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Four Men Who
Broke Jail Here
Are Recaptured
On Tuesday, Sept. 24, about 8
p. m., four young white men es
caped from the county jail here
by digging through the brick
wall.. They were Robert G.
Zahud, age 22, of Huntsville, Ala.;
J. C. Gilbert, age 30, of Centre,
Ala.; Robert Lee Richardson, age
22, of Trion, and James Roberson,
age 18. of Chattanooga. Zahud
was under sentence of 12 months
on plea of guilty to liquor law
violation; Gilbert was charged
with passing worthless checks,
and Richardson and Roberson
were charged with burglary.
Zahud and Gilbert headed
north on the highway to Chat
tanooga after their escape and
were picked up and given a ride
to that city by a deputy sheriff
from there. The deputy was out
searching for them and recog
nized them from the description
broadcast by radio. Both these
men refused to return without
extradition and the necessary
papers have been forwarded to
Nashville. If the Tennessee gov
ernor grants extradition, Zahud
and Gilbert will be returned
within a few days.
Richardson and Roberson were
arrested Wednesday night fol
lowing their escape on Tuesday
by Deputy Sheriffs Bloodworth,
Martin and “Fox” Westbrooks.
The men were found at a house
in Dry Valley, about three miles
west of Trion, and Marie Rober
son, wife of James Roberson, was
with them. Marie Roberson was
also jailed, charged with larceny
of a dress from the home of her
brother-in-law, Lee Roberson,
who lives below Berryton.
The jail here was constructed
in 1898, and the mortar used is
said to have been simply sand
and lime. The prisoners experi
enced little difficulty in scratch
ing out enough bricks to make
a hole large enough to pass thru
easily. Every sheriff of this coun
ty for the past 30 years has had
the same thing happen to him.
Two prisoners in jail when the
break occurred did not take ad
vantage of the opportunity of
fered to obtain their freedom.
They were D. B. Browning, a
young white man. charged with
driving while under the influ
ence of intoxicants, and a Negro
named Stewart who is held on
suspicion of murder.
Golf Club Tourney
To Start Oct. 11th
All club members interested in
entering the Trion Golf Club
Tourney to start Friday, Oct. 11,
must qualify by Sunday evening,
otherwise they will not be able
to enter the tournament.
Club Tournament Chairman
Buddy Hammond wishes to have
it clearly understood that all
club members wishing to qualify
for the Annual Club Tournament
must qualify by Sunday, Oct. 5.
Next week’s Facts will carry the
flights everyone will play in.
This is the annual Club Tour
nament and all members are re
quested to turn in their qualifing
scores so that they may be flight
ed.
TRION HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Oct. 4: Ware Shoals, S. C., at
Ware Shoals.
Oct. 11: Open.
Oct. 18: Loudon, Tenn., here.
Oct. 25: Cave Spring (HS),
here.
Nov. 1: Lee High, there.
Nov. 8: Open.
Nov. 15: Cave Spring, here.
Nov. 22: Cartersville, here.
No. 29: Summerville, here.
Forestry Dept. Begins
Fire Prevention Drive
The State Department of
Forestry begins, this week, the
most intensive forest fire pre
vention drive in the history of
Georgia. The campaign, back
ed by the powerful Georgia
Forestry Development Council,
will utilize the newspapers,
principally, in spreading the
doctrine of the value of “fire
free forests.”
State Forester J. M. Tinker,
commenting on the campaign
at its inception, pointed out
that this year, as a coincidence,
just happened to be one of the
best pine seed years in a dec
ade.
“Practically all species of
Georgia pine,” he said, “are
heavy with seed. If we can only
keep the fire out, this can be a
momentous year in the history
of Georgia forests.”
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MONTY VISITS IKE . . . Field Marshall Sir Bernard Law Montgom
ery, chief of the British Imperial staff, was met at Washington by
General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, U. S. Chief of Staff.
“Monty” visited American army installations on his trip.
Subligna 4-H Club
Has First Meeting
The Subligna Senior 4-H Club
held their first meeting of the
new school year, 1946-47, Sept. 27
in the high school auditorium.
Several c ub songs were sung
by the club. Then Miss Nell Par
ish directed the club in the elec
tion of a president for the year.
For president. Agnes Cordle was
elected. Miss Parish asked the
new president to complete the
election of officers. The follow
ing were elected:
Girls’ vice president, Janet
Bar day; boys’ vice president,
Ross White; secretary, Katheryn
Teenes; treasurer, Kenneth Lee;
reporter, Louise Wilson; advisers,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Snead and
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. White.
