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Try Our Job Printing VOL. 65; NO. 29 Employment Continues Downward Trend in Ga. Non- agricultural employment in Georgia, estimated at 720,200, continued to decline in April for the fourth consecutive month with a loss of almost 6,000 people since March The greatest losses occurred in the textile and lum ber industiries. Total employ ment was 17,600 less than in April 1948. Comparatively small gains in food processing, manu facturing transportation equip ment, trade, and government partially offset the substantial losses in construction, lumber, machinery (except electrical), textiles, apparel, chemicals and service. For the second month, textiles showed a loss of more than 10% as compared with the corresponding period a year ago. Non-durable goods, which has shown a downward trend since August reflected a loss of over 3,400 workers in April. The prin cipal loss occurred in the textile industry, with many plants con tinuing to decrease the number of shifts and lay off workers due to lack of orders. This in dustry has been declining stead ily since' last August. Seasonal factors influenced the loss of 600 workers in chem icals and allied products prin cipally at vegetable oil mills. The gain of almost 1,400 workers in food processing was due largely to increased seasonal produc tion in the canning and preserv ing segment of the industry. Durable goods manufacturing employed 80 0 fewer workers than in March. The loss shown by the lumber industry due to lack of orders and bad weather was partially offset by an in crease of 500 workers in the man ufacture of transportation equipment. Construction employment showed a loss of about 700 workers with many firms report ing reduction in force due to completion of contracts and the work of many others being held up due to rainy weather. The transportation, communi*- cation and public utilities divis ion made a slight gain with no particular phase predominant. This division employed almost 1,600 fewer workers than in April last year. The transporta tion group accounted for the prihcipal loss in this division. Establishments in wholesale and retail trade laid off 800 workers in April despite an in crease of 1,400 temporary em ployees hired by retail apparel stores to care for the Easter trade. The general level of em ployment in the trades division was 2,500 higher than April last year. Finance, insurance and real estate remained practically un changed with the level of em ployment almost 5% higher than last year. Government employment showed no significant . change from last month and continued to operate at a level of 4,700 more persons than for the cor responding period in 1948. This analysis does not cover agricultural pursuits and does not take into consideration the normal seasonal gains which oc cur in farming activities. Lookouts to Play Exhibition Game With Crossville An exhibition game against Crossville, Tenn., on Tuesday, July 12, Is set for the Chatta noga Lookouts at Engel Etadium, winding up a home stand of 14 league games. It is the same nite as the Southern Association All . Star game. Proceeding Cross ville is Little Rook, July 6,7, 8, and Memphis. July 9. 10. 11. President Joe Engel was given a "day” Sunday. July 3. and pre sented a handsome station wag on and several other nice gifts by fans of Chattanooga and nearby towns Engel was honored on his 20th anniversary in Chattanooga and was also given the Opening Day attendance trophy for the 18th time by lea gue president Charley Hurth. Square Dance to Be Held at 'Home' Chattooga Countians are In vited to join in the fun at the square dance to be held at the new Memorial Home at 9 p m. Friday H. M. Smallan and his band will be on hand providing the music and Mr. Smallan will call the sets. The dance is sponsored Joint ly by, the VFW and American Legion In order to raise funds for completion of the Home. Bnmmrrmllr Naus Extra Session Os Legislature Looms for July Governor Herman Talmadge has indicated that he will call a special session of the State Leg islature to cope with Georgia’s grave fiscal crisis. In a state ment issued last week for pub lication the Governor said that the Tax Revision Committee would report to him on July 11 the results of their study to