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Chamber of Commerce
Rap on the Window
Why Didn’t You Rap?
“Unto the Least”
Have You Any Nuts?
Onward with Faith!
Rendezvousers Move
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Whatever Chattooga does, she
does well. She will build with the
Chamber of Commerce of Chat
tooga County. The selective offi
cers were all picked for their po
sitions and should serve well. The
need of a chamber is keenly seen.
This territory is almost virgin in
its development and the oppor
tunity is here. It behooves citi- ;
zens of Chattooga to join at once ;
and keep Chattooga in her right
position of achievement.
RAP ON THE WINDOW
Mib Mobbs and Mrs. Mobbs live ;
across the highway. They have ;
two children, a boy and girl, in
grammar school. They are a typ-'
ical American family. Mr. Mobbs
works about six miles from Sum
merville and “bus’s” it back and :
forth. When we moved across the
highway, Mr. Mobbs pointed to
a window in his home and said, ■
“If you ever need me, just rap I
on the window and I’ll come.”
•WHY DIDN’T YOU RAP?’
It is quite a different story
from that of the negligent mod
ern, who had a little son who
wished always to go fishing. One i
afternoon, the lad ran away and
came back all damp. His mother
asked him where he had been.
“Nowhere,” he replied. “What
have you been doing?” his moth
er asked. “Nothing,” he answer
ed. “Yes,” said his mother. “At
the time you stood beneath the
window, I was above and I heard
your battle with the boys and fi-1
nally heard you yield and go.” j
And the lad’s answer came
back, “If you heard my battle
and saw me yield, why didn’t you
rap on the window and help me?”
A good bit difference between
the mother and Brother Mobbs.
‘UNTO THE LEAST’
George Sitton has been men
tioned before in these para
graphs. As long as he does deeds
of kindness, he will continue to
be presented. Recently on a fine
day that his garage was filled
with cars, somebody’s bull year
ling and heifer calf got loose. Ev- !
eryone near by began poking
sticks, throwing rocks and urg
ing dogs kindly and unkindly,
all except Mr. Sitton, who hal
tered the two animals together
and herded them until he found
the rightful owner. Memories
words: “Inasmuch as ye have
came back of those all-immortal
done it unto one of the least of
these, you have done it unto me.”
HAVE YOU ANY NUTS?
If you have any nuts, please
send them to the First Baptist
Church at Lyerly. Rev. Charles
S. Rush, the pastor, has quali
fied as a dead rifle shot, and
about cleaned up the woods and
brought down many squirrels. So
the nuts are needed to tempt oth
er animals to infest the woods.|
“The preacher,” says members of
his church, “shoots as good as he
preaches, and he is a peach of a
shot.”
ONWARD WITH FAITH
A statement of comfort is
found in a recent ringing ser
mon by Rev. Dr. Charles S. Rush,
of the Lyerly Baptist Church. In
a chaste masterpiece, among oth
er declarations, are found these
words:
“Through tears and suffering
and sorrow, we go on with our
faith in God to reward!”
How we all do need that faith!
NOTICE: On account of win
ter weather, the Lyerly Ren
dezvouses have moved the;a
chairs from in front of the
Lyerly post office to Crawford
Hardware store until spring.
PENNVILLE W. H. D. CLUB
MET LAST FRIDAY, NOV. 1
Pennville W. H. D. Club met
with Mrs. J. M. Pressley Friday,
Nov. 1. Mrs. J. W. Parris had
charge of devotional. Officers
were elected for the coming year
as follows: Mrs. J. W. Parris,
president; Mrs. E. L. Worsham,
vice president; Mrs. Roy Housch,
secretary and treasurer, and Mrs.
J. M. Pressley, reporter.
Miss Juanita Burkley had
charge of an interesting demon
stration on making Christmas
gifts and decorations.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess.
(Tlir Sitnirnrrinllr Nms
VOL. 60 NO. 45
Elliott Warns
Hunters About
Gun Accidents
Figures show that hunting sea
sons in the United States always
exact their toll of casualties.
Georgia, a great sportsmen’s
state, is no exception to the rule,
according to Charles N. Elliott,
director of the state game and
fish commission.
