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HERE N THERE The Trion Red Sox will play the Tate Tigers, of Tate, at 3 p. m. Sundav Jul” 11, at the Trion baF a — o— Masonic Lodge will hold a called Communication for con ferring the Fellowcraft Degree, at 8:30 p. m.. Friday night, July 9. All Master Masons are invited to attend —o— regular meeting of Trion Lodge 160, will be held on Sat urday, and all Masons in good standing are invited. After the regular business ses sion, the group will be entertain ed with barbecue chicken dinner at the Trion Grammar School Cafeteria. —o— —about one million ap plications for 1948 drivers’ li censes have been filed, nearly half a million more are overdue. Maj. Wayne Hinson, director of the State Department of Public Safety, therefore has extended the deadline for filing such ap plications until Saturday, July 10, as a matter of public conven ience. He cautioned motorists, how ever, to get their applications in the mail by next Saturday. State Highway Patrolmen, he said, will accept postal money order re ceipts issued prior to the final hour in lieu of a 1948 license un til the department can catch up j with the back-log of work that has piled up as it always does ev- j ery summer. —O— William Shaw Whisnant, two year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.; John Black Whisnant, Jr., nar- j rowly escaped death Tuesday as- | ternoon when he stepped off in j a swimming pool in Rome. Mrs. Whisnant and sons were j visiting her mother on River j Avenue, in Rome, where there is ' a private swimming pool. Mrs. Whisnant, with the help I of the Rome Fire Department, j resuscitated the baby and the doctors at McCall Hospital pro nounced him in “good shape.” —o— persons were arrest ed for disorderly conduct in Summerville during the holidays, according to police records at the city clerk’s office. They are as follows: Jeff Mc- Guire, Jim Cox, Sam Morris, Jimmy Hutchins, Clarence Mor gan, Smith McAtchens, Charles McGuire, John R. Hunter, Floyd Bryant, Robert Genboy, Red Bax ter, J. R. Browning, Seabo Mar shall and Harry Lee Smithson. John B. Taylor was booked for running a red light and Warren 1 Shropshire was booked for speed ing. MRS. GERTRUDE NUNN DIES WEDNESDAY Mrs. Gertrude Nunn, wife of Fulmer Nunn, died at an early j hour Wednesday. Funeral ar rangements are incomplete. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WO« ORGANIZE HERE The groundwork for organiza tion of a local Business and Professional Women’s Club was laid Wednesday night, when 31 Summerville women met with Mrs. Mamie Taylor, president of the State Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, at John’s Pool. The meeting was sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. J. L. Henderson was elect ed temporary chairman, and de tailed plans will be made at the second meeting scheduled for Thursday evening, July 16, at John’s Pool. Miss Beulah Shropshire, Mrs. W. E. Turner and Mrs. A. F. Mc- Curdy were appointed as mem bers of a nominating committee to nominate officers, who would be elected on at the next meet ing. Members of the by-laws com mittee are as follows: Miss Ma bel Aired, Miss Mary Thompson and Mrs. Paul Weems. “This is an organization to help the individual,” Mrs. Tay lor told the group. “It is the larg est organization in the world de voted entirely to the affairs of business and professional women, and is non-partisan, non-sec tarian and non-profit.” ' The state president stated that the Rome club would sponsor this IhmtmmnUr Nmis VOL. 63; NO. 27 Cook and Floyd Seek Post of Representative James (Sloppy) Floyd is the second person to qualify as can didate for Chattooga County representative to the General Assembly. Bobby Cook, of Cloud land, announced his candidacy last week. The deadline for qualification is noon, Saturday, July 10, ac cording to T. J. Espy, chairman of the County Democratic Ex ecutive Board. Mr. Floyd, 28, is the son of Mrs. John H. Floyd, and the late Mr. Floyd. His grandparents are Mr. and Mi’s. Jim Parris, of Trion, with whom he made his home for 10 years prior to entering the service. After graduating at the Trion High School, he attended Middle Georgia College, Cochran, for one year, at which time he joined the army air forces as a private in September, 1941. Mr. Floyd spent 18 months in service before being given a com mission as second lieutenant. He spent 14 months of his four and a half years in service overseas on Guam, and was discharged in March, 1946, as a major. Now in the clothing business at Pennville, Mr. Floyd is married and is the father of one child. He is a member of the Veterans | of Foreign Wars, American Le gion, Wildlife Club, Trion Alumni T Club and Masonic Lodge 160, ! Trion. I —, Rites Held for J. M. Stanfield James Martin Stanfield, 57, | died at his home in Trion Fri i aay, June 30, after a lingering I illness. