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VOL. 60; NO. 8.
WHITE HOUSE RELEASE
PROGRAM IN SHIFTING
CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM
The following release by the
White House has just been received
by O. E. Myers, regional director,
Atlanta, of the United States Civil
Service Commission. Quote: “The
president has signed an executive
order outlining the program to be
followed by the federal government
in shifting to civil service system
from a wartime to a peacetime
basis. Following are the principal
decisions contained in the order:
“1. The Civil Service Commission
will immediately begin to use al !
its available resources for holding
examinations leading to regular
civil service appointments. Ap
pointments made by the depart
ment and agencies pending the
completion of these examinations
will be on a purely temporary basis.
“When the departments make ap
pointments pending the establisn
ment of regular civil service lists,
they will be required to give pres
ence first to disabled veterans, sec
ond to non-disabled veterans, and
third to displaced federal workers.
Such appointments must conform
to the qualifications standards es
tablished by the Civil Service Com
mission.
“2. War Service appointments,
which, generally speaking, have
been the only type of appointments
made in the federal service since
March 16, 1942, will be discontinued
at once.
“3. Persons working for the fed
eral government under war service
appointments who fail to pass the
regular civil service examinations
will be replaced promptly by per
sons from the top of the regular
civil service list.
“War service appointees who pass
the regular civil service examina
tions will be given regular civil
service appointments whenever
their names are reached on the
civil service lists.
“Also, whenever the lowest rat
ing reached on an appropriate civil
service list does not exceed a war
service appointee’s rating by more
than five points, the war service
appointee can be given a regular
civil service status in the job in
which he may be serving, provided
all veterans ahead of him have ei
ther been appointed or have been
given the consideration promised
them by the veterans’ preference
act of 1944.
“4. The Civil Service Commis
sion will establish civil service com
mittees of expert examiners in the
departments and agencies for the
purpose of holding examinations in
professional, scientific and techni
cal fields for positions which are
peculiar to one agency or a small
group of agencies.
“These committees will be com
posed of not less than three officers
or employees of the particular de
partment or agency who are of out
standing competence in the various
scientific, professional or technical
fields for which examinations are
held. They will carry on their ac
tivities under the direction and su
pervision of the Civil Service Com
mission.
“War service appointments were
made during the war period in the
federal government so as to defer
regular filling of civil service va
cancies while millions of veterans
in the armed forces were unable
to compete for regular civil service
positions. On V-J day two-thirds
of the approximately 2,900,000 per
sons employed within the conti
nental United States held war serv
ice appointments. Since that time
the total number of persons em
ployed within the continental Unit
ed States has been reduced 500,000.
A large percentage of the persons
laid olf have been war service ap
pointees, as reduction in force reg
ulations call for their dismissal
ahead of persons with regular civil
service status. As reductions in
force continue, the proportion of
war service appointees on the fed
eral payroll will grow smaller and
smaller.
“The return to regular civil serv
ice procedures for the purpose of
filling vacancies, and also for the
purpose of replacing war service
and temporary appointees who do
not become involved in reductions
in force and who do not pass regu
lar civil service examinations, is the
only way by which full force and
effect can be given to the provisions
of the veterans’ preference act of
1944.
“Outside of making provision for
the return to regular civil service
procedures, the most important de
cision reflected by the order is that
of creating United States Civil
Service Committees of expert ex
aminers in the departments and
agencies. These committees will be
under the direction and supervision
of the Civil Service Commission,
and will be utilized for the purpose
of conducting examinations in the
professional, scientific and techni-
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SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1946.
LYERLY AND TRION
WINNERS IN COUNTY
TOURNAMENT
The Lyerly High school boys and
the Trion High girls were the win
ners of the Chattooga County
basketball tournament held here in
Summerville the past week.
Although Menlo sent two teams
into the finals both were defeated
at the hands of the strong Lyerly
and Trion teams. The Menlo team
gave Trion plenty of competition
throughout the contest but the
Lyerly boys took the lead early and
kept increasing it throughout the
game.
Large crowds witnessed the games
each night and the sportsmanship
of every team was very congenial,
although most of the games were
very closely played throughout.
The following players were se
lected by the coaches on the all
tournament team. Due to the many
outstanding players there were ties
for some positions. H. Jones was
leading scorer of the tournament
with 34 points and Bryant ran a
close send with 33.
Boys’ Teams
Forward—H. Jones, Menlo; tie ?
