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VOL. 59; NO. 48.
LIST OF JURORS
FOR DECEMBER TERM
CHATTOOGA CITY COURT
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List of jurors drawn to serve at
the December term, 1945, City Court
of Chattooga county. Court to con
vene at 10 a.m., Dec. 3, 1945:
W. C. Godwin
D. F. Quinton
D. F. Parker
D. D. Wade
Jesse R. McCollough
A. G. Perry
A. W. Vernon
W. F. Loggins
C. M. Bailey
W. W. Thomas
H. L. Hamby
G. G. Hartline
R. A. Humphrey
T. W. Gilreath
C. P. Hamilton
Jim Hogue
Paul Scoggins
L. C. Scoggins
R. A. Jones
Mose Clayton
E. A. Willingham
A. G. Kimbell
Geo. H. Carter
J. P. Christopher
Hammond Westbrooks
T. A. Cook
N. M. Henderson
C. B. Fulton
T. H. Cordle
M. C. Millican
Joe A. Ragland
C. D. Howell
W. W. Whitley
C. P. Cargal
Paul Cook
Geo. A. Ragland
Grady Ramey
H. J. Garvin
W. D. Clowdis
Horace Yancey
Amos Green
Lyle Johnston
Ross Thomas
Bill Brooks
Theo Kendrick
J. W. Mathis
Leroy Williams
Jules Vaughn.
Three Chattooga Boys
Receive Discharges
The following Chattooga soldiers
have recently been discharged from
the armed forces:
Darty F. Stowe, of Route 2, Sum
merville, a member of the 463rd
Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group
of the 15th Air Force. He served
in the European theater with the
Engineering Clerk Group. He is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stowe, of
Summerville, Route 2. He was a
student of the Summerville High
school before he entered the serv
ice. He holds the Good Conduct
medal, Distinguished Unit badge, 1
Silver and 3 Bronze stars. He plans
to re-enter school.
Henry E. Clarke, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Clarke, of Summerville,
has been discharged from the 353rd
Fighter Group after nine months
overseas in the European theater.
His duties in the army was in the
capacity of administrative special
ist. He holds the Good Conduct
badge, European theater and Amer
ican theater ribbons.
George B. Houser, son of Elize
beth Houser, of Summerville, has
received his discharge from the
army after twenty-five months
overseas. He holds'the Combat In
fantryman’s badge, Good Conduct
medal and 3 Asiatic-Pacific battle
stars.
Thanksgiving Service
Today (Thursday) At
First Baptist Church
There will be a Thanksgiving
service held at the First Baptist
church of Summerville this (Thurs
day) morning, Nov. 22, at 10:30
o’clock. The pastor will bring the I
message, using as his subject, “Giv
ing Thanks.” The service will fea
ture special Thanksgiving music.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this service.
Henry H. Gentry
Dies At Local Hospital
Henry Gentry, 47, died at a local
hospital early Sunday morning aft
er a brief illness. He is survived
by his wife; mother, Mrs. Robert
Gentry; one daughter, Miss Norma
Dean Gentry; three sons, Willis, of
the U. 8. Navy; Herman, of the U.
S. Army, and Billie, of Gore.
Funeral services were held at the
Pleasant Valley North Church Tues
day morning at 11 o’clock, conduct
ed by Rev. Willie Conn. Interment
was in the adjoining cemetery. Paul
Weems Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
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NOTICE
The Summerville News office
will be closed today (Thursday)
in observance of Thanksgiving.
Washington, n. c.
JOBS REOPENED
TO NON VETERANS
For the first time since the ces
sation of hostilities, Civil Service
stenographic and typist positions in
Washington, D. C., are being thrown
open to the general public. Sum
merville women or men, both vet
erans and non-veterans, may apply.
In making this announcement the
United States Civil Service Commis
sion said these workers are needed
to speed reconversion and demobi
lization activities, and in connec
tion with veteran rehabilitation.
Throughout the war large num
bers of clerical workers for Wash
ington were recruited in the south
east. It is hoped to attract many
others at this time to meet press
ing needs of the Navy and War De
partments and the Veterans Ad
ministration, local secretary Civil
Service said.
Salaries for these positions are
$1,704 a year, with some vacancies
at $1,902 for applicants with a year
or more experience. Salaries are
based on a 40-hour week, generally
without work on Saturday, permit
ting a long week-end for viewing
the sights of the capital.