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. I Effie Stanfield; two daughters, j Mrs. L. E. Barrett, of Rome, and | Miss Margaret Stanfield, of Trion; three sons, James A., of LaFayette; Aaron and Russell Stanfield, both of Trion; two sis ters, Mrs. Lillie Johnson, of La- Fayette, and Mrs. Paul Spray berry, of Trion; four brothers, Clayton, of LaFayette; Dewey, of Trion; Bethel, of Lindale, and Grady, of Rome. Four grandchil dren also survive. Funeral services were conduct ed at the Trion Baptist Church Saturday afternoon with the Rev. S L. Walker and the Rev. Frank Craton officiating. Interment was in the Trion Cemetery. J. D Hill Funeral Home in charge. CHAPMAN, WAR DEAD, ON WAY HOME Amother war dead, Pvt. Buster B. Chapman, son of Mrs. Jessie B. Chapman, Route 1, Trion, will arrive in this country shortly, it has been disclosed. Pvt. Chapman’s body, along with the remains of 5,373 other Americans who lost their lives during World War 11, is being returned to the United States from Europe. Ceremonies wil' be held by the | New York Port of Embarkation | at 11 a. m. on the day of arrival. - one, and that it was hoped some 1 ot the Rome members would be 5 able to attend the next meeting. Mrs. Taylor explained that it f would be necessary to have an . educational and vocational com mittee, a public affairs commit ’ tee, an international relations f committee and a health and safety committee. However, she said, these should be named at a later date. The dues and meeting dates . were discussed by the group, and t it was decided that definite plans on these topics would be made at the July 16 meeting. -1 Those attending included Miss ■ Jimmie Alexander, Mrs. J. T. ? Morgan, Mrs. Fred Aired, Mrs. I Frank Penley, Mrs. Aleta Mat - thews, Miss Helen Toles, Mrs. Frankie Elrod, Miss Ruby Cot ■ ton, Mrs. John Echols, Mrs. Joe ■ Hayes, Mrs. Philip Foglia, Mrs. i Sam Cordle, Mrs. Luther Smith. Mrs. Reuben Lyons, Mrs. Irene > Doster, Miss Juanita Burkett, • Mrs. Archie Gayler. Mrs. M. M. • Allen. Mrs. Eugene Rackley, Mrs. • Nan L. Lankfora, Mrs. Virginia : Bohanan, Mrs. Graves Myers, , Mrs. Elizabeth Abney, Mrs. Ray ■ mund Daniel, Mrs. Henderson, Miss Shropshire, Mrs. Turner, ; Mrs. McCurdy, Miss Aired, Miss s Thompson and Mrs. Weems. SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1948 . x ..... • 7 77 ... . . . . •* -d HH VISITORS LOOK OVER the new Fords and the interior of the new Hair Motor Company Building, which was formally opened to the public on June 18. Wildlife Club Lake To Be Constructed Soon Construction of the club lake on the Walter Sturdivant farm, l near Bolling, is expected to get under way within the next few days, according to W. H. Smith, of Lyerly, President of the Chat tooga County Wildlife and Con servation Club. Preliminary plans for the con struction of the lake are being worked out this week and actual construction will begin at once, Mr. Smith stated, saying that this will be good news to every member of the wildlife club in Food Ordinance Explained by W. A. Kemp W .A. Kemp, local sanitarian i associated with the State Public Health Department, this week; explained just what the passage; of the food and health ordinance means to those who are affected. It will mean, he said, greater protection for the public, be cause we shall ask the co-opera tion of all proprietors of eating establishments in providing san- I itary facilities. Now that the ordinance has j been passed by the City Council, ! Mr. Kemp stated that he will I contact all eating establishments | in the city, including soda foun | tains, restaurants and grills, and j warn them that certain specifi | cations set up by the State De partment of Healht will have to be met within 12 months or they j will face the