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(Eighteen persons were appre
hended by city of Summerville
pc®ice officers during the Christ
mas holidays, it has been dis
closed. All of the persons were
charged with disorderly conduct.
(They were: H. W. McCulee,
Wooten Millin, John R. Hunter,
George Henter, Louis Biritz, Reno
Rinehart, Huston Henry Barrett,
Charlie Brooks, Raymons Hous
torji, William C. Rider, Jess W.
Parker, Guy C. Naymon, John J.
Briant, Raymond Gentry, Wills
Louis Smith, Horace W. McGuire,
Ernjest W. Watkins anti Charil
McGuire.
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During the holidays, marriage
licenses were issued to six cou
ples), records at County Ordinary
J. w. King’s office disclose.
Tfliey were issued to the follow
ing 1 ! Cecil Guy Edwards of Sum
merville, and Doris Powell, of
Tricon: Jeff Davis, Jr., of Trion,
and ' Annie Ruth Campbell, of
Trioii: Raymond Lee Brown, of
Kentucky, and Ina Lee Brown
ing, of Kentucky; Clarence Cam-|
bo, ojf Tron, and Mary Lee Ann
Aarden, of Trion; James C. Col
bert, of Cedar Bluff, Ala., and
Sarah A. Elliott, of Summerville;.
John M. Osby, of Menlo, and
Gussie Lou Whitt, of Menlo.
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“What Civic Clubs Can Do to
Meet the Present Challenge to
Democracy” will be the subject,
of ar. address to be given by Dr.[
G. Leland Green, director of ed- |
ucation at Mount Berry Schools,
Rome, at the regular meeting on
Tuesday of the Summerville
Lions Club.
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Responsibilities for recruiting
and placing labor to assist Geor
gia farmers durng periods of
peak crop production and har
vesting are being transferred,
from the state agricultural ex
tension service to the Georgia
State Employment Service Jan.
1, according to Richard E. Smith,
state supervisor of the farm la
bor program for the extension
service.
The transfer is taking place on
a national scale, Mr. Smith has
pointed out, and will occur in
other states on the same date.
The Federal Extension Service
accepted the responsibility, at the
request of Congress, when the
.emergency farm labor program
began operation n 1943.
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Pleasant ( ove Baptist Church
members are asked to attend
services there Sunday morning to
discuss calling a pastor.
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W. E. (Bill) Ireland, superin
tendent of the State Training
School for Boys at Milledgeville,
is slated to become director of
tJLie State Department of Wel
fare the first of the year. He will
succeed L. C. (Tiny) Groves, who
Kas resigned in order to devote
is time to the campaign which
Acting Gov. Thompson will wage
for re-election.
\ C. Arthur Cheatham, director
o>f Georgia’s Department of Vet
erans Service, has issued a warn
iijig to veterans with service
connected disabilities to file a
claim for the disability immedi
ately—even if medical treatment
for it is not required at the pres
ent time. Claims may be filed, he
said, at any of the 67 veterans
service offices throughout the
state.
Establishments of service-con
nection of disabilities will be re
quired by the Veterans Adminis
tration, he said, after Jan. 1 be
fore any outpatient medical or
dental care is provided, or be
fore admission to any MMM ci
vilian hospital at VA expense, is
approved.
“Veterans will do well to es
tablish service - connection of
disabilities in advance,” Cheat
ham declared. “This will elimi
nate undue delay should medical
treatment eventually be requir
ed.”
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Alpine Lodge 211, F. & A. M.,
elected officers at their regular
communication on Dec. 26.
The following were elected:
Clyde Cavin, Worshipful Master;
J. C. Cavin, senior warden; Geo.
Thornberry, junior warden; Rob
ert William King, treasurer, and
Gus Powell, secretary.
Lyerly Battles Blue
Ridge and Dixie
In an exhibition game this
evening, the Lyerly Independent
basketball team will meet-Blue
Ridge on the Lyerly court.
Battling for second place in the
Southern Amateur Basketball
League Saturday night will be
the Lyerly team and the Dixie
Aces. The game will be played
lon Lyerly’s hardwood.
In the previous game between
i the two contestants, Dixie came
out victorious on their home
court.
Summer uillr Nnus
VOL. 62; NO. 52
Davis Statement
On Ga. Highways
Creates Comment
A recent statement issued to
Associated Press by W. T. Davis,
AAA manager at St. Petersburg,
Fla., has caused a considerable
amount of comment among U. S.
