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THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
DAVID T. ESPY—PUBLISHER JOHN S. HARRIS—Editor
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Get the Job Done
In a clear cut decision, Summerville
voters last week repudiated the proposal of
a new city charter.
There was no mistaking the trend shown
as citizens spoke out in disfavor of the char
ter which would have added a Councilman,
done away with the Ward system, and
upped a new Mayor’s pay all out of reason.
This newspaper is grateful to the voters
who, by their ballots, indicated that they
were with us in our fight against the char
ter. The intent was clear and we believe
that a larger vote would have meant the
complete swamping of the new charter.
For several weeks prior to the referen
dum we repeatedly said that Summerville
needs shot in the economic arm but that
nothing in the new charter gave us any
promise of betterment. We now ask that
the present governing powers of Summer
ville do everything possible to bring order
into the city affairs. We believe that the
Councilmen of Summerville are concerned
over the financial situation facing the city.
Because we strongly believe this, we ask
that every citizen of Summerville get sol
idly behind their Councilmen and assist
them in every way possible as they endeavor
to get the city out of its financial dilemma.
Actually, we have no other choice. The
situation is acute and an immediate rem
edy must be forthcoming. 4
The Summerville News lends itself to any
constructive program which might be ad
vanced by the Councilmen of this city.
They can count on this newspaper’s full
support.
Editorially Noted
Memorial Day—May 30—is a day for re
membering the supreme sacrifice made by
brave American fighting men that we
might enjoy the liberty that is our most
precious possession. It should be a day for
rededicating ourselves to the principles for
which so many gave so much.
Dig deep for Mental Health! Even your
pennies will help. The drive for funds for
assisting the mentally ill needs your as
sistance.
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It is good news that the local telephone
company has started anew with construc
tion of the new facility in Summerville.
It is possible to learn more from what is
not said than from what is said.
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We presume that even psychiatrists must
do a good deal of guessing and deducing,
so naught is wrong if a simple layman en
gages in the activity.
Hi Hi
In a gathering you must be reasonably
silent; otherwise you may be the one who
is later laid out for inspection by the de
parted guests.
* * *
We are suspicious of men who insist they
find perfect companionship with dogs. We
figure that their defects are so obvious they
are afraid to expose themselves to more in
telligent comrades.
* * *
If you express an unkind thought, some
people think you are aiming at them.
* * *
It is easier to consolidate debts than to
pay off additional loans.
* * *
Most compliments are untrue. That is
what makes them more enjoyable to those
who seek them.
* * *
The chase after petty honors consumes
most of the time of many club heads.
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You need not ask them. Your children
will tell you what’s wrong with you.
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The time to save money is when you can
scrape up some to save. This goes for mu
nicipalities and people.
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The man who is always caught up with
his work must have little to do.
There is no method of accurately fore
casting the future, but the past, it care
fully studied, will give you more than a
haphazard view. It will allow you evidence,
for instance, that a change is called for in
elected officials.
Lack of cash in his pockets may control
a man more firmly than his principles.
When you have related what you think
is an amusing anecdote to an inattentive
and uncomprehending woman and she
blankly says ‘Really?’ you feel like reach
ing for your pistol.
Many actions are ruled by emotion rath
er than intellect.
When a reader complains that the news
is slanted, his real complaint is that the
slant is not in the direction of his own prej
udices.
Adjustment to the present is a sure means
of blocking out past successes, failures, mis
haps and glories.
The requirements for a degree have sunk i
lower and lower. Why not award a Bache-1
lor of Arts degree to every person when he
is born?
If you do not worry about overweight
making your life shorter, it will.
Too much speculation on the stock
market runs prices up swiftly and can lead
to melancholy results.
The United States Public Health Service
says that the danger of heat prostration can
be lessened by the individual who looks aft
er his system’s salt supply.
Fishing is a contemplative sport and is
not responsible for the liars it attracts.
Despite what some people think, women
will not depart from their traditional fe
minine role.