After the election of officers,
Miss Juanita Barkett, the new
assistant home demonstration
agent, was introduced.
Miss Parish and Mr. Butler
gave demonstrations and advised
the members in their plans for
the Chattooga County Fair.
On Wednesday of every week
we have a 4-H Club meeting and
plan things to do.
GRADY LEONARD SWEET
Grady Leonard Sweet, 42, of
Rock Springs, Ga., died Thurs
day morning in a local hospital.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Charles J. Sweet, Rock Springs;
two sisters, Mrs. G. W. Lee and
Mrs. G. T. Lee, LaFayette; three
brothers, Jacob, Sam and Wood
row Sweet, Rock Springs; several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Fri
day alternoon at 3 o’clock at Pea
vine Baptist Church, the Rev.
Bevin, pastor, officiating. Inter
ment in Fairview Cemetery. Ac
tive pallbearers were Ernest Par
ker, George Shannon, Joe Gordy,
Hubert Shipp and Arvie Shipp.
Honorary pallbearers: Dewey
Pierce. Foy Williams, S. H. Shan
non, Jess Pierce, M. L. Boyd and
Mr. Liner. Arrangements by J.
Avery Bryan Co.
New Officers Elected
By Men’s Bible Class
The Methodist Men’s Bible
Class of the Trion Methodist
Church held annual election of
of.icers Sunday, Sept. 22. The
following officers were installed:
Teacher, Ralph Coarsey; as
sistant teacher, C. L. Cochran;
president, Glee Bryant; vice pres
ident; William Henderson; sec-!
retary and treasurer, Charles
Bowman; song leader, Mr. Mas
sey. and reporter, Orvel McCleod.
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NEW HOBO KING ... Highlight
in the rebirth of Britt, la-, an
nual hobo day, was the eleetion
of a new king, Sigurd (Skeets)
Simmons 56. actor of Detroit.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1946
George Lane Ott, 57,
Dies Here Saturday
George Lane Ott, 57. died at his
home on Route 3, Summerville,
Saturday morning at 5:20.
Funeral services were conduct
ed from the New Antioch Baptist
Church, west of Summerville,
Sunday at 3:30 p. m., EST, with
the Rev. Ben H. Howard and the
Rev. Floyd Higgins officiating.
Interment was in the Summer
ville Cemetery. Nephews served
as pallbearers. Hill-Weems Fu
neral Home in charge of arrange
ments.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Minnie Etta Wilks Ott; parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Ott, of
St. Elmo, Tenn.; four daughters,
Mrs. John Gibson, Mrs. Hugh Gil
breath, of Rossville; Mrs. Jess
Posey, of Cleveland, Tenn., and
Mrs. Paul Murray, of Menlo; four
sons, J. M., Charles, Haskell and
Ted Ott, all of Summerville; two
sisters, Mrs. Millard Fowler, of
Collbran, Ala.; Mrs. Oscar Blev
ins, of Ida, Ala.; six brothers,
Henry Ott of Valley Head. Ala.;
Sherman Ott of Cleveland, Tenn.;
Marion Ott, of Trenton; Dewey
Ott, of Rossville; James Ott, of
Chattanooga; Joseph Ott, of Dal
las, Tex., and 11 grandchildren.
Site for Memorial
Being Chosen By
Herty Commission
An informal survey of the Cap
itol Building to select possible
si.es for the Charles H. Herty
Memorial was recently begun by
ihe Herty Commission, with Miss
Emily Woodward, Atlanta author
and lecturer, as chairman.
Artists will be called in to de
sign a suitable monument to Her
ty, discovered of new uses for
Georgia pine, alter a suitable
place is found for the plaque or
bust, Miss Woodward said.
The commission, authorized by
the general assembly last Janu
ary, he.d its organization meet
ing recently in the governor’s of
fice.
“We will have another meeting
as soon as possible,” Miss Wood
ward asserted. “We are adjourn
ing to survey the building and
to gather ideas.”
Urging speed on the project,
Governor Arnall told the group
he wanted to see the memorial
finished while he was still gov
ernor.
State funds will be used for
the monument, instead of pub
’ic subscription.
Officers elected recently are:
Dr. W. G. Lee, of Macon, banker
and industrialist, vice chairman. I
and Alex A. Lawrence, a Savan
nah lawyer, secretary.
In addition to the officers,
members of the commission pre
sent at its recent meeting were:
T. Guy Woolford, Atlanta; Judge
G. Ogden Persons, Forsyth; Chas.
G. Gillican, Brunswick, and
Frank Pope, of Villa Rica. Not
present were Miss Ira Jarrell
and W. V. Crowley, Atlanta, and
Jack Williams, Sr., Waycross.