Highway 27 officials.
Mr. Davis was quoted as saying !
that “we are advising motorists
to avoid going through Georgia.”
This statement, he said, is;
caused by alleged mal-treatment'
of Florida-bound tourists on East
Coast highways, among them U. |
S. 17, where speed traps have ’
been cited in reports to him. Also,
he cites that on some other hgh
ways there are tourist ‘attrac
tions. such as “animal farms,”
where certain gambling devices
encourage tourists to drop their
dough.
“We know of no such condition
existing on U. S. 27,” Richard E.
Tukey, executive director, said.
“I walked with Davis and he con
firms that he’s had no com
plaints on U. S. 27. However, in
his statement he’s broadsided an
attack at the whole state.”
Mr. Tukey urges all officials
and law officers to check their
city in order to be sure there are
no such activities.
FARM bureau notes
Below is an account of a Gor
don County Farm Bureau meet
ing concerning the raising of
pimentoes:
“The Farm Bureau of Gordon
County, at a meeting in Calhoun
Friday afternoon, Dec. 19, pledg
j ed the support of that organiza
i tion in promoting the growing
of pimientoes in that county.
Previous meetings had been held
in various communities through
out the county and the meeting
Friday, at which all officers were
present, was to take official ac
! tion on the program. The bureau
pledged a minimum of not less
than 100 acres in Gordon Coun
ity to be planted to pimientoes
in 1948. To encourage this proj
ect the bureau offered S2OO in
prizes—first prize SIOO for the
'highest yield of salable pepper
'per acre, second prize SSO, third,
fourth and fifth. $25, sls and $lO.
“The bureau appointed com
i mittees in the various sections of
i the county to work with Dean
Hayes,’ county agent for Gordon
County, in securing the neces
sary acreage for this project. All
j farmers are to notify the county
agent, on or before Jan. 1, 1948,
the amount of acreage that will
be planted to pimientoes in 1948.
“The meeting Friday was at
| tended by all officers of the Farm
Bureau of Gordon County, three
veterans’ farm training teachers
and the vocational training
teachers of Gordon County. Also
present were J. O. Carden, of
Coosa Valley Livestock Associa
tion, and L. J. Williams, field di
rector for Rome Farm Market,
Inc. Mr. Williams, representing
Rome Farm Market, Inc., is co
, ordinating the program with the
county agents of Gordon, Chat
tooga, Floyd and Polk Counties,
Georgia, and Cherokee County,
Alabama, and Pomona Products,
Inc., of Griffin, Ga., which will
[contract to purchase all salable
| pimientos grown in this area.
“All farmers in any of the five
i counties are urged to contact
; their county agent at the earliest
j possible date for full information
, on this program. It is essential
that the county agents know, by
I the first of the year, how much
,1 acreage will be planted to pi
mientos so that arrangements
can be made for the seed and
plants.”
FARM NOTES
Approximately 15 0 farmers
here in the county met in the
courthouse on Thursday, Dec. 11.
The purpose of this meeting was
to discuss the possibility of grow
i ing pimiento pepper in Chat
tooga County. A representative
i from the Pomona Products Co
in Griffin, attended this meet
ing and discussed with the farm
ers the price they would receive
from the pimiento pepper which
i they produced and answered
questions that were asked them
I by the farmers for about one
hour
They guaranteed that the
i farmers will receive S7O per ton
i for pimiento pepper they produce
i here in the county and the
' Pomona Products Company will
pick it up in Rome each week. A
good many of the farmers here
in the county are going to try
to raise a few acres.
We have here in the County
Agent’s office cards for farmers
who would like to try a few acres
and any of you that are interest
ed may come by and fill out one
of these cards and mail it in at
your earliest convenience. We
also have some information on
growing pimiento pepper for any
one that is interested.
VFW Will Not Meet
The VFW will not meet to •
night as had been scheduled, it
has been announced.
The meeting will be held on
Thursday, Jan. 8, at the Trion
High School, it was stated.
Democratic Executive
Committee Meets Fri.
The Chattooga County Demo- ;
cratic Executive Committee will i
meet at 10 a. m. Friday at the
courthouse, it has been dis
closed.