Stenographers and typists who
wish to work for the Veterans Ad
ministration will have their choice
of reporting directly to Washington
or entering on duty with the near
est Veterans Administration facil
ity. These facilities are located at
Atlanta and Augusta, Ga.; Lake
City and St. Petersburg, Fla.; Co
lumbia, S. C.; Montgomery and Tus
caloosa, Ala.; Murfreesboro, Moun
tain Home and Memphis, Tenn.
After a few weeks’ training they
will be transferred to Washington
at government expense.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained from Mrs.
Ruby L. Tyler at Summerville, Ga.
Primary Department
Presents PT A Program
On Tuesday, Nov. 13, the PTA met
in the school cafeteria for its
Thanksgiving program presented by
the primary department under the
direction of Mrs. L. Veatch.
The business meeting was pre
sided over by the president, Mrs.
N. Parker. Mrs. Rackly was ap
pointed chairman of the commit
tee to make plans for a book shower
for the school. The PTA voted to
give a check for its share of the
expense of reconditioning the
school cafeteria. It was voted that
the PTA aid in the purchasing of
blackboards for the grammar school
rooms.
Miss Majors showed the new uni
forms for the girls’ basket ball
team and made an appeal for the
support of the PTA.
Plans are being made for a
night meeting in January. This
meeting is to climax work on the
part of the PTA. with Mr. Howard
as chairman, and other civic or
ganizations toward getting a coun
ty health unit established in Chat
tooga county.
The $1 award for the largest per
centage of mothers present was
won by the second grade. Mrs. Ag
new, teacher, in grammar school;
and in high school by the tenth
grade, Miss Hearon, teacher.
Sixteen new members were added
to the growing membership. Sev
eral visitors were present. All in
terested in the welfare of the school
are urged to attend the next meet
ing on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 1.
SGT. MONROE BAILEY
HONORABL YDISCHARGED
Sgt. Monroe Bailey has recently
been honorably discharged from the
United States Army at Fort Mc-
Pherson Separation Center. He
served overseas with the famous
Mars Task Force in Burma until
moved to China. He was awarded
the Combat Infantry Badge, Asi
atic-Pacific Ribbon with 3 cam
paign stars, American defense rib
bon, Good Conduct medal and the
Victory medal.
He was federalized Oct. 28, 1940,
and went on active duty on Nov. 25,
1940, at Sanford, Fla. He was dis
charged Nov. 9, 1945, at Fort Mc-
Pherson, Ga., with four years, elev
en months and fourteen days in
active service.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
R. Bailey, of Route 4, Fort Payne,
Ala. His only brother is T/5 Clay
ton J. Bailey, of Bad-Wildunger,
Germany.
His wife, the former Miss Grace
Smith, and daughter, Sherry, have
been residing with her parents at
Summerville while he was overseas.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1945.
GEORGIA CONFERENCE
USO VOLUNTEERS IN
ATLANTA NOVEMBER 28
An address, “USO Today and To
morrow,” by Dr. Lindsley F. Kim
ball, USO president, will keynote
a state-wide conference for volun
teers, set for Nov. 28, at the Mu
nicipal Auditorium, Atlanta.
Other leading speakers are Maj.-
Gen. Edward H. Brooks, command
ing general of the Fourth Service
Command, and Mark L. Entorf, re
gional executive. Gen. Brooks will
describe military requirements and
Mr. Entorf will speak on “The Fu
ture of USO in the Southeastern
Region.”
Donald Oberdorfer, USO state
state chairman, who announced the
conference, and Mrs. Howard See,
both of Atlanta, will preside at the
meeting, scheduled to begin at 9
a.m. with registration of volunteers
and USO staff personnel from all
parts of Georgia.
Other program highlights include
panel forums and round-table dis
cussions on USO services to military
today, USO service in hospital areas
and volunteers’ responsibility to
current community planning.
MENIfIICHOnLP/LA.
HOLDS FIRST MEETING
The Menlo PTA held its first reg
ular meeting in the school audi
torium Friday evening at 7:30. The
association had been organized at
the first Community Recreation
meeting of the school year, with
the following officers: President,
Mrs. W. B. Young; vice-president,
Mrs. Jim Barry; secretary, Miss
Helen Wyatt, and treasurer, Mrs. C.
L. Hale.
At the organization the membefs
present had been divided into mem
bership teams—the whites lead by
Herman White and the blues lead
by Mrs. Scott Cleckler. At the
count Friday evening 102 parents
and teachers had joined, and the
blue team had won an entertain
ment by the whites.