Mason-McCauley
Post 6688 to Meet
Thursday Night
The Mason-McCauley Post 6688
will meet Thursday evening, 3
October 1946, at 7:30 p. m. at the
Trion High School. Come on out
and support your local V. F. W.
organization. We need your pres
ence.
ADJUTANT.
'Handicapped
Week’ Set For
October 642
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Next week, Oct. 6 to 12, is the
second annual observance of Na
tional Employ the Physically
Handicapped Week —an observ
ance which has been decreed by
Congress and also by proclama
tion of President Truman.
Men and women with all types
of physical and mental impair
ments were welcomed into em
ployment when their services
were required to surmount the
recent wartime manpower short
age, and they made truly amaz
ing records for efficiency, high
degree of safety, low absenteeism
and turnover. Old-fashioned
American fairness demands that
they continue to be accepted in
the open labor market, where
they are completely willing to
have their abilities weighed
against those of able-bodied
workers.
Through newspapers and radio
reminders, by short talks before
churches and civic clubs, and
through the media of person let
ters and contacts, the people of
Summerville and Chattooga
County will be informed of the
purposes of this National Employ
the Physically Handicapped
Week.
Lyerly Methodist
S. S. Attains Goal
For many years the Methodist
Church at Lyerly has endeavored
to get its Sunday School enroll
ment and attendance up to 100.
This was quite a task because
the Baptists have the largest en-
Christians have a thriving Sun
rollment in their church and the
day School. On the outskirts of
our town the Ho’iness-Congrega
tional Church is also active. How
ever, Sunday, Sept. 22, the long
awaited congregation arrived.
Brother Bagley had prayed and
exhorted the members to be
present for many years and for
once in his long years as a faith
ful servant to the Sunday School,
his ambition was fulfilled. The
enrollment is 116 and there were
102 present and a few visitors.
This is indeed a compliment to
those who have striven so long
and so earnestly through the
hardships of keeping the Sunday
School alive and growing.
A year ago, the record shows,
there were 76 present. This shows
the result of a hard year of work
in the Crusade for Christ. Its pri
mary purpose this year is to win
soulsto Christ, and not only has
the Sunday School grown but
many new members have found
Him to be their Savior. Brother
Adams is also to be congratulat
ed on the wonderful work he is
doing throughout the charge.
The people love him and have
tried to show him their love by
giving him a bountiful love of
fering, a new set of chinaware,
and beautiful curtains for the
parsonage.
The surprising thing about the
Sunday School attendance was it
came on the worst day we have
had in a long time caused by
rain. This shows we can so if we
want to so let’s make it 100 again.
Brother Cochran has a class of
45 for the grown people and he
really does a fine job with the
lesson every Sunday. If you don’t
want to join, come for a visit; it
will probably leave you feeling
better.
From Lyerly’s population of
700 there are about one-third
who attend Sunday School reg
ularly. For a small town, you
can’t beat Lyerly if you want a
nice, quiet, peaceful, Christian
place in which to live. It is a
town in which the residents are
interested in better churches,
homes, schools and people.
W. P. LOVETT.
Changes in Vital
Statistics Personnel
Changes in vital statistics per
sonnel occurred in the county re
cently when Clyde M. Stephenson
was appointed as local registrar
of G. M. District 1083, succeeding
the late O. T. House, and L. W.
Mitchell was appointed as local
registrar of G. M. District 940,
succeeding Mrs. G. G. Christian,
who has moved from the district,
according to a statement receiv
ed from Richard Brewer, director
of state vital statistics.
Mr. Stephenson, who resides in
Holland, assumed his duties on
Sent. 1, and Mr. Mitchell, whose
address is Route 4, Summerville,
assumed his duties effective Sep
tember 15.
Mayor’s
Proclamation
WHEREAS, Victory in World
War II cost us more than 2,-
000,000 casualties and
WHEREAS, there are many
millions of handicapped per
sons in the United States, many
of whom by their efforts were
oi great aid in manufacturing
inunitians or providing essen
tial service for the war effort,
and
WHEREAS, all of these per
sons, including disabled veter
ans of World Wars I and 11, de
serve self-supporting, self-re
specting jobs in which they can
make useful contributions to
our community, state and na
tion . . .
NOW, THEREFORE, I, O. H.
