McConnell came over from;
Broomtown and spent Sunday in
town
Dr. and Mrs. O. A. Selman ex
pect to leave Friday for Wash
ington, D. C., to’attend the* in
auguration.
Messrs. T. J. Worsham and B.
O. House, of Holland, were in
town Monday.
Miss Ruth Henry is visiting the
Misses Gamble at Pleasant Green
this week.
Miss Marion Henry and Mr.
Rowland Henry were visiting
I relatives at Berryton Sunday.
LYERLY LOCALS
Miss Nell Henry, of Summer
ville, was visiting Mrs. J. H. Hill
here Sunday.
Mr. Lon Worsham, of Chatta
nooga, spent Monday here.
Prof. F. S. Elliott was in Sum
| merville Saturday.
Misses Mary and Sara Lee
have returned home after a
week’s visit to relatives in At- j
lanta.
Mrs. M. E. Stark has returned
from a week’s stay with relatives
in Calhoun and Atlanta.
Miss Kate Bolling will give a
recital here at the school house
on March 7.
Mr. R. L. McWhorter and lit
tle Hanie, of Gaylesville, Ala.,
spent Sunday here with Mrs.
Gordon Wheeler.
Mrs. I. C. Williams and little
Miss Margaret and Master Her
man Lee are visiting in Rome
and Gore.
Dr. H. D. Brown, Messrs F. S.
McElrath and W B. Covington
spent Tuesday in LaFayette.
Mr. D. D. Dover spent Tuesday
in Rome.
BERRYTON LOCALS
Mr. C. T. Hentz and son, Rob
ert, of Trion, spent Sunday in
Berryton the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. L. A. Hudson.
Charlie Echols, of this place,
has accepted a position with the
Brittain Bros. Co., at Lindale.
His many friends regret to see
him leave.
Mr. Henry Strickland is on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. John Potter and children
spent Sunday in Trion.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Land were
in Summerville Saturday.
Deed Martin has accepted a
position in Brittain Bros. Co.,
store at Berryton.
Misses Beuna White and Lila
Sims spent Friday and Saturday
in Sprite the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. White.
Mr. Halipton is seriously ill
this week.
Miss Mary Berry gave a party
at her home Saturday night. A
delightful time was enjoyed.
Messrs. J. H. Edge and Robert
Powell, of Summerville, were in
Berryton Sunday.
HOLLAND LOCALS
Miss Ella White is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. K.
P. Chambers, of this place.
Mrs. Henman White, of near
Silver Hill, spent Saturday night
and Sunday at this place.
Mr. Willis King, of.Lyerly, vis
ited his sister, Mrs. John Clark,
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. R. L. Worsham happened
to a painful accident last week.
While splitting wood he dropped
a wood hammer on his foot and
mashed it very badly, but is able
to walk with crutches.
Mrs. Jim Ratliff visited her sis
ter near Lyerly Saturday and
Sunday.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
PURITY OF HEART AND LIFE
International Sunday School
Lesson for Aug. 10, 1947
Golden Text: “Keep thy
heart with all diligence; for
out of it are the issues of life.”
—Prov. 4: 23.
A study of the Book of Pro
verbs will reveal that evil-doing
is folly as well as vice and that
the way of wisdom is the way of
purity. Life has its own set laws
and transgression of them is im
possible without paying the due
penalty. Those who try to do so,
do not destroy rhe laws, but
simply destroy themselves and
that, of course, is the very height
of folly. On the other hand, to
learn the laws of life (which are
synonomus with the laws of God >
and obey them means living in
co-operation with God, which
means making the most of life,
another way of saying that it is
the way c f wisdom.
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s great
novel, “The Scarlet Letter,” is a
study in conscience. The author j
skillfully uses fiction for a high :
moral purpose—to show that sin
is self-punishing and inescapa
ble. He makes clear that, though
one may try to conceal his sin,
as did the Rev. Arthur Dim
mesdale, it nevertheless leaves
its mark and causes inward pain.
William T. Ellis declares: “Chaste
men and chaste women are the
essential fabric of a healthy,
happy society. The statute books
of God and of the state write
down unchaste conduct as im
mortality, as a sin, as a crime.”
Morality may properly be said
to include the essential virtues
of mankind; honesty, sobriety,
and personal purity. But when
we think of moral purity, to most
people it suggests the ideas of
sexual morality. Surely, toda>.
our people—young and old—need
a reminder here. Here is the
problem hardest to keep under
control in most young lives and |
is the problem that stays with |
us, to some extent, throughout [
life.
The book of Proverbs has a j
vital message on this very im- j
portant subject of moral purity.