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It is interesting to speculate on future
Memorial Days. A war in this nuclear age
would cause more casualties, perhaps in a
few days, than we have suffered in all the
wars to date.
When the designers go back to designing
clothes instead of fashion, we will all be
more comfortable.
❖ Hi Hi
The Rodeo will be in town Friday and
Saturday. If you have not already done
so, buy your cowboy hat today! While you
are shopping for your hat and western tie,
be sure to take advantage of the many bar
gains Summerville stores are offering you
during Rodeo Days!
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It is reported that Bob Hope had his head
X-rayed and said, “don’t let me see those
things until they have been retouched.”
H« Hi
This newspaper has already said that the
First Ward should have a Councilman. It
will be remembered that we said City»Coun
cil should declare Goebel’s seat vacant and
call an election so that First Ward citizens
would have a voice in their city govern
ment. But we cannot agree with seating
a Councilman by write-in votes in last Sat
urday’s referendum. We doubt the legality
of such a write-in and the election of a
Councilman from the First Ward should
be by a popular vote majority.
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Some are still concerned over the di
vorce rate, the antics of youth and the
dwindling importance of the home.
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The young Russian boy got the equiva
lent of an American “Tinker Toy” set. No
matter how he assembled the pieces they
always came out a machine gun.
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OPPONENTS OF MY pro
posed constitutional amendment
to restore state and local control
over public schools conjured up
some absurd bogeymeh in testify
ing against it.
They con
tended that it
would “hack
out” a part of
the Fourteenth
Amendment,
that it would
nullify present
safeguards of
religious free-
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dom and separation of church and
state and that it would open the
door to lowered standards, capri
cious regulations, restricted edu
cational opportunities and all
manner of fancied racial, reli
gious and economic discrimina
tion. They further maintained
that Congress aid not mean what
it said when it granted “exclusive
control” over schools to the last
12 states admitted to the Union.
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THEY IGNORED THE pre
ponderant historical evidence that
the framers of the Fourteenth
Amendment did not intend that it
should apply to the field of edu
cation and they completely dis
counted the fact that the pro
visions of the various state
constitutions afford ample pro
tection against infringement upon
religious liberty and any relax
ation of the doctrine of separation
of church and state.
The argument that educa
tional standards would be
jeopardized by the adoption of
the Talmadge School Amend
ment is a gross insult to the
intelligence, vision, aspirations
and humanity of all Americans
and is of itself an admission of
those advancing it that they
desire absolute federal control
over all facets of education.
Across 4 hpcK
r ideas from other editors
From the Shamokin Citizen,
Shamokin. Pa.: Back in 1953,
Uncle Sam said, fellow, you owe
me some money. There is an ex
cise tax on the cable service to
your TV set. But don’t bother
about sending me a check, says
Uncle Sam. Eastern Pennsylvania
Relay Station, Inc. will add the
tax to your service charge.
Dutifully. Shamokin's TV an
tenna system did. It had no
choice When Uncle Sam says,
Mister, you collect my taxes for
me. a businessman must hop. He
must keep all the records of his
tax-collecting and forward the
money to Uncle Sam on time—
or else
Busy in picking up excise taxes
on all sorts of products and serv
ices, Uncle Sam sometimes goofs
oil He did on the TV excise tax,
and the courts told him about it.
Uncle Sam never heard the
story of Abe Lincoln. Everybody
else in the country has heard the
story except Uncle Sam. He’s
too busy collecting excise taxes
to waste his time listening to the
anecdotes they tell about Honest
Abe
Abe once made a trifling mis
take in making change for a cus
tomer That conscientious rustic
could net rest until he had re
turned the taoney.
Under their philosophy, the
meaning of the Fourteenth
Amendment could be distorted
not only to give the Supreme
Court authority to decree who
shall attend what school but
also to determine the number
of teachers for each school, the
amount of salaries they shall
receive and the scope of the
curricula and the content of the
textbooks taught.