While most hunters are dimly
aware of the ten commandments
oi safe hunting, the average man,
until he has either injured a
friend or suffered himself, in in
clined to have an attitude of “iti
can’t happen to me.” Be sure of ■
your target beiore pulling the
trigger, Elliott said.
Most of the accidents are avoid-1
able. They are due directly to the
failure of hunters to handle guns
careiully; for example, to be sure
that the deer they see is not the
back of another hunter. The
careless hunter is not careful to
keep his gun pointed away from
others, forgetting that it is the
unloaded gun which usually kills
people.
There are safety rules which i
may be followed by hunters
which will reduce the hazard of
hunting. Care with the gun, be
ing sure of the target, and re
membering that alcohol and gun
power do not mix any better tljan
alcohol and gasoline. Before go
ing out with gun and bottle, a
hunter should remember that it
can happen to him, Elliott cau
tioned.
“Let us all work together to
reduce the yearly toll of unnec
essary accidents in the field. Our
safety is up to us,” he asserted.
Milkmen to Fight
Raids Upon Milk
Markets in State
The State Milk Control Board
recently called a meeting to con
sider raising milk prices in the
Atlanta area to combat out-of
state “raiding on the Georgia
milk market.
Out-of-state dairies are “raid
ing” the market and paying
above market prices for the prod
uct, James E. Jackson, secretary
of the Georgia Dairymen’s As
sociation, charged.
Jackson said these raids are
the sole reason for considering
price increases.
“We are convinced prices would
not have to be increased had it
not been for the agitation caused
by the entry into our market of
this dairy in competition to our
prices,” he declared, adding that
the agreement to pay more than
the established market price in
Georgia is causing local distrib
utors to operate at a loss.
North Carolina dairymen can
pay more for raw milk, since they
are not required to have as high
butterfat content and can sell
milk for 21 cents if it is homoge
nized, he asserted.
The regular milk sold by most
Atlanta dairymen must be priced
at 20 cents a quart in this area.
OSCAR JAMES YOUNGBLOOD
Oscar James Youngblood, one
i month-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Barney C. Youngblood, died at
his home here Wednesday, Oct.
30, at 4:15. Funeral services were
held from the graveside at the
Summerville Cemetery Wednes
day with the Rev. Ben C. Scar
borough officiating. Hill-Weems
Funeral Home in charge. Surviv
ing are his parents, one brother,
Barney C. Youngblood Jr.; one
sister, Mary Helen Youngblood,
both of Summerville.
WHO KNOWS?
1. What is the only food now
under a ceiling price?
2. When did Federal wage and
price control begin?
3. What is the normal annual
'consumption of red meat in the
United States?
4. How many nations are in the
United Nations?
5. A swank hotel employs a
“garde manager de nuit”; what
is he?
6. Can you name a Negro actor
who, on the stage, puts on make
up to portray a white character?
7. What is the highest salary
ever paid a professional baseball
player?
8. Did the removal of ceiling
prices on meat mean anything
to the U. S. Treasury?
9. What is Henry C. Wallace’s
new job?
10. Did the U. S. sign the Trea
ty of Versailles?
(See the Answers Inside)
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1946
Boy Scout Field
Day to Be Held
On Saturday
The Northwest Georgia Coun
cil, Inc., Boy Scouts of America,
will present its annual council
wide field day on Saturday, Nov.
9, at Barron Field in Rome. A
large delegation of Boy Scouts
from troops in Floyd, Bartow,
Polk, Gordon, Chattooga, Mur
ray, Whitfield and Catoosa coun
ties is expected. The day’s pro
gram includes a luncheon for
scout leaders, a Boy Scout parade
from the city hall to Barron Field
and after the opening cere
monies, a series of contests and
races. Demonstrations of scout
skills and plenty of action are
promised. The events, in which
keen competition for the prizes
is expected, are as follows:
Inspection of troops, woodchop
ping contest, Morse code signal
ing contest, undressing and dress
ing race, fire by friction contest,
200-yard relay race, football
throw for distance, push-up con
test and tug o‘ war.
Following these competitions,
a weiner roast for participating
troops is planned.
