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THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS
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Cotton Acreage I p
The Department of Agriculture esti
mated recently that growers planted
15,890,000 acres of cotton this year. This is
an increase of 28 per cent over last year’s
plantings.
This is interesting because cotton plant
ers are operating under a different regula
tion this year. The new program permits
producers to increase planting allotments
40 per cent if they are willing to take lower
price supports. Evidently many growers
are taking advantage of this new system.
The acreage planted this year is less
than the national average, and while the
Department of Agriculture will not predict
the size of the crop, it would amount to
about 12,700.000 bales if yields equal the
average of the last three years. This would
still be considerably below the ten-year
average yield, in cotton, which is over
14,000,000 bales.
It is estimated that domestic and for
eign consumption will consume all of the
cotton grown this year and perhaps some
of the 8,000,000 bales in storage. Even
though the cotton in storage might de
crease in the next year, however, the
storage of surplus crops is still a major
problem for the government.
Food For Peace
A bill being pushed by Senator Stuart
Symington, among others, would alleviate
the problem now burdening the Depart
ment of Agriculture and feed hungry
peoples around the world—plus making
friends for the United States.
As the average reader prcroably knows,
the United States spends a large sum of
money each year keeping surplus crops in
storage. What the reader may not know,
is that this huge storage program costs
Uncle Sam a billion dollars a year!
Experts have been trying to figure out
away to get the government out of this
storage business. The huge crop surpluses
have been acquired in price support opera
tions, which continue in operation.
Symington’s plan would allow the gov
ernment to sell foodstuffs cheaply to some
countries, where people are actually
hungry and where they would not be
bought at higher prices, or wherein the
program did not cost American business
men sales. He would even give some of the
food away — in areas where people are
starving or going hungry.
The net result would be to reduce the
cost of the storage program in the United
States, saving taxpayer dollars, reduce
huge red tape and bureaucracy resulting
from the big storage program, and help
needy peoples the w'orld over and make
friends for the United States.
If the program could be administered
wisely and fairly, so that U.S. producers
and business men would not be hurt, it
would be a long-sought solution to the big
storage problem of the USDA. It would be
a great example of generosity and humani
tarian thinking in the United States, and
should certainly gain us friends the world
over.
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The Business Boom
The economic experts now say that the
present business boom will last throughout
the next year. That is, it will continue for
the second half of 1959 and continue
through 1960 and into 1961.
This is an extension of the business
boom forecast generally accepted by econo
mists only a few months ago. Thus, as far
as political considerations are concerned,
the Republicans can look forward to hav
ing an election in a prosperous year.
It will be recalled that the recession in
1958 was certainly partly responsible for
significant Democratic gains in congres
sional elections. If times are good, if un
kemployment is down and business excel-
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lent, in 1960, it will enhance the chances
of the party in power, and that party is the
Republican party.
It is a known fact that the party in
power can always argue that the people
never had it so good, and warn them not
to take a chance with a change when things
are going so well. This is an incontrover
tible political truth, and will be an advan
tage to the Republican candidate, whether
he be Vice President Richard Nixon or
someone else.
Thus the business boom, apart from
being good news for Americans, is also of
great political significance. It means that
the Democrats may not enjoy the advan
tage which they have been conceded by
many political writers. It may mean that
the Democrats will have to be at maximum
strength, and united, if they are going to
capture the presidency in 1960, if indeed
they can do it under these circumstances.
In other words, the business boom
which is still developing puts the Repub
lican party back on an equal footing, and
enhances the chances of the Republican
candidate for president in 1960, and makes
it almost mandatory, meanwhile, that the
Democratic party unite and present a solid
front if it is not to jeopardize its appar
ently decreasing chances for victory in
1960.
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Too Much Long
While no editor can speak for all of his
readers, we are tired of hearing about Gov
ernor Earl Long in Louisiana. We don’t
know whether he is crazy or sane, and we
do not much care whether he remains
married or gets a divorce.
Moreover, we do not know whether his
heart attack was very bad, or whether he
should be campaigning, or whether he
should be resting. In addition, we do not
know whether he should be carrying on as
Governor, or whether the Acting Governor
should be doing this job.