The purpose of the meeting
will be to set the date for the
primary and also to set the en
trance fee for contestants, lead
ers said
“The meeting is a public one,
and everyone interested is invit
ed to attend and take part in the
discussions,” it was stated.
Rotary Club
Hears Eubanks
Having proper buying chan
nels and proper buying of nec
essary supplies is just as essen- j
tial to any concern as proper
selling of a finished product, M
B. Eubanks stated Wednesday in
an address to the Summerville-
Trion Rotary Club.
Speaking on buyer and seller
relations, Mr. Eubanks advocat
ed common courtesy to all sales
man as a “must” in business.
Dr. H. C. Hardin was in charge
of the program and he intro
duced the speaker.
Dr. John R. Martin and Tom
Sudderth, of Chattanooga, Tenn ,
George Dozier, Rotarian of Mari
etta; A. T. Orvold, Atlanta, and
Robert Hardin, of Rome, were
guests at Wednesday’s meeting.
L. B. Harrell will be in charge
of next week’s program.
Sand Mountain News
By MRS. Z. M. COOPER
Sunday School is held here at
10 o’clock with Marvin Owens su
perintendent. B. T. U. at 6:30
p. m. Sunday, Jadie Price is the
leader.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Murdock
were dinner guests of his mother,
Mrs. Luther Cooper, and Mr.
Cooper Christmas Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Price and
family were vis’ting in Trion on
Christmas Day.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Cargle had
as their guests Christmas Day,
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Bohannon and
James; Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Car
gle and William.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Rosser and
daughters, Frances and Hilda,
spent Christmas Eve night with
Cr. and Mrs. Gordon Murdock.
Mrs. Gordon Lee Bridges, of
Atlanta, spent Christmas Eve
night with her parents, Mr. and
j Mrs. Ellis Mathis.
Christmas Day was an enjoy
able day at Mr. and Mrs. William
i Mathis’. Their children were
I gathered at their home for the
I day. They were: Mr. and Mrs. Eu
gene Mathis and son, Douglas’
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Mathis and
sons, William and Roger; Mr. and
Mrs. Herschell Mathis, all of
Sand Mountain; Mrs. Maggie
Owings, of Trion, and Mrs. Carl
Alexander and daughter, Doris,
of Rome.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Selman and
family were visiting in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Mathis dur
ing the holidays.
Mrs. Ben Mathis spent Satur
day evening with Mrs. Louise
Cooper. Mrs. Cooper, who is bet
ter known as “Granny,” lives
with her son, Z. M. Cooper, and
family. She is 88 years old.
Mr and Mrs. Charlie Cooper,
I of Summerville, were the dinner
' guests in the home of Z. M. Coo
' per and family Christmas Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Deßerry
i and children, Billy and Barbara
I Ann, were guests a few days in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emil
' Geise.
Mr. Emil Geise is still in Gen
eral Lawson Hospital. He is re
ported improving slowly.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Deßer
ry, of Chattanooga, Tenn., were
visitors in the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. M. Cooper,
during the holidays.
i Mr. and Mrs. Berry Cargle, of
Sand Mountain, Ala., were Sun
day guests of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. M. Cargle Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hawkins had
all their children at home for
Christmas.
Mrs. Emil Geise and daugh
ters, Doloris and Caroline, visit
ed Mr. Geise at General Law
son Hospital Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Murdock
and sons. Hugh and Billy, and
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Rosser and
sons, Lamar and Vernon, were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
G. L. Rosser, of Berryton, where
they were having a family re
union.
SUMMERVILLE. CHATTOOGA COUNTY. GEORGIA THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1948
S’ville Independents
Win; Girls Lose
By BILLY ESPY
The Summerville Indcpend- :
ents showed fine form Tuesday
night bv defeating Trion 45-37
in a game that was hard-fought
all the way
George Baker. Summerville ."
1 slugging center fielder, was in
fine shape and hit the basket 9
Limes from the field for a total
of 18 points to lead Summerville
and Trion for high-point honors.
Ralph Brown and Johnny Byars,
got 8 each, Groce 7 and Herman
Mason, a newcomer from North
Carolina, added 4 to complete
Summerville’s scoring.
For Trion, Greenwood drop
ped in 11, closely followed by
Drummond, who got 10.
In the preliminary game the
Trion Independent girls team
defeated the Summreville girls,
38-22. Line-ups were not availa
ble on this game.