Chattooga district troops, in
cluding Troop 7, Frank Penley
scoutmaster, Summerville; Troop
38, Rayford Brooks scoutmaster.
Trion and Troop 101, C. O. Walker
scoutmaster, Trion, are expected
to make good showings in the
field day.
Headed by J. L. Sulzbacher, of
Rome, general chairman, a large
group of council scouters are as
sisting in the preparation of this
outstanding Boy Scout event.
VFW to Meet
Tonight at 7:30
Let’s go, boys. All members of
Mason-McCauley Post 6688 are
notified of the next meeting to
be held Nov. 7 at Summerville. Be
sure and be there. Meeting time
is 7:30. A radio will be on hand
; to see and you may be the lucky
one to take it home with you.
Bring with you any members
whom you wish to present to the
membership committee for mem
bership.
LANHAM ANNOUNCES OFFICE
PERSONNEL IN CAPITAL
Henderson Lanham today an
nounced the personnel of his of
fice in Washington. He hopes to
have his office open and ready
for business on the Ist day of
January, 1947.
Mrs. Pete (Mary Earle) Shortt,
who has been working as secre
tary for Lanham & Parker prac
tically since the day she finished
high school, will be his private 1
secretary. Miss Inez Whitley, who
has been associated for a long
time with Mr. Lanham’s firm in
Summerville, will be receptionist
and file clerk.
As executive secretary, Mr.
Lanham has secured the services
of Mrs. Grace Arrington Kemp
ton, formerly of Rome, and who
is now conducting the Embassy
Service in Washington. She was
a reporter for a time on the Rome
News-Tribune and the Atlanta
Constitution. She now does a
Washington column during the
season for the Palm Beach Life-
Lyerly Basketeers to
Open Season Nov. 9
The Lyerly basketball team will
open the season Saturday night,
Nov. 9, at home against Cohutta.
The Lyerly team is expecting a
great season this year and wants
all the basketball fans to be down
Saturday night to help it get
! started with a bang.
Box Supper and Cake Walk
At Gore Friday Night
On Friday night, Nov. 8, at
7:30 o’clock, there wil be held in
the Gore School Gymnasium a
box supper and cake walk. The
proceeds will be used to help
sponsor the boys’ and girls’ inde
pendent basketball teams.
If you are interested in the
athletic activities of the rural
communities, plan now to be
present for this evening of fun.
This is something the entire fam
ily will enjoy..
E. W. EDWARDS DISCHARGED
FROM OLIVER HOSPITAL
AUGUSTA, Ga.—S/Sgt. E. W.
Edwards, infantry, has been dis
charged as a patient from the
Oliver General Hospital here and
will revert to an inactive army
status Dec. 23. He is now on ter
minal leave. His home is at Route
4, Summerville, Ga.
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NEVER TOO LATE . . . Typical of thousands of Gls is John K.
Dahms, shown at left in 1927 during his freshman year at Yale uni
versity. Depression brought a recess to his college days—then the war.
Discharged he returned to Brown company at New Haven. Last year
he obtained a leave of absence to enter Yale. In photo at right he is
shown at the Yale graduation in cap and gown. He has again returned
to his former employment, with the addition of a college degree.
Poppy Day to Be
Saturday, Nov. 9
The American Legion’s annual
Poppy Day will be observed next
Saturday, Noy. 9, Mrs Rufus
Pruitt, chairman of Poppy Day
Sales, American Legion Auxiliary,
has announced.
The Legion Auxiliary will have
representatives handling its pop
py sales in all parts of the coun
ty, Mrs. Pruitt stated.
Poppies are made by the pa
tients of veterans’ hospitals. This
work serves two purposes it
gives the veteran a source of in
come and helps to pass away the
long, monotonous hospital hours.
Remember the disabled veteran
and buy a poppy.
NOTICE TO VETERANS
Due to observance of Armistice
Day on Nov. 11, I will not be in
Summerville on that day, but
will be back on regular schedule
on Monday, Nov. 18.
WILLIAM H. McNAIR,
Georgia Group Formed to Bring
Tourist Traffic to Highway 27
The following was taken from
the Chattanooga Times which
gives in detail the forming of U.