possibility of hav ! ing to close their doors. ‘•Those eating establishments j which are now Grade A will be so designated by the posting of a card in plain view,” 'the sani tarian said, “and those which are not will be given instructions | as to how they can reach this J I grade.” Among the requirements will | ;be proper sterilization facilities, J refrigeration, a three-compart | ment sink, clean walls, ceiling j land floors, proper lighting and ventilation and proper handling of eating utensils by employes. Health cards will be required cf all eating establishment em ployes, it was stated, and all fe male employes will be required to wear hair nets and keep pencils | out of their hair. In view of the assurance on j behalf of the County Board of j Commissioners that they too, will pass the ordinance at their next meeting, Mr. Kemp stated that it shouldn’t be too long be- j fore all eating establishments inl the county will be graded. GRAVESIDE SERVICES | FOR INFANT SILLS Funeral services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sills j were conducted from the grave- | side of the Trion Cemetery at 111 a. m., Wednesday, with the Rev. Frank Godfrey. Other survivors were two sis ters, Alma Jean and Mary Ann Sills; one brother, Charles Sills,! all of Trion. J. D. Hiil Funeral Home in charge. A farm safety check may save your neck. Don’t be fire-ALARMED. Just be careful! the county as well as every citi- < zen of the county. The club will meet for the 1 monthly session at 8 p. m. Mon- ■ day, July 12, at the courthouse i in Summerville, in joint meeting with the Chattooga County Farm Bureau. A speaker has been ob- i ts ’ned and a movie will be shown. < The wildlife club and the farm : bureau are working in close co- I operation and getting splendid ; results thus far, Mr. Smith said, i More than 125 quail has been < hatched under bantam hens i • through the co-operation of ! < LOCAL BUS TERMINAL IS GREETED AT OPENING Quietness and Heat Marked Fourth Here Only the extreme heat and one minor accident marred the 4th of July holidays in Chattooga County. Most business houses in the county were closed all or a part of Monday, and the plants at Trion are closed all this week, i giving employes a vacation. The glove factory will remain closed next week also. Henry Smallwood, who was rid ing a bicycle on the Summer ville-Trion Highway, near the Green Top Sandwich Shop, was uninjured Monday when struck by a passing automobile and knocked from his vehicle. The driver failed to stop, and law of ficers state that no one has been arrested in connection with the I hit and run accident. One per son was questioned, however, no I arrest was made, it was stated. Only 14 persons were arrested j for disorderly conduct during the I week. Many Chattooga Countians were vacationing in the Smokey | Mountains, on the seashore of Georgia, in Florida and many I other points throughout the country, and there were many out-of-town and out-of - state visitors here during the holidays. MRS. WILSON DIES AT HOME IN TRION Mrs. Lucy Belle Burns Wilson, I 44. died in Trion at 12:15 p. m I Tuesday, July 6. She is survived by her husband, j Harvey C. Wilson, of Trion; two I daughters, Mrs. Ethyl Silvers, of ! Calhoun, and Beatrice Woody, of j , Trion; two step-sons, Pvt. Mar- . vin Wilson, of U. S. Marine Corps. : Cherry Point, N. C., and Alvin ■ Wilson, of Trion; two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Floyd, of Dalton, and ■ Mrs. Fannie Mae Henderson, of ■ Cedar Bluff, Ala.; one brother, , Bill Burns, of Dalton. Funeral services are to be con-; i ducted at Mountain View Bap- j. list Church at 11 o’clock today, j The Rev. Frank Godfry, pastor, i is to officiate. Interment is to be i in Trion Cemetery. J. D. Hill Fu- 1 neral Home of Summerville in i charge. j i County Agent J. B. Butler and Assistant Walter Neville, and these young quail, when eight weeks old, will be released on the county game preserve. Harris Edwards, of Lyerly, sec retary-treasurer of the wildlife club, calls attention to the in crease in membership fee after the next meeting. The club voted three months ago to raise the ini ation fee from $2 to $7 but any one wanting to join the club may do so through the meeting next week at the old rate of $2, ac cording to Mr. Edwards. Community leaders congratu