Lee, Summerville; Cash, Summer
ville; Chamblee, Menlo.
Center—Bryant, Lyerly.
Guards—West, Gore; tie, Hunter,
Summerville; J. Hayes, Trion; Stal
lings, Lyerly.
Girls’ Team
Forwards—Kellett, Lyerly; Wof
ford, Menlo; Holcomb; guards, El
lis, Trion; Little, Summerville;
Toles.
Gore Trion
Holcomb (24) FF. Langston (15)
McClain (8) F A. Green (4)
Giese J* M. Plummer 20
Dooley G A. Harrell
Padgett G J. Ellis
Cooper G P. Farmer
Bird G Cry
Leath
Menlo Trion
Broome (7) F R. Langston (9)
Wofford (7) F A. Green (4)
Hall (19) IF M. Plummer 15)
Tales G Hollis
Thomas G Ellis
Hardwick G Farmer
Hicks G Harrell
Menlo Summerville
H. Jones 12F ... Cash 6
Hutchins 6 F Lee 9
Chamblee 5C Baker 1
B. Jones G Hunter 4
Daniel G,, Nix 2
Lyerly Menlo
J. Bryant 22 ...F H. Jones 10
Gaylor 13 F Hutchins 2
Bishop 2G ... Chamblee 6
Stallings 11 G Jones 3
Crawford 1 G Daniel
LYERLY BOYS WIN
COUNTY TOURNAMENT
The Lyerly champions gave two
nice exhibitions in winning the
Chattooga County Tournament. The
only trouble was they gave the
tournament the only one-sided
game at the very final game, where
it should have been best.
In the first game the champions
gained a large lead in the opening
period and sailed carelessly along
until the end, holding the same lead
at the end as at the close of the
first quarter. In this final ex
hibition they played easily for the
first half and led by six points,
but in the final half they went out
to win by a comfortable margin of
49 to 21.
Capt. Jack Bryant scored 23
pointss in the final game, which
was more than any other player
scored in a game except Jimmie
Kellett, of Lyerly, who scored the
most for any one in a single game.
Her score in the one game was 25
points.
Jack Bryant and Jimmie Kellett
both received every vote cast for
their respective positions on the
All-County team.
Lyerly plays Pleasant Grove on,
Tuesday at 4 p.m. and then possi
bly Dade County Wednesday at 3
p.m. if they win.
Mr. Lovett at Lyerly is the only
principal in the county who hasn’t
a man to assist him with coaching.
However, the Lyerly team proves
that a coach is just something new
added. It takes players to make
a team.
We hope we can still say when
this comes off the press: Lyerly
marches on untied and undefeated!
cal fields which are peculiar to a
particular department or a small
group of departments. In this man
ner, the federal government will,
for example, be able to tap all its
resources in the scientific fields in
connection with the recruitment of
persons for important posts in fed
eral scientific laboratories.
Note—The Civil Service Commis
sion will release immediately a
statement on the regulations which
it is prepared to issue in order to
carry out the provisions of this
order.”
RED CROSS DESIGNATES
MARCH FOR BIGGEST
PEACETIME FUND APPEAL
Washington, D. C.—March 1 her
alds the opening' of the first post
war fund campaign of the Ameri
can Red Cross. Upwards of 3,000,-
000 volunteer solicitors will begin
their canvass of every home and
office in communities from coast
to coast for $100,000,000, the larg
est peacetime fund ever raised by
the organization.
The month of March has been
designated Red Cross month by
President Truman, who, in his proc
lamation, called for the fullest sup
port of the organization’s campaign.
Simultaneously Red Cross Chair
man Basil O'Connor and civic lead
ers everywhere pointed to the need
for continuing Red Cross services
to able-bodied troops abroad and
in this country, to those in hos
pitals, and to veterans, as well as
to families and dependents of all
who have worn the uniform.
Three Battlefronts
“The men in active service, the
hospitalized, and the veterans form
three major Red Cross battlefronts
which victory in the field merely
served to intensify,” Mr. O’Connor
said in announcing opening of the
campaign. “Since V-E and V-J days
Red Cross services to these men and
their dependents have increased
materially. Added to this are rap
idly growing responsibilities to ci
vilians. Every American must sup
port his Red Cross to the utmost
so that it may continue to serve
our men in uniform, whether able
bodied or hospitalized, our veterans,
and people, adequately.”