S. Highway 27 Association at Co
lumbus, Ga.:
COLUMBUS, Ga., Nov. 2.—Nine
teen counties of Western Geor
gia, organized in the U. S. High
way 27 ssociation, will be can
vassed for a goal of $27,000 to
launch an ambitious development
and promotion program for U. S.
Highway 27, Georgia’s No. 1 state
highway, it was announced today
by J. Hubert Griffin, of Carroll
ton, president of the association.
The executive committee of the
association, meeting in Warm
Springs, set their sights on a
fund that would make it possible
to launch the project in keeping
with the prospective returns
through tourist traffic, Griffin
said.
Roy A. Flynt, director, division
of highway planning of the state
highway department, attending
the meeting, representing Charles
McDonald, state highway depart
ment director, assured the offi
cials of the association of the co
operation of the department in
assisting on highway improve
ment along U. S. Highway 27.
U. S. 27, described by the asso
ciation as the shortest route from
the Midwest to Florida, runs
south from Chattanooga to Tal
lahassee, Fla.
The executive committee pre
sented to Flynt a petition from
the board of directors of the as
sociation, requesting the director
of the state highway department
to seek the redesignation of Geor
gia routes 16-41-85 from Carroll
ton via Newnan, Greenville,
Warm Springs, Manchester to
Columbus, as U. S. 27-E. The as
sociation proposes to co-ordinate
the promotion of the highway
with development of the Warm
Springs Memorial, and seeks the
highway marking to facilitate di
rections for tourists who would
want to visit that community.
Developmen plans of the high
way association entail the im
provement of the highway itself,
I its maintenance, markings and
A. J. Colbert
Dies Sunday
Andrew J. Colbert, 65. died at
[ his home in Summerville Sunday
■ at 11:30 p. m. Funeral services
were conducted from the Penn
, ville Gospel Tabernacle Tuesday
with the Rev. Raymond Bailey
. | and the Rev. Frank Lewis offi
ciating. Interment was in the
! Trion Cemetery. Hill-Weems Fu
j neral Home in charge.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
.Lucy Mashburn Colbert; four
’ daughters, Mrs. Zay L. Elmore,
J of Columbus; Mrs. Lawson Bai
ley, Mrs. Ollie Dooley, of Sum
merville; Mrs. Bill Evans, of
■ Shannon; one son, J. D. Colbert,
; of Summerville; one sister, Mrs.
’ Mattie Sanders, of LaFayette;
| two brothers, Frank Colbert, of
j Trion, and Jeff Colbert, of Menlo,
and one half-brother, T. A Col
bert, of Lyons.
Mr. and Mrs. William Alexan
der, of Marietta, were visiting in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Cordle for the week-end-
beautification; enhancement of
appearance of cities and towns
along the highway; development
of historic and scenic attractions.
“For some time there has been
but a trickle of tourist traffic
through Western Georgia on U.
S. 27,” Grifiin points out. “On
the other hand, we have unlimit
ed tourist attractions, such as
Chickamauga Park, Wa rm
Springs, Fort Benning, Provi- i
dence Canyons, Kolomoki Indian
Mounds, among others that can
develop this section into a mecca
for tourists.”
Headquarters of U. S. Highway
27 has been established in the Co
lumbus Chamber of Commerce.
Other officers of the association
are J. H. Lopez, Cedartown, first
vice president; J. D. Rogers Jr.,
Blakely, second; vice president
Oscar L. Betts Jr., Columbus, act-
Columbus, acting secretary. The
ing treasurer; Richard E. Tukey,
executive committee includes the
above officers and Mayor Frank
Allcorn, of Warm Springs, and
Faye B. Murphy Sr., of Walker
County.
Members of the board of di
rectors of the association are J.
J. McDonough, Rome; Faye B.
Murphy Sr., Walker County; R.
W. Coarsey, Trion; J. L. Hender
son, Summerville; A. Josh Tum
lin, Cave Spring, J. H. Lopez, Ce
dartown; W. C- Moore, Buchan
an; Peel Manghum, Bremen; J.
Hubert Griffin, Carrollton; Glenn
M. Hogan, Carroll County; Jack
Wyatt, Chickamauga; Dr. Wil
liam Howard Lewis, Floyd Coun
ty; W. R. Drew, LaFayette; T. W.
