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By RAYMUND DANIEL
Broomtown and
Shambling.
Loved by Neighbors
‘Old Rugged Cross’
‘Lay It Down for
Crown’.
Will Welcome Simon.
Story of Stories.
Fish Succumb in Hordes.
Preacher Goes Fishing.
A Time of Gifts.
BROOMTOWN AND
SHAMBLINS
Over in the community of
Broomtown, Ala., lives a family
known for its Christian up
rightness and character. It is
known as the “Shamblin family”
and is related to the family by
the same name in Chattooga
County and other parts of the
state—the famous “Old Doctor
Shamblin” being of the kith and
kin.
LOVED BY NEIGHBORS
In Broomtown lives “Grandma
Shamblin” (bless her sainted
soul)—the leader of the clan;
her two sons and their wives,
Connie and “Bucky,” and Phil
and Bonnie, and their descend
ants. All Broomtown loves
“Grandma” and there is the
closest friendship between the
..citizens and “Bucky” and Bon
nie, Connie and Phil, are heart
ily respected and liked. They are
of the old South and old Ala
bama.
OLD RUGGED CROSS
There are some pictures of life
so ineffable that it is hard to
portray them in print. Such was
that along the highway during
the last full moon. The moon, at
its zenith, had come up behind
the mountain—splashing all the
valley with its splendor. In a
home, a woman was at a piano.
She was playing old time hymns
—the Old Rugged Cross, Take
Your Burdens to the Lord, How
Firm a Foundation. Little chil
dren were about her, looking up
into her face. Seated near by
was her husband. The woman
at the piano was Mrs. Ben Rag
land.
LAY IT DOWN FOR CROWN
“The moonlight fell over Mrs.
Ragland’s hands as she played
and sang ‘And I’ll cling to the
old rugged cross, till I lay it down
for a crown.’ ”
WILL WELCOME SIMON
Lyerlyans welcomed back Paul
Simon, minister of the Church
of Christ, author and lecturer.
He gave the baccalaureate ad
dress at Lyerly Sunday, May 18.
He conducts a meeting at Sum
merville June 30-July 11. He has
spoken many times in Lyerly
and his friends will be glad to
see and hear him.
STORIES OF STORIES
Great newspapermen say that
the greatest newspaper stories
are (1) a child; (2) a woman;
(3) animals; (4) money. A run
away Shetland pony combined
these stories into one by running
away. They are subjoined.
FOUR STORIES IN ONE
The four essentials are (1) a
child—children running to es
cape and trying to stop the pony
(2) women gathering little chil
dren into their arms; (3) ani
mals, the pony himself; (4)
money, lost 6 cents with which
to buy an ice cream cone.
FISH SUCCUMBS IN HORDES
A score or more of fishermen,
led by a delegation from Sum
merville and Rome recently en
snared the envious of the Ten
nessee River at Guntersville,
Ala., and netted 500 fish of all
kinds. The leaders of the pack
were as follows: C. L. Hall, Rob
ert Morgan, Charlie Gaylor, Rev.
Jesse Rutledge, Harbin Steph
ens, J. S. Taylor and Bert Brog
don. If there were a lack of men
folks in Lyerly and Summerville,
they could have been found on
the banks of the Tennessee at
Guntersville .
PREACHER GOES FISHING
Rev. B. D. Ricks, pastor of the
Lyerly Baptist Church, known
better by the name of “Bill,”
journeyed to the Tennessee Ri
ver at Guntersville and purloined
150 fish. He was assisted or led
by “Brother” Will Smith, and
“Brother” Paul Smith and other
members of the flock.
A TIME OF GIFTS
It is a time of gifts—gifts to
the Memorial Home, the Poppy
Day program and the newly
found streptomycin. Summer
ville, which gave so much to
World War 11, can contribute in
all. The Memorial Hall must be
built and donations to Poppy
Day must be made. Proceeds
from the sale of poppies go to
disabled veterans, families and
the Children’s Home. It is spon
sored by the Veterans of For
eign Wars. The Streptomycine
Fund is placed at $75,000 and is
for the needy patients at Battey
State Hospital near Rome. Its
cost is $4 per patient per day. It
is the final medication. Fuller
details will be announced later.
