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I HERE ’N
I THERE
Those arrested within the past
week by the city police force in
cluded five men, all for the of
fense of disorderly conduct.
They were Waymon G. Head,
Arnold Tomlin, two charges; H.
G. McWhorter, John Kirby and
Jud Lively.
Present refinery and trans
portation facilities are not ade
quate to meet the demand in the
United States for fuel oil and
gasoline according to Georgia’s
petroleum co-ordinator, Frank
Arnold. Returning from a na
tional conference on petroleum
Arnold reported that oil now tops
coal as an energy producer. He
declared that disclosures made
during the conference indicated
that a 15 per cent reduction in
the use of fuel oil was urgent im
mediately and that the con
sumption of gasoline should be
reduced “as drastically as pos
sible.”
E. L. Kerce, of Summerville,
has been named a member of the
Summerville police force to tem
porarily replace W. G. Tallent,
who is a candidate for Deputy
Sheriff on a ticket with Frank
Fisher as sheriff.
E. Amos, steward’s mate, first
class, USN, son of Mrs. Grace)
Shropshire, of 606 Highland
street, Summerville, is serving
aboard the destroyer tender USS
Shenandoah, operating with the
Atlantic second fleet.
The Shenandoah, which is the
third surface vessel so named in
the navy, was commissioned in)
1945, and derived its name from
an 11-gun sloop of war built in
1862.
The publicity committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, headed
by B. W. Farrar will have a meet
ing at Mr. Farrar’s home at 7
pan. Friday, it has been an
nounced.
Forty-eight buyers and 133
sellers exchanged 416 cattle, 56
hogs, eight pigs and four sheep
in the Coosa Valley Livestock
sale in Rome on Jan. 21. Total
sales were $35,172.41.
Hogs were $18.50 to S2B
caives, $10.25 to $26.25 cwt.; bulls,
sl4 to $19.10 cwt.; steers, $17.75
to $23.75 cwt.; slaughter cows,
$11.60 to $21.25 cwt.; dairy-type
heifers. $14.75 to $18.75 cwt.;
springers, $65 to $165 per head.
Rites Held for
Mrs. Clifton
Mrs. Octavia Hurtt Clifton, 76,
died in Trion Thursday morning i
after a lingering illness.
She is survived by five daugh
ters, Mrs. R. W. Green, Lincoln,
Ala.; Mrs. T. D. Plummer, of At
lanta; Mrs. Emmett McCamey
and Mrs. Henry Day, of Trion; I
Mrs. Cecil McAbee, of Huntsville,
Ala.; three sons, Roy, Grady and
Howard Clifton, all of Trion;
three sisters, Mrs. Henry Powell
and Mrs. F. V. Huffman, of Chat
tanooga, Tenn.; Mrs. Leo Elrod,
Maude, Tex.; one brother, Rob
ert W. Green, of Trion.
Funeral services were conduct- 1
ed at the Trion Church of Christ
Friday afternoon, with the pas
tor. Brother J. Farris Baird, of
ficiating. Interment was in the
family lot of the Trion cemetery.
J. D. Hill Funeral Home, of
Summerville, was in charge of
the arrangements.
Mrs. Hollis-
Dies in Lyerly
Mrs. Susie Maude Williams
Hollis, of Lyerly, died Sunday
afternoon.
She is survived by one daugh
ter. Miss mily Hollis, Lyerly;
one sister, Mrs. A. B. Dorough.
Hapeville; three brothers, J. C.
F. A., and C. H. Williams, all of
Lyerly.
Funeral services were held at
the Lyerly Church of Christ on
Monday afternoon with Brother
Gardner Hall and Brother Sew
ell Hall of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
officiating. Interment was in i
the Lyerly cemetery. J. D. Hill
Funeral Home, of Summerville,
in charge.
MR. PARKER RENEWS
FOR 33RD TIME
One of our Trion subscribers,
E. C. Parker, renewed his sub
scription to The News last week
for the thirty-third time.
It is with pleasure that we
serve such faithful subscribers
as Mr. Parker and the many oth
ers who are only now beginning
their association with us.
We trust that you, like Mr.
Parker, will want us to continue
sending you the county newspa
per over the years, and that it
will become an indispensable
part of your family life.
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DIMES IN TIME
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(Photo courtesy Columbus Citizen)
BABY GIRL SAVED—The life of 8-month-old Sandra
Sue Fouch (above) of Circleville, 0., was saved when the
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis rushed a baby
respirator to her in the nick of time at a Columbus, 0., hos
pital. Many instances such as this are made possible by
the dimes and dollars contributed to the annual March of
Dimes appeal January 15-30.