Goodson, Franklin; Hal M. Brady,
LaGrange; Guy Hardaway,
Greenville; Frank Allcorn, Warm
Springs; R. B. Fort, Hamilton;
Henry Y. Reeves, Columbus; G.
W- King, Cusseta; Byron C. Ang
lin. Lumpkin; Harry U. Jackson,
Cuthberty J. D. Rogers Jr., Blake
ly; R. W. Bush, Colquitt; Robert
Y. Howell, Bainbridge; J. T.
Smith, Tallahassee, Fla.; I. H. Da
vis, Manchester; J- W. Caldwell,
Chipley; C. L. Hunt, Flintstone;
Charles McD. Puckette, Chatta
nooga, and Paul W. Painter, of
Rossville.
County Chamber
Os Commerce
Elects Officers
NEW OFFICERS FOR 1946-47
ELECTED AT MEETING
The Chattooga County Cham
ber of Commerce met Thursday
night in Summerville at the court
house.
G. J. Boling, president, called
the meeting to order promptly
at 7:30 p. m. and asked the sec-'
retary, B. W. Farrar, to read the
minutes of the last meeting. The
minutes were accepted as read
by Mr. Farrar.
President Boling called for re
ports from the various commit
tees.
J. L. (Skip) Henderson report
ed on the meetings he had been
attending, representing the Chat
tooga County Chamber of Com
merce, in which a group of North
Georgians iormed the U. S. High
way 27 Association. Mr. Hender
son stated that this highway
would link together Chattanooga,
Tenn., and Tallahassee, Fla. The
U. S. Highway 27 Association will
canvass 19 counties of Western
Georgia for a goal of 827,000 to
launch an ambitious development
and promotion program. It was
estimated by Mr. Henderson that
the Chattooga Chamber of Com
merce would be called on for
around SSOO as its part of the pro
motion program.
No other reports were given.
Mr. Boling called on E. C. Pes-
I teriield to read the findings of
the nomination committee ap
pointed at the last meeting.
Pesteriield read the nomina
tions, which were accepted as
read. The following officers for
the year 1946-47 were elected:
G. J. Boling, president; Dr. H.
C. Hardin, vice president; J. L.
Henderson, secretary, and J R.
Jackson Jr., treasurer.
The following directors were
elected: O. L. Cleckler, Menlo;
Ralph Chamblee, Menlo; Jim
Hollis, Lyerly; O. G. Moorehead,
| Berry ton; James Floyd, Penn
ville; L. B. Harrell, Dickeyville,
Walter Williams, Trion; C. B.
Bricker, Trion; J. T. Morgan,
Summerville; Pete Dunson, Sum
merville, and Gene Rackley, Sum
merville.
Mr. Bolling expressed his grat
itude to the group for supporting
him wholeheartedly and express
ed his willingness to do all with
in his power to make the Chat
tooga chamber one of the out
standing chambers of commerce
in Northwest Georgia.
Legion and V.F.W
Plan Armistice Day
Celebration Sunday
The American Legion and Vet
erans of Foreign Wars will join
together for an “Armistice Cel
ebration” Sunday afternoon, at I
3 o’clock at the Trion golf course.
There will be plenty of food for
everyone. Bring your wife or girl j
friend or a buddy.
The Hon. Henderson Lanham
will speak. Let’s make this a great
get-together of Chattooga Coun
ty veterans.
All legionnaires and veterans
who wish to become members are
asked to see one of the follow
ing for their 1947 membership
cards: Jim Tedder, Claude Bag
ley, Robert Trimble, Walt Dal
ton, Elgin Ballenger. Get your
card before Nov. 11, the deadline
for making the quota. You can
get your cards at the celebration
Sunday.
Come out Sunday; the Ameri
can Legion and VFW are anxious
to see all the Chattooga County
veterans together.