■While it is granted that the
Supreme Court which has substi
tuted books on sociology and
psychology for law books as the
basis for its rulings has not
passed on the statehood acts in
question, it cannot be denied that
there is no more convincing proof
than their school provisions of the
intent of Congress that the Fed
eral Government should never
interfere with the operation of
public schools by the individual
states.
IT IS MORE than coincidence
that those who advanced these
arguments are the same individ
uals who would force others to
comply with their personal no
tions of sociology regardless of
the consequences.
The American people will have
degenerated to a sad state in
deed when, as these persons main
tained, the Supreme Court and its
strained interpretations of the
Fourteenth Amendment are the
only remaining deterrents to dis
crimination and inferior educa
tion in this country.
Fortunately for the nation, the
American people do not have so
low an opinion of their conscience,
sense of justice and fair play and
ability to manage their own af
fairs as do some of their de
iraetors on the national scene.
Uncle Sam used to be a rustic
sort himself, with a rustic sense
of honor. But Uncle Sam nowa
days has all kinds of newfangled
business machines and certified
public accountants. It just isn’t
easy to give a man back the
money that belongs to him. The
most efficient way is just to wait
until the fellow claims his money.
Os course, the fellow won’t
understand why Uncle Sam
should be confused by the prob
lem of giving back the money he
had no right to take in the first
place
The fellow finds out tn due time
—months after he asks Uncle
Sam for his money. Simple-mind
ed fellow, he doesn’t know about
this thing called a statute of limi
tations.
Yes, fellow, says Uncle Sam, I
took your money. But you should
have asked for it sooner. Now all
I can give you is what I took
from you since 1955.
So sign this agreement, fellow,
that it’s OK for me to keep what
I took from you before 1955
In this modern age, Uncle Sam
wants speed, speed, speed! Os
course, Old Abe did get the
money back to his customer the
very same day. But in those
days it was a simple matter of
honesty.
Letters to
the Editor
May 20. 1959
To the Editor
Summerville News
Summerville, Ga.
Dear Sir:
The citizens of this county, I
believe, heartily agree with and
endorse your editorial of May
14 regarding “Telephone Serv
ice,” or rather the lack of it.
It is ridiculous for this area to
suffer the poor service we get,
even if it were free . . . We are
paying for our phones. Half or
more of the time we can’t use
them.
If more lines between Trion
and Summervjlle, etc., are need
ed, which undoubtedly they are,
why not install them? Amazing
isn’t it that other small towns
have good service, as well as
tremendously large cities.
It has been said that the first
long distance call was made be
tween Trion and Rome . . . Our !
phone system was once first,
now it is worst.
More power to the Summer
ville News, if you can get some
good results telephonewise.
Just one more thing . . . please
run a campaign or something
recommending hanging in the
public square of the selfish,
mean, etc., etc., people who leave
their receivers down for hours
so the line will be clear when
they get ready to talk. Actual
ly, I think it is ignorance . . .
They don’t realize how im
portant it might be for some
body to call the doctor or the
fire department. Also, rotten
eggs to the folks who let their
little stinkers pick up the phone
every time anybody’s phone on
their line rings, breaking the
connection. Quite a few of us
Chattooga County citizens are
often “blessed out” by children
or adults every time we use the
phone. I’ve picked up my phone
several times and out of the
clear blue yonder been told to
‘ Shut up and get off the line”
by a child (at least I hope It was
a child.) The old term “com
mon courtesy” needs to be tak
en out of mothballs and put back
into everyday use again.
More power, if you at the
News can do anything about the
phone situation.
Sincerely,
A READER
(Name withheld by request)
Famous Quartet
(Continued From Page 1)
by Boyd West, a native of New
Brunswick, Canada. All of the
selections have been especially
adapted for the ensemble.
Typical of the students at Bob
Jones University, this group rep
resents an institution which is
known not only for its strong
evangelistic stand but also for
its high academic standards and
its emphasis upon culture and
the fine arts.
A color motion picture entitled
“Fortress of Faith” will be
shown following the service.
Produced by Unusual Films, the
Bob Jones University Division of
Cinema, the film describes the
facilities and explains the Chris
tian Philosophy of the Univer
sity.