lated Harry Lee McGinnis on his new, brick bus terminal in Sum merville at the formal opening Thursday morning. Chamber of Commerce Presi dent Moses E. Brinson, who was master of ceremonies, stated that he, as well as the entire Cham ber of Commerce, was proud of the new addition to Summer ville. “We are indeed happy to have this fine building in our city,” Mayor Willis James said, “and I want to congratulate Mr. Mc- Ginnis for his fine work.” In congratulating the owner, Rodman K. Eubanks, President of the Retail Merchants Bureau, said that Summerville “is an up and coming town,” declaring it is going places if everyone gets be hind it like Mr. McGinnis has. This is a step toward greater progress, J. L. Henderson, direc tor of U. S. Highway 27. and Sec retary of the Chamber of Com merce, told the group as he of fered congratulations upon the new bus terminal. Executive Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce Mrs. Ray mund Daniel declared that events such as this will do much to help Summerville “get on the map.” The building itself is com- I pletely modern, featuring a | luncheon grill, where sandwiches [ ! and short orders may be obtain- | ed. Charles McGinnis is manager of the bus grill. A brick structure, it is 60 by 30 feet, and is spacious as well as neat. The tiled rest rooms are up-to-date, and among the most modern in North Georgia. The terminal was built by Mr. McGinnis, who is a local drug gist, and is managed by Mrs. McGinnis. MRS. BAILEY, 82, SUCCUMBS HERE Funeral services for Mrs. Eliz- j abeth Tate Bailey. 82, who died J at the home of her daughter, i Mrs. Vash Nelson, in Berrvton, j Wednesday, June 30. at an early j hour, were conducted at the Ber- ; iyton Baptist Church, Friday as- j ternoon, with the Rev. Floyd Hig- j gins officiating. Mrs. Bailey is survived by four daughters. Mrs. Lillie Graham, of Ac worth; Mrs. Vash Nelson, of Berryton; Mrs. Estelle Crawford, of Charlotte, N. C., and Mrs. Lin da Higdon, of Chattanooga, Tenn.; one son, W. B. Bailey, of j LaFayette. Four brothers and 14 j grandchildren also survive. State Seeks To Have Six Raid Victims Closed ! STARR SUBSTITUTES FOR MORGAN IN GA, POWER CO, DUTIES The Summerville office of the Georgia Power Company is now operating and functioning as a district office, stated J. T. Mor gan, District Manager, just be fore he left Monday for Emory Hospital in Atlanta to undergo j treatment and an operation on j Tuesday of this week. Mr. Morgan stated that Fred F. Starr, Regional Representa tive of the Community Develop ment Division of the Georgia Power Company, of Rome, wall be the acting district manager while be is at the hospital and until be is able to resume his duties. “The doctors told me,” stated Mr. Morgan, “that I would have to remain in the hospital for two ' or three weeks and that it would be a month to six weeks in all i before I would be able to get | back on the job. “I will be glad to get back to J Summerville and to continue my | efforts to assist in the continuing 1 i growth of Summerville, Trion, Menlo, Lyerly, and all of Chat ■| tooga County, and I want to have ! a large share in this undertak ing as this entire County is an j ■ area of expanding business, in- i - dustry and agriculture.” ; Mr. Morgan urged anyone from : ■ this community who happens to' be in Atlanta to be sure to come j around to see him as soon as he j is able to see visitors, and to write him. Mr. Starr states that he has I just heard from Mr. Morgan I j and that he underwent the op- j j eration fine and is “doing as j I well as could be expected.” . Construction on Menlo School To Begin Soon Construction on the Menlo School building will begin some time this month, according to A. . M. Bryant, of Bryant and Sons Lumber Company, who was low bidder on the construction, his bid having been $51,640.21. Although only $50,000 had been set aside for the construction of the Menlo school, school officials disclosed that the sale of the old building should bring an amount I to cover the $1,640.21 extra. The plans call for a modern i j brick and block structure with I 12 rooms in addition to a kiteh-' len and dining room. It will be j 52x254 feet. Mr. Bryant stated that It is ! hoped the building will be erect- , ed by the first of 1949. The bids for the new school | building were let on