Friday night the Summerville
teams meet the boys and girls
from Calhoun, Ga., at Sturdivant
Gym. The girls game will start
at 7:30.
Line-up for the boys’ game:
I Trion (371 S’ville (45).
Worsham (5) F (7) Groce j
Greenwd (11) F (8) Byars
Pogue (8) C (8) Brown
Drumond (10 G Bush
Williams (1) . G. (18) Baker
Subs—Summerville: Mason 4,
Cavin. Trion: Pope, Wilkes 2,
Hayes.
ALPINE NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone Demp
sey and family visited Mrs.
Dempsey’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
I W. L. Lawson, in Alabama, on,
Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Toles and
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Toles, of
Rome, spent the Christmas holi
days with their parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Guy H. Toles, Sr., and fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hall and
Joyce. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mauney
and Ellen and Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Thornberry visited their parents,;
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hall, and fam
ily Christmas Eve night.
Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone Demp
sey and children’were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Webb and
Charles Broome, of Summerville,
during Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Tucker and i
Dennis visited Mrs. Tucker’s par
ents, Mr .and Mrs. W. H. Sprag-'
gins, Christmas Eve night. |
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Chappelear,
'Of Alabama, visited Mr. and Mrs. [
' Taylor Toles and family Sunday, i
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Alexander,
of Chickamauga, spent Christ
mas holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Alexander and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Powell
and family visited Mrs. Powell’s
parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. S. Mor
ris, of Jacksonville, Ala., Christ
mas Day.
Mr .and Mrs. Andrew Sprag
gins and family gave Mr. and
Mrs. D. F. Spraggins a steak sup
per Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Tucker and
Dennis had supper with Mrs.
Tucker’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Spraggins, Christmas.
Miss Charlene Powell spent the
week-end with her sister, Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Mcßay, of LaFayette.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Alexander
family had lunch with Mr.
and Mrs. H. P. Alexander, of
Summerville, Sunday.
Miss Ruby Hall was the dinner
guest of Miss Hazel Toles Sun
day.
Mr. J. H. Purcell visited his
son, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Pur
cell, and family, of Lovejoy, dur
ing Christmas holidays.
Miss Joye Powell spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. H.
B. Gilbreath, of Trion.
Mrs. Viola Yarbrough spent
1 Tuesday night with her brother,
i Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Tucker, and
■ Norman.
Joe, Hamilton and Billy Alex
ander, of Chattanooga, spent the
Christmas holidays with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Alex
ander.
Miss Foye Lee Deering, of Dal
ton, visited Miss Dixie Purcell
during Christmas.
Mrs. Ethel Powell, of Atlanta,
spent Christmas with her broth
er. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Powell,
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hall and
Linda. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Thorn
berry, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Don
Hall and Mr. and Mrs. George
Thowiberry visited Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Hall and family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Ward and
family. Rev. and Mrs. Shelton
Adams and Karen and Miss June
Broome were the supper guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone Demp
i sey and family Friday night.
Miss Mary Alice. Toles, of Rome,
was the overnight guest of Miss
Hazel Toles Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Toles and
family, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Sen
tell and family and Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Baker and Hlldon, of Rome.
Four Left in Mayor s Race
As A. P. Walker Withdraws
Business School
Here "Assured’*
Thirty-three evening students
and five day students have en-!
rolled for classes through the
branch office of the North Geor
gia Business College, which is to
be established here, according to
Mrs. Mary John Fowler, of the
Chattooga County Chamber of
Commerce.
Establishment of the school |
here has been “practically as-i
sured,” it was stated, and others i
interested are asked to contacti
Mrs. Fowler at the Chamber of!
Commerce or phone 239.
TRION NEWS
By FAY WOOTEN
Phone 209-R
Earl Compton has returned to
Atlanta after spending the holi-
I'days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Compton.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Jenkins and
Tommy, of Fairmount, Ga., visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Cooper and
Bette over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Chambers
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John L. Branch Sunday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Leming
spent the Christmas holidays in!
Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Green spent
the Christmas holidays in Rome.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Landers
visited Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Searles and family during the
Christmas holidays.
Misses Irene Copeland, Emmo
line Chambers and Velma Woo
ten were guests of Miss Venice
Swafford Christmas Eve night. '
Mrs. A. J. Murphy, of LaFay
ette, visited her daughter, Mrs.