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VOL. 61 NO. 20
FORTYONE SENIORS
TO GET DIPLOMAS
TUESDAY NIGHT
Forty-one seniors of Summer
ville High School will receive di
plomas next Tuesday evening,
May 27, at the First Baptist
Church at 8:30 o’clock. Miss
Grade Lee Kelly, senior class
sponsor, is directing the pro
gram, which will be presented by
the seniors with the highest four
year high school record.
It was decided that Mary Espy
and Katherine Phillips, whose
record tied, would give the salu
tatory together. Miss Espy will
speak on “The Great New World
Before Us”; Miss Phillips on
“Civilization’s Upward Stride”;
Miss Mary Housch will give “Be
ginnings of Life Stories”; Miss
Ada Margaret Duff, “My Dream
of Tomorrow”; Miss Wylene Per
ry, “We Bequeath a Responsi
bility,” and Miss Betty Alexan
der, valedictorian, “Education Is
the Greatest Gift.”
The graduating class is plan
ning an educational tour of
Washington beginning June 2.
Members are Betty Alexander,
Johnnie Allison, Johnnie Argo,
Sara Arnold, Eddie Ashe, Jim
Berry, Jack Cash, Ada M. Duff,
Freddie Elrod, Mary Espy, Flor
ence Flanagan, Wanda Fletcher,
Opal Gass, Albert Gilbreath, De
forest Gilreath, Maidell Hemp
hill, Mary Housch, Billy Hurley,
Magalene Jones, Bertha Kellett,
Robert Lane, Marlene Lanier,
Elizabeth Martin, Margaret Mea
dows, Freddy McCurdy, Char
lotte Moore, Garland Nix, Fran
ces Palmour, George Parker, Eu
gene Pearson, Martha Perry, Wy
lene Perry, Katheryn Phillips,
Katheryn Shropshire, Do 11 i e
Stanfield, Charles Tribble, Glen
na Waters, Ann Williams, Ma
risue Williams, Robert Williams
and Walter Williams.
The baccalaureate sermon will
be delivered Sunday, May 25, at
11 o’clock at the First Baptist
Church, by the Rev. Rex Turner,
president of Montgomery, Ala.,
Bible School.
On Monday evening, May 26,
at 8:30 o’clock, at the Sturdi
vant Gymnasium, the senior
class will present their class
night program and certificates
will be given the seventh grad
ers graduating into high school.
Mrs. Mack Hicks
Guest of Local Unit
Mrs. Mack Hicks, of Rome,
Seventh District American Le
gion Auxiliary president, and
Mrs. William Randle, district
vice-president, were guests of
the local unit last Tuesday eve
ning at the home of Mrs. Charles
Harlow, unit president.
Mrs. Hicks, a state veterans
field service officer, is in Sum
merville on Thursdays in con
nection with this office. She told
of the many phases of her work,
also of Battey General Hospital.
Mrs. Randle, of Rome, spoke on
membership, organization and
unit histories.
Mrs. Everett Lunsford, his
torian; Mrs. Rufus Pruitt and
other World War II representa
tives in the Auxiliary will com
pile World War II histories for
the Gold Star Memorial edition
unit history. A picture, service
record and other material will
be used.
Mrs. Charles Harlow and Mrs.
Clyde Harlow were joint hostess.
Mrs. Everett Lunsford assisted in
serving a dainty salad course.
Gold Star Mothers present were
Mrs. Martin Elliott and Mrs. S.
W. Favor.
GRADY F. RAMEY ASSISTANT
MANAGER AT PARK THEATER
Grady Fay Ramey has accept
ed the position as assistant man
ager to M. T. Varneli at the Park I
Theatre in Dickeyville.
GOOD LITTLE GIRL
Mother: Marilyn, were you a
good little girl at church today?
Marilyn: Yes, mother. A man
offered me a big plate of mon- j
ey, and I said, “No, thank you.” j
WHITE BEETLE JEOPARDIZING
TOMATO CROP IN GEORGIA
Georgia’s $2,500,000 tomato
crop may be jeopardized next
year by the voracious white
fringed beetle now infesting 46
Middle Georgia counties. This
has been revealed by State Ento
moligist C. H. Alden, who urges
all farmers to take special pre
ventive measures against the
pest.