Polio Among Adults
Up in Recent Years
Mr. Dick labeled as a “gross
misconception” the common im- )
pression that polio strikes among
the very young.
“Fully one-fifth of the thou
sands of cases aided by the Na
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis in the past ten years
have involved persons 15 years of
age and older,” Mr. Dick said
“Many of these patients are in
the prime of life, and their han
dicap becomes an almost insur
mountable obstacle to their
wage-earning capacity.”
While children are undoubted
ly much more susceptible to the
disease than adults, Mr. Dick
pointed out that there is “no
guarantee of immunity to older
folks.”
“When polio strikes, it hits in
discriminately among the old
and the young, the rich and the
poor, and we must be prepared to
help anyone, anywhere, who falls
prey to this crippling disease.”
The annual March of Dimes,
which takes place here through
Jan. 30, assures the best avail-
Essay Contest
Open to County
School Pupils
The Americanism essay con
test. snonsored annual’v by the
American Legion auxiliary for
high school students, is now
oner, accordin 0 to an announce
ment bv Mrs. R. N. Trimble, es
sov contest chairman.
The subject to be written on
♦ his year is “Our Great American
Heritage—Liberty.”
The contest is open to all
Chattooga county pupils of the
eighth, ninth, tenth or eleventh
grades. The essay must not ex
ceed 500 words and must be ac
companied by the name, grade
and complete address, including
the rural route number if there
is one. Students are asked to
please not list the name of their
school.
The first prize in the county
contest is $10: second, $6; third,
$4, and fourth, $2. The state win
.'ov svili receive a complete set
of World book, standard encyclo
pedia. and the national award is
SIOO.
Judges for the county entrants
will be Floyd county educators,
it was disclosed.
Schools throughout the county
will be supplied with a limited
number of pamphlets on “Amer
icanism,” for the use of the stu
dents. However it was pointed
out, other information which
would be of helo in writing the
essay, could be secured by writ
ing the reference library, Quarrie
corporation, 35 E. Wacker drive,
Chicago 1, 111.
Chamber of Commerce
To Meet Monday
The regular director’s meeting
of the Chattooga County Cham
ber of Commerce will be held atj
7 p.m. Monday. Feb. 2, at the
Chamber of Commerce office.,
President Mose E. Brinson has
disclosed .
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1948
j able care and treatment for all
polio victims, regardless of age,
race, religion or financial status.
Two Fires
Within Week
One house was completely
burned and another was dam
aged in two fires in Summerville
during the past week.
The home of Son Floyd, in the
northern section, of Summerville,
was completely destroyed by fire
Monday morning, while fire de- |
partment officials looked on
helplessly.
The fire truck had been called
to the scene of the fire, only to
discover that the pump was froz
en and therefore no aid could be
' given. There was no fire plug
) near by. No contents of the
) three-room house were saved, it
' was stated.
Cause of the fire was not
known, according to Police Chief
l W. M. Whaley, who said that no
one was at the home at the time
the fire began. It was in it’s last
stages before the fire truck was
, summoned.
A mill village nouse was par
tially burned at dawn Wednes
) day. The fire, however, was
brought under control by the
I Summerville fire department
The house, a duplex, was oc
cupied by Bill Bailey and Ted
McNair.
It is believed that the fire b°-
gan from a small out, building,
where an electric light bulb was
burning near some kerosene
drums. The light bulb was said
to have been burning to provide
heat for the building in which a
dog was housed.
Have You Given
Chattooga county is facing its
I nroblem of TB exactly as it
') should.
That is, bringing out into the
; open all case of active germs and
) having them treated; caring for
) and rehabilitating the arrested
cases; protecting and taking care
of the children in the families;
teaching children in the schools
the facts concerning this disease
and giving generously to see that
I this is done.
The TB committee has pledged
itself to see that more is done
this year than ever to eliminate
this disease.
Contributed this week are the
following:
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. JenningsS 1 j
Berryton Baptist S. S. 10 |
Mr., Mrs. J. W. Murphy 1
Mrs. H. L. Jett J
From Charlotte, N. C.. came
j the following:
Mrs. Hattie Hammond White $251
GORDON AND HIX IN i
COMMISSIONER'S RACE
Homer Gordon and W. A. Hix
are seeking the office of Com
missioner of Roads and Revenue,
ito fill the unexpired term of
Homer Hix, who died recently.