Tuesday. Liquor Found in Hartline’s Chicken House -- Clower CITY POLICE RAID TEEMS AND PLESS Exactly a month after he was ; first raided, at w'hich time no ■ violations were found, General | Gordon (Jack) Hartline, of Sum- j merville, was raided on July 5 by j Solicitor-General E. J. (Sandy) Clower and 12 cases of Georgia j taxpaid liquor w r ere confiscated, j The liquor was found in Hart- | line’s chickenhouse, Mr. Clower ] said. He was charged udth pos- I sessing more than the legal I quantity of tax-paid liquor and j a quantity of beer. Hartline was released after j posting a SI,OOO bond. The raid victim was sentenced j in Federal Cour< last month to serve 15 months in prison for il legal sale of liquor. In his second raid on Hartline', Clower was accompanied by two Georgia State Patrolmen. C. A. Wehunt and L. F. Butler. Summerville city police took a hand in the clean-up raids here by raiding the home of Mrs. George Teems, in North Sum merville, and Pless Restaurant on Commerce Street, Summer ville, last week. Twenty-one gallons of home 1900 CIRCULATION THIS WEEK $1.50 A YEAR | The state sought yesterday to j have the businesses of six per ! sons involved in the June 5 liquor | and slot machine raids closed by ' bringing an abatement of nuis ance charge. The six cases were being tried by Superior Court Judge C. H. Porter, with Horace T. Clary, Rome attorney representing the state, after Solicitor-General E. J. (Sandy) Clower was disquali fied because of his participation j in some of the raids. Persons involved in the affair | included Clarence Minor, William C. Rider, L. A. Harris, Bernard H. ! Aaron, Fred Thomas and Bryant ; Brown Barnes. The judge had not ruled on i any of the cases as The News : went to press, however it was ex pected that he would do so late Wednesday on those he had heard. MRS. JOHN L. BROWN DIES SATURDAY Mrs. Venice Dodd Brown, 51, wife of John L. Brown, died at her home, Summerville, Route 1, at 1:20 p. m., Saturday, after a lingering illness. Mrs. Brown is survived by her | husband, John L. Brown; three 1 daughters, Mrs. Inez Bramlett, Mrs. Faye Grigsby and Mrs. Frances Hegwood; two sons, Da | vid and Winston Brown, all of | Summerville; two sisters, Miss | Amandia Dodd, Summerville, and : Mrs. Minnie Stoker, of LaFayette. Three grandchildren also sur | vive. Funeral services were conduct | ed at Chapel Hill Sunday after i noon with the Rev. Harry Foster | and the Rev. Tommy Waits of | ficiaiing. Interment was in the | church cemetery. J. D. Hill Fu neral Home in charge. U. 8.27 TO HAVE AMUSEMENT CENTER ROME. Ga„ July 7.—J. Hub ei t Griffin, of Carrollton. Ga., the president of U. S. Highway 27 Association, stated that the in creased travel on U. S. Highway 27 in Georgia has attracted a giant amusement center to be constructed near Rome. Tenta tive plans for several tourist courts to be constructed at an early date on U. S. 27, which are to be located at strategic sites along the route. President Griffin stated that ! out-of-state tourists have leam !ed that U. S. 27 from Chatta nooga to Tallahassee, Fla., is the j safest highway in Georgia, and the citizens of 19 western Geor | gia counties are striving to have | ample modern sleeping accom modations, clean, good food, served in a cheerful and cour teous manner, and to entertain out-of-state friends with clean, wholesome amusement. I brew whiskey were found at the Teems’ home, and Mrs. Teems i posted bond following her arrest. Three cases of bay rum were | discovered at the restaurant and Glenn Pless was arrested. He | posted a S2OO bond. Pvf\ }, A. Ramsey, War Dead, to Arrive Soon Among the Georgia war dead ; to arrive in this country shortly j aboard the army transport “Car | roll Victory” will be the remains j cf Pvt. Joseph A. Ramsey, son of ! Mrs. Alice R. Ramsey, of Sum ! merville, Route 3. This group of war dead is be j ing returned from temporary military cemeteries in Italy at the request of next of kin. RANGERS QUARTET TO APPEAR HERE In the interest of the local Crusade for Children campaign, the Rangers Quartet, whth Boy Ott, Little Indian Boy, will ap pear at 8:30 p. m. Saturday, July 10, at the courthouse in Sum merville, it has been disclosed. Funds derived from this ap pearance will be used to help Chattooga County meet its quota in the Crusade for Children.