We do not know whether Governor
Long has much of a chance for re-election,
whether he will live that long, or whether
he will be committed to a mental institu
tion again. We do know that the best thing
for Louisiana would be to have someone
else, without the stigma and scandal which
attaches to Governor Long. Nevertheless,
sometimes this sort of business does not re
sult in political defeat, and it will be in
teresting to see how the race in Louisiana
comes out.
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Notes, Co m mon ts
Any community of individuals can get
along if it has some unselfish leaders.
Money is not worth all the bother, but
we can’t convince ourselves on the point.
Our own Dictionary—Self control:
Something we tell our children they should
acquire.
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A friend is one upon whom you can
count, regardless of your misfortunes. How
many have you?
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There are many young people going to
college this fall who do not know why
they are going.
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If you’ve never tried the News classi
fieds, you’ll be surprised at what they ac
complish.
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There are many ways in which people
try to have their cake and eat it, too.
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There was a time when most people read
good books. They still read books.
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• People who were yelling for warm
weather a few months ago are getting what
they thought they wanted.
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If you want the News to carry more
local news, call us whenever you have a tip
on a good story.
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ADMISSIONS
Mrs. Lottie Goss, Mrs. Marie
Boyd, Mrs. Barbara Jean Woot
en, Paul Boatman, Henry Ag
new, Mrs. Bonnie Eilenburg,
Mrs. Sylvia Annette McKissick,
Emil Carl Geise, Little Miss Eliz
abeth Sue Ray, Mrs. Bonnie E.
Pledger, Mrs. Clara Van Pelt,
Bennie Ped Bridges, John Ed
wards Jr., Mrs. Rosie Stoker.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Travis Mills of
B-17 sth Ave., Trion, announce
the birth of a son, James Ran
dall, July 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Farrell Delane
Ward of 41 Armuchee St., La-
Fayette, announce the birth of
a daughter, Cindy Faye, July 15.
Mr. and Mrs. William Callan
of Route 2, Summerville, an
nounce the birth of a son, Ken
neth Wayne. July 16.
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BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Marlin A. Dow
ney, 43 Seventh St., Trion, an
nounce the birth of a son on
July 7. He has been named
Richard John.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Ray, 602
Union Street., Summerville, an
nounce the arrival of their son,
Jimmie Clarence, on July 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Payton,
230 Pine St., Trion, announce
the birth of a son, Phillip Arden,
on July 5.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Mitch
ell, Route 1, Menlo, announce
the birth of a son on July 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny G.
Bailey, Route 2. Summerville,
announce the arrival of their
daughter, Deborah Jean on July
8.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford K. Grav
itt, Route 1, Trion, announce the
birth of a son, Gary Kyle, on
July 17.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman K.
Chamlee announce the birth of
a daughter, Sherry Lynn, on
July 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S.
Bandy, Route 2, Summerville,
announce the arrival of their
daughter, Carol Elaine, on July
17.
Mt. Olive Singing
Sunday, July 26
A singing will be held Sunday,
July 26. at the Mt. Olive Meth
odist Church, five miles north of
Cloudland. The meeting will be
gin at 2:30 p.m. and all singers
and the public are invited to at
tend.
Rev, A. W. Stover
To Hold Revival
At Trion Church
A series of revival meetings
will begin Sunday, July 26. at
the Church of God of Prophecy,
on Dickeyville Road in Trion.
Rev. A. W. Stover, of Ellijay, a
former pastor of the Trion
church, will be evangelist. Every
one is cordially invited to at
tend these services each evening
at 7:30. Earl Grier, pastor.
UNITY BAPTIST
PLANS REVIVAL
A series of revival meetings
will begin at Unity Baptist
Church July 26. and continue
through August 2. Evangelist
Clarence Roland of Rome will
be the visiting speaker, and the
pastor, J. B. Cantrell, will have
charge of music.
Everyone is cordially invited
to attend these services each
evening at 8 o’clock.
A LETTER FROM
ERWIN MITCHELL
CONGRESSMAN
Washington, D. C.