Red Cross budget estimates are
pared to a minimum consistent with
adequate service, Mr. O’Connor
pointed out. Expenditures for 1946
actually will exceed the campaign
goal, the difference being made up
from funds previously collected in
the belief war would continue into
1946.
“In keeping with its budget the
Red Cross faces its biggest peace
time job,” the chairman said. “A
well-developed Red Cross recrea
tion program for our occupation
forces must be maintained at an
ah-time peak in efficiency and in
dividual attention. The wounded
and hospitalized must continue to
receive Red Cross aid in the form
of constructive recreational activ
ity, help in planning the future,
and assistance in solving many a
knotty, personal problem which
may retard recovery and degress
the spirit. The veteran, returning
to civilian life, must receive guid
ance and advice when needed.
Red Cross Expands
“But men in uniform and their
dependents are not the only Red
Cross responsibility. The organi
zation faces an expanding peace
time program more widespread in
scope than in years prior to World
War 111. Having collected more than
13,000,000 pints of blood during the
war, the Red Cross is putting its
experience to use in building a
civilian blood donor service. Ex
panded programs of instruction in
first aid, water safety, accident
prevention, home nursing, nutri
tion, and other subjects are being
launched.”
More widespread activity in the
field of public health may also be
looked for as a result of appoint
ment last December of the Red
Cross advisory board on health
services composed of 109 eminent
leaders in the medical, dental, nurs
ing, sociological and other fields.
Red Cross volunteer activities,
which reach out to every hamlet
in this nation, have also geared
their programs to postwar condi
tions. Surveys of local needs have
been or are being made and pro
gram adjustments are being deter
mined from their findings.
JUNIOR WOMAN’C CLUB
HOLDS LUNCHEON
JAN. 31 AT TRION TAVERN
The Junior Woman’s Club of
Summerville began its work for the
year 1946 with a meeting for lunch
at the TaVem in Trion on Jan. 31.
The programs for the year will
be reviews of plays and three pro
grams on fine arts. The play re
viewed' for the first meeting was
“Oklahoma,” and was beautifully
presented by Miss Maret, librarian
of the Cherokee Regional Library.
She also played records of the mu
sical numbers of this play.
There were 24 present at the
luncheon, and all members were
enthusiastic over resuming the
the monthyl meetings and continu
ing the fine work of the club. They
planned at this meeting to have a
“Welcome Home” party on Feb. 22
for the husbands who have been
off to war, and for those who have
worked so hard to keep up the war
program at home.
CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE
TOTALS $769.23 FOR
CHATTOOGA COUNTY
The Chattooga County Tuber
culosis Committee announces the
results of the Christmas Seal sale:
Trion Schools—sl7s.sß.
Summerville Mfg. Co.—slo.
Montgomery Knitting Mi 11—541.75
Chattooga Co. Schools—s2o3.32.
Amount of Mailed Letters—s33B.
Total Amount—s 769.23.
25 Per Cent to State Association
—5192.16.
75 Per Cent for Local County
W0rk—5577.07.
The committee has plans for the
examination of school children for
TB in the coming months. This
money is used, under supervision
of the State Tuberculosis Associa
tion, for the prevention of the
spread of TB germs among the peo
ple of our county. It is also used
to help those people with TB who
are taking the proper treatment
and trying to get well. We wish to
help more families so that some
day we may eliminate this dread
ful plague.
The committee wants to thank
the people of Chattooga County for
their generous response to the sale.
We also wish to ask your co-opera
tion in a just distribution of this
help to the sick all over our county.
Any one of the committee will talk
over any cases with you and pres
ent them to the advisory board.
Miss Ethel Simmons, Trion.
G. D. Erwin, Subligna.
Miss Fay Busbin, Lyerly.
Mrs. Tom Cook, Summerville.
Mrs. Emmett Clarkson, Summer
ville.
Mrs. Oscar Cleckler, Menlo.
Mrs. O. A. Selman, Summerville.
Mrs. Baker Farrar, Summerville.
Mrs. Agnes Hammond, Summer
ville.
SUMMERVILLE
TAKES DOUBLE HEADER
FROM SONORAVILLE
In their third double-header of
the season, the Indians defeated
the squad from Sonoraville 36 to
25. The girls took a 5 point lead
to start the game and held this un
til the second quarter when Son
oraville took a 3-point lead only
to have it overcome by the lassies
of Summerville. Phillips led the
Summerville forwards, while M. J.
Tedder led the guards. The Son
oraville team put up some good
competition but were not powerful
enough to overcome the fast im
proving home team.