Perry, mayor of the City of
Summerville, do set aside the
week of Oct. 2 to 12 as "Employ
the Physically Handicapped
Week,” and I call upon all local
officials, all local employers,
all local civic organizations and
all citizens to assist in every
way possible, to the end that it
shall be brought to the atten
tion of all members of our com
munity that disabled veterans
and other handicapped civil
! ians are fully capable and are
! performing efficiently, safely
I and reliably in thousands of
different occupations.
AND I FURTHER URGE ALL
EMPLOYERS to place all their
job orders with the United
States Employment Service so
that disabled veterans and oth
er handicapped workers may
be given an opportunity to
prove their value in production
and self-respecting jobs.
IN WITNESS WHEREAS. I
have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the City of
Summerville, Ga., to be affixed.
O. H. PERRY, Mayor.
Citizens Council to
Hear LaGuardia
At Atlanta Meet
Fieroella LaGuardia, for 12
years mayor of New York City
and the present director general
of UNNIA, has accepted an in
vitation to address the third an
nual citizens conference sponsor
ed by the Georgia Citizens Coun
cil Oct. 14 and 15.
LaGuardia has just returned to
this country from a tour of Eu
ropean nations and an interna
tional meeting of UNNRA offi
cials. Joseph Lilly, director of
public information for UNRRA.
will accompany him to Atlanta
and participate in the “work
shop conferences,” which will
consume much of the program
time.
Citizens of 10 Southern states
have indicated they will attend
the conference which this year,
for the first.time, is being made
regional in scope. Governors of
the six Southeastern states are
sending official delegates from
among the civic, church and
youth-serving organizations in
their states, Lon Sullivan, coun
cil director, said.
Other outstanding national
figures who will participate on
the two-day program Oct. 14 and
15 include Dr. Howard McClusky,
University of Michigan, an au
thority on youth and community
organization problems; Dr. Grace
Sloan Overton, Adams, N. Y., na
tionally recognized specialist in
“boy-girl relations”; Assistant U.
S. Attorney General Theron Cau
dle, head of the criminal division
of the department of justice;
Gordon Blackwell, University of
North Carolina director of re
search in social science, and
Sherwood Gates, director, recrea
tion division, Federal Security
Agency.
The purpose of the conference
is to afford community leaders
in Georgia and the South an op
portunity to discuss ways to im
prove the human resources of the
area.
Lyerly Experiencing
Building Boom
Lyerly is experiencing quite an
extensive building period. Chap
man Bros, are erecting seven
houses at various locations and
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are build
ing their new home on the high
way approaching Lyerly.
OFFICERS RAID STORE
The store of Otis Ashworth, lo
cated on the Lyerly Highway,
about two miles south of here,
was raided by Deputies Martin,
Bloodworth and Westbrooks on
Sept. 28. About two gallons of
liquor was found and confiscat
ed, part of same being standard
sealed whiskey and the balance
“good old mountain com.” Ash
worth furnished bond and was
released.
Telephone Company is Ordered
To Appear Before Commission
To Show Cause for Inefficiency
Summerville Telephone Company, which serves Sum
merville, is one of the 177 telephone companies in the state
ordered to appear before the Georgia Public Service Com
mission in Atlanta Oct. 23 to show cause why they should
not provide increased and more efficient service.
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TO SUCCEED GLASS . . . Rep.
A. Willis Robertson, who won the
Virginia state Democratic con
vention nomination to succeed
the late U. S. Senator Carter
Glass. Robertson has been a mem
ber of congress since 1932.
Thrasher Urges
State Heads To
Watch Finances
With only a few months to go
in the present administration,
the heads of the various state
departments at the capital in At
lanta are being urged by State
Auditor B. E. Thrasher, Jr., to
put their financial houses in or
der that their official agencies
might end the year 1946 in such
favorable condition. This, re
minded Thrasher, who is also
assistant director of the state
budget, means no less than with
in income.
The auditor’s statement, ad
dressed to all state officials, reads :
as follows:
“This is to notify you that in
compliance with the law, your
budget request for the quarter
ending Dec. 31. 1946, is due to be
filed with the state auditor not
later than Oct. 5, 1946.
“Also, there is due to be filed
not later than the same date a
complete statement of the assets
and liabilities, or commitments
of your agency as of Sept. 30,
1946.
“It is very desirable that all
state agencies end the year 1946
with your financial house in or
der, which, of course, means liv
ing within the income.
“The attorney general, in a re
cent option, has ruled in favor
of the recent budget-control
laws, some of which are incor
porated in the state constitution,
which emphasizes the responsi
bility of state officials in operat
ing that state on a cash basis.