date, outlining in specific detail what economies, if any, can be effect uated which might result in ob taining necessary funds to fi nance all or part of the most critical needs of the state. The Governor said: ‘‘Subse quent to this report by the Tax Revision Committee, I shall take such action as may be necessary to meet and overcome the grave fiscal crisis which now confronts our State government in the fields of Education, Public Wel fare assistance, Health, and rur al Highways.” Capitol observers expect the extra session of the Assembly will be called for the last week in July. The Governors statement read in part as follows: “Conditions have developed in the State where I believe it is absolutely essential that some immediate action be taken to relieve some of the pressing situations which are, in my opinoin. absolutely essential for the welfare of the people of the State. “There is an immediate need for a 10% increase in teachers’ salaries prior to the opening of schools the next school year, which will require $3,600,000.00 additional funds. “There is an immediate need for additional funds to be sent to various county schools of this state for the purpose of financ ing the opening of the schols this next year as a great majority of the counties are not financ ially able to carry on the work required, and in a great number of counties the cost of trans portation far exceeds the actual local taxes collected, and it is proposed that an additional $5,000,000 equalization fund be provided for distribution to the counties. “At the Battey State Hospital, which is for treatment for tu bercolosis, there is space for 1,000 additional beds, and I have been informed by the doctors of the Health Department that tu bercolosis could be put under control if this institution is op erated at full capacity for seven to ten years. It will require an additional $1,000,000.00 to carry on this program. “The old-age pension pay ments being presently made in the state is far from the amount required to give the old-age pen sioners a bare existence, and it is my opinion that it is time for the state to either do the nec essary job, or admit to the old people that the state is not in any way interested in their plight. . “It will require $3,500,000.00 state funds, which will be •matched by $7,000,000 Federal funds, in order to meet the cur rent pressing needs of the Wel fare Department. “It has developed, as every one knows, that the roads in Georgia, principally the rural roads, are badly In need of im provement, and It Is my opinion that it is absolutely essential that at least $5,000,000.00 be provided to carry on tjiis work. “The Milledgeville State Hos pital- situation warrants Immedi ate attention, and I do not be lieve that the citizens of Geor gia would begrudge an addition al $500,000.00 being provided for the maintenance of medical care of the people who are patients in the hospital. "Last, but by no means least,' there Is immediate need of an ■ additional $1,000,000.00 for the University System of Georgia to curry on their program of edu cation, and an amount of $400,- 000.00 for teacher retirement funds to match the Increase In salary payments. "The above program, whclh constitutes emergencies and are immediately needed, total $20,- 000.000 00." VFW Will Meet At ‘Home' July I t The regular meeting of the VFW will not be held tonight but Instead will be held at 8 p. m. Thursday, July 14, at the Memorial Home. SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1949 RETIRING ROTARY PRESIDENT GIVES ANNUAL REPORT Retiring president N. Barnard Murphy made his annual report to Rotary Club at the regular meeting Wednesday at the Tav ern. Mr. Murphy opened his re marks by expressing his appre ciation to the entire club for their cooperation during the past year. He expressed his ap preciation especially to Burl Simmons, secretary, D. L. Mc- Whorter, treasurer and Mrs. O. L. decker and Mrs. Sadd Dalton musicians. The speaker reviewed briefly the program presented during the past year and brought out the fact that they had fallen into 11 different classifications such as, State Affairs, National Affairs, International, .Musical, Sports, Educational etc. Mr. Murphy highlighted spec ial meetings of year as inter city meet at Dalton, meeting of