Ihe present infested area,
Alt en disclosed, extends from
Sy vania on the east to Colum
bus on the west and from Athens
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1947
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CHATTOOGA COUNTY BOY AND GIRL OF THE YEAR WINNERS Ellington H.
Pitts, Menlo; Agnes Cordle, Subligna; Kathryn Phillips, Summerville, and T. P. Col
lette, Trion.
Revenue Hope
For State Dim,
Thrasher Says
Despite a record tax collection
revenue during this fiscal year,
State Auditor B. E. Thrasher,
Jr., takes a dim view of Geor
gia’s financial prospects after
July 1. Still operating on the old
Appropriations Act because the
Legislature adjourned without
passing a new one, the state
faces a vexing problem in trying
to meet its commitments because
no new sources of revenue were
provided for by the Legislature,
either.
At the present time, Thrasher
observed, collections of the state
income taxes due on earnings
during 1946 are bolstering the
treasury, but this source of in
come will level off after June.
Should any appreciable business
recession occur during the sum
mer months, he indicated—and
beer, wine and liquor excise rev
enue is already slumping—a cor
responding cut-back in state
funds can be anticipated.
No special session of the Legis
lature—the only satisfactory way
of alleviating this critical condi
tion —seems to be in prospect,
capitol observers agree. The state
government, apparently, will just
have to tighten its belt still fur
ther.
Methodist Quarterly
Conference at Oak Hill
The Methodists of the Lyerly
charge met at Oak Hill Church
Sunday for the last quarterly
conference of the year under the
new set-up. Rev. Lipham, dis
trict superintendent, delivered
an inspiring sermon to a large
congregation.
At noon the ladies served a de
lightful dinner; one of the kind
for which Oak Hill Church has
become famous, a bounteous
feast with as much to spare as
was eaten.
The stewards from all churches
of the charge met with the dis
trict superintendent in an ef
fort to persuade him to let Rev.
Adams return to the charge.
They decided to increase his
salary by S2OO. Bro. Morrison no
ticed that the rain started the
next day. Moral: It pays to pay
the preacher.
County Speed
Laws Invalid
The Georgia Supreme Court
has ruled that county commis
sioners do not have the right to
set speed limits on public high
ways. Speed limits, contrary to
those established by state law,
are unconstitutional, in the high
court’s opinion, because “they
could lead to a patchwork of lo
cal criminal laws, including def
initions of burglary and degrees
of homicide.”
on the north to Douglas and
Nichols on the south. The coun
ties most heavily affected are
Peach, Macon, Houston, Wash
ington and Dodge, where the
presence of the beetle was first
detected.
Alden said the Federal em
bargoes had not yet been clamp
ed on tomato plants grown in
Georgia, but if the spread of the
beetle cannot be halted there is
“grave danger” that growers will
run into trouble in 1948.
GENE COOK PRESENTS
FREIGHT CASE TO
THE SUPREME COURT
Atty.-Gen. Eugene Cook this
week presented the final argu
ment in Georgia’s historic freight
rate monopoly suit before Lloyd
Garrison, "Special master hearing
the evidence for the U. S. Su
preme Court. The report of the
master is expected to be given
to the court this fall, and a final
decision in the case can be ex
pected within a few months
thereafter.
Cook was assisted in the pres
entation of the case by two
deputy-assistant attorneys-gen
eral, Claude Shaw and William
L. McGovern. Final briefs in the
case were filed shortly before the
resumption of the hearing. That
of Mr. Cook and his associates
weighed one pound; that filed
on behalf of the numerous rail
companies and associations tip
ped the scales at seven pounds
two ounces.
“I am glad that it is the weight
of the evidence and not the
weight of the briefs that is im
portant,” the attorney-general
commented.
Important Test Case
The suit, brought under the
anti-trust laws, was filed two
years ago by Atty.-Gen. Grady
Head at the instance of Gov.
Ellis Arnall. When Mr. Head
went to the Supreme Court,
'shortly before Mr. Garrison be
jgan his hearings, Mr. Cook took
over direction of the case. The
action is the largest and most
far-reaching ever brought under
the Sherman and Clayton Acts
prohibiting conspiracies in re
straint of trade.