The highlight of our meeting was
a discussion on “School and Com
munity Problems and How the
School Can Better Serve the Com
munity,” lead by Miss Jewel Pool.
Concrete planning was done on a
School and Community Recreation
Program, and a planning commit
tee, Mildred Payton, June Broom,
Doris Chandler, Nell Clark and
Ralph Chamblee, was named. De-i'
licious refreshments were served by |
Mrs. Ralph Chamblee and Mrs. W.
B. Jackson after folk games played
by the group.
FIGHT ONSOTiAT
DISEASE MAPPED
Juvenile delinquency, crime and
venereal disease are by-products of
promiscuous conduct and illicit sex
behavior, according to R. C. Hus
kinson, of Tampa, regional social
protection director of the Federal
Security Agency, in addressing
some 200 civic and church leaders
from over the state at the annual
Georgia Citizens’ Conference held
in Atlanta.
Over 100 Georgia communities
were represented at the meeting,
called by the Georgia Citizens’
Council, of which J. Lon Sullivan
is director. Gov. Arnall opened
the sessions.
There were only two states in the
nation whose rate of rejec
tion in the military selective serv
ice on account of syphilis was high
er than that of Georgia, according
to Parks Huntt, a retired lieute
nant-colonel and now chairman of ,
the social-protection division of the
council.
A state-wide campaign against i
venereal disease was mapped by the j
council’s executive committee.
SUBLIGNA P.-T. A.
The Subligna P.-T. A. held its
regular meeting Friday night, Nov.
16. at 7:30 o’clock.
Praise to the 4-H for winning
the SIOO.OO prize in scrapbook con
test sponsored by the Atlanta Jour
nal.
Much progress was reported by
committees raising funds for com
pletion of the gym. Plans for the
Thanksgiving supper and program
were made.
The P.-T. A. voted to give a $5.00
award to the boy and girl making
highest records in 4-H club work.
The P.-T. A, enjoyed a motion
picture, “It’s Your America,” on the
new motion picture machine re
cently purchased by the school.
Mr. and Mrs. Clint Baggett spent
Saturday night with Mrs. John Bag
gett and children.
AAA COMMITTEEMAN
ELECTIONS TO BE HELD
TUESDAY, NOV. 27TH
A final appeal to “get out and
vote” has been directed to Chat
tooga county farmers by Chairman
T. P. Johnston, of the county AAA
committee. Farmers in eleven com
munities will ballot next Tuesday,
Nov. 27, on the AAA committeemen
who will represent and assist them
the coming year.
A big turnout of voters will dem
onstrate that Chattooga county
farmers believe in the elected com
mitteemen system, which enables
farmers to run their own farm pro
grams, Mr. Johnston said. On the
other hand, a small turnout might
be interpreted to mean that farm
ers are not interested in having
theii program run by farmers.
With many reconversion problems
ahead, the AAA committeemen will
have heavy responsibilities in 1946.
They will be handling details of
Government programs and also
voicing the opinions of local farm
ers on recommendations for new or
improved schedule
zCommitteeman elections will be
held in Chattooga county on Tues
day, Nov. 27, according to the fol
lowing schedule:
Tuesday, Nov. 27—9 a.m. to 4 p,m...
Coldwater—Strawn’s Store.
Trion—Trion School.
Teloga—Teloga School.
Dirttown—Youngblood’s Store.
Seminole—Cook’s Store.
Dirtseller —Pine Grove School.
Alpine—City Hall.
Lyerly—At Postoffice.
Haywood—Ebenezer Church.
Summerville—Courthouse.
Subligna.
Mr. Johnston pointed out that
approximately 1,200 farmers are
eligible to vote in the elections this
year. Any farmers who participate
in the agricultural conservation or
federal crop insurance program
may vote.
One or more farmers will be cho
sen as committeemen and two as
alternates in each community. Also
elected will be a delegate to the
county convention to be held later,
.here the county committee of 3
members and 2 alternates will be
elected.
The schedule for AAA commit
teeman elections in Chattooga
county was announced this week
by T. P. Johnston, chairman of the
county AAA committee.
Mr. Johnston listed the commu
nities, the polling places and the
dates and hours as follows:
Tuesday, Nov. 27—9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Coldwater —Strawn’s Store.
Trion—Trion School.
Teloga—Teloga School.
Dirttown—Youngblood’s Store.
Seminole—Cook’s Store.
Dirtseller—Pine Grove School.
Alpine—City Hall.
Lyerly—At postoffice.
Haywood—Ebenezer Church.