committee chairmen with Dis trict Governor, Christmas Party and Ladies Night. A record of attendance for the year was read and this showed O. L. Cleckler, of Menlo, and A. J. Strickland, of Trion, as only 100 per cent members. The club lost two members last year and gained three new ones with three new ones in the process of being received. Mr. Murphy turned the gavel over to D. L. McWhorter, incom ing president, who in turn ask ed Mose Brinson to present the gift to Mr. Murphy. Big Bream Caught At Cloudland by George Shadburn What is believed to be the lar gest bream ever caught in north Alabama was landed last Thurs day by George L. Shadburn, Jr., of Atlanta and Birmingham, at Cloudland Lake. The fish weigh ed one pound and 15 ounces. While defying all rules of fish j ermen, Mr. Shadburn was fish ing in muddy water and rain. English wigglers were being used for bait on a cane pole and small line. At the time of the catch, Mr. Shadburn was fishing with Mrs. Shadburn, Mr. and Mrs. John K. Kennedy, L. P. Wood, of Cloudland, and J. E. Kennedy, of Menlo. A. J. PARKER RITES ARE HEER Funeral services for A. J. (Jack) Parker were held at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Thursday afternoon with the Revs. Frank Craton, W. R. Veatch and George Erwin of- ■ ficiating. Interment was in the adjoining cemetery. Mr. Parker is survived by nine daughters. They are: Mrs. Earl Tate, of Summerville, Mrs. W. W. Kimbell, of Gadsden, Mrs. Glenn Perkins, of LaFayette, Mrs. W. W. Beck, of Trussville, Ala., Mrs. Gordon Groover, of Ft. Smith, Ark., Mrs. James R. Haygood, of LaFayette, Mrs. W. I W Bruce, of Columbus, Mrs. 1 Mildred Hawkins, of Gadsden j and Mrs. Billie Berry, so Lyerly; four sons, Marvin, of Chattanoo ga, Earl and Arnold, of Summer ville; two brothers, J. W„ of Trion, and J. T., of Summerville; one sister. Mrs. Henry Mullins, of Berryton. -HERE ’N THERE- A registered Guernsey cow, Riegeldale Emory’s Bonniebelle owned by Riegeldale Farm. Trion, has completed an official Advanced Registry record of 11,- 506 pounds of milk and 578 pounds of butterfat in the 365 C day division starting her record as a senior 3-year-old. Bonalcbelle Is the daughter of the famous Guernsey sire, Riegeldale Melba’s Emory that has one hundred twenty sons and daughters in the Perfor mance Register of The Ameri can Guernsey Cattle Club. This record was supervised by the University of Georgia and reported to The Amer ic an Guernsey Cattle Club for ap proval and publication. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Woy and their two daughters, of Jennars Town. Penn., were re cent guests nt Mr. and Mrs. Sam W. Favor. The Woy's son was a comrade of the late Charles Favor and lost his life at the same time. Charles M. Tut ton, Jr., ap prentice, USN, son of C. M. Tut ton, Sr., of 117 Washington St., SUPERVISOR CITES FARMERS FOR WORK IN REPAYING LOANS Looking back of the 11 years of Farmers Home Administra tion operation, S. L. VanLand ingham, FHA loan supervisor, said this week that 1,500 of the 5,600 farm families in the state who have received help ’in the purchase of farms have already repaid in full the loans they were given 40 years to pay. “And,” VanLandingham said, “they have not made their fine records at the expense of the land they cultivate. Along with the repayment of their loans, they have maintained their buildings, improved their pas ' tures, adopted better livestock ; breeding programs and prepared themselves to remain farm own ers in the future.” Davis D. Slappey, who is in charge o f production loans, states that since its inception, • the Farmers Home Administra ( tion has served approximately , 61,000 farmers, or about 27 per cent of all farmers in the state, , through loans and technical [ guidance. Production loans are made for such things as ma terials and equipment. ► In addition to the farm own [ ership loans and farm operating l or production loans, the FHA ’ makes a third type of loan, the insured mortgage loan. This is ; made to applicants who can pay ■ at least 10 percent of the total . investment in tlhe purchase of « a farm or who have a 10 percent equity on the farm to be de veloped or enlarged. The re maining 90 percent is loaned by private capital sources and the government insures the loans against loss. Os 