Georgia’s suit as£s the aboli
tion of the intricate machinery
of rate making, under which the
southern carriers are alleged to
be dominated by eastern lines in
what is termed “official terri
tory.” Southern shippers pay a
very large differential on ship
ments to major markets, and the
Georgia suit charges that this
has prevented the development
of southern industry.
The first round in the suit was
won by Georgia, when the Su
preme Court accepted jurisdic
tion in an exceptional decision,
and named Mr. Garrison, former
dean of the University of Wis
consin Law School, as special
master to hear the evidence.
Presentation of Georgia’s evi
dence, chiefly documentary, re
quires six days; thq railroads and
other defendants occupied three
months in presenting their re
buttal evidence.
Cook’s Contentions
In his argument, Mr. Cook pre
sented the contention that the
rail lines have violated the Sher
man Act by acquiring power t 6
use coercion in the fixing of
rates and to discriminate against
Georgia; that the economic wel
fare of the citizens of the state
was jeopardized by the exercise
of this power; and that elimi
nation of the alleged conspiracy
is necessary for the proper de
velopment of the South.
Victory in the suit, it has been
contended, would result in a
gradual decentralization of in
dustry, with the opening of so
many new markets for Georgia
manufacturers that business
would receive a powerful stim
ulus. The evidence presented by
Atty.-Gen. Cook was designed to
show that high freight rates
barred Georgia industry from
competition on most American
markets and resulted in forcing
a colonial status upon the peo-
Veterans Service
Office Contacts
Are on Increase
The initial reaction to the
I new pocket-sized Veterans Guide
being distributed by the State
Department of Veterans Service,
has been a sharp increase in the
number of ex-Gl’s contacting
the Veterans Service offices
throughout the state for aid in
obtaining the various benefits
due them.
This was disclosed by Veter
ans Service Director C. Arthur
Cheatham in a report to the
Veterans Service Board at its last
regular meeting in Macon.
“It is gratifying,” Cheatham
said, “to note that the contacts
have increased as much as 20
per cent in some offices. But our
peak load is still several years
off, if the experience of World
War I is an accurate guide.”
Cheatham told the board that
there were still many Georgia
ex-servicemen who had not
filed claims for terminal leave
pay but that the new booklet
warned the veterans that the
deadline is Sept. 1, this year.
“If they call on our offices to
help them execute the necessary
forms for this or any other vet
erans’ service, they’ll find us
ready to give them prompt and
efficient assistance,” he said.
James I). Miller Serving
With Army in Japan
Pvt. James D. Miller, son of
Mr. Henry Miller, of Box 13,
! Summerville, is now serving with
the 21st Infantry Regiment, a
unit of the 24th Infantry Divi
sion, in Japan. The 24th, known
also as the “Cictory” Division, is
now occupying the entire island
of Kyushu, southernmost and
third largest of the Japanesei
home group.
Pvt. Miller entered the army
in October, 1946, at Fort McPher
son, Ga., and prior to overseas
shipment received basic training
at Aberdeen Proving Grounds,
Maryland.
Contributing to the high mor
ale of the 24th Division troops
is an extensive summer athletic
program with teams playing full
schedules in baseball, softball,
I volley ball, tennis and golf. Oth
er recreational facilities include
well-equipped gymnasiums and
first-run movies in comfortable,
newly constructed theaters.
TWINS WED TWINS
GLENDALE, Calif.—Margaret
Ann and Adelaide Marie Schenk,
identical twins, recently married
Frank Otto and Arnold Herman
Britschgi, identical twins, re
spectively, in a double church
ceremony. The four, all of Swiss
ancestry, met in a Swiss restau
rant here during the war while
Frank and Arnold were in the
armed services.
French tariff is easier on U.
S. exports than the prewar sys
tem.
pie of this section.
Appearing against Atty.-Gen.
Cook and his two associates were
more than 40 of the leading at
torneys specializing in railroad
practice. Many of these appeared
in the case determined last week
by the Supreme Court in the
“class rate case” in which the
ICC had ordered northern rates
increased and southern rates de
creased on certain items of man
ufactured goods. Justice Doug
las, who wrote the opinion per
mitting Georgia to file its suit,
also wrote the opinion in this
case.