Once more the Democratic
Party has been subjected to a lack
of orientation between the brain
and vocal chords of the Chair
man of the National Democratic
Committee, Paul Butler. He now
has charged that the Demo
cratic leadership in Congress is
failing to carry out the Platform
of the 1956 Party Convention. He
strongly hinted that Senator
Lyndon Johnson and Speaker
Sam Rayburn should be replaced
by persons who have different
ideas as to what kind of legisla
tion is necessary for continuing
the progress of this nation.
Butler has based his opinion on
the fact that the so-called
“mandate from the people” of
last November demanded a more
liberal program than that which
has been pursued by Congress
this year. Mr. Butler’s criticism
of our party leadership is not
only unwarranted, unwise, and
untimely but is also the result of
a person largely mis-informed as
to the real legislative needs of
our nation. He has unpardonably
failed to grasp three funda
mental pre-requisits for a party
chairman which are: first, what
the Democratic Party is: second,
what legislation is needed and
possible by our country at this
WORKSHOP HELD
FOR LEADERS
IN EVALUATION
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., — A
workshop for leaders in elemen
tary school evaluation will be
held at the Georgia State Col
lege for Women August 3-7. It
has been arranged by the State
Department of Education
through cooperation with GSCW.
School systems which antici
pate taking an evaluation for
the purpose of general improve
ment or looking toward possible
accreditation by the Southern
Association have been invited to
send one or more persons to the
workshop.
Conferees will be housed in
Sanford which is in the Nesbit
Woods area of the woman’s col
lege campus.
EDWARDS URGES
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tion, corporation, estate, trust,
other business enterprise, or
legal entity, or wherever appli
cable a State, a political sub
division of a State, or any agen
cy thereof. In case of joint own
ership by two or more indi
viduals, each is an eligible voter,
he stated.
Mr. Edwards pointed out that
committeemen today have in
creasingly important roles in the
administration of the various
programs which include the
ACP, Allotment and Marketing
Quota Programs, Price Support
Programs, Soil Bank and other
programs administered through
the ASC. In view of the many
responsibilities carried out by
County ASC Committeemen, se
rious consideration should be
given all voters in making their
selection for committeemen to
serve them in the coming year.
Swift & Co. accused of price
cutting in West.
time; and third, what roles
should be played by a person
holding his office.
Butler fails to recognize that
historically the Democratic
Party has been one of divergent
interests. The success which we
have achieved has been the re
sult of encouraging the expres
sion of differences that existed
within our party and of recon
ciling these differences through
the democratic process. That
our party contains many varying
political philosophies has been
one of the factors that has made
it reasonable and responsible.
Apparently Mr. Butler is oblivi
ous to our successful formula of
the past and hence urges that
the path of extreme liberalism
is the only true course to be fol
lowed. On this point he has neg
lected his homework and is ren
dering a dis-service to all Demo
crats.
Secondly. Mr. Butler criticizes
the failure of our Democratic
controlled Congress to enact spe
cific measures. I will readily
agree that we have been unable
in many instances, to enact leg
islation that was essential to our
continuous economic growth.
This shortcoming, however, is not
a result of a lack of desire on the
part of our Congressional lead
ership but is due exclusively to
the threat of and the use of the
Presidential veto. A two-thirds
majority is necessary to override
a veto. Although we have a large
Democratic majority in both the
House and the Senate, thus far
we have been unable to pass
legislation which the President
has rejected. Therefore. Majority
Leader Johnson and Speaker
Rayburn have wisely -elected to
sponsor the best legislative pro
grams possible rather than insist
upon proposals which they know
would be subject to veto. In
doing this they are forsaking
partisanship in order to enact
legislation beneficial to the en
tire nation. Instead of heaping
criticism upon the Congressional
leadership. Chairman Butler
should constantly remind all
Americans that the Republican
Party of Eisenhower is the Re
publican Party of old, that it is
negative in attitude, is opposed
to progressive programs, and
that it continues to be controlled
by the promoters of high inter
est rates and exorbitant profits.
Finally, Butler’s remarks have
shown that he has failed to
grasp the role which he should
play within the national party.
The primary role of a National
Democratic Chairman should be
toth concilliator and coordi
nator, striving always for the
utmost unity within our ranks.