The boys then let out with an of
fense that never allowed the Son
oraville team to rest, and paved
the way to another double-header
for the Summerville teams. Son
oraville, finding themselves unable
to penetrate the strong defense of
the Indians, tried to connect with
some long shots. The outer-defense
of Summerville stopped this on the
spot, thus forcing Sonoraville to
trying to pass the ball in our de
fense. This was all Summerville
was waiting on and they began to
intercept the ball and some nice
passing led to a higher score for
Summerville. The final score was
44 to 35.
Boys
Summerville 44 Sonoraville 35
Cash If FTate 7
Lee, 21 F . Barton 15
Baker 4 C Erwin 2
Hunter 2 G - Clark 8
Nix 2 G Champion 4
Subs—Bush 2, Poole 2.
Girls
Summerville 36 Sonoraville 25
P. Tedder 5F Bohannon 22 i
Phillips 23F - Neal 3
Story F Dempsey
Perry F Morris
Allison G Bohannon
Tedder G Mcßeynolds
LittleG . Underwood
Moore G Irwin
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT
Menlo Baptist Church. Rev. E. A.
Piper, pastor. Lord’s Day services
as follows: Sunday school at 10
a.m., morning worship at 11. Ser
mon theme, “A Faithful Witness
for God.” Baptist Training Union
at 6:30. Evangelistic service at 7:30.
Sermon theme, “The Portion of a
Wicked Man From God.” Prayer
service, Thursday evening at 7:30.
An invitation is extended to all to
meet with us in these services.
MISS REBECCA MANIS
NAMED ON HONOR LIST
Miss Rebecca Manis, of Subligna,
now a senior at Shorter college,
was named on the high honor list
of the college for her work during
the first semester of the present
year. Miss Manis is vice-president
of Kappa Gamma Tau, the Science
Club of Shorter, and is a senior rep
resentative on the sports council.
LT. JOE CHARLES FAVOR MISS
ING IN ACTION SINCE FEB. 1945
NOu PRESUMED DEAD BY U. S.
Lt. Favor was co-pilot on a B-17
(Flying Fortress) named “Dixie
Queen” while on a mission to bomb
marshalling yards at Bolzano,
Italy his plane was last seen at
Pescaro, Italy. No information has
been received from plane or men
since that date.
Joe Charles Favor received his
training in Miami, Fla., Easton,
Pa., Cape Girardo, Mo., Madden,
Mo., Nashville, Tenn., Maxwell
Field, Ala.. Spence Field. Ga., Lin
coln, Neb., Sioux City, lowa, and
Dayton Ohio. He flew from Lin
coln, Neb., to Foggia, Italy, on Oct.
13, 1944, and was assigned to the
15th air force. He had completed
‘l4 missions.
Lt. Favor was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. W. Favor, of Summerville.
His brothers are Captain Sam W.
Favor, oi Signal Corp and Glenn
Wade Favor, of Summerville.
Lt. Favor graduated from Sum
merville High School.
AMERICAN LEGION
HOLDS MONTHLY MEET
The American Legion held its
regular monthly meeting Frida}-
night, Feb. 15, in the Legion Hall.
A delicious barbecue supper was
prepared by Henry Powell and
served by the following Legion Aux
iliary members:
Mrs. Tom Cook, Mrs. Rice Mor
gan, Mrs. Carl Hankins, Mrs. Roy-
Watson, Mrs. Clyde Harlow, Mrs.
James Crouch, Mrs. Rufus Pruitt
and Mrs. Claude Bagley, Jr.
Luther Wynn recited a poem en
titled “The American Bumble Bee.”
Benny Stolaman, of Trion, who
spent his early childhood in Rus
sia. made an interesting talk, com
paring the old Russian government
with today’s Russian government.
Plans were made for organizing
an American Legion Junior base
ball league and an independent
baseball team for Chattooga coun
ty. Fred Aldred was appointed
chairman of a committee to or
ganize the independent team. Oth
er members of this committee are
Clyde Harlow, Austin Scoggins, A.
A. Cash, Sam Favor and Jim Ted
der.
Cordle Bagley was appointed
chairman of a committee to in
vestigate the organization of a
Junior league.
We are anxious to see these com
mittees receive support and inter
est necessary for organizing these
baseball teams.
state Wing
PERSONS BUREAU
Every year, in Georgia, hundreds
of men, women and children are
reported missing by relatives and
friends to the law enforcement
agencies.