J. A. Chambers, during the holi
days.
Jack Purcell is ill at the Trion
Hospital.
The Rev. Thomas Freeney and
family from Doylestown, Tenn.,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. M.
L. Sprayberry Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pope
have returned from a visit with
Mrs. Pope’s parents in Arkansas.
The Rev. Joe Young and Rev.
Frank Craton and family spent a
. one-day tour over the Smoky
Mountains and the report was
they saw plenty of snow.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Sprayber
ry, the Rev. and Mrs. Frank Cra-!
ton spent Christmas Eve in Dal
las, Ga., with Mrs. Craton’s mo
ther, Mrs. O. F. Hall.
Mrs. C. D. Cooper, Bette and
All Landers visited Mr. and Mrs.
C. H. Cooper in Rome Thursday ;
night.
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Camp and
Mrs. Laura Camp were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mully
Camp Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiriam Copeland
; and Janis were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Copeland during the
Christmas holidays.
All enjoyed an evening of sing
ing at Welcome Hill Sunday.
Let’s all meet with Pennville this
! Sunday and enjoy another good
singing.
Mr.“and Mrs. Homer Hendsley
of Chickamauga visited his par
ents, Mr. and* Mrs. Bob Hends
ley, during the Christmas holi
days.
Mrs. Sam Wardlaw entertain
ed her Sunday School class from
| the Spring Creek Baptist Church
lat her home with a Christmas
I tree and dinner. Many nice gifts
! were exchanged and a nice time
was reported by all.
Mrs. Emerson Branch and dau
gher visited Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Branch Friday night.
Mr. Claude Campbell visited in
Trion Sunday.
Miss Evelyn Fowler, of Fort
Payne, Ala., visited in Trion on
Wednesday.
spent Christmas Day with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sen
tell, of Jamestown. Ala.
Misses Lois and Elizabeth Cash
visited Miss Faye Carter Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Toles and
family, of Rome, spent the week
end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. Toles and Blanche.
Miss Ruby Hall spent Monday
night with her brother, Mr. and
Mrs. John Hall, and Joyce.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cavin and
family, of Trion, and Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Wyatt, of Menlo, visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Guy Toles and
family Sunday.
Miss Dixie Purcell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Purcell, be
came the bride of D. F. Sprag
gins, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Spraggins. Christmas night at
the home of Rev. Charles A.
Winder at Rising Fawn.
SECRET BALLOT TO BE USED;
ELECTION 8 TO 6 SATURDAY
Georgia National
Guard Largest
In History
Georgia now has the largest
National Guard in its history.
Adj.-Gen. Alpha A Fowler, Jr.,
has announced that the official
strength figures of ground and
air units show they now have
5.197 men and officers. The larg
est National Guard in Georgia
prior to this numbered only 4,417
This was in September, 1940,
when the state’s troops were
federally mobilized.
Gen. Fowler attributed the
record strength to the intensive
recruiting drive for guardsmen
conducted on a national scale
during October and November.
' We’re still getting good results
from it,” he said. “We’ll probab
ly continue to feel its impetus for
some time for many new outfits :
were activated during the drive
and are just beginning to build
up. now.”
Gen. Fowler said he had every
expectation of building the
Georgia Guard to a strength of
10.000 by the end of 1948. He de
clared the ultimate peace-time
strength of units allocated to
Georgia is 14.000.
Time Requirements
For Arrvol of Dead
Col. R. B. Thornton, com
manding officer of the Atlanta
General Distribution Depot, At
lanta, Ga., stated recently that
through either misunderstanding
or misinformation, many next of
kin of World War II dead were
being caused undue anxiety and
concern due to a necessary op
erational time lapse of two to
five weeks between the arrival
of deceased armed forces per
sonnel of World War II at the U.
5. port of entry and arrival at
final destination.
In explaining this time lapse,
Col. Thornton pointed out that
several days prior to the arrival
of the ship bearing remains at
the U. S. port, the next of kin of
each deceased aboard is sent a
telegram advising them that the
remains of their loved one will
be delivered in the near future
and requesting the next of kin
to confirm previous shipping in
structions. After the ship arrives,
there are various procedures the
body must go through.
Col. Thornton cautioned all
Gold Star families to disregard
unfounded rumors pertaining to
the return of war dead. He point
ed out that accurate and official
information could be obtained
by communicating with the
graves registration division of the
Atlanta General Distribution De
pot, Atlanta 3, Ga.