5,775 applica tions for these loans now on hand, more than 2,900 are from veterans. More than 100 farm families whose records in repaying FHA loans are outstanding will be honored next week, July 14, at ' “FHA Farm Family Achievement Day” on the campus of the col lege of Agriculture, in Athens. Among the guests will be 34 families who have repaid their forty-year loans in from five to 10 years. FIRST COTTON BLOOM HERE The first cotton bloom of the year was turned in to us Friday by M. A. Strawn, of Holland. , The bloom was grown by Oscar Foster on Mr. Strawn’s farm. Oscar Finley, of Lyerly, fol lowed with the second bloom, turning his in Saturday. Coy Gilreath, of Summer ville. Route 3, picked a bloom I at his place Monday and gave l it to us Tuesday. Wildlife dub to Hear Spalding, Forest Supervisor The Chattooga Wildlife and Conservation Club will have a regular meeting at 7:30 p. m Monday at the Lyerly gymnasi-1 (um at which time C. K. Spald-; I ing, Supervisor of Chattahoochee National Forest, will be the I principal speaker. Bob Williams, of the Armuchee District, Chattahoochee Forest, will also be present and will I show a film to the group. Summerville, is scheduled to go aboard the aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge with Fighter Squadron 112 during July for a few weeks of carrier operations off the cost of southern Cali fornia. Squadron 112 is presently bas ed at the Naval Air Station. San Diego, Calif., engaged in inten sive bombing, torpedo and mine laying training. It made a world cruise aboard the Valley Forge last, year. Its pilots fly the hard hitting G r u m m an “Bearcats." one of the Navy’s latest types of fighter aircraft. The regular meeting, of Trion Lodge 160 will be held at 7:30 p. m. Saturday. July 9. All qualified Masons are in vited. A revival is in progress at the Chapel Hill Baptist Church with the pastor, the Rev. O. H Ed wards. and the Rev. Walter Bal lieu, of Lindale, in charge. The Rev. C. A. Bantham. of Pennville, is the song leader. Services begin nightly at 8 o’clock and the public Is invited to attend Heat Here on Fourth Kills One; Another Suffers Stroke I 4-H Giris Preserve Summer Plenliiuls In Canning Program Having learned to make and follow long-range food preserva tion plans, a large number of Chattooga’s 4-H club girls are working now to provide a plenti ful supply of fruits, vegetables and meats for family meals this winter. These girls are enrolled in the national 4-H club canning program, and, according to local 4-H leaders, are doing a lot to top their 1948 output of food. In addition to providing healthful dishes for family meals, the girls help cut food costs considerably because most of the things they can are raised lat home. Their planning assures a wide variety of foods at a time । when many meals are low in I nutritive value and appetite ap- I peal. Awards for acnievement in the canning program are provided by the Savannah Sugar Refinery Corporation and the Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corpora tion. County winners receive medals and trips to district achievement meetings. District winners com pete for state and a trip to the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago next fall. Six national winners will receive S3OO schol arships. N.T. (Bud) Moss Dies at Home N. T. (Bud> Moss, one of Chat tooga County’s prominent citi zens passed away at his home at 10:30 a.m. Saturday morn ing at the age of 79. Mr. Moss was born in Gordon County Oct. 24, 1859, coming to Chattooga County at the age of 14 and has been a member of the Baptist Church since early manhood. Surviving are one son. W. Henry Moss, of Summerville, eight daughters, Mrs. J. H. Pur cell, of Menlo, Mrs. Sam Wallin, Lafayette, Mrs. Inez Colbert. Mrs. Frank Palmer, Mrs. W. A. Reece, Mrs. L. W. Bulman and Misses Beatrice and Ruth Moss, all of Summerville. Twenty-six grandchildren and 51 great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were conduct 'ed at the Spring Creek Baptist Church at 3 p.m. Sunday, with the Rev. Frank B. Lewis, the Rev. W. E. Cleghorn and the Rev. B. H. Howard officiating. Active pallbearers were: Reno Gardner, Milton Wilson, Bob Alexander, Charlie Loggins. How ell Palmer and Lee Pettyjohn. Honorary pallbearers were: G. W. Hendrix. A. L. Thomas. J. A. Housch, S. G. Palmer, G. W. Daniel and A. A Allmon. Interment was in the Bryant Cemetery with J. Avery Bryan in charge of arrangements. All-Stars Plav ‘Chicks’ Saturday The Chattooga All-Star base ball team suffered a defeat Sat- ! urday on the Horton Park field,; the Fairbank’s Eagles, of Rome, winning by the score of 4 to 2. The All-Stars will play Chick amauga Saturday afternoon at Horton’s Park. Fair Grounds. "We want all the white people who can possibly get there to see this game,” members of the team said. Miss Stewart Weds Mr. Watkins Sunday Miss Dorothy Stewart, daugh-; ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stewart ■ became the bride of Fred Wat kins, son of Mr and Mrs. James Watkins Sr., in a ceremony per formed Sunday evinlng in Ross-I vine Herman Bowman, Justice of Peace, officiated. The bride wore a brown and white dress with white acres-, sorles. Miss Dorothy Brogdon, maid ’ of honor, chose a white dress with white accessories. Bob Mullinax was best man The bride is the sister of Son ny and Polly Stewart! Mr. Watkins' only brother is Janies Watkins Jr., of Montgom ery. Ala. His sisters are Mrs Tom Parsons.bf Rocky Face and Mrs. Malcolm Gaylor and Mrs. Rob ert Waters, both of Summer ville, • At the present. Mr and Mrs. Watkins reside with the groom’s parents. 'Truth' Best Weapon Against Syphilis VD Officer States “We must fight syphilis with truth.” This statement was made recently by Dr. C. D. Bow ! doin, state VD control officer, ■ as he announced a state-wide ' public information campaign ( to be conducted in Georgia during the months of July and ’ August. , i Dr. Bowdoin stated that ig- ■ ’ | norance is the greatest handi cap of finding hidden cases of ' I syphilis. “Treatment of syphilis is no ■ । longer our greatest problem,” '' Dr. Bowdoin continued. “Prior 1 : to 1943, treatment with arseni ■ * cals took a minimfum of eighteen 1 j months. Now, patients with early >! syphilis may be treated with ‘ | penicillin in as few as six days.” 1 , Dr. Bowdoin quoted Surgeon- JGeneral Leonard S. Scheele as; stating that newspapers, radio. ) i and magazines of the country I I could eliminate syphilis in a ’ matter of months if they united i > in such an effort. A total of 40,000 persons in > Georgia have been found to have / syphilis and have been referred; • to treatment as a result of coun ! ty-wide mass bloodtesting cam i paigns in 25 counties, the VD I control officer stated. “News papers and radio stations were largely responsible for, persuad ing over a half-million Geor gians to volunteer for a blood test during these mass-testing drives,” Dr. Bowdoin pointed out. More than seventy thousand persons have been treated for • syphilis in state treatment cen ters in the past five years. An average of more than a thous and patients a month are re । ceiving treatment for syphilis at Alto Medical Center, Geor- i ’ gia’s modern veneral disease t ■ hospital. — TROOP 7 RATES HIGH AT CAMP SIDNEY DEW (Editor’s note: This is a first I hand account of activities of i Troop 7, sponsored by Summer ville Mfg. Co., at Camp Sidney Dew, June 19-25.) By Evans Scoggins We arrived at Camp Sidney Dew on the afternoon of June 19th, and started preparing our camp site and putting away our camping equipment. Then we went down to the swimming pool to be tested on our swim ming. We had Chapel services and of course, a good meal, and ' then to bed and a good night’s rest. Monday, we were very active all day. Monday night we play ed games of challenge, told stories and matched wits. Our troop won first place that night Tuesday night was stunt night and we won first place again. We won first place Wednesday । night for doing the best skit. , So far. we had taken the lead in all night activities. Thursday we had indoor track i | meet and we rang up another first place We had no activities Friday ' night because the electric power । went off. Each day our camp site was inspected and we won first'; place every day in this. We । stood retreat three days out of the five at camp and won first , place two out of the three days Out of 400 possible pointsfor any l troop to make in one week, our troop made 395. which is far I above the average. Four of the boys passed Sec ond Class Scouting. Two boys passed First Class