“The main point in this law is
that no state official or employe
is authorized to make a commit
ment for the expenditure of
state funds unless same has been
included in the budget and funds
authorized to cover the commit
ment, therefore, necessitating ex
treme care in the preparation of
these budgets and the reporting
of the outstanding obligations.
“In view of the above, you are
being called on to use your usual
good judgment in filing your
budget request, keeping in mind
that the essential functions of
government which render to the
people the greatest service shall
maintain on an fficient basis.”
Revival at Trion
Presbyterian Church
The Trion Presbyterian Church
is conducting services this week.
Rev. Taylor Morton, pastor of
the LaFayette and Chickamauga
Presbyterian Churches, is bring
ing the messages of the week.
The services are held each eve
ning at 7:30 and will continue
through Friday. The services
have been planned so that they
will not conflict with a local high
school football game.
All the churches of our sur
rounding community are invited
to unite in the support of this
meeting by urging everyone to
attend. The prayers of all God’s
people are needed for the success
of this or any other meeting held
in His name. This is a personal
Invitation to all of you to attend
these meetings or any other
meetings hr id at the Trion Pres
byterian Cl .arch.
Circulates in Best
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* Citing the fact that numerous
complaints have been received
from subscribers to local services
! and the users of toll lines, the
i “show cause” orders sets forth
j that there has been little, if any,
improvement in telephone serv
ice since the termination of the
war, and requires the companies
to explain why the handling of
toll calls should not be acceler
ated, and why necessary rehabil
itation and enlargement of facil
ities should not be expedited.
Chairman Walter R. McDonald
explained that the commission
is inviting representatives of tel
ephone equipment manufactur
ers to be present in order that
the commission may determine
production schedules and ascer
tain when the telephone com
panies may expect to have pend
ing orders filled. In this connec
tion, the order requires the com
panies to make available to the
commission at the hearing a
statement of all materials on or
der. showing date of orders and
undelivered items, as well as con
! struction schedules and traffic
surveys indicatine the degree of
loading on all major toll routes
and the number and extent of
i delays posted on such routes
• Chattooga Chamber
Os Commerce Met
Thursday, Sept. 28
Thursday evening, 26 Septem
ber 1946, the Chattooga County
Chamber of Commerce met at
i the Summerville Court House for
the monthly meeting.
B. W. Farrar presided due to
the absence of G. J. Boling, who
was ill and could not attend the
meeting. Mr. Farrar requested
i Tom Cook to preside in the place
; of Mr. Boling.
Mr. Farrar read the minutes of
the last meeting which were ap
proved by those members pres
ent.
Mr. Farrar requested reports
from various committees.
Fire Protection for Rural Com
munities: Mr. Farrar stated that
they were checking on the possi
bility of cooperating with the
State Forest Service in protecting
, our surrounding countryside.
Members of various other com
mittees were absent so no reports
i were given.
W. C. Roberts, from Per|nville,
was taken in as a new member
of the chamber of commerce. So
far, the membership totals 184
members.
Mr. Farrar appointed a nomi
nation committee to make nomi
nations for the various offices to
be voted on at the next meeting.
Members of the nomination com
mittee are: H. L. Abrams, Lyerly;
E. C. Pesterfield, Summerville:
Skip Henderson, Trion; A. B.
Hammonds, Berryton; James H.
Floyd, Pennville; John B. Bank
son, Dickeyville, and Ralph
Chamblee, Menlo.
Mr. Farrar spoke for a few min
utes on the meeting a group from
Summerville attended recently
which the Rome Chamber of
Commerce sponsored regarding
the new highway.
The meeting adjourned at 9
o’clock.
WEEKLY LETTER FROM GA.
BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOME
All lovers of children will re
joice with us in the good things
that have come to us this week
from churches of Georgia, but
especially from the Atlanta As
sociation. Some four hundred
women of the Atlanta. Baptist
churches came to us bringing
gifts of clothing, especially dress
es for tiny tots, and approxi
mately $1,600 in cash for the pur
chase of clothing and linens. This
is a custom of long standing
when on the last Friday in Sep
tember the women of Georgia
dedicate their gifts of clothing
I and linens to the Baptist children
| cared for by the denomination.
I The matter came to a focus in
the presentation of the gifts of
the women of the Atlanta Asso
j elation. Mrs. S. D. Katz, super
intendent of this association, and
Mrs. N. N. Campbell had charge
of the program. There was a spe
cial musical program by Walter
Sheets with the orchestra from
the Children’s Home, and Miss
Deborah Hendrix with a chorus
of 75 voices from the Children’s
Home.