INFANT ELLISON DIES
CHRISTMAS DAY
Louise Ellison, 17-months-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ches
ter Ellison, died at 1:30 a. m..
[ Dec. 25, at the home
In addition to the parents, the
child is survived by three broth
ers, Charles, J. C. and Elbert, al l
of Lyerly, Route 2.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Friday. Dec. 26. at 11 a. m.
Myers, Welcome Hill
To Discuss Bond Issue
Myers and Welcome Hill com
munities will have meetings next
week at which time all residents
are asked to attend and join in
in the discussion of the school
bond issue, it has been announc
ed.
The Myers meeting will be
held at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, Jan.
6, and the Welcome Hill group
will meet at 7:30 p. m. Wednes
day. Jan. 7.
CITY VS. POWER CO.
HEARING ON JAN. 14
The case of the City of Sum
merville versus the Georgia Pow
[ er Company will be heard before
Judge Bond Almand at 10 a. m..
Wednesday, Jan. 14. at Fulton
Superior Court. Atlanta, it has
been disclosed.
NOTICE
In consideration of my health
I herewith withdraw as a candi
date for mayor and ask my
friends to support the GI ticket
for the best interest of the city
and everyone concerned.
A. P. WALKER
We Have a Modernly
Equipped Job Printing
Department.
$1.50 A YEAR
With two withdrawals this
week from the race for city of
ficials, four men are left in the
race for mayor and 10 men are
candidates for councilmen from
the various wards. The election
will be held from 8 a. m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday.
A. P. Walker announced Wed
nesday that he had withdrawn
from the mayor’s race, and Earl
Alexander had announced earlier
in the week that he was no long
er a candidate for councilman in
Ward 1.
Officials have announced that
the secret Australian ballot will
be used in the election.
“In using this ballot,” it was
explained, “no name, and no
number will be placed on it.
therefore it will be impossible for
■ anyone to discover how the votes
went.”
Candidates are as follows:
For Mayor
J. E. Baker
Fred Elrod
D. T. Espy
Willis James
For Councilmen
Ward 1
James R. Burgess
Otis Gorman
Grady Swanson
Ward 2
Hill Hammond
Clayton Peacock
Andrew Williams, Sr
Ward 3
Leroy Alexander
E. C. Pesterfield
Ward 4
Dennis Cox
Charles Fink
FOR COUNCILMAN
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for councilman in the
Second Ward, subject to city
election Jan. 3, _.148 I am in fa
vor of an efficient city adminis
tration. Clayton Peacock.
FOR MAYOR
I hereby announce my candi
dacy for Mayor of the City of
Summerville, subject to the city
election here on Saturday, Jan. 3.
I am running independently,
with no one group, political or
otherwise, urging my candidacy.
If elected. I shall work for the
betterment of Summerville. Your
vote and efforts will be greatly
appreciated.
D. T. ESPY.
FOR COUNCILMAN
I hereby announce my candi
dacj' for re-election as council
man for Fourth Ward, subject to
the election on Jan. 3.
Your vote will be appreciated.
DENNIS COX.
FOR COUNCILMAN
I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for councilman from
the Third Ward.
Your vote and influence will
be appreciated.
E. C. PESTERFIELD.
FOR COUNCILMAN
I am a candidate for council
man in the First Ward, subject
to the election Saturday, Jan. 3,
1948
OTIS GORMAN.
FRED ELROD
Candidate for mayor on GI
ticket. Your vote and influence
will be appreciated.
GRADY SWANSON
Candidate for Council, Ward
1. GI ticket. Your vote and in
fluence will be appreciated.
FOR MAYOR
I hereby announce myself as
candidate for mayor of the City
of Summerville, subject to the
coming city election on Jan. 3,
1948. If elected, I will endeavor
to administer the business of the
city on a fair and equal basis to
all, improve our garbage disposal
i system, improve and work our
' city streets as far as funds will
permit, and I am also for keep
ing our main street clean and
free from dust and dirt.
WILLIS S. JAMES.
HILL HAMMOND
Candidate for Council. Ward
2. GI ticket. Your vote and in
fluence will be appreciated.
HENRY L. ALEXANDER
Candidate for Council, Ward
3. GI ticket. Your vote and in
fluence will be appreciated.