Realizing the great need for a
state clearing house on missing
persons, Major Wm. E. Spence, di
rector of the Georgia Bureau of
Investigation, on January 1, 1945.
installed this bureau as a unit of
the G. B. I. At the end of the
first years operation, 553 persons
were reported missing and this
bureau either located, or aided in
locating, 464 of this number.
Every law enforcement agency is
invited to use the facilities of this
bureau when the occasion arises in
his community. Immediately upon
receiving report, the item is broad
cast on our state-wide and affil
iated radio stations, and also placed
in our weekly bulletin, mailed to
over 1.500 law enforcement agen
cies in this and many other states.
To speed action on reported miss
ing persons, contact your nearest
State Patrol District or call or mail
to Headquarters, Missing Persons
Bureau, Georgia Bureau of Inves
tigation, P. O. Box 1456, Atlanta,
Georgia.
COMPETITIVE EXAM
FOR POSTMASTER
HERE ANNOUNCED
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open
competitive examination for post
master for Summerville. Applica
tions must be on file with the Unit
ed States Civil Service Commis
sion at Washington 25, D. C., not
later than March 25, 1946.
Applications must be properly
executed on Form 10 and must be
on file with the Civil Service Com
mission, Washington 25, D. C., not
later than the hour of closing busi
ness on the date specified above.
This examination is held pur
suant to an act of congress, ap
proved June 25, 1938, which placed
presidential postmaster positions
within the classified civil service.
Application Form 10, Physical
Fitness Form 13. and Instruction
Forms 2223 and 2358, which show
the places of examination and con
tain detailed information regard
ing the requirements, may be ob
tained from the postoffice in Sum
merville or from the U. S. Civil
Service Commission, Washington.
The commission warns all per
sons against offering, promising,
paying, soliciting or receiving any
money or other valuable thing as a
political contribution or otherwise
for use of influence, support or
promise of support in obtaining
appointment. Any such act is a
violation of law and offenders will
be subject to prosecution.
285,172 VETS PLACED
IN CIVIL SERVICE
DURING 1945
Nationally there were 285,172 vet
eran placements—including place
ments of the wives of disabled vet
erans and the widows of veterans—
made in the calendar year of 1945
in the federal civil service, O. E.
Myers, regional director, Atlanta, of
the United States Civil Service Com
mission, announced today.
The year’s total placements of
wives of disabled veterans and of
widows of veterans was as follows:
World War 11, 3,571; World War I
or other service, 1,293.
Veteran placements in the five
southeastern states during the year
1945 were Alabama, 3,095; Florida,
9,730; Georgia, 6.162; South Caro
lina, 2,955, and Tennessee, 3,283,
and Puerto Rico, 1,435, a total of
26,660.
The War Department continued
to lead in the number of veteran
appointment. Other federal agen
cies with large numbers of veteran
appointments were the Navy. Post
office and Treasury Departments
and the Veterans’ Administration.
About 564,250 veteran appoint
ments have been made since the
beginning of January, 1943, and
more than 14,000 physically im
paired veterans have been placed
in federal positions since Oct. 1.
1942.
Former employees restored to po
sitions in the federal government
after military service in accordance
with provisions of the Selective
Training and Service Act (and oth
er statutes and regulations provid
ing for restoration) exceeded 59,-
000 since July 1, 1944. Veteran
placement figures listed by the com
mission do not include these re
storations.
BASKET BALL
♦
On Thursday night in Lyerly at
8 o’clock the Lyerly Independents
will play the strong Fairmount In
dependent team. Fairmount has
the best basket ball team in the
territory around Fairmount. This
should be one of the best games
of the season. The Lyerly team
has lost only to the Peerless Wool
en Mills and Copperhill, Tenn., this
season. If you want to see a good
game, come down to Lyerly Thurs
day night.
SOUTH SUMMERVILLE
BAPTIST CHURCH
A. N. White, Pastor
D. F. Hale. S. S. Supt.
John Cox, Choir Director
9:45 A.M.—Sunday School.
11:00 A.M.—Worship sermon by
pastor.
7:30 P.M.—Worship sermon by
pastor.
7:30 P.M. Wednesday—Prayer
service.
We invite you to attend each of
these services. Your presence is
welcome in this church.
We have oqr new furnace n
stalled. The building is well heated.
We are also organizing a vet
eran’s class in our Sunday School
next Sunday, Feb. 24. We espe
cially invite all ex-service men to
be present.
1.50 A YEAR