Summerville—At Courthouse.
Subligna—At Store.
In each community, farmers will
e’ect one or more regular commit
teemen and two alternates. Elected
at the same time will be delegates
to a county convention/ to be held
later, where a county committee
will be elected for the coming year.
The AAA chairman said approxi
mately 1,200 farmers are eligible to
cast ballots in community elections.
This number includes all farmers
who are co-operating in the agri
cultural conservation or crop insur
ance program.
Discussing the role of community
committeemen, Mr. Johnston point
ed out that soil and water conserva
tion will continue to loom large
among AAA program objectives.
Under next year’s program, funds
will be allocated tot each county,
and committeemen will have more
responsibility in helping their
neighbors to round out soil-build
ing plans for individual farms with
in the scope of approved practices.
This is only one of the programs
for which committeemen have a
great responsibility.
MORE MEN DISCHARGED
Captain M. M. DeWolf, Com
manding Officer of the U. S. Naval
Personnel Separation Center, U. S.
Naval Air Station, Jacksonville,
Fla., announces that the following
men from Chattooga county have
been honorably discharged from the
Naval Service at this Separation
Center:
James D. Hill, Chief Pharmacist
Mate, Summerville; Robert Sterling
Spur, Jr., Ship’s Cook 3/c, Route 4,
Summerville; A. J. Hill, Chief Ra
dioman, Trion.
Also Bill D. Phillips, Fireman 1/c,
Summerville, Route 2, was dis
charged from the U. S. Naval Sep
aration Center in Charleston, S. C„
Nov. 15. Phillips had 14 months
sea duty and holds the American
theater ribbon.
? Only 10 more days that you ?
Ican register at City Clerk’s Office 5
to be eligible to vote in City elec- ?
tion, Jan. 5, 1946. It costs noth- z
» ing to register. It costs nothing Z
;• to vote, but you must register z
;• now. <
AMERICAN LEGION GIVES
GREEN LIGHT TO YOUTH
In keeping with the program oi
the American Legion, which recog
nizes the value of a deep under
standing of both the obligations
and benefits of citizenship, togeth
er with its interest in our youth,
the Sons of the American Legion
first came into being.
Herbert W. Moon, on becoming
commander for the department of
Georgia, immediately appointed a
committee to carry this well-round
ed youth program into every sec
tion of Georgia and to accomplish
this purpose selected an outstand
ing Legionnaire from each congres
sional district of Georgia, consist
ing of Arthur Dillon, of Savannah;
Earl Grant, of Brunswick; A. J.
Bell, of Americus; F. M. Watson, of
Newnan; James E. Kilgore, of At
lanta; Fields Whatley, of Cedar
town; Herbert Bradshaw, of Way
cross; W. K. Dean, of Young Har
ris, and J. L. Overstreet, of Au
gusta.
A complete outline of the S. A. L.
program and activities will be pre
sented to the district committee
men and through them to every
'egion post in Georgia.
The welfare and well-being of
the youth of our state is a must of
the legion in Georgia, and Com
mander Moon invites all legion
naires, Sons of Legionnaires and
the public to communicate with
William M. Todd, detachment com
mander, at department headquar
ters, the American Legion, Henry
Grady Hotel, Atlanta, Ga.
menWciilty
INVITES PARENTS
Wednesday of the first and third
weeks of each month has been des
ignated by the faculty of Menlo
School as official Parents’ Day. All
parents are welcomed at any time,
but especially are they invited to
visit on the day’s mentioned.
Members of the faculty will visit
in the homes of students as often
as possible, but will make a special
effort to do so on the afternoon
of the second and fourth weeks of
each month.
Parents are cordially invited to
visit us on Wednesday, Nov. 28.
The teachers feel that we can
better serve you and your children
if we know you and yop know us
better. You can make valuable con
tribution to the school’s efficiency,
and we sincerely invite your sug
gestions and your presence.
GEORGIA’SFOREST
C IRES HELD DOWN
The Georgia Department of For
estry’s Forest Fire Report for the
month of October shows that of the
6,510,185 acres of forest land
under intensive organized protec
tion, 6,510,003 acres went through
the month unburned. Forty-three
fires burned 182 acres. Average size
of fire was four and a half acres.
Georgia has a total forest acre
age of 25,000,000 acres. Thus only
one-fourth of the state is under
intensive organized protection. An
other 3,000,000 acres is under ex
tensive protection by air control.
Lack of adequate funds prevents
the expansion of this protection to
the whole state, according to Di
rector J. M. Tinker, of the depart
ment.