William 0. Ford
(Continued From Page 1)
Barnett investigated the wreck.
They listed the train engineer as
Bob Roberts of Atlanta.
Roberts is reported to have
said that he did not realize his
engine had struck Mr. Ford’s car
until he stopped the train at the
station.
Mr. Ford underwent surgery
for a shoulder injury at the
Floyd County Hospital late Tues
day. He is reported to be resting
comfortably.
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John's Corner
By John S. Harris
The news that Ellis Arnall has tossed his hat into the
1962 gubernatorial campaign comes a little early but is no
real AmaT^ segregation of the public school sys
tem of Georgia, but he is more against closing the schools.
I do not believe that either;
opinion would elect any man
Governor of Georgia. If Arnall
really wants the Governor's
chair again, which I doubt, then
he had better get another plank
or two on which to base his
campaign.
The day has passed when a
candidate for the top job in
Georgia can roll up his sleeves
and beat the bushes looking for
wool-hat boys to sway. Arnall
did it successfully in his fight
against Eugene Talmadge but I
today’s politics are cut from a
different bolt of wool.
Arnall is pretty much of an
intellectual. I do not know that
he has learned how to mix his
egghead leanings with down-to
earth politics, despite his past
successes.
Back when Arnall penned his
“Shore Dimly Seen” he was a
popular man—more so out of the
State. On one of his appearances
as a speaker more people turned 1
out than the Municipal Audito-;
rium in Milwaukee could hold
In both of his performances on |
“Information Please” he con-1
founded the hard to confound!
Clifton Fadiman with his store
house of knowledge. He has a
fabulous memory and he is a
good speaker bordering on the
possession of persuasive powers
akin to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
He does have talents which
could be used in the Governor’s
office.
As I said, I doubt that Arnall;
wants the Governorship. But
this thought brings to mind—
what does he want?
It may be that his pride was
sorely wounded when, you re
member, he was practically
thrown out of the Governor’s
office during the dark days of
SOIL FERTILITY IS
SUBJECT OF LEADERS
Proper Use of Fertilizers Stressed;
Georgia’s Soil Fertility pro
gram continues to grow in mag
nitude and accomplishment, ac- ,
cording to agronomists leading
the program for the Agricultural ,
Extension Service, University of
Georgia College of Agriculture.
Extension Director W. A. Sut
ton says, “I know of no activity
in my 30 years of Extension work '
that has been more enthusias
tically received by Georgia peo- !
pie from all walks of life than '
has this program.”
The program, according to Ex
tension agronomists J. R. John
son, R. L. Wehunt and P. J.
Bergeaux, has had a marked in
fluence on the improvement of
fertilizer practices. For example, '
inadequate use of nitrogen has
long limited crop production in j
Georgia. The Soil Fertility pro- |
gram, however, has shown many !
farmers that adequate rates of ■
nitrogen,' used in combination ;
with other good cultural prac- j
tices, pays exceptional dividends. |
‘‘Nitrogen consumption has I
greatly increased as a result of'
the program,” says Dr. Wehunt. i
Estimated tons of actual nitro- j
gen used for top and side dress
ing purposes increased from
40,282 in 1956 to 60,265 in 1958—
a gain of nearly 50 percent in
three years.
“Georgia larmers are also
using more tons of high-analysis
and few tons of low-analysis
nitrogen fertilizers,” declares
Bergeaux. “The reason for this
shift is because farmers are
learning to buy their nitrogen
on the basis of cost per pound
of actual nitrogen. Generally,
the higher the analysis of the
material, the cheaper its cost
per pound of nitrogen.”
A nitrogen fertilizer that is
fast gaining favor with Georgia
farmers is ammonium nitrate.
Only 35,856 tons were used in
1956, but 70,964 tons were ap
plied to Georgia soils in 1958—
an increase of about 97 percent.
Also, liquid nitrogen sources
are being used in greater quan
tities. Anhydrous ammonia is
another high analysis material
that has registered gains in re-1
cent years.