The election for county-com
missioner has been set for Sat
urday, Feb. 14.
COUNTY’S RURAL
PROPERTY SHOWS
HUGE VALUATION
Farm puperty in Chattooga
unty is now worth more than
'*'4 304.000, and rural homes here ■
and throughout the state are in
he best condition in his'ory, ac
rding to a report just released
the Tile Council of America.
More than 75 per cent of ;arm
1 wellings in Georgia and the
Touth are in excellc nt condition
y need only such minor repairs
as painting or general mainte
nance, the report revealed. Only
31.1 per cent were in good repair
>n 1940. The report was based cn
bureau o" the Census surveys.
"The rise in farm incomes and
property values smee 1940 has
been accompanied by a great in
crease in the number o f rural
nomes equipped with such mod
em conveniences as electric
lights, baths and showers and
running water,” said F. B. Ort
tnan, chairman of the council’s
re idential construction commit
ee.
Electricity, for instance, has
ecne into hundreds of thousands
of the nation’s rural dwellings
since 1940, Ortman noted, More
than 59 per cent of all farm
i homes now have electric lights,
I in contrast to 31.3 per cent in
1940.
Mor e than 32 per cent of rural
I dwellings in the United States
' today have running water, and
20.1 per cent have private baths,
according to the Tile Council re-
i port In 1940 17.7 per cent had
running water and only 10.6 per
cent private baths.
CRIMINAL CASES SET
FOR FEBRUARY TERM
| The criminal cases listed below
■ have been scheduled for Wednes
) day. Feb. 4, according to Clerk of
' Court John S. Jones.
Civil cases are set for Monday
and Tuesday, Feb. 2-3, it was
disclosed. The February term of
I Superior court will open on
Monday, Feb. 2, with Judge
Claude H. Porter presiding.
Two murder cases are set for
| this date. Arthur Wilson is
charged with the murder of Wil
lie Hawkins, on Aug. 24, 1946,
’while John Henry Hudgins, Ne
gro, will face trial for the mur
der of his wife, Chester Mae
Hudgins, who died in July, 1947,
of wourTds said to have been in
flicted from a .22 rifle fired by
Hudgins
1 Other criminal cases are as
follows: Roscoe Noah Russell,
felony; Mardell Finley, assault
with intent to murder; Ernest H.
Bowman, two cases of felony;
Robert W Floyd, felony; Bishop
Koonce, possessing liquor; G.
Ray Magnesson, possessing liq
uor; David Koonce, two cases of
i possessing liquor; Viola Hudgins,
larceny from the house; D. B.
Browning, two felony cases;
Ruth Brown, felony; Roy Reyn
olds, two charges of assault with
intent to murder; John Ben
Taylor, burglary; Emmett Voyles,
felony; Willie Moore, perjury;
Frank Barnes, two misdemeanor
cases; Clyde Keith, felony.
TRIPLE ACCIDENT
OCCURS SATURDAY
i One man received minor in
i juries and three cars were slight
ly damaged Saturday night in
’triple automobile accidents
? which occurred as a result of the
ice and snow on the Lyerly-Sum
merville highway, Sheriff A. H.
Glenn has disclosed.
After his automobile had stak
ed on the highway, Aaron Glenn
and several companions were
pushing it southward on the left
side of the road, when it was
struck by an automobile driven
by Isaac R. Berry, who was
headed northward toward Sum
merville. Slight damage result
ed and a settlement was made
when Glenn paid the damage
caused the other automobile.
Before leaving the scene of the
accident, Mr. Glenn stepped in
front of an automobile driven by
an unidentified nerson, and ws
knocked down. He was carried
to the Summerville hospital,
' where treatment was adminis
) t ered for cuts and bruises. Mr.
Glenn was not admitted to the
T.ospital. .
The car of an unidentified
woman, who was carrying pas
sengers home from the Berryton
mill, was slightly damaged when
she stopped at the scene of the
first accident and the car im
mediately behind her skidded
and hit her automobile.
No charges were made in any )
of the cases.
Ice And Snow Paralyze
Area; With Little Let-up
Seen By Weather Observers
S’VILLE TRIPS LEE;
SPLIT WITH ROME;
PLAY LAFAYETTE ERL )
By BILLY ESPY
The Summerville Indians, still
continuing to play excellent ball
defeated Lee High boys and girls
Friday night on the local court
and took to the icy road Tuesday
night to split with Rome High on
the Rome court.