New Books Added
To Public Library
New books that have been add
ed to the shelves of the Chat
tooga Public Library for your
reading pleasure are as follows-
Thunderbird Trail (MacDon
ald), Outlaw on Horseback (Er
mine), Blue River (Doner), The
Mystery of Batty Ridge (Gregg),
Who Rides a Tiger (Disney), The
Beacon (Bassett), Desperate Cure
(Fenisong), Museum Piece No. 13
(King), The Unforeseen (Macar
i die), The Hidden Portal Weston),
In a Dark Garden (Slaughter),
Music in History (McKinney,
Howard), Famous American Com
posers (Overmyer).
Juveniles:
Pancakes for Breakfast (Paul),
Let the Coyotes Howl (Bogan),
Miss Pennyfeather and the Pooka
(O’Faolain), The Monkey with a
Notion (Blough).
We Have a Modernly
Equipped Job Printing ;
$1.50 A YEAR
Tax Equalizers
Complete Work;
Changes Made
The Board of Tax Equalizers
has completed its work on the
tax returns and assessments of
the property in the city. There
have been many changes in the
returns made. In many instances
the board changed the return to
a much higher valuation than
that made in the return. The
board is composed of members of
the council and an advisory
board. It is the opinion of the
board that the changes were nec
essary in order to obtain suffi
cient revenue for the operation
of the city government.
At the beginning of the year,
the city officials entered upon
their duties confronted with a
rather awkward situation re
specting the aifairs of the city.
The city had practically no funds.
It owed a note of $2,200 of long
standing, which note was bear
ing 8 per cent interest. The city
had no fire-lighting equipment
and no facilities for sweeping
the streets and the salaries paid
policemen were inadequate to
I the welfare of the city.
The council has purchased ade
quate fire - fighting equipment
and a street sweeper. It has po
liced the city well; it has reduced
the note, both as to principal
and the rate of interest, and has
made some improvements on the
streets.
It is the purpose of the council
to get the affairs of the city in
such shape that they can be run
on a budget basis and also to
give the citizens the best public
conveniences obtainable at rea
sonable expense which will, of
course, require revenue raised by
■ taxation.
It was the purpose of the Board
! of Tax Equalizers to assess each
return according to its value;
that is, the board sought to as
sess each tax return at one-third
iof the present market value of
such property. The board earn
estly sought to guard against
partiality; the large and small
taxpayers were treated alike rel
ative to the raises or changes
made in the tax returns.
Tribute to Mrs.
Bettie Williams
Mrs. Elizabeth Penn Williams
was born Sept. 21, 1878, and pass
ed to her reward on Oct. 22, 1946.
She was one of the lovely Penn
sisters- She was born in Chat
tooga County, a daughter of
William Penn and Martha Hill
Penn. Her father was a pioneer
citizen of the county and was
noted for his constructive citi
zenship. In her girlhood and all
her life, Mrs. Williams walked in
beauty and sweetness and gentle
ness. She was a sincere Christian
and was a member of the Wom
an’s Auxiliary of the Presbyterian
Church when it was first or
ganized.
She married Claude E. Wil
liams. of Atlanta, and they had
two children, Martha Elizabeth
and William. Mr. Williams died
when the children were small and
she lived in Atlanta until her
daughter married and moved to
Columbus. She lived in Trion for
a year. Later, at the time of her
death, she was with her daugh
ter in Birmingham.
She is survived by her son,
William Williams, and her daugh
ter, Mrs- Willis Jarrell Wilkins,
and four grandchildren, all of
Birmingham, Ala., and her sis
ters, Mrs. O. A. Selman and Miss
Mary Penn, of Summerville.
University System
Looks Forward to
Dr. Paty’s Arrival
Faculty members and others
connected with the state univer
sity system are looking forward
with keen interest to the arrival
by Jan. 1 of Dr. Raymond R. Paty,
to take over the post of chancel-
I lor for the university system. The
, 49-year-old educator is now pres
ident of the University of Ala
bama.
The university system controls
'the University of Georgia, Geor
gia School of Technology and 14
other state colleges.
Dr. Paty, who succeeds the late
Chancellor S. V. Samord, served
as professor of Bible and religi
! ous education at Emory and later
dean of men there. In 1935-36, he
was Georgia state director for the
National Youth Administration.
Prior to being elected presi
dent of Alabama University in
■1942, he was president of Bir
| mingham-Southern College.