“This shift from low to high
analysis nitrogen materials," Dr. |
Wehunt says, “saved Georgia I
farmers an estimated $500,000 in
1958.”
Wehunt added that the Soil
Fertility program has meant a
savings of approximately two
million dollars to Georgia farm
ers in 1958 as compared to 1956
because they used greater
amounts of higher analysis
mixed fertilizers and nitrogen
materials. This does not include I
the effect the program has had | 1
on increasing crop yields and
lowering the unit cost of pro- | 1
duction which, according to j
Wehunt, amounts to several
million dollars a year.
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Cancer seminar is told of re
search gains.
THURSDAY. MAY 28. 1959
two Governors in the driver’s
seat. Perhaps he wants to resur
rect that feeling of well-being
which must accompany the elec
tion to Georgia’s highest politi
cal office. On the other hand.
Arnall may sincerely desire to
render Georgia a service.
Either way, Arnall is not now
a sure bet to cop the race. 1962
is a long way off. On top of that,
many remember how Arnall
flirted with political catastrophe
by his association with Henry
Wallace. Then too, Vandiver has
quite a spell in front of him to
occupy the Governor’s chair. It
would be stupid to suppose that,
he will stay in office without a
thought to continuation of the
building of his political fences.
It is doubtful that Vandiver
would support Arnall and Ellis
will need all the support he can
muster.
Marvin Griffin is a likely can
didatein 1962 if we are to believe
I his avowal to run again. It
I would be quite a political battle
| with Arnall on one side and
Griffin on the other. It might
| bring out better chances of a
third man and right now, I
would go along with the man in
the middle, without much
thought as to his identity.
Retired Lieutenant General
Alvan C. Gillem is after an even
greater augmentation of his re
tired military pay than the sec
ond spot in the State Purchasing
I Department gives him. Watch
I for the Purchasing chief, Wil
liam R. Bowdoin, to step aside
in Gillem’s favor for elevation to
the top buying job. Gillem has
been quietly building a follow
ing and it would not surprise me
one bit if he became the third
man between Griffin and Arnall.
Southern Women
Responsible For
Memorial Holiday
While the South was fighting
to free itself from the Union, its
women were planting the be
ginnings of one of the most rev
erent national holidays of the
U.S.—Memorial Day.
The nation was still torn by
the Civil War when Southern
women began to honor the dead
from both sides of the Mason-
Dixon line by scattering flowers
on their graves.
According to research experts,
the women of Columbus, Miss.,
decorated the graves of Union
and Confederate soldiers in
1863. Two years later, Mrs. Sue
Landon Vaughn, a descendant
of John A'dams, second presi
dent of the U.S., led some wom
en in strewing flowers at a mili
tary cemetery in Vicksburg,
Miss.
As the custom spread, Gen
eral John A. Logan, commander
in-chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic, was persuaded to
set a uniform date on which to
honor the Union dead. In 1868,
Logan issued a general order to
all Grand Army posts, setting
aside May 30th “for the purpose
of strewing with flowers or oth
erwise decorating the graves of
comrades who died in defense
of their country.”
The first celebrations in the
North exalted the Union armies
for their victory over the South.
But the theme of victor and
vanquished gradually dis ap -
peared.
As the U.S. passed through the
Spanish - American War, the
World Wars and the Korean
War, Memorial Day became a
tribute to the nation and to all
those who have died for it.
ARMY RECRUITER
REPORTS GROUP
TO BE ENLISTED
Several Chattooga County
high school seniors will enter
the United States Army as a
unit from the county, according*
to SFC M. C. Gambrell, the local
Army Recruiter.
The recruiter said that plans
are being made to enlist the
men in a public ceremony in
Summerville in about two weeks.
They will be sworn into the
Army at the Chattooga County
Courthouse.
Eligible youths who would like
additional information on the
Chattooga company are urged to
contact Sergeant Gambrell at
the Courthouse in Summerville
next Tuesday morning.