The girls game with Lee Hi
was close with Summerville be
ing victorious by a score of 29-
23. Pat Teddar still continues to
be the main threat to an oppo
nents and in this game account
ed for 21 points as Kathryn
Koonce hit for 6 and Kathryn
Nelson for 2, to account for
Summerville’s points.
The boys boosted their win
ning streak to nine straight as
i they defeated Lee High boys by
a score of 40-30 as Sewell Cash j
led the victors with 12 points.
The Indians took to the road I
Tuesday night and split with
Rome High The girls losing by
42-23 and the boys continuing
their excellent playing, defeated
Rome High boys 48-32.
The girls played without the
services of two regulars but play
ed hard and well. For the locals
Pat Teddar again set the pace
; with 13 points as Kathryn
Koonce added 7 and Barbara
Cash 3 to complete the scoring.
The boys’ game proved to be a
i rough-and-tumble affair as tem
' pers flared and fists almost flew
' but the boys were again victo-
I rious, boosting their win streak
to 10 straight as Sewell Cash was
again high for the Indians with
)20 points and was followed by
) Her-man Fletcher, with 14, Flet
cher also played a fine defensive
game, consistently getting re
bounds off the board.
The Indians meet the LaFa
yette Ramblers Friday night on
the local court with the girls
game beginning at 7:30 .
These promise to be good
games so come out and support
your home team.
‘Sloppy’ Floyd Announces
For Tax Collector
Bringing the total candidates for Tax Collector to tour,
James (Sloppy) Floyd has qualified and announced that
he is seeking this office.
Mr. Floyd is the latest candi- i
date in the Chattooga County)
Democratic primary, which has'
been set for March 10, and j
Roosevelt Young, for Coroner, is
the only other candidate to an- ,
nounce since last week.
Emine” Clarkson. Herman
Cook and J. A. Scoggins, incum
bent, had previously announced
their candidacies to? tax collec
tor.
Mr. Floyd, 28, a veteran of
World War 11, was born and
Oil Companies
To Limit Sale
The critical shortage has forc
ed major oil companies to im
pose a drastic 32 per cent cut in
the amount of kerosene and fuel
oils allotted the consumer in
Georgia, it was learned Jan. 3.
The reduced allotment already
has gone into effect and will ap
ply throughout the month of :
January. Under the allotment,
plan, the consumer will be ra
tioned on a basis of approxima-'
tely 32 per cent of purchases
made during the month of De
cember.
Gasoline sales also will be
handled on an allocation basis,
but unlike kerosene and fuel oils,
the oil companies will ration
gasoline to the dealer and not to
be consumer. Individual filling
station operators will be free to
adopt their own systems of con
sumer distribution.
It is understood that oil com
panies are restricting filling sta- ,
Lions to from 10 to 15 per cent)
of the amount of gasoline pur ,
chases which they made lasi
January.
Critical Fuel Shortage
Faces Gas, Coal Users
Traffic was almost at a standstill, schools were closed
and prospects for early relief were vague Wednesday in the
wakke of one of the worst freezes in the Summerville area
within several years.
Chattooga Countians shuddered Wednesday morning
when they awoke to find a solid sheet of ice covering the
ground, with the weather predictions by U. S. weather ob
servers that the temperature would remain below freezing
for an “indefinite period.” Much of the snow which fell last
week-end remained on the ground.
A low of 12 to 15 degrees was
predicted for Wednesday night
by L. P. Spicer, Weather Observ
er at the U. S. Weather Bureau,
Russell field, Rome.
Mr. Spicer continued, stating
that in spite of an earlier fore
cast of clearing skies for Wed
nesday night and Thursday, the
outlook on Wednesday after
noon was for continued cloudy
weather.
The weather observer declined
to predict when the temperature
would rise above the freezing
mark, but he did add hope to the
situation by stating that a mass
of warm air was moving in be
hind the present cold wave.
Meantime few motorists dared
venture onto the icy-coateu
highways and roads and those
who did drove at a minimum
speed and attached or secured
chains if possible
The siege of icy, snow-bound
weather started Friday night
when a three and one-half inch
blanket of snow, the deepest
since 1940, fell throughout this
section.
Temperatures remained low
throughout the week-end. while
youngsters and oldsters alike,
romped in the snow, made snow
men and engaged in the ever
popular prank of throwing snow
balls. Taking advantage of the
snowy week-end holiday, many
Chattooga countians attached
sleds to automobiles or tractors
for a spin in the snow .