C. of C. to Meet
At Courthouse
A meeting of the members of
the Chattooga County Chamber
of Commerce will be held at the'
courthouse in Summerville May
22.
All members, farmers and
business men are urged to be
present as this is an open meet
ing and things of vital interest
of the county will be discussed.
Senior Class Night
Set for Monday
Senior Class Night of Sum
merville High School will be held
at the Sturdivant Gymnasium on
May 26, 1947, at 8:30 o’clock. The
! program follows:
Prelude: Play, Gypsies; dance,
Gypsies; Halt! Camp for Night,
Gypsy Queen; History of Gypsy
j Band, Maidell Hemphill; the
Gypsy Band, Dottie Stanfield;
1 the Gypsy Survey, William Par
ker; Up to the Stars, Gypsy
Band; Flower of the Gypsies,
jGlenna Waters; Colors of the
(Gypsies, Marisue Williams; the
I Gvnsy Dance, Gypsy Maidens; _
Motto of Gypsies, Eugene Pear
son.
God Put a Rainbow in the
Cloud, Gypsy Lads; Ode of Gyp
sies, Charlotte Moore; Gypsy
Grumbler, Eddie Ashe; I’m Al-i
ways Chasing Rainbows, Gypsy j
Band; Gypsy Lore, Bertha Kel
lett; Future of Gypsies, Freddie
Elrod; the Gypsy, Gypsy Band;
Gifts for Gypsies, Ann Williams;
Will of Gypsies, Albert Gil
breath ; Farewell of the Gypsy i
Queen, Gypsy Queen; Finale,
Gypsy Fiddles Play No More,
Slumber On, Little Gypsy Sweet- j
hearts (seniors of 1948).
Sliigg e r s Pound
Trion Bulldogs
The Sluggers, of Summerville,
scored their third straight vie
tory over Trion Saturday, May
10, by a football score of 25-11
count behind the steady pitch
ing of Sewell Cash, cure-balling I
right-hander.
Cash gave Trion two hits as
he coasted to his second win of 1
the season. The Sluggers combed
Giles, Trion tosser, for 20 hits.)
They wrapped eight hits, 2 er
rors and 3 walks together for
their big 10-run fourth frame.
Ralph Stanley pounded the j
first home run of the year for:
the Sluggers in the big frame.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Sluggers 3 2 1 10 4 1 41
Trion 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SPENDS 52,700 in SIX WEEKS
CHICAGO—A 16-year-old boy,
Charles Mommerency, of Mon
roe, Mich., admitted that he took
the $3,100 his father had saved
up to buy a farm, in six weeks,
spent $2,700 of the money on
“cowboy clothes, target practice!
in a shooting gallery, shows, j
bowling, a little for girls, and a j
gun ” He said that S4OO was stol
en from him.
Employes of Montgomery
Knitting Mill Start
Streptomycin Fund
Mrs. J. H. Newman announces
that the employees of the Mont
gomery Knitting Mill have start- j
ed the county fund for Strepto
mycin for the patients in Battey
Hospital. They have contributed
$156.50 to date.
They are asking that the other
mills fall in line and help out
on this wonderful work—also
that the churches and all kind
hearted people of the county
contribute.
All donations may be sent to
Mrs. J. H. Newman or Mrs. Agnes i
Hammond and it will be sent j
immediately to this cause. An-1
nouncement will be made from;
time to time concerning the con- j
tributions.
MANAGEMENT AREA STREAMS
OPENING DATES ANNOUNCED
The Management Area Streams
opening soon are as follows: In
the Blue Ridge Management
Area, Rock Creek Lake and
Drainage, May 17 and 18, and
Jones and Nimbleswill Creaks,
May 14 and 15. On the Chatta
hoochee-Chestatee Management
Area, Duke’s Creek Drainage will
be open the 17th and 18th of
May as will Dick’s and Water
Creek Drainages.
Smith Creek Drainage will pro
vide legal fishing the 14th and
15th. In the Lake Burton area,
Moccasin Creek Drainage is open
May 17th and 18th, and Wild
cat Creek Drainage, May 14 and
We Have a Modernly
I; Equipped Job Printing
1; Department.