Scouting The troop as a whole passed seven merit badges together and two boys passed Life Saving, Scout Eugene Haney of our troop, was chosen Honor Camp er, He was nominated for the Order of the Arrow. He will re | reive his initiation on July 9 This is one of the highest , awards to be granted a Scout. ( MILL IAST ILLS mUB LIGHTS Lights are being installed on I the softball field in South Sum merville through the courtesy of the Summerville Manufacturing Company, it was disclosed this week Teams competing in the City Softball Field will be permitted to use the field and lights with out charge. Softball game are held there i at 8 p. m. each Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday. Growing With Chattooga $1.50 A YEAR One auto accident in which no । one was seriously injured and a death resulting from the intense I heat on July 4, marred the holi- I day week - end in Chattooga County. John Stewart Knox, Sr., 54, of Summerville, died at 11:40 p. m. Tuesday at a local hospital after suffering a slight stroke Monday morning. Mr. Knox, who was on vaca tion from the Dye and Finish ing Plant, Trion, where he was employed, had gone out to a field on his farm to assist his son with the work when the stroke occured. He was carried ; to the hospital late Monday af i ternoon. John Clowdis and Pink Wil liams were involved in a collis ion on North Commerce Street in Summerville Sunday night, however no one was seriously injured. Both automobiles were damaged. Clowdis was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Robert Dan Davison, promi nent Summerville businessman, ’suffered a slight stroke at his home early Tuesday, however । Dr. H. D. Brown described his condition Wednesday as “slight ly improved.” Mr. Davison remained at his ; home and was in a semi-con scious condition. He suffered | partial paralysis on the left side, • Dr. Brown said. Mr. Knox is survived by his wife, Clara Alexander Knox; one daughter, Rose Ann Knox; one son, John S. Knox, all of Sum merville; one step-son, Faye Maxey, of Trion; three sisters, Mrs. Lamar Hinton, of Tate^ Mrs. J. L. Wilson and Mrs. Leon Storey, both of Summerville; one granddaughter, Janice Ai lean Knox, of Summerville. Ten nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services have been set for 3 o’clock this afternoon 1 Thursday) at the Beersheba Presbyterian Church, near Men- Jo, with the Revs. S. K. Dodson i and J. Pat Brock officiating. Interment will be in the Alpine (Cemetery. J. d. Hill Funeral Home in charge of arrange- I ments. 20 Arrested The following were arrested । during the past week: Lena Teems, possessing whiskey R D. Browning. Shirley Jones Horace McWhorter, Mildred Smith, J. B Fritz, Will Brown Clyde Angle and Shelton l’ Smith, drunk; Raymond Head. Avery Sw’indle, Bobby Adams. Bill Maffett, Emmett Smith and Margaret Taylor, driving under the influence of alcohol; Earl Bramlett, cheating and swind ling; Bob Gamble, assault and battery; Frank Willingham, as isault; Louis McGraw, possess ing beer; and Emmett Hunter, drunk on highway. Four Men Join Army, Air Force Four young men from Chat tooga County enlisted in the U. S. Army and U. S Air Force last week according to the Rome recruiting station. The men were: Charles H. Wilson. 17; Billy Ray Nelson, 17; Buford Robert Harris, 19; and Jerry Lee Strickland. Two men. Wilson and Strick land, are 1949 high school graduates from Menlo and Trion Schools. Wilson, Route 3 Summerville, is the son of Mrs. Lucille Wil son. Nelson. A-10 Third Street, Trion, is the son of Mr. and Mrs Sam Nelson. He entered the Air Force. Harris, C 27 >4 Ninth Street, is the son of Mrs. Beulah Strick land He entered the Army and is now at Fort Jackson, S. C.. Anyone interested in entering (the service can contact a re cruiting sergeant at the Post Office in Summerville on Thursday or in Trion on Tues day. Miss Coulter Weds Donald Dickson Miss Doris Coulter became the bride of Donald Dickson, of Summerville at a 9 am. cere mony Saturday at the home of । the Rev. George C. Schroeder. , The room where the vows were । made was beautifully decorated with multi-colored gladioli. The bride wore a powder blue dress with lace trim and a cor cage of whjte gardenias. Her ac cessories were white. Mr. and Mrs. Dickson will re side In Chatanooga