He should be a policy spokesman
for the party but only in so far
as the composite interests of the
party are concerned. As I have
said, one of the great virtues of
the Democratic Party is that it
is a party of segments. To pit
one segment against another as
Mr. Butler has done is intoler
able. His conduct gives good rea
son to believe that he is an ex
treme egotist who is motivated
by personal ambition. Most as
suredly, his devisive tactics are
against the best interests of the
Democratic Party and conse
quently of the people of America.
Therefore, it is my sincere hope
that others who believe as I do,
that a unified Democratic Party
is essential to the future growth
and progress of our country, will
join with me in urging the re
placement of Mr. Butler.
JOE ZELLNER
A WISE INVESTMENT
The building was quiet, a mo
tionless mass of bricks, glass,
and tile. Outside the water in
the pool seemed smooth as glass,
rendering a beautiful, green hue,
occasionally broken by ripples
caused by the gentle breeze, add
ing to the peacefulness of the
setting.
Only one thing was missing.
People! But they wouldn’t be
missing for long. Soon, the first
youngsters began to approach
the building. Gradually the pic
ture changed, as more teenagers
seemed to flock to.the building
like birds to a birdbath.
Later, the person passing
wouldn’t have recognized it as
the same place. The atmosphere
was entirely different. From
within the building came the
ring of laughter, the buzz of
voices, the melodious tones of
the record player, the shuffle of
feet from the dancers, and the
tapping of ping-pong balls, all
mingled with the gaiety of
youth.
From without came the splash
of water from the pool. The once
quiet, serene waters were in a
News of Chelsea
Bv Barbara Clark. Route 1, Menlo, Ga.
Reba Garner spent last week
with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Gentry, and attended
Bible School at Spring Creek
Baptist Church.
Rev. and Mrs. Howard Fill
ister. Roy Gene, Thelma, Bev
erly and Miss Bonnie Simpson
were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Willingham
Jr.
Mrs. George Jackson and
Linda and Franklin were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. William Pickle
Sunday afternoon.
Spend the night guests of
Terry Don Smith Wednesday
night were Wayne and Billy
Logan of Trion.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Garner en
joyed the Bible School supper
and commencement program
Saturday night at Spring Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Miller
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Smith and family
Sunday.
Monroe Smith of Marietta is
visiting his aunt and family,
Mrs. Eldred Willingham.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Garner and Reba
were Miss Linda Hughes, Mrs.
Pauline Romine, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Gentry and Steve and
Elaine Morgan and Miss Susan
Barnes of Spring Creek.
Miss Irene Murray of Brew
ton, Ala., visited her father.
Henry Murray and the Eldred
Willinghams Sunday.
Mrs. Johnny Marshall was
very much surprised Saturday
afternoon, to receive a bouquet
of red roses from her husband,
for their first anniversary. He
is serving with the Army in
Germany.
Jimmy Pilgrim and Mrs. Vir-
Pennville-Trion
By GAYLE SMITH, Route 2, Summerville
Telephone Pennville 2414
Paul Pullen, Sr.
Passes; Services
Held Here Monday
Paul Pullen, Sr., age 58, died
Saturday after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Pullen, a native of Summer
ville, spent about 13 years in
Chattanooga and returned here
several months ago to reside. He
was a member of the First Bap
tist Church of Chattanooga and
| a member of the Alert Bible
I Class.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Foy Mae Parham Pullen, Sum
merville; son, Paul Pullen. Jr..
I Summerville; foster daughter,
Mrs. B. W. Wall, Rossville; sis
ter, Mrs. R. W. Roach, Miami,
| Fla.; three brothers, W. S.
Pullen, Chattanooga, Tenn.;
Marvin and Joe Pullen, both of
Summerville.
Funeral services were held
Monday morning in the chapel
j of J. D. Hill Funeral Home with
1 the Rev. Tom Freeney and Rev.
! Glenn Boatner officiating. Burial
followed in Summerville Ceme
tery.
Active pallbearers were C. D.
Groce, Grady Newsome, Eli
I Stephenson, C. L. Webb, Ross
5 Pool and Danny Garland.
Funeral Monday for
Chester W. Hughes
Chester W. Hughes, age 63,
I resident of Walker County, near
MB'tindale, died at the home of
jhis son, W. W. (Buddy) Hughes,
j in Dalton, early Sunday.