A cold rain descended
throughout the vicinity of Sum
) merville, beginning Tuesday
morning and continuing until
late Tuesday afternoon when it
i began to freeze. Less than an
t raised in Chattooga county, hav
ing been graduated at the Trion
' high school. He attended Middle
i Georgia college, Cochran, for one
year prior to entering the army
) air forces as a private in Septem-
I ber, 1941.
After having spent the first 18
' months of his enlistment in the
army as an enlisted man, Mr.
Floyd received hs commission as
! second lieutenant in Januarv
1943, at Miami Beach, Fla.
Fourteen months of his 4 t -2.
! years in service was spent over
seas on Guam. He was dis
) charged as a major in March,
1946.
Mr. Floyd, who is married and
has one child, has been in the'
clothing business at Pennville
since his discharge.
A. T. Ray, who last week told
The News that he was withdraw
ing from the race for Coroner to
run for Justice of the Peace, has >
| announced that he now intends
)to run for Coroner.
Those having qualified for the
various offices by Wednesday
afternoon were as follows:
Sheriff
Frank Fisher.
A. H. (Tiny' Glenn.
Reuben Lyons,
A. L. (Ang) Martin.
Tax Collector
Emmett Clarkson.
Herman Cook.
James (Sloppy) Floyd.
J. A. Scoggins.
Clerk of Court
John S. Jones.
Ordinary
J. W. King.
Tax Receiver
George D. Erwin.
Ray Van Pelt.
Coroner
I. M. Henderson.
A. T. Ray.
Roosevelt Young.
We Have a Modernly
Equipped Job Printing
Department.
$1.50 A YEAR
inch was recorded.
Schools throughout the
county are remaining closed
throughout the week, C. B.
Akin, county school superin
tendent, has disclosed. Mr.
Akin stated that present plans
call for the opening of the
schools on Monday. He said,
however, an announcement
concerning this will be made
over the Rome radio stations
prior to that time.
A check with doctors through
out the county indicates that
there has been an increase of
colds and influenza in this vicin
ity since the current cold wave
began. ,
Many residents of Chattooga
county face a critical fuel short
age Wednesday as their coal and
gas stocks dwindled and the
chances of renewing these stocks
seemed slim.
Butane gas dealers reported
that while there is a shortage of
the fuel here, there is “pl *
at Armuchee, where the gas
dealers’ headquarters are. The
difficulty . arises in getting the
gas across Taylor’s ridge, which
is a small, slippery mountain be
tween Summerville and Armu
chee.
Several coal dealers disclosed
that their coal supply is com
pletely exhausted, while others
say they have some, but that it
is “frozen up,” and cannot be
taken up for delivery.
Some said they expect more
coal shipments “within 3 or 4
days.”
* * *
Farmers have little worry over
the present freeze damaging
their small grain and cover
) crops, County Agent J. B. Butler
disclosed Wednesday.
“In fact,” Mr Butler pointed
out, “it protects these crops,
which are the main ones in the
field right now.”
He explained that a freeze
over the ground kept the water
in the ground from freezing,
' “spewing up” and damaging the
grain crops
* * «
All main line busses contin
ued their routes Wednesday, bus
) station officials disclosed.
The busses between Piedmont,
Ala., and Trion, and between
Fort Payne, Ala., and Summer
) ville were among those discon
tinued.
In spite of the fact that Tay
lor’s ridge, between Summerville
and Rome, was reported in dan
gerous condition for traveling,
busses continued to cross.
No major traffic accidents
were reported by Wednesday aft
ernoon, Sheriff A. H. Glenn dis
closed.
A car loaded with Trion glove
mill employes skidded and over
turned near Riegeldale tavern
early Wednesday morning, how
ever, no one was injured, it was
reported. The vehicle was driv
en by Miss Marie Savage.
» ♦ ♦
The political campaign in
Chattooga county, was cooled off
considerably this week when
most candidates were forced to
remain in their homes or home
towns because of the dangerous
condition of the icy highways
and countrv roads.
♦ $8 *
Trion glove mill employes, who
had been scheduled to work all
day Saturday, were given the
afternoon off in order to allow
them sufficient time to get home
before the road conditions be
came worse.
All sections of the Riegel Tex
tile corporation, Trion division,
have on full time
throughout this week, and of
ficials have reported that while
there was considerable inconven
ience caused, a ■ “good number”
was present for work.