UNIDENTIFIED NEGROES
ROB MENLO BUS DRIVER
Georgia highway patrolmen and
Chattooga county officers conduct
ed a widespread search Monday
for three unidentified negroes who
held up and robbed a Victory Bus
Line driver of approximately S6O
near Menlo, Ga.. on the Broom
town road at 10 o’clock Monday
morning.
The driver, J. O. Williams, of
Menlo, told officers that he was
halted by the trio about three miles
east of Menlo as he was making his
regular Trion-to-Menlo run. He
said the bandits were armed and
that he was alone on the bus at
the time of the robbery.
Williams stated that following
the robbery the negroes entered a
black 1933 model Chevrolet sedan
which had been parked beside the
highway and fled north in the di
rection of LaFayette.
MRS. C. D. HARPER, 74,
OF CHELSEA, DIES
TUESDAY MORNING
Mrs. C. D. Harper, of Chelsea, 74,
died at the Trion hospital Tuesday
evening at 8:30. She was the wife
of C. D. Harper, deceased, one of
the most prominent landowners
and business men of the county.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at the Chelsea
Baptist church at 2:30.
Mrs. Harper lived in this county
the greater part of her life, being
born and reared here. She is sur
vived by her sister, Mrs. Emma
Hammond; one niece, Mrs. B. Bal
lard, and one great niece, Miss
Frances Ballard, all of LaFayette;
one nephew, C. S. Hammond, of
Columbus.
She survived her husband eight
een years. As long as her health
permitted she was an active busi
ness woman, and prominent in the
Christian work of the county.
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HOLDS MONTHLY MEET
The November meeting of the
Summerville Music Study Club was
held in the home of Mrs. G. J. Boll
ing. Fall flowers were tastefully
arranged to form an attractive set
ting. Mrs. Elmer Smith and Mrs.
Frank Agnew were co-hostesses on
this occasion.
The vice-president, Mrs. J. R.
Burgess, called the meeting to or
der at 3:30 o’clock on Wednesday
afternoon, Nov. 14. She led the
club in a reading of the collects.
Mrs. J. R. Jackson was program
chairman for the afternoon. After
a brief introduction, she gave each
member a very clear and interest
ing typed explanation of each
movement of Schumann’s Sym
phony No. 4 in D Minor, Opus 120.
The members read these explana
tions as they listened to a record
ing of this symphony by Eugene
Ormandy and the Minneapolis
Symphony Orchestra. Interesting
facts about Schumann’s life were
then told by each member. An or
chestra score for a symphony was
shown.
During the business session, plans
were made to sing Christmas carols.
Reports were heard from the pub
licity and membership committees.
Mrs. Harry Foster’s hymn study
based on the song, “Beneath the
Cross of Jesus,” was most interest
ing.
Mrs. John Bankson, a former
member of the club, was a wel
comed guest at this meeting.
An appetizing salad course was
served by the hostesses.—Publicity
Chairman.
Training Union
Organized at First
Baptist Church
A
Ben C. Scarborough, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Summer
ville, announces the organization
of a Training Union at the church
on last Sunday evening. A good
number were in attendance and
several units of the Training Union
were organized and set to function
ing. One of the units is a story
hour for boys and girls, which will
meet along with the other groups
at 6:30 each Sunday evening. The
Training Union is the training pro
gram of a Baptist church. It is an
important part of the life of a
church. An urgent and cordial in
vitation is extended to all to at
tend the meetings of the Training
Union each Sunday evening.
Miss Claire Mizell, sister of Mrs.
Ben C. Scarborough, arrived last
week from Atlanta, Ga. Miss Mi
zell will make her home with Rev.
and Mrs. Scarborough here in Sum
merville.
M. W. Veatch, 84,
Dies at Subligna Home
M. W. Veach. 84, died at his home
at Subligna Thursday afternoon
after a lengthy illness. He is sur
vived by two daughters, Mrs. Hat
tie Allmon, of Subligna, and Mrs.
Carrie Barrett, of Bremen; one son,
G. L. Veach, of Subligna.
Funeral services were held at the
Pleasant Grove Church of Christ
Friday afternoon. Interment in
Clemmons cemetery, with the Paul
Weems Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements.
NOTICE, VETERANS
Mr. Roy Lytle, of Veterans Office
in Rome, will not be in Summerville
today (Thursday, Nov. 22), but will
be here to see veterans on Thurs
day, Dec. 13.
$1.50 A YEAR