Most of the admonitions in the J
book seem to be directed toward
young men, for the world of that
day was even more of a man’s
world than it is today. The writ
ers of Proverbs felt no false
shame in warning all who yield
their minds and bodies for sin
ful abuse of God-given functions.
In (he plainest language there is
pictured the enticement of the
harlot (strange woman) seduc
ing the vain and foolish young
man on the corner of the streets, |
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and the warning that yielding
to the temptations is to take the
first step on the pathway to
death.
There are some good people
who regard the whole subject of
sex and a discussion of it as ta
boo and tmclean and we agree (
that it should never be made the'
subject of coarse and morbid
curiosity, but sex itself is not
evil. God’s matchless and myster
ious gift of sex is seen in all of
life, for it is the divine plan by
which life is to be propagated
and sustained- If, then, sexual
desire is God-given, it is not evil
nor to be despised, nor is it to
be prostituted or perverted.
When, however, it is aroused and
cannot find its intended fulfill
ment within the bonds of re
sponsibility and love provided,
by the marriage relationship, it
becomes lust, which is defined
as “inordinate sexual desire,” or
desire that is not in order or is
out of control.
James, the brothef of Jesus,
writes that temptation springs
from such impure desire. That
lust then conceives and breeds
sin and sin, full grown, brings
death. No evil ever changes or
improves its nature, by being
petted. No amount of toleration
or indifference to its presence
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The teachings of Christ bring
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mon on the Mount. Jesus empha
sized the inwardness of all sin.
Jesus declared that the Seventh
Commandment, against adult
ery. can be violated without the
overt act taking place, but by
lustfully looking upon another
with impure desire (Matt. 5: 27-
28 1 . For to indulge in inner or
gies of lustful contemplation is
degrading to one’s character and
marks its indelible print upon
one’s personality.
So easily can the thought pro
ceed to inclination and from in
clination to craving that it may
swiftly pass from craving into
sin. The importance, therefor-,
is seen in keeping one's thoughts
pure and clean, for. as expressed
by our Golden Text; “Keep thy
heart with ail diligence, for out
of it are the issues of life.”
LORENZA ROUNSAVILLE
SERVING ON USS PICKAWAY
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cook, second class. USN, son of
Luckey Rounsaviile, of Summer
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Thcrsday, August 7, 1947
GEORGIANS TO HAVE
PEACE-MAKING ROLE,
SAYS ROTARY HEAD
“Georgians, through their civ
ic club activities, can be expect
ed to play an important part in
bringing about a better under
standing between the peoples of
war-torn countries and the Unit
ed States and thereby contrib
ute much to the formation of a
lasting world peace.”
Thus declared Atlanta’s Char
lie F. Palmer, president of Pal
mer, Inc., the new Georgia dis
trict governor of Rotary Inter
national, upon his return from
the recent Rotary district as
sembly at Radium Springs, near
Albany, Ga. Rotarians gatherec
there to discuss the 1947-48 plans
for the district.
Due to the present distressing
conditions abroad,” Internation
al service,” one of Rotarys four
main objectives, was re-empha
sized and termed perhaps the
most important of the organiza
tion’s aims for the immediate
future. Mr. Palmer, an interna
tionally recognized housing au
thority who has made several
trips overseas studying housing
and industrial conditions for the
Federal Government, said Geor
gians, and especially Rotarians,
have a real opportunity to con
tribute toward building
more stable w r orld.
“It seems almost providential
that Georgia Rotary Club offi
cials should meet in Albany to
make plans for the comaig year
while the world is struggling for
peace in the wake of a devast
ating war,” Mr. Palmer told the
recent assembly. “If any city in
America today knows \ihat wai
is like, Albany does. Aioany was
devastated by the terrible tor
nado Feb. 10, 1940. Rotarians did
good work then as Rotarians all
over the world did shortly after
wards in World War II.”
In addition to contributing to
the Paul Harris Memorial Fund,
set up as a tribute to the late
founder of Rotary International
and carrying many benefits,
Georgia’s Rotary Clubs during
the ensuing year will provide ed
ucation for 11 overseas under
graduate students in Georgia
colleges. Last year they spon*-
sored six such students, both
boys and girls.
Meeting earlier next year, the
annual Rotary district confer
ence will he held March 21-23 at
Augusta. A quota has been set
for 11 new Rotary clubs in Geor
gia for the fiscal year ending
July 1, 1948. Awards will be made
for active clubs credited with
forming the most new ones. At
present there are 3,829 members
of sixty-two Rotary ciu'os m
Georgia, including one in Sum
merville-Trion.
Honesty is a thought., word a.nu
deed is the highest expression
of the good life.