$1.50 A YEAR
SUMMERVILLE TAKES
CHICKAMAUIiA FOR
9-7,10-9 VICTORIES
The Summerville Legionnaires
knotted their lead in the North
Georgia Baseball League over
the week - end by defeating
Chickamauga, 9-7; 10-9. Below
is a play-by-play description of
Sunday’s game:
First Inning
McGregor grounded, short to
first; Jordan struck out, Ander
son popped to short.
Alexander flied to right, Stew
art walked, Brock doubled, scor
ing Stewart; Silvers flied to
right, Brock tried to score and
was out at the plate. Score:
Summerville 1, Chickamauga 0.
Second Inning
Haney walked, Akins doubled,
Kell flied to center, scoring
Haney; Hise popped to second,
R. Smith was safe on an error,
F. Smith singled, scoring Akins;
McGregor was safe on an error,
Jordan struck out.
! Silvers grounded, short to first;
Jim Cavin hit a home run over
the right-field fence, Groce pop
ped to third, B. Cavin singled,
.Rich forced Cavin at second.
Score: Summerville 2, Chicka
mauga 2.
Third Inning
Anderson singled, Haney trip
led, scoring Anderson; Akins
flied to deep left, scoring Haney,
Groce making a very nice run
ning catch; Kell struck out, Hise
grounded, short to first.
Alexander grounded, short to
first; Mosely was safe on an in
field hit, Brock was safe on a
fielder’s choice, Baker singled,
scoring Mosely; Silvers was safe
on an infield hit, scoring Brock;
J. Cavin grounded, second to
first, scoring Baker; Groce then
popped to second. Score: Sum
merville 5, Chickamauga 4.
Fourth Inning
R. Smith was safe on an in
field hit, F. Smith Walked, Mc-
Gregor hit into a double play,
Mosely to Alexander to Cavin:
Jordan struck out.
B. Cavin singled to left, Jack
son hit into a double play, Alex
ander grounded, pitcher to first.
Fifth Inning
Anderson singled, Haney hit
into a double play, Jackson to
Alexander to Cavin; Akins flied
to left-center.
Mosely grounded, short to first,
Brock flied to left, Baker sin
gled, Silvers popped to second.
Sixth Inning
Kell popped to the pitcher,
Hise doubled, R. Smith was safe
on an error, F. Smith was safe
on an error, McGregor was safe
on an error, scoring Hise; Hon
eycutt, batting for Jordan, sin
gled, scoring R. Smith and F.
Smith; Anderson forced Honey
cutt at second, was safe at first
and started to second and was
caught in a chase; during the
chase McGregor took too long a
lead off third and was thrown
out.
J. Cavin singled, Groce sin
gled, B. Cavin doubled, scoring
J Cavin and Groce; Jackson
grounded, second to first; Alex
ander singled, scoring B. Cavin;
Mosely struck out, Brock popped
to second. Score: Summerville
3, Chickamauga 7.
Seventh Inning
Haney struck out, Akins also
struck out, Kell singled, Hise
popped to the pitcher.
Baker grounded, pitcher to
first; Joe Cash walked, J. Cavin
fiied to left, Groce popped to
second.
Eighth Inning
R. Smith singled, F. Smith
struck out, McGregor singled,
Honeycutt was safe on a field
er’s choice, scoring Smith and
McGregor, and was out at sec
ond; Anderson flied to deep cen
ter.
B. Cavin was safe on an error,
R. Alexander, batting for Jack
son. flied to center; J. L. Alex
ander struck out, Mosely flied
to short right. Score Chicka
(See Page Eight)
15. In the Cohutta area, Jack’s
River Drainage, except Rough
Creek, which is open may 14 to
18 inclusive. Izaak Waltonites
may obtain all information from
the state game and fish com
mission, Information and Educa
tion Department, 412 State Cap
itol.
Charles N. Elliott, dirgetor of
the commission, pointed out that
the creel limit for all species of
trout is 10, the size limit, seven
inches. Permits may be obtained
by holders of state fishing li
censes from the state game and
fish commission agents or from
the U. S. Forest Service.