Survivors are wife, Mrs. Mary
Bramblett Hughes, Route 2 La-
Fayctte; daughter, Mrs. Roy
Huston, Port Huron, Mich.; two
, sons, Earl Hughes, LaFayette, I
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1959
turmoil as about fifty youths
stirred the sloshing, churning
water. Squeals of delight came
from a wading pool at the side,
filled with tots, splashing wildly.
How could such a desolate and
quiet place change in such a
short time to the roaring, boom
ing galaxy of fun and entertain
ment? The answer is “People—
young people.”
$150,000. Yes, $150,000 well
spent on the Summerville Rec
reation Center. If used 10 to 15
: years ago this money might have
, offset the cost of the new jail,
| now being built in Summerville.
The people of Summerville are
to be commended for their in
terest in their younger genera
tion. This project has drawn
praise from people all over the
state. It is a boon to the educa
tion and control of youth of this
community. This program and
its available facilities are some
thing every community should,
but which few communities
have.
People of Summerville, you
can be PROUD of your Recrea
tional Center.
: gil Pilgrim were dinner guests
! of Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Willing
ham Saturday.
Miss Linda Smith was guest
of Linda Jackson Sunday.
Miss Ruth Ann and Margaret
Callan were Sunday guests of
I the Warner E. Wilsons.
Spend the night guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Smith and family
Thursday night was Miss Sue
Smith.
Mrs. Warner E. Wilson, Ed
win, Nelson and Sheryl were
Cleveland, Tenn, visitors Friday
night and Saturday. Mrs. Wilson
attended a wedding shower for
her niece, Gerry Lynn Walker,
who will be married on July 24.
Miss Ruth Willingham and
Miss Carolyn Hurley of Chatta
nooga. Tenn., spent the week
end with Miss Martha Ann Will
' ingham.
Mr. and Mrs. James McSpad
den visited in Alabama over the
। week-end.
Jimmy Hood was dinner guest
Sunday of Miss Martha Willing
ham and the Eldred Willing
hams.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bailey
and girls visited in Rome Sun
j day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Mitchell
Jr.. and boys were Sunday af
ternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs.
D. C. Mitchell Sr., and family.
Miss Sue Bailey spent Friday
with Miss Doris Sumner of Men
lo, they also visited Miss Barbara
Massey, Linda Parrish and Eddie
Massey.
Michael and Timothy Crider
attended Kathy Parker’s birth
day party Sunday afternoon at
her home. Also guests were
little Rodney Barksdale and
I Dianne.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Bailey,
Jeannie, Randy and Sherry of
Atlanta, visited Mr. and Mrs.
James W. Smith Sunday. Randy
stayed for a week’s visit with
Ronnie and Terry Smith.
Mrs. Junior Nelson and Nell
of Jacksonville, Fla., are visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bowers
and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Nelson
and Coleman for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Smith
of Chattanooga, Tenn., visited
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Smith
Sunday and Monday after re
turning from a vacation in
■ Panama City, Fla.
Mrs. Georgia Shamblin is
spending a few days in Rome
this week visiting relatives.
Ronnie Smith, Billy Hartline,
Johnnie Gregg, and David Dan
iel have returned home from a
week at Safety Patrol camp at
Cordele. These boys, with 276
others, were given training in
new ways of safety.
and W. W. (Buddy Hughes, Dal
ton: three brothers, Clifford D.
Hughes, Summerville; Hoyell
Hughes, Trion, and Roy Hughes,
of Maryland: twp sisters, Mrs.
Grover Atkins, Menlo, and
Miss Venice Hughes, Trion.
Seven grandchildren, nieces and
nephews also survive.
Funeral services were held
Monday, 2:30 p.m. at the Trinity
Methodist Church with the Rev.
Buddy Brown, Rev. Alfred Mann
and Rev. S. Paul Stone offi
ciating. Interment was in Trinity
Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were the
following nephews: Fay Hughes,
Shields Hughes, Dewey Hughes,
W. P. Atkins. John Coulter and
Frank Howell. Honorary pall
bearers were: Homer Davis. Jack
Allmon, E. B. Griffin, C. W.
Waters, J. B. Davis and Ernest
Deering. J. D